William Wu

Experience

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  Xiamen Xiashing motorcycle Ind. Co. Ltd.

  Jul 2001 - May 2004

  Mechanical Engineer

  Assist development leader with transferring manufacturing location from Taiwan to Xiamen for SYM Hero and Wolf series motorcycles, the main responsibilities include:1. Design and set up assembly process, create BOM and technology documents;2. Support purchasing team on China domestic suppliers development for all key components;3. Support manufacturing team on productivity improvement;4. Optimize product design and assembly processes according to the feedbacks from sales.

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  ITT

  Jun 2004 - Jan 2007

  Project Engineer

  Responsible for the new keypad and module development for mobile phone, cordless phone, bluetooth etc. the main responsibilities include:1. Work with engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, quality and customer service team on new product manufacturing feasibility analysis, create project plan and implement the specific actions, and supervise and lead all tasks that meet all requirements from tooling design and manufacturing, prototype build, trial build to mass production.2. Report project progress to overseas Project Manager and Factory Director on a regular basis.3. Compile all product documents, and maintain the rate of scrap and spoiled materials with BOMs in system.4. Work with manufacturing and quality team to resolve all quality and manufacturing issues and customer complaint.5. Work with black belt on lean manufacturing, continuously improve manufacturing process and productivity.Managed Philips, Motorola, GN Netcom module and mobile keypad projects. Show less

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  Plexus (Xiamen) Electronic Co., Ltd.

  Jan 2007 - May 2010

  Project Manager

  Responsible for project management on the new medical instrument PCBA and other component development, the main responsibilities include:1. Lead project management from product design, development, quotation, prototype build, trial build, mass production until product end of life.2. Monitor on-time delivery performance for customers, and create and implement corrective actions when the target not achieved.3. Assuring engineering changes are implemented on time and associated costs are reimbursed by the customers.4. Organize regular business review meeting with customers and Plexus senior management team, and carry out quarterly customer satisfaction survey, work out action plan, coordinate and manage all actions with R&D, quoting, engineering, purchasing, quality, planning, manufacturing, finance and all levels of management to meet customer’s requirements on delivery, quality, cost and service, and establish a strong client relationship and perception so as to gain more business opportunities.5. Work with finance, quality, manufacturing and six sigma team to conduct cost analysis, lean manufacturing, drive continuous improvement to achieve cost saving target.Managed 4 medical and commercial product customer accounts (Aspect Medical System, Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, 4Access Communications and Draeger Medical System), annual revenue of the 4 accounts was approx $8 million. Show less

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  XTech (Xiamen) Mechanical Solutions Corp.

  Jun 2010 - May 2014

  Project Manager

  Responsible for project management on new faceplate and mechanical component development, the main responsibilities include:1. To lead the multi-function team to understand customer’s requirements, conduct feasibility analysis, quote the new products, create and implement project action plan to meet customer’s expectations about quality, price, delivery and service.2. Maintain close communication with customers, and visit customers regularly to ensure a high-level satisfaction so as to win more business opportunities.3. To gather data from customers on upcoming projects and prepare forecasting information on product quantity, timing and mix, achieve sales goals defined by the Director of Sales, and develop action plans to address the areas where sales goals not achieved.4. To lead the team to optimize product design, drive continuous improvement in manufacturing processes, reduce purchasing cost so as to achieve annual quality and cost targets.5. Offer proposals for organization improvement to enhance the team work efficiency and executive ability.Took care of Cisco, Ericsson, Emerson, Foxconn, Jabil and Flextronics accounts, annual revenue of these accounts was approx $9 million. Show less

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  GN ReSound (China) Ltd.

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2019

  Project Manager

  Responsible for new hearing aid and new technology project management, lead the global multi-function team to realize the new hearing aid and technology development roadmap.The main responsibilities include:1. To analyze project scope, clarify/finalize project requirements, and work out project management plan with schedule, resource and budget, and obtain approval at the Steering Committee Meeting.2. To lead team and ensure the New Product Development Procedure is used through-out the hardware and software development, verification, validation and transfer.3. To chair the risk/issue analysis meeting and ensure execution of corrective action plan.4. To ensure the information of new purchasing components and quantities are available, and work with sourcing team to develop new suppliers.5. To create prototype build plan, conduct design review after prototype build, ensure all sample devices used on clinic trials meet the essential requirements, and develop corrective action plan according to the clinical trial results and ensure execution.6. To prepare all sample devices with documents for the certification of CE, FDA and CFDA etc, and for the homologation of launch countries.7. To publish design review minutes and documents for each new product development stage.8. To regularly organize project meetings, review project progress with key stakeholders, and ensure the required deliverables are completed as scheduled. Also, to conduct key milestone review meeting, report project status to the Steering Committee Team on a regular basis and obtain approval.9. To chair lessons learned meeting, make proposals for organization and procedure improvement, reward team, so as to enhance team performance. Show less

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  Sonitus Medical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  May 2019 - now

  PM/R&D Director

  Take overall responsibility for managing R&D team and new projects, supporting company strategies execution.The main responsibilities include:1. Lead the multi-function team including R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Marketing, Finance core team members, with the overseas consultants, marketing and sales team to ensure Sonitus world's only intra-oral bone conduction hearing device SoundBite G3 to be launched in China in 2020 and launched in US at the end of 2021 as scheduled.2. Support top management team on new product development planning, take overall responsibility for managing R&D new projects, and ensure company strategies are well executed in the new R&D projects G4, GB and GX.3. Lead R&D team to deliver and maintain high quality products within project scope, schedule and budget through full life cycle.4. Manage project risks, define critical milestones, define and prioritize critical deliverables within the projects.5. Ensure R&D projects follow the company new product development procedure, with the state-of-art regulation and standard requirements from countries where are targeted.6. Develop and maintain R&D and project management procedure, and implement the best R&D and project management practices.7. Define R&D department annual goals, define and assess the KPI for each R&D team members.8. Create and drive R&D team development, recruitment and training plan.9. Create and ensure effective and efficient communication and cooperation across multi-function team, as well as external suppliers and overseas team, motivate and energize the project team through leadership. Show less