Damon Chan

damonaxl@yahoo.com | 852 60210045, 86 13922255571

Resume SummaryLatest Position: VP of ManufacturingYears of Work Experience: 15 yearsLatest Job Function: Product Development, Costing, Operations, Lean, Quality, HRAvailability Notice: Immediate

Summary

Accomplished Lean management and product development over 15 years’ experience; proven results in Operations, Project management (functional and technology-based), Costing, Engineering, Quality Management system, Client relationships, Business development, Strategic planning and vision building, Lead multi-million dollars cost saving projects & Energetic with excellent communication skills;

VP of manufacturing (since 2016 May), for a medium-size ODM (USD 130Mil, 5,000 employees, expert in Drones, RC cars and Marvel items); Extensive experience in Lean manufacturing programs: reduced cost production, Cost/Waste analysis, financial planning, designing training programs, cultural building and improving quality. Experience in re-engineering an effective cost control system P&L to keep the quotation advantages among the competitors; Manage over 50 vendors from Injection molding, packaging, metal parts, sewing mainly located in Guangdong providence. Key players in building long term win-win relationship with customers by sharing the mutual benefits from QCDS.

Manufacturing excellence in the Juvenile products (metal forming, powder coating, fabrics, sewing pads), Toys: Hotwheels, Commercial

products featuring electronics. Practical experience with MNC like Mattel, Hasbro, Mars consultant, McKinsey.

EducationThe Chinese University of Hong KongBEng (hons) of Mechanical & Automation Engineering.

Work experience

Company Name: Toy State International Ltd Top 15 brands in Toys industries, Established over 30 years, Expert in Drones, RC cars, Marvel Items, Hotwheels, Light & sound items ODM factories located in SZ and HZ, 160 INJ molding machines, 5000 Direct

labor and Shipped over 2000 containers in peak seasons, produce up to 400 skus/year

One of the major manufacturers in Longgang, SZ

VP of Manufacturing ( 2016 May to Present)

Key AchievementsPRODUCTIVITIES: 20% growth in productivity in the peak seasonCOST CONTROL: Save over RMB 2M in peak season by reducing Direct Labor, Overhead and planning lost with in-depth cost analysis

Role & Responsibilities Direct report to Chairman Closely work with overseas offices ( US, UK, EU & Japan) in terms of

sales allocations, logistics and quality Implementing new strategies and plans with USD130M revenue Managing the daily operations with company KPI Involved in general plant operations such as: costing, plant layout,

organization structure, rationalization, work flow, product launch, quality, safety, productivity, custom, logistics, OEM plant management

To co-ordinate with R&D and QA on new Project launching up to 400 skus

Company Name: Winson Plastics Manufactory LTD Established since 1978, One of the major corporations in Xixiang, SZ One of the Five Contract Manufacturer of Mattel 160 INJ molding machines, 4000 Direct labor in Peak season, produce up to

500 skus per year

Associate General Manager (Sep 2009 – Apr 2016)Key Achievements

SYSTEM LEVEL : Introduce Balanced Score Card system and Lean production since 2009; monitor the plant KPI in daily basis, e.g. Quality (LBO, FTD), Eff%, OEE, OTD, DL VS IDL %, scrap %.

PRODUCTIVITIES : 50% growth in productivity in 5 years, DL reduction from 6K to 4K by implementing Lean production and automation

SALES : Expand the business volume from 60m to over 110m USD from 2010 to 2015, Become the 5 core suppliers thru QCD metrics scheme (including the compliance) of Mattel, (in 2010, 35 vendors)

COST CONTROL: Establish an effective cost control system P&L to keep the quotation advantages among the competitors; Budget control in plate

QUALITY : Introduce APQP( Advance Product Quality Plan) in 2013 PLANNING: Reduced the WIP by restructure the planning system,

reduce up to 3000 sq meter warehouse & lead time from 5 to 3 weeks with higher On Time Delivery score.

TRAINING & GROWTH: Built a competitive team with lean belt training, over 1000 staff achieved the training and contributed over 9M USD savings with 3000 kaizen in 3 years.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT : Built an competitive Engineering team to launch over 300 new items per year with higher & higher technical substances

Implied new concepts and ideas (implement Cell line, automatic A&P lines, high efficient Injection molding workshop and the JIT workflow)

Established the primary Lean Enterprise transformation: created a culture dedicated to customer satisfaction, waste elimination and continuous improvement

Role & Responsibilities Direct report to GM (the owner of the Plant) Supervising 6 GROUP LEADERS from Eng, PMC, Lean, IE & Costing, IT,

PRD Implementing new strategies and plans with USD110M revenue Managing the daily operations with company KPI (Balanced Score Card) Involved in general plant operations such as: plant layout, organization

structure, rationalization, work flow, product launch, quality, safety, productivity.

To co-ordinate with Engineering Department and QC / QA Department on new Project launching up to 500 skus

To monitor inventory control on Consignment materials To prepare departmental budget and control on departmental expenses To direct and assist vendors in Kaizen and cost reduction Responsible for all the visits for overseas customers

Company Name: Jetta Company LTD One of the Leading Manufacturing Excellence in Toys industries

Project Engineer (8/2001 to 7/2003)Process Engineer II (8/2003 to 7/2004)Process Engineer I (8/2004 to 6/2006)

Senior Process Engineer (7/2006 to 5/2007)Assistant Production Manager (6/2007 to 2/2008)

Production Manager ( 3/2008 to 8/2009)

Key Achievements Effective cost control system P&L to keep the quotation advantages

among the competitors (From making ends meet to profit driver since 2004)

Improved the productivity 600% in 5 years, from 10Kpcs/day to 60Kpcs/day

Invented automation in tube bending and shrinkage tubes for product assembly in 2004

Re-layout the workshop to implement the JIT workflow in order to reduce WIP, save up to 2000 sq meter

Improve product quality by scientific analysis, for example, metallographic analysis in PolyU HK,

Established the waste water treatment process Youngest Manager promoted from Engineers

Responsibilities and duties: Direct report to General Manager of the plant Managing the daily operations the production department (1600 workers

in peak): A&P, Sewing, Electronics, Tube forming, Powder Coating Expertise in Juvenile Products (product development, process development

and control), Fisher Price products were the core business Responsible for all the visits for overseas customers Sourcing and manage the related vendors (sewing, powder coating,

electroplating ) for excess production orders in peak seasons. Lead and perform VSM (Value steam mapping) every year to locate the waste

and opportunities for Quality, Cost and delivery Promotion of Lean culture inspired by Toyota Production System(TPS)

Skills

Management Skills (setting priorities, anticipating needs), Analytical and Problem Solving Skills (identifying problems, reaching logical conclusions), Leadership (team building, staff coaching), Interpersonal / Social skills, Communications Skills

MS Office, Project Management Software like MS Project and PTC WindchillProficiency in using CAD software like Pro-E, Solidworks and AutoCAD

Languages1. English: Full professional proficiency2. Chinese: Native or bilingual proficiency

Interests

Soccer, Investment, Swimming, Snowboarding, Feng Shui