SAP / MES Consultant

ABAP/4 Certified

 

Resume of  K. S. Kuo

December 12, 2005

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

I have been running my own ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) / MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) consulting corporation since 1986 helping clients to realign their IT resources with their company's business objectives. I have consulted for companies such as Siemens Microelectronics (now Infineon Technologies), Samsung Electronics, Promis Systems and Xicor.

 

I have worked for semiconductor companies in Silicon Valley since 1976 including 8 years managing information technology (IT) and test engineering departments. I am unique in that I have both management experience as well as hands-on technical skills. I started an IT department from scratch for a semiconductor startup and built it into a 24 by 7 powerhouse supporting roughly 950 employees with plants in Milpitas and overseas (Xicor). My 30 years of professional experiences span management, programming, semiconductor manufacturing, sales and marketing roles. I have been certified by SAP's Partner Academy in ABAP/4.

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

 

Address:

Coastside Data Systems, Inc.

 

 

P. O. Box 478, Moss Beach, California  94038

 

Office:

(650) 548-0448

 

FAX:

(650) 728-0712

 

Cell Phone:

(650) 207-7237

 

 

 

 

E-mail:

ks@coastcorp.com

 

WWW:

http://www.coastcorp.com

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

University of California, Berkeley (1975 - 1976)

Master of Engineering degree in Computer Sciences

Minors in Business Administration and Stochastic Processes

     

University of Kansas, Lawrence (1971 - 1974)

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering

Graduated with Distinction

     

Previous education in Western Samoa, Korea and Taiwan

  

 

SKILL SET HIGHLIGHT:

 

 

ERP: 

SAP (FI, SD, MM), ABAP/4 (SAP Certified), NCA/Maxim,

Infor / NxTrend / SX.e, SX.i

 

MES:

PROMIS

 

Operating Systems:

Windows, DEC / VMS, DG / AOS, HP / MPE, Linux, AIX

 

Web Development:

IIS, ColdFusion, Active Server Pages, VBScript, JavaScript, ActiveX Data Objects, OLE DB, Macromedia Ultradev, FrontPage

 

Database:

SQL Server, Borland InterBase, HP Image / 3000, HP KSAM , Progress

 

EDI

Seeburger, DEC

 

Other S/W Tools:

Business Objects, Cognos Powerhouse (Quiz, Quick, QTP, QDD), Adager, Supertool, IBI Focus, Crystal Reports, Visual Studio,

Insite, Brio (Hyperion Intelligence Designer)

 

Other Languages:

Fortran, Cobol, Basic, Perl, Visual C++

 

Management Jobs:

CIO, ERP Project Manager, Test Engineering Manager

 

Other Jobs:

IC Design Engineer, IC Product Engineer, Production Control Manager, Computer Systems Engineer, Computer Sales Rep, Teaching Assistant

 

Citizenship:

United States

 

Languages:

English and Mandarin Chinese (United States citizen)

 

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Click here to view a summary of my Infor experiences.

 

 

 

WORK HISTORY AS AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT:

 

1986 to now:

President of Coastside Data Systems, Inc. An independent consultant to the semiconductor industry specializing in ERP and MES. What follows is a list of multiple, overlapping consulting engagements. Note that "01/04 - 11/05" means from January 2004 to November 2005.

 

 

01/04 - 11/05:

Project Manager for implementing Infor’s SX.e distribution system (NxTrend) into the first store of a building materials supplier.  Consultant for implementing SX.e into two subsequent stores.

 

 

05/05 - 07/05:

Consultant to a semiconductor manufacturer in Santa Clara.  Enhanced web-based project costing system

 

 

10/03 - 11/03:

Consultant to a building materials supplier. Created and implemented a commodities exchange system.

 

 

10/03:

MES consultant to a semiconductor manufacturer in Texas. Created roadmap for client to integrate their SAP system to their semiconductor manufacturing operation consisting of wafer fab, wafer sort, assembly and final test.

 

 

02/03 - 09/03:

SAP consultant to a semiconductor company in San Jose. Helped client to implement their SAP SD system. Wrote pricing upload and download programs to interface client's pricing tool to their SAP system. Wrote program to update SAP prices on open sales orders.

 

 

03/03 - 08/03:

Consultant to a semiconductor manufacturer in Santa Clara. Created web-based project costing system that the client can access from Germany, US and Asia.

 

 

02/03:

Consultant to a building materials supplier. Defined EDI roadmap for client.

 

 

09/02 - 01/03:

SAP consultant to a semiconductor company in San Jose. Helped the client to implement the Seeburger EDI system. Created and tested EDI maps against SAP IDOCs and helped the client to prepare for migrating SD operations onto their SAP system in Germany. Advised client on sales commissions and POS reports.

 

 

03/02 - 09/02:

Worked with entrepreneurs on a startup in the security / surveillance domain.

 

 

07/01 - 12/01:

SAP consultant to a semiconductor company in San Jose. Wrote SAP programs. Assisted the client to restructure and migrate their SAP system from another company's systems without risking existing operations. Mapped one company's business / data structures to the other company.

 

 

09/01 - 11/01:

Consultant to a semiconductor company in San Jose. Migrated engineering web server from Windows NT Server to Windows 2000 Server. This web server enabled engineers on 3 continents to access and analyze electrical test (ET) data.

 

 

04/98 - 06/01:

SAP consultant for a semiconductor company in San Jose. Wrote programs in the FI (Finance), SD (Sales / Distribution) and MM (Materials Management) modules.

 

 

 

Led team of business managers and IT staff to design, code and implement sales commissions system using SAP and Business Objects.

 

 

 

Set up divisional web server from requirements definition to application development and operational support. Used ColdFusion to create dynamic web pages. Merged SAP business data with engineering data and published both using ABAP/4, Visual C++, ASP, VBS, ADO, OLE dB and Crystal Reports.

 

 

08/90 - 01/98:

Consultant for a semiconductor company in Cupertino.

 

 

 
  • Led IT team to integrate the business operations of two companies that the client acquired. Mapped acquired company's business requirements and created gap analysis. Authored integration roadmap and requirements specifications. Worked with IT department to code missing modules, test new systems, train users, cut-over and support the acquired companies.
  • Designed and coded multiple systems to increase the efficiency of the distribution procurement process using Quiz, Quick, QTP and PDL.
  • Automated EDI processes (X.12: 830, 846, 850, 855, 856, 862, 870). Assisted the client to move from number twelve to number one supplier to a major customer.
  • Negotiated with vendors. Hired and supervised IT staff and contractors.
  • Migrated Focus applications from VMS to Solaris.
  • Co-authored MIS migration strategy from VMS to Unix.
  • Received client's TQM Excellence award (Total Quality Management).

In 1996 / 1997 I was a key member of the client's SAP implementation team. I helped the client to evaluate SAP against Oracle, Peoplesoft and Baan and to compare Sun against HP, DEC and Pyramid. The client picked SAP. I helped the client to map out the technical, training and staffing requirements for the migration. The client split its MIS department in two. Half was sequestered away to work on the SAP implementation full time. The other half was tasked with running existing operations. I was selected to be the temporary MIS manager in charge of the half supporting the company's on-going business. I hired and trained new staff to back-fill MIS and stabilized ongoing operations. I handed a well-running MIS department to a new manager. The client next assigned me to the SAP implementation team where I helped to migrate their legacy system to SAP.

 

 

2/90 - 6/00:

IT consultant for a semiconductor manufacturer in Milpitas.

 

 

 

Y2K coordinator (1997 – 2000).  Facilitated Y2K remediation efforts of over 14 internal departments as well as external suppliers and customers.

 

 

 

System manager for Data General (DG) computers. Reduced maintenance cost and simplified operations by consolidating the functions of 4 DG computers into 1 DG computer that was used to host dozens of testers in wafer sort and final test.

 

 

 

Supported an Electrical Test (ET) database collected from Accutest and Keithley parametric testers.  Wrote programs to analyze ET data at the lot, wafer and die levels.  Wrote Delphi programs to read data from the Accutest testers.

 

 

 

IT manager for over a year. Hired contractors and trained IT staff on IC-10 (lot tracking) and SD&G (order management) software. Did major clean-up effort on IC-10. Sped up response time on order management system by a factor of 43. Managed 3 HP/3000 computers running MPE. Used TurboImage, KSAM, Adager, Supertool, Query, Quiz, Quick, QTP, QDD and COBOL Coded engineering yield analysis system.

 

 

8/89 - 2/90:

MIS consultant to a Department of Defense electronics manufacturer in Sunnyvale. Enhanced a production management system on HP/3000 using FORTRAN, Quiz, Quick, QTP, Adager, Supertool and Reflection.

 

 

12/88 - 7/89:

Consultant to a Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) vendor.  Co-authored the strategy for automating the production facilities of a major semiconductor manufacturer in Korea.  Provided SPN expertise (IC-10, EN-10 and EA-10) for migrating from HP/3000s to a VAX based MES system (HP/TurboImage to VMS/RMS). Helped the client to land multi-million dollar contracts in Korea.

 

 

11/87 - 12/88:  

Consultant to a Department of Defense electronics manufacturer in Sunnyvale. Enhanced a production management system on HP/3000. Designed and implemented an integrated executive information system. Worked with Quiz, Quick, QTP, Adager, Supertool and Reflection.

 

 

7/87 - 11/87:

Database consultant for a risk management company in San Francisco. Supported an asbestos litigation tracking system running on Informix. Worked with the Asbestos Claims Facility (ACF).

 

 

9/86 - 4/87:

MIS consultant for a semiconductor manufacturer in Milpitas running IC-10 and SO-10. Acting MIS manager. Designed and coded software on HP/3000, VAX and PCs. Worked with KSAM and Image. Installed a data communications link spanning three states.

 

WORK HISTORY AS AN EMPLOYEE:

 

6/82 - 8/86:

Xicor, Inc.  MIS manager.  Responsible for all IT operations. In charge of 2 HP/3000s, 3 Data General computers and 2 Rolm CBX phone switches supporting a 24 by 7 semiconductor manufacturing operation with roughly 950 people and off-shore assembly and test facilities in Manila and Taiwan.  Started the MIS department from scratch. Hired, trained and mentored IT staff. Wrote corporate-wide lot tracking system.  Responsible for the implementation/operation of the following systems:  lot tracking (IC-10), order management (SD&G), cost accounting (CA-10), finance (HPFA), MM/3000, marketing, purchasing, engineering data collection and reduction, data communications and computer networking. Used Image, KSAM, Adager, Query, Quiz, Quick, QTP, QDD and COBOL

 

 

 

Also was the production control manager for overseas assembly in 1983 - 1984.  Toured assembly plants in Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines.  Assisted the company to start and ramp up assembly operations in Taiwan.

 

 

1/81 - 6/82:

Marketing, Data General Corporation.  Computer systems engineer and sales rep for Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties.  Exclusive coverage of scientific, commercial and government markets.

 

 

10/79 - 1/81:

VLSI Design Group, Data General Corporation.  Test engineering manager.  Verified and characterized the performance of new microprocessor chips.

 

 

4/79 - 10/79:

NMOS Group, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  Product engineer for static NMOS RAMs.  Also designed engineering yield analysis system.

 

 

6/76 - 4/79

National Semiconductor Corporation. 

 

 

 

Product engineer for static NMOS Rams  Tested and characterized new devices.  Set up production flows from wafer fab through final test.  Specified test programs.  Analyzed customer returns and QA rejects.  Monitored test yields and debugged manufacturing problems.  Supported assembly plant in Bangkok.  Debugged start-up problems for the Salt Lake facility.

 

 

 

Design engineer for static NMOS Rams  Worked with circuit simulators.  Verified circuit layouts.  Ran DRC/ERC.  Modeled transistor behavior.

 

 

10/75 - 6/76:

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley.  Teaching Assistant.

 

PERSONAL:  

 

 

Marital Status:  Married

Gender:  Male