Ned Kraft

Ned Kraft

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Kimochis - Tools for BIG Feelings - Social Emotional Learning and Character Education for Kids

  • Education

    • Noblesville High School

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    • Stanford University

      1988 - 1989
      MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering
    • Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

      1979 - 1983
      BS Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience

    • Westinghouse Electric Company

      Jan 1983 - Jan 1988
      Senior Manufacturing Engineer

      Responsible for manufacturing processes, material specification, ordering, and quality for products exceeding $30M in annual sales.

    • Hewlett Packard Enterprise

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1998

      Managed mechanical design, electrical design, and reliability engineering for residential wireless products. Group was sold to Lucent. Lead engineer in a central organization that developed and delivered equipment and process solutions to HP's 17 worldwide high-volume printed circuit assembly operations. Also did extensive reliability engineering analysis and testing.

      • Product Development Manager

        Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
      • Manufacturing Development Engineer

        Jan 1989 - Jan 1995
    • Endwave Corporation

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Director, New Product Introduction

      Planned, developed, and implemented a New Product Introduction organization to help Endgate (now Endwave, ENWV) make the transition from an engineering to a manufacturing company. Also, developed plans that allowed Endgate to meet their business plan numbers, merge with TRW/Milliwave, and go public. Managed key suppliers and quality issues. Supported sales in managing key customers.

    • BridgeWave Communications

      Jan 2000 - Aug 2001
      VP, Operations and Engineering

      Consulting executive - defined, built and handed off operations and engineering organizations. Set up US manufacturing facility, managed all product development, started and managed a UK subsidiary doing ASIC design, and managed offshore suppliers in Europe and China. Drove BridgeWave to ISO 9000 certification.

    • Ned Kraft Consulting

      Sept 2001 - now

      Dozens of assignmentsSamples listed below by company - industry - role*Brocade - product quality improvement*Tesla - Automotive - cable assembly*Intematix - LED lighting - Safety and process control improvements*Glenbeg Properties - Real Estate Development (Ireland and Hungary) - Program management, site feasibility reviews, executive coaching*Ventripoint - Medical - Executive coaching*Sneaky Klean - Shoe Cleaning Product - Marketing and product planning, executive coaching*Cilajet - automotive and aircraft paint protectant - Business strategy, product acquisition negotiations and executive coaching*Rent2buy.ie - Home and condo leasing - brought on as business partner to build infrastructure*McLean Masterworks - Online product delivery - Helped develop business plans and build an effective customer support system for the 50K+ customers, Executive coaching Show less

      • Organizational Performance Consultant - get results, not reports

        Jan 2000 - now
      • Management and engineering consultant

        Sept 2001 - Jun 2012
    • BridgeWave Communications

      Aug 2005 - Jun 2006
      Consulting VP, Operations

      Returned to BridgeWave to improve their operations organization performance. Within 6 months we reduced field returns by 5X and increased capacity by 5X. Built strong working relationships with Engineering, Sales and Channel Marketing VP’s, as well as with our Director of customer support, our customers and our supply chain. Handed organization off to a full-time executive.

    • SunPower Corporation

      Mar 2011 - Oct 2012
      Factory Automation and Process Consultant

      Technical lead on a critical wafer processing automation project. Rewrote and negotiated project specifications, directed employees and suppliers, and reporting results and issues to management. Equipment acceptance test was completed successfully.

    • EnerVault Corporation

      Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
      Manufacturing Consultant

      Assembly equipment and process development consultant. Designed and built critical assembly equipment and advised on designs and operational organization.

    • Cepheid

      Jul 2013 - Aug 2014
      Management Consultant - Sr. Director, Operations

      Transitional leader for Cepheid consumables manufacturing organization.Annual revenue: $400MQuarterly volume: millions of test cartridges.Improved reliability of supply and factory output.Improved NPI and planning organizational linkages.Reduced OCOGS and scrap with process improvements and employee training.Implemented organizational development programs to improve leadership depth.Saved senior management team over 40 hours of monthly oversight and reviews as a result of improvements in factory performance and new reporting processes. Show less

    • Kimochis

      Feb 2018 - now
      Chief Executive Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 360 Assessment Certification

      Center for Creative Leadership
      Mar 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Mentor

      Issued by Menttium Corporation on May 2016
      Menttium CorporationAssociated with Ned Kraft
    • Fitness Instructor

      Issued by YMCA of Silicon Valley on Aug 2004
      YMCA of Silicon ValleyAssociated with Ned Kraft
    • Board Member

      Issued by Fountain Blues Foundation on Oct 2015
      Fountain Blues FoundationAssociated with Ned Kraft