Etienne Su

Experience

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  A. O. Smith Corporation

  Jul 2006 - Oct 2009

  Lead the work on innovative solution research project of electronic anode technology for water heater;Leadting a cross function team (R&D, quality, manufacturing, service, etc function) on top quality problems solving cross the company Being responsible and accountalbe for lab devivery and operation, including people and budget management;Lab D2D operation management for product development section; produce design;Technical feasibility studying for marketing new concept product idea

  • Project Manager - Reseach and quality improvement

    Aug 2008 - Oct 2009

  • lab supervisor - product development

    Jan 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Product Development Engineer

    Jul 2006 - Jan 2007
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  Whirlpool Corporation

  Oct 2009 - now

  Being responsible for supplier performance management, including service quality(delivery), product quality and cost;Being responsible for project scoping commercially with global OEM suppliers (especially with China suppliers), aligning the direction from the global platform leadershipBeing responsible for supply side marketing study; Being responsible and accountable for OEM cooking product development and approval with China suppliers for Whirlpool oversea market, including people and budget management;Being responsible for technical support of sourced component approval/test and improvement from China suppliers for Whirlpool oversea cooking factory in Europe, Brazil, Mexico and US.Being responsible for licensed BBQ product approval under Whirlpool/KitchenAid brand with China manufacturer. OEM cooking product development and project management with China suppliers;Sourced component approval and product improvement

  • global supply base manager, Cooking and Laundry

    May 2015 - now

  • Engineering Manager

    Jul 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Product Design Engineer

    Oct 2009 - Jul 2012