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Pauline Romanoff
Snr Director Global Capacity And Strategic Central Planning
Summary
Senior Director with 20 years of semiconductor experience, including 15 years in leadership roles, driving both tactical and strategic capacity positioning for global teams. Proven track record in leading an engaged and diverse team, managing $3B in annual capital budgeting, and optimizing global production footprint, cost efficiencies, cycle times, and risk mitigation strategies. Skilled in geographical diversification and asset management, with a strong focus on collaboration, trust, and building a culture of engagement. Recently completed an Executive MBA from the National University of Singapore, enhancing leadership and strategic decision-making capabilities.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Director AT Capacity and Strategic Planning
Micron Technology
10.2023 - Current
- Leadership in Global Capacity Planning: Directed a global team of 50+ across 5 international sites, optimizing capacity management to support a $25 billion annual revenue stream.
- Strategic Planning and Forecasting: Led the development of 7-year capacity plans, enhancing agility and resilience to meet future demand. Ensured readiness of production space by aligning long-term planning with forecasted demand, while reducing costs by 20% and optimizing $2B+ in government incentives. Addressed geopolitical and technology needs across product lines.
- Cost and Capex Management: Managed an annual capital expenditure (capex) budget of $3B, optimizing spending across multiple projects. Successfully delivered a 5% cost reduction through reallocation of resources, saving $150 million annually while maintaining production targets.
- Expansion of Assembly and Test capacity: Led a $3B strategic expansion of assembly and test facilities across two key locations. This initiative increased testing capacity by 25% contributing to a 10% growth in revenue from new product lines.
- High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) Planning: Led the development of HBM production capacity planning, increasing output by >4x within 12 months. This supported the successful launch of the latest memory products, contributing to 5% increase in market share and projected high teens by end of this year.
- Digital Transformation and AI Adoption: Spearheaded the implementation of AI-driven capacity planning tools, reducing forecasting error by 25%, improving productivity by 30%. This enhanced decision-making speed, contributing in $200M in annual cost savings.
Director, AT Capacity and Strategic Planning
Micron Technology
01.2020 - 10.2023
- Led Global Capacity Optimization: Managed capacity planning across multiple international sites, ensuring efficient resource allocation and driving a 15% improvement in production capacity utilization.
- Capital Expenditure Management: Oversaw $1B in annual capital investments, successfully aligning projects with long-term strategic goals while delivering a 10% reduction in capital expenditures through cost-saving initives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked closely with engineering, operations, and finance teams to streamline processes, resulting in a 10% reduction in cycle time and improved alignment of production with customer demand.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Implemented advanced forecasting models and analytics to enhance scenario planning, improving decision-making speed and reducing forecast error by 20%.
Global Operations Strategic Program Director, Chief of Staff to COO
Micron Technology
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Program Management for Global Transformations: Directed over 10 global transformation initiatives across Global Operations, ensuring successful execution and alignment with corporate goals.
- Capital Efficiency Leadership: Led the company-wide capital efficiency program, overseeing $1.2B in annual capital investments. Streamlined project prioritization and implementing payback governance processes, improving capital allocation efficiency by 20%.
- Tiger Team Leadership for COVID-19 Risk Mitigation: Spearheaded the Tiger Team’s global response to COVID-19, mitigating risks across 7 site operations. Diversified material sourcing, and supply chain capacity that ensured 95% production continuity rate during the pandemic. Managed escalations that mitigated supply chain disruptions, preventing $100M in potential losses.
Central Silicon Inventory Control Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Optimized Inventory Management: Managed $500M in inventory, ensuring line linearity and efficient network execution. Consistently achieved 98%+ adherence to quarterly production commitments across global sites.
- Production Planning and Line Balancing: Directed production starts and line balancing across 10+ production lines, resulting in a 15% increase in overall equipment efficiency (OEE) and improved production consistency.
- Cycle Time Improvements: Led efforts that reduced cycle time by 20%, improving production throughput by 10% and cutting delivery lead times by 2 weeks.
- Bottleneck Management: Implemented a bottleneck resolution strategy that increased production output by 12% and reduced idle time by 18%, enabling smoother workflow and maximizing utilization.
Central Team Program Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Chief of Staff to Vice President of Front End Central Team: Acted as a strategic advisor and key liaison, providing leadership support in executing critical initiatives across the Front End Central Team, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
- Program Management for Central Functions Transformations: Led the successful execution of transformation programs for all central functions, streamlining processes and delivering a improvement in operational efficiency across the network.
- Governance and Standardization: Established governance frameworks and standardized program management practices across the global front-end network. Prioritized resources effectively, ensuring high-impact projects received timely execution.
Singapore Site Inventory Control Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2012 - 01.2014
- NAND Inventory and Production Planning: Managed inventory and production starts for NAND, ensuring optimal stock levels and alignment with production schedules to meet demand.
- Line Balancing and Target Setting: Led the line balancing and production target setting process, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to production commitments and achieve a 95%+ on-time delivery rate.
- Supply Chain Coordination: Streamlined communication with the supply chain, providing weekly and quarterly production mix updates and output forecasts, contributing to improved supply chain visibility and responsiveness.
- Cycle Time and Efficiency Improvements: Drove initiatives that improved cycle times and increased line efficiency, resulting in higher production output and reduced operational delays.
Photo Planning Section Manager
Micron Technology
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Bottleneck Management: Led bottleneck management strategies that ensured consistent achievement of weekly and quarterly production targets across all product levels, improving overall workflow and reducing delays by 15%.
- Operational Efficiency Improvements: Drove significant operations improvements by reducing rework by 20% and scrap rates by 10%.
- Throughput Maximization: Spearheaded efficiency initiatives that boosted throughput by 18%, optimizing equipment utilization and production line performance to meet increasing demand.
Photolithography Engineer
Micron Technology
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Operations management and efficiency improvements.
Education
Executive Master of Business Administration – EMBA -
National University of Singapore
01.2023 - 05.2024
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, 2nd Upper Class - undefined
National University of Singapore
01.2000 - 05.2004
Skills
Collaborative Leadership
Team Management
Stakeholder Relations
Organizational Development
Websites
Interests
Volunteering
- Employee Resource Group Sponsor for Pride+Allies for Singapore Chapter (2021-2024)
- Career Mentorship for about 5 professionals (2018-2024)
Timeline
Senior Director AT Capacity and Strategic Planning
Micron Technology
10.2023 - Current
Executive Master of Business Administration – EMBA -
National University of Singapore
01.2023 - 05.2024
Director, AT Capacity and Strategic Planning
Micron Technology
01.2020 - 10.2023
Global Operations Strategic Program Director, Chief of Staff to COO
Micron Technology
01.2019 - 01.2020
Central Silicon Inventory Control Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2016 - 01.2019
Central Team Program Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2014 - 01.2016
Singapore Site Inventory Control Senior Manager
Micron Technology
01.2012 - 01.2014
Photo Planning Section Manager
Micron Technology
01.2007 - 01.2012
Photolithography Engineer
Micron Technology
01.2004 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical Engineering, 2nd Upper Class - undefined
National University of Singapore
01.2000 - 05.2004
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