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VP Global Manufacturing Operations in Santa Clara CA Resume John Livingston
VP Global Manufacturing Operations in Santa Clara CA Resume John Livingston
VP Global Manufacturing Operations in Santa Clara CA Resume John Livingston
Los Gatos, CA
(408) 857-5031 jliving810@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrlivingston
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CORTINA SYSTEMS, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
2006 2015
VP Global Manufacturing Operations
Led day-to-day production and manufacturing operations - including supply chain operations, product
engineering, test engineering, reliability engineering, corporate quality, and IT - for a fabless semiconductor
company delivering high performance communication solutions to a global client base. Established key
foundational elements and built upon strong initial performance to create a highly successful company with Tier 1
contract manufacturing operations in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
Key contributor in the post-acquisition integration process; integrated three acquisitions during tenure.
Realized explosive revenue growth ($10M to $150M+) in only 18 months while simultaneously improving
profit margins from 41% to 70% following the completion of a strategic acquisition.
Reduced Defective Parts Per Million (DPPM) by 90% in two years by effectively managing customer issues.
Achieved faster yield ramps and better cost roadmaps/margins upon initial product release by collaborating
with engineering teams to refine the Design for Test and Design for Cost process.
Successfully obtained ISO9000 certification on first effort; maintained zero Non-Conformances at six global
sites for six years.
Secured profitable agreement to sell Cortina to Inphi and Realtek Corp.; played an important role in completing
the integration, and subsequently left newly merged company per terms of the Definitive Agreement contract.
JOHN LIVINGSTON
Los Gatos, CA 95032
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ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vice President / Chief Information Officer (CIO) Adaptec, Inc.
SCSI I/O host adapter manufacturer
More than tripled revenue ($300M to $970M) over a three-year period.
1994 1997
1990 1994
EDUCATION
Applied Mathematics / Computer Science
University of Texas, Dallas, TX