Babhui Lee 李白辉

Current

• Director, Procurement Engineering, Global Procurement at Flextronics

Past

• Director, Component Engineering, Global Procurement at Flextronics
• Senior Manager, Component Engineering, CHINA Materials at Flextronics
• Component Engineering Manager, Procurement at Flextronics

• PE/QA Manager at Multek
• Technology/Product Manager (LeaRonal/Shipley) at Rohm & Haas
• Senior Material Engineer/Process Engineer at Motorola

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Education

• National University of Singapore
• National University of Singapore
• National University of Singapore

• Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore
• Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore
• Methodist Primary School, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Industry

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Websites

• My Company
• Supply Chain ASIA Profile
• NUS Alumni Net

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Summary

More than 14 years’ experience in the electronics (OEM, CEM/EMS, ODM) manufacturing/chemicals industry in Singapore & China, among which over 10 years were in various managerial positions.

Experienced in sourcing activities for cost reduction through supply localization, value engineering and supplier development program;

In-depth knowledge on chemicals for electronic applications; advanced printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and assembly/packaging technology; other electronic components (actives, passives, connectors, etc).

My goals are to gain even greater exposure & experience in managing cross-cultural diversities, and to strike a delicate balance between my technical and business aspirations to reach a newer height.

My philosophy: "To Be Or Not To Be, That's The Question...事在人为"
My motto: "The Best Is Yet To Be... 没有最好, 只有更好!"

Values that I care:

Leadership 领导能力
Efficiency & Effectiveness 效率/效益
Enthusiasm 热忱
Broadband 宽频
Attitude 态度
Best-in-Class 追求顶级
Humility 谦逊
Urgency 紧急意识
Initiative 自发性

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Specialties:

• Technical Program Management
• Analytical Laboratory
• R&D
• MPCpS (Machine/Process Capability Study) Methodology
• Quality Management
• Environmental Compliance (RoHS/WEEE/EuP), Lead-Free Technology
• Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing
• Sales & Marketing
• Process Engineering
• Component/Procurement Engineering
• Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE)
• Commodity Coding
• Spend Data Management (SDM)
• Cost Reduction/Avoidance
• Supplier Development Process (SDP)

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Experience

• Director, Procurement Engineering, Global Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  January 2008 — Present (7 months)

  - Identify opportunities for redesign or component substitution to provide cost reduction or quality improvement.
  - Assist GCM & SSCM in identifying opportunities to source with Flextronics strategic suppliers during & after the customer design process.
  - Provide technical back-up for alternate sourcing recommendations, such as identifying relevant spec differences, and providing the interface with the customer’s design team.
  - Assign commodity codes and classify spend data to improve spend visibility & leverage for GCM to negotiate with suppliers.
  - Help maximize the purchasing power through component consolidation, where possible.
  - Provide technical support to Flextronics segments as needed to resolve manufacturing problems related to component performance, or customer AVL issues.
  - Gather and evaluate supplier road maps together with commodity managers.

• Director, Component Engineering, Global Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  April 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 9 months)

  • Responsible for global component engineering under Sourcing, Global Procurement, to support Flextronics design centres on ODM projects.
  • Standardize corporate AVL/AML management control and approval process (through centralized component database) to promote design re-use.
  • Mitigate risks associated with supply chain, technology, quality & reliability and environmental compliance (RoHS/WEEE/EuP/etc.) through preferred supplier ranking system.
  • Define component reliability requirements & specifications for different product applications & market segments
  • Early engagement in Value Analysis/Value Engineering activities with design centers for identifying cost reduction opportunities
  • Technical audit on supplier qualification & development activities with Global Commodity Management team.
  • Develop suppliers of tomorrow that can offer speed, cost, technology and quality to ODM business through global SDP (Supplier Development Process)

• Senior Manager, Component Engineering, CHINA Materials

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  April 2005 — March 2006 (1 year)

  • Regional component engineering & RoHS North Asia lead in China, covering Flextronic manufacturing sites at Doumen (Zhuhai), Xixiang (Shenzhen), Dongguan, Shanghai, Changzhou, Nanjing, etc., and design centres at Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, etc.

• Component Engineering Manager, Procurement

  Flextronics

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; FLEX; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  June 2004 — March 2005 (10 months)

  • Flextronics Doumen campus component engineering lead
  • Flextronics Doumen campus RoHS implementation champion

• PE/QA Manager

  Multek

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  August 2001 — May 2004 (2 years 10 months)

  • Responsible for driving yield improvement activities, reducing customer returns & building total customer satisfaction
  • Responsible for implementing company wide quality system, internal audit & work closely with customers for plant visits/audits
  • Worked closely with customers (both CEMs & OEMs such as Flextronics, Solectron, Celestica, Jabil, Venture, Motorola, HP, IBM, Dell, Cisco, Lucent, NEC, etc.) in resolving technical or quality issues.
  • Responsible for yield improvement, cycle time reduction, cost reduction & process troubleshooting, process/capability improvement, new process/ product introduction, capital budgeting & capacity planning.
  • Implemented new processes (such as reverse pulse copper plating, liquid photoimaging technology, etc.) into mass production for capability improvement & cost reduction efforts
  • Researched new projects in alignment with corporate roadmap & new capabilities

• Technology/Product Manager (LeaRonal/Shipley)

  Rohm & Haas

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Chemicals industry)

  July 1998 — June 2001 (3 years)

  • Sales and technical support to regional PCB customer base.
  • Responsible for new technology transfer, and working closely with customers, suppliers and scientific organizations.
  • Responsible for customer service and internal QA laboratory.
  • Regional technical support, including new technology transfer.
  • Responsible for customer service and internal QA laboratory.
  • Responsible for both internal & external technical training or presentation

• Senior Material Engineer/Process Engineer

  Motorola

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  May 1994 — June 1998 (4 years 2 months)

  • Managed and led technical programs in developing advanced BGA substrates; including design, manufacturability, and capabilities.
  • Worked closely with customers, suppliers, and scientific organizations worldwide in developing new BGA substrate technologies.
  • Responsible for new substrate and PCB process technology development and qualification.
  • Responsible for failure analysis in solving process issues.
  • Start-up of several production lines for new PCB facility.
  • Provide engineering leadership and support to manufacturing operations so as to achieve operational objectives of quality, cycle time, and productivity.

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Education

• National University of Singapore

  MSc, Management of Technology, 1999 — 2001

  Major in:
  - Management of Technology
  - Management of Research & Development
  - Negotiation & Coonflict Resolution Skills
  - Accounting
  - People & Organization
  - Quality Management
  - Operations Management
  - Managing Technical Professionals
  - Business Management (ASEAN Business)
  - Managerial Economics

  Activities and Societies:

  Instructor - Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• National University of Singapore

  MSc, Industrial & Systems Engineering, 1997 — 1999

  Major in:
  - Systems Approach to Project Management
  - Cost Analysis & Engineering Economy
  - Engineering Probability & Simulation
  - Statistical Quality Control
  - Advanced Engineering Statistics
  - Operations Planning & Control
  - Decision Analysis
  - New Product Management
  - Material Flow Systems
  - Quality Planning & Management

  Activities and Societies:

  Instructor - Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• National University of Singapore

  BEng, Chemical Engineering, 1990 — 1994

  Major in:
  - Mathematics
  - Computing
  - Graphics
  - Economics
  - Engineering I & II
  - General & Physical Chemistry
  - Engineering Materials
  - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
  - Fluid Mechanics
  - Heat & Mass Transfer
  - Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry
  - Chemical Engineering Principles
  - Strength of Materials
  - Financial Accounting
  - Applied Mathematics
  - Reactor Systems I & II
  - Process Instrumentation & Control
  - Solid & Fluid-Solid Systems
  - Separation Processes I & II
  - Process Heat Transfer/Materials of Construction
  - Sociology
  - Process Dynamics & Control
  - Industrial Systems & Plant Safety
  - Petroleum Refining
  - Process Systems Engineering
  - Distributed Process Control System
  - Pretrochemicals & Processing Technology
  - Management & Law

  Activities and Societies:

  Member, Chinese Cultural Society
  Committee member, Chinese Martial Arts Club (Nam Wah Pai: www.namwahpai.com)

• Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore

  GCE "A" Level, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, 1988 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Chinese Cultural Society;
  Sports Club

• Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore

  GCE "O" Level, Science, 1984 — 1987

  Best Award in Chinese subject - 1986, 1987
  First runner-up in nation-wide Chinese essay competition (Senior Citizen Week) - 1987

  Activities and Societies:

  Chinese Cultural Society - Vice Chairman

• Methodist Primary School, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia

  Primary 6, 1978 — 1983

  Class Monitor and Head Prefect (1983)
  Maths competition district and overall champion in Sarawak (1983)

Additional Information

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Websites:

• My Company
• Supply Chain ASIA Profile
• NUS Alumni Net

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Interests:

Chinese martial arts, yoga, hiking/camping, roller-blading, swimming, net-surfing, reading, music, travel

Babhui Lee 李白辉’s Groups:

Member of following professional bodies:

• Institute of Supply Management (ISM), Hong Kong
• Supply Chain ASIA
• PRD (Pearl River Delata) SCM Club, South China
• IMAPS International Microelectronics and Packaging Society
• Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA)
• American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society (AESF)
• The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChem)
• Singapore Surface Finishing Society (SSFS)
• IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries

Adviser, company outdoor adventure club (2003~2004);
Chairman, company outdoor adventure club (2006~now)

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