# CHINMAY SANE sane.chinmay@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/chinmay-sane Hardware Operations executive with 12+ years scaling global manufacturing from prototype to $1B+ mass production. Track record: $80M+ CapEx stewardship, 10+ major product launches (Kindle, Echo), and global supply chain diversification saving $75M+ in tariff costs. Built and promoted high-performing teams of 30+ across NPI, planning, and supplier operations. --- ## EXPERIENCE ### AMAZON (Lab126) — Sunnyvale, CA Aug 2019 – Present Senior NPI Operations Manager (2023–Present) | Manager, Supply Chain Planning (2020–2023) | Senior Planning Manager (2019–2020) - 9-month PRFAQ→Launch (vs. 15–18 typical): Delivered Kindle Scribe v2 (2024) by architecting simplified PDP cycle with delayed ID lock, compressing development without sacrificing quality. - $1B+ P&L ownership: End-to-end NPI owner for Kindle portfolio (3 products), driving Proto→HVT→MP across JDM/ODM partners in China/Vietnam. Directed build readiness, ECO/MCO execution, yield improvement, and failure analysis. - $75M tariff savings: Architected China+SEA manufacturing diversification strategy. Qualified 6 new sites via readiness assessments; defined capacity ramps, yield thresholds, and qualification timelines while maintaining 95% OTD. - 10+ product launches: Directed operational roadmap for major Kindle/Echo programs, steering cross-functional teams (ME, EE, Manufacturing, SW) from concept through multi-million unit production. - 90% fill-rate improvement: Centralized supply planning systems for $5B+ Devices org, transforming fragmented processes into unified platform. - 0→420K tests/week in 4 months: Selected for 200-person Tiger Team to build Amazon's COVID-19 diagnostics infrastructure. Owned equipment sourcing, lab design, inventory positioning, and process definition. - 30+ team leadership: Built organization of 8 direct + 20 dotted-line reports. Promoted 4 team members to senior roles through stretch assignments and career sponsorship. - Executive supplier engagement: Led supplier selection via formal RFP/RFQ (3+ suppliers, Asia-wide). Ran QBRs with CM/EMS leadership; negotiated capacity commitments and drove accountability on cost, quality, delivery. - Global regulatory navigation: Cleared compliance roadblocks across Kindle/Echo launches including BIS India certification, US PFAS regulation, and EU battery removability requirements. - 5+ year product reliability: Partnered with Quality & Reliability to ensure Kindle products meet/exceed ARR targets over full product lifetime. Enabled comprehensive rel testing: environmental, mechanical, thermal cycling. - DFM/DFA optimization: Drove design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly reviews to reduce BOM cost, improve yields, and accelerate production ramp across product lines. --- ### SANDISK / WESTERN DIGITAL — Milpitas, CA 2013 – 2019 Principal Industrial & Operations Engineer (2018–2019) | Senior Engineer (2016–2018) | Engineer (2013–2016) - $80M+ CapEx portfolio: Directed 5-year infrastructure capacity strategy for critical test assets. Led monthly SVP/VP executive reviews aligning silicon transitions with financial targets. - 60% asset utilization gain: Orchestrated global Wafer-to-System-Test capacity allocation. Defined manufacturing KPIs (utilization, throughput, cycle time) and dynamic fungibility strategies; prioritized high-margin B2B demand during constraints. - 90%+ forecast accuracy: Led end-to-end JDA/BlueYonder Capacity implementation as functional owner. Defined requirements, designed architecture, drove adoption—enabling reliable 3-year CapEx forecasts. - 90%+ OTF with Tier-1 OEMs: Managed strategic relationships with OEM customers and contract manufacturers, aligning capital investment with product roadmaps. --- ## EDUCATION ### PENN STATE UNIVERSITY 2011–2013 Dual M.S., Industrial Engineering & Operations Research Published: Closed-Loop Supply Chain Optimization; EOL Assembly Strategy ### BITS PILANI 2006–2010 B.E. (Hons), Mechanical Engineering --- ## CORE COMPETENCIES NPI & Product Launch · DFM/DFA · Manufacturing Ramp & Yield · JDM/ODM/CM Executive Engagement · CapEx Planning · Supply Chain Resilience · Global Capacity Strategy · Regulatory Compliance · Quality & Reliability · Cost Management · Cross-Functional Leadership · Talent Development Systems: JDA/BlueYonder · SAP · Agile PLM · Jira · SQL