Mike Tao Zhang - Spansion Inc.

Mike Tao Zhang

Senior Manager at Spansion Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSN)

San Francisco Bay Area


Mike Tao Zhang’s Experience
Vice President
US-China Green Energy Council
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

March 2008 — Present (3 months)

Senior Manager
Spansion Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SPSN; Semiconductors industry)

May 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Manage a group of 2 departments (Factory Automation - Software Systems and Automated Material Handling System - AMHS) and 1 team (Industrial Engineering), about 50 engineers and 10 technicians, to support operation of a Technology Development Factory in Silicon Valley;
Lead migration of factory automation systems (MES) from Workstream to Fab300;
Lead install and operation of AMHS;
Build up an IE department from zero and drive cycle time reduction;
Assist company Supply Chain optimization and decision making.

Staff Technologist
Intel Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)

July 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 11 months)

• Serve as a primary corporate expert on manufacturing operations education, R&D, and implementation
• Teach INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING SCIENCE (a 4-day Intel University course on Factory Physics, Lean, Six Sigma, Manufacturing Excellence, etc. at worldwide Intel locations)
• Manage cross-organizational projects to improve Intel manufacturing productivity – cycle time reduction thru PM optimization, cycle time goaling, queuing modeling, and wafer start control
• Lead corporate R&D efforts on manufacturing operations through collaborations with top universities
• Lead supply chain strategy development for Intel Flash products including supply chain configuration and system selection
• Chair the Intel AzFSM Productivity Open Forum to facilitate technical competency building on manufacturing operations by sharing internal/external learning

Department Manager, Group Leader
Intel Shanghai
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)

April 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 4 months)

• Promoted twice in two years due to outstanding performance – saved Intel $20M and was granted 8 Intel awards
• Started from zero and built the 1st Intel Operations Research & Solution (Industrial Engineering) center in China
• Reported to Intel PD1 General Manager, managed three groups, supervised 20+ employees, and led company-wide productivity improvement program
• Managed Decision Support System (DSS) development and implementation – achieved $10M cost saving through Kit-Breakdown initiative and a planning/scheduling/execution total solution
• Drove cross-departmental efforts to reduce cycle time/inventory/operational cost, streamline operations/workflow, and maximize equipment/personnel utilization – achieved 10%+ capacity gain in Flash assembly by implementing dynamic capacity modeling; doubled assembly capacity through productivity improvement with $15M+ cash and $2M capital saving
Senior Automation Engineer
Intel Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)

April 2002 — April 2003 (1 year 1 month)

• Served as the primary owner of Factory Scheduler (RTD) in the most advanced fab (Intel Fab D1D)
• Partnered with Industrial Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, and Processing Engineering to develop dispatching rules and reports

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UC Berkeley
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Semiconductors industry)

October 2001 — April 2002 (7 months)

Electronics Research Lab, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA

Mike Tao Zhang’s Education
University of California, Berkeley
1998 — 2001

University of California, Berkeley
PhD, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, 1998 — 2001

MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY Certificate, M.S. and Ph.D., all from the Univ of California, Berkeley in record-breaking 3 years

Mike Tao Zhang’s Honors:
IIE Outstanding Young Industrial Engineer Award – "This award recognizes individuals in business or industry who have demonstrated outstanding characteristics in leadership, professionalism, and potential in the field of industrial engineering.”
- Intel Flash Product Divisional Award, “for your great efforts in shaping out Supply Chain strategy for NAND backend network,” 2007
- Intel Ireland Fab Operation Divisional Award, “for leading PM scheduling optimization system development and implementation,” 2007
- Intel Corporation ATM Flash Platform Product Steering Council Award, “for ramp of assy 3+1 output from 192ku/wk to 600ku/wk without major capital investment,” 2004
- Intel Corporation ATM Flash Platform Product Steering Council Outstanding Achievement Award, “for supporting 100% Q4'04 Revenue Max early closures,” 2004
- Intel Corporation ATM Achievement Award, 2004
• U.S. Government recognized Alien with Extraordinary Ability