Stanley SH Ho

Company Background:
NIS is a technology consulting firm specializing in providing comprehensive hardware and software solutions. With highly experienced professionals, offers a wide range of services, including hardware application design advice, manufacturability, project scheduling, and quality assurance. Additionally, the company excels in App software interface design, data structure, strategic business scope, and marketing support.

Regional Exposure:
HK, China (Greater Bay Area)

Job Responsibilities:
1. Assess client requirements: evaluate existing systems, propose innovative software and hardware solutions
2. Market positioning: help clients on business strategy, identify new industry verticals, and strategic partnerships, and explore opportunities to expand the scope of services and solutions.
3. Provide technical support: hands-on support, troubleshooting and providing timely resolutions
4. Develop project plans: setup timelines and budgets, to meet project milestones within set constraints.
5. Collaborate cross-functional teams: including software and hardware engineers, to coordinate project activities and ensure seamless integration
6. Quality assurance: ensure the dedicated functioning of product.
7. Project performance: evaluate and identify areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions

Experience and Success:
Worked with Smartpaper, a passionate education company, on developing a flagship product - automated training test system for students. I provide business and technical advice on business scope definition, and user interface design, and data structure. Collaborated closely with designers and engineers on quality-driven development.

Another example is to work with Philips medical on a new product line. I assisted the technical suppliers on process design, tooling, and quality control to help them overcome precise requirements in medical industry. I also have my team implement rigorous quality inspection before shipment.

Company Background:
An American company focused in providing technology and innovative solutions. Supply hardware for medical, cloud computing, big data, cybersecurity, automotive and electric power. Customers are Philips, Microsoft, Siemens, Medtronic, Peterbilt. The highest revenue is nearly US$1 Billion in recent years.

Regional Exposure:
US, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, HK, China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen, Greater Bay Area)

Job Responsibilities:
1. Regional Management: managing personnel, budgets, facilities for effective performance. Leading and motivating staff in dispersed locations. Identifying areas for improvement.
2. HR: Implement policies for a productive and positive work environment. Hire, train, and manage regional personnel.
3. Finance: budgets, forecasting, cost control, management recommendations.
4. Collaborate with stakeholders: Primary contact to management team, clients, staff and vendors in different locations. Setup periodical meetings for cross-functional projects.

Experience and Success:
As the CEO of regional company, my responsibility is to spearhead teams with strategic leadership, overseeing operations, meeting business targets, and optimizing costs. I also managed business trips throughout Asia for US clients and staff to strengthened connections of teams across different time zones and cultural boundaries. My communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities were highly recognized.

I have worked with Microsoft on developing an advanced workstation for global organizations. I led the teams of designers, engineers, procurement, and quality to ensure each R&D phase was executed flawlessly. We overcame tight precision, construction, and appearance requirements. We provided support to Microsoft's global teams to ensure a smooth rollout. The successful completion of this complex, large-scale, and high-profile project was a major milestone in my career.

Company Background: (same company above)
An American company focused in providing technology and innovative solutions. Supply hardware for medical, cloud computing, big data, cybersecurity, automotive and electric power. Customers are Philips, Microsoft, Siemens, Medtronic, Peterbilt. The highest revenue is nearly US$1 Billion in recent years.

Regional Exposure:
United States, HK, China (Shanghai, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Greater Bay Area)

Job Responsibilities:
1. Overall Project Management: overview new product development, manage project team including engineers, quality staffs, production, purchasing staffs, schedule planning in local office.
2. Product Design and Development: Communicate with customer and R&D on product design, costing & quotation, schedule planning, material selection, machine and process decision, quality accuracy standard
3. Engineering Management: Manufacturability, capability study, process design
4. Production Management: schedule planning, material, machine, fixture & production readiness
5. Quality: process inspection planning, incoming material inspection, inspection method design, approving quality plan
6. Logistic: material ordering, material and goods scheduling,

Experience and Success:
As the Project Leader, my duty is to lead the Asia region operations. At the same time, I managed key accounts like Philips Medical (Ultrasonics devices) and Intermec (industrial printers). My project coaching expertise enabled me to guide new projects from conceptual design, new product introduction (NPI) stage all the way through to mass production. The customer account I oversaw contributes up to 30% of the overall company's revenue. Through collaborative and strategic oversight, I ensured new project launches on time with high-impact initiatives in both Asia and US markets.

Company Background:
Japan and HK joint venture on electronic manufacturing services. A diverse range of product portfolios in electronic (SMD transformers, power inductors, and multilayer chip inductors) and chemical (solder cream, solder bar, flux wire, laser soldering). Geographical footprint spread over Japan, Korea, Germany, HK China, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Customers include Brother, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, LG, Canon, Hitachi, Motorola, Honda, Hino, Mitsubishi, Nikon

Regional Exposure:
Japan, Korea, Gemany, HK & China (Dongguan, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin)

Job Responsibilities:
1. Sales targets: coaching sales staff to achieve planned revenue
2. Strategic business plan: Enlarge product coverage and explore new business potential
3. Monitoring performance: manage sales staff activities with strong presence in the market
4. Cost structure: Enlarge selling scales and control production and purchasing cost, price negotiation, payment terms decision
5. Connection: Maintain long-lasting and concrete customer relationships by partnering and understanding their needs
7. Program Management: overview product development, manufacturing design, schedule, material, machine and production readiness
8. Engineering: monitor design and engineering evaluation with customer
9. Production and Quality: involve process design, schedule planning, quality to meet requirement
10. Supply Chain & Logistic: Payment and shipment terms, material and goods scheduling to ensure on time shipment

Experience and Success:
As a Sales Account Manager, I managed the customer account Flexronic on product of Motorola, Sony, and Philips, to supply electronic transformers and chemicals. Monthly revenue was up HK$2 million. My another responsibilities is to conduct technology masterclasses with Japanese professors. We traveled across cities in China, to provide design institutes and manufacturing facilities with advance electronic technical education.

Company Background:
US based company specialized in visual merchandising/promotion display. with footprints over US, UK, South America and China. The customers are well-known brands such as Nike, Timberland, Rockport, Columbia, Levi’s, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Johnson & Johnson, Colgate Palmolive, Walch, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Budweiser, Nestle, Gillette, Motorola, FedEx, Lego, Nintendo, Wal-Mart, Wellcome, Park’N Shop etc. Focus in Visual Merchandising areas like Retail Planning & Design, Store Ready Solutions, Program Management, Manufacturing & Global Logistics, Point of Purchase (POP), Printed Advertising, Display Stand & Rack, etc.

Regional Exposure:
US, HK & China

Job Responsibilities:
1. Ideas Presentation: ideas channel between client, sales and design team and suppliers, in terms of design & style, timing, costing, and manufacturability
2. Overall Program Management: overview product development, manufacturing design, schedule planning with suppliers from different locations, material, machine and production readiness preparation
3. Supply Chain Management: sourcing selection, supplies network planning, technical capability evaluation, approving manufacturing workflow
4. Purchasing Management: cost structure planning, cost quotation, price negotiation, payment terms decision
5. Quality Management: process inspection planning, material, inspection method design, approving quality plan
6. Logistic Management: material and goods scheduling, material ordering, shipment terms decision

Experience and Success:
One of the large programs I managed was the global display program for Rockport. To help stand out their brand, we designed, manufactured and installed the display and POP globally. I was the center of communication for the design, technical, cost, timelines and subcontraction. Since the team consists of people from many locations, it raised me up by managing a global program involves business culture and policy in different countries.

Company Background:
Fortune 500 US Based company which is the world’s top 3 global distributor of electronics products and components with offices, warehouses and production centers all over the world, including North America, South America, Australia, Europe and Asia. 1st in HK & China region market in 2004. Market capitalization is $4.8M up to 2024 July. The business partners are Dell, IBM, Apple, HP, Cisco, Intel, AMD, Motorola, Texas Instruments, etc. Focus on marketing, global distribution, and logistics of electronics components.

Regional Exposure:
Hong Kong

Job Responsibilities:
1. Operation Management: managing the daily operation of production process (semiconductors programming) with 2 shifts of staff, cost control, communicating with sales, marketing, services & inquiry, and problem-solving for different products
2. Personnel and Administration: recruitment, team building, work allocation, shift hour arrangement, production facility maintenance, and building service maintenance issues.
3. Production Management: schedule planning, machine, material, fixture, and production peripheral preparation and the management subordinates staff - engineers, production leaders, and operators.
4. Engineering Management: new product development, quotation, engineering evaluation, capability study, and process design
5. Quality Management: Total Quality Management, cert for ISO 9001, manage inspection, material, machine, fixture
6. Logistic Management: management of ERP (SAP), material and goods scheduling, material ordering, sourcing selection, delivery

Award: Regional Service Excellence Award

Experience and Success:
I am the Head of the HK Programming Center which is for programming semiconductors. I was involved in overall operation, administration, personnel and facility management. To manage 2 shifts of operators, I have leaders, engineers and planning staff help me to run the daily operation and ERP System (SAP). The monthly handling volume was over US$ 2M.

Company Background:
World’s largest Computer Hard Disk head-set actuator manufacturer with facilities and offices in US (Denvor, Minnesota), Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China (HK, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Suzhou, Wuxi). with over 20,000 employees worldwide. Supplies parts for the world's largest Harddisk brands - Seagate, Maxtor, IBM Hitachi and Western Digital. Operations include precision assembly, CNC machining, stamping, precision coil winding, injection & insert molding, class-100 cleaning, PCB, Flip-Chip technology, SMT, EN-Plating, etc

Regional Exposure:
US, Singapore, HK China

Job Responsibilities:
1. Sales Service and Customer Relation Management: communication channel between self-company and customer, costing & quotation, services and design inquiry
2. Engineering Management: product development, manufacturing design, engineering evaluation, capability study, process design
3. Production Management: schedule planning, material, machine, fixture & production preparation, approving production process
4. Quality Management: Total Quality Management (6-sigma, lean manufacturing, Cpk study, GR&R study, etc), process flow, inspection planning, material, machine, fixture & inspection peripheral preparation, approving quality plan
5. Logistic Management: goods scheduling, material ordering, sourcing selection, delivery

Experience and Success:
Handle account of Maxtor, the 1st largest hard disk brand in North America, and the 2nd in the world (after acquiring Quantum). The annual revenue of programs under my account is HK$217 million (US$28M), was nearly 1/4 of the company's annual revenue.

To ensure new programs move from conceptual design to a function and quality-proven stage, with a competitive price. My job is facilitating customers, production, engineering, quality and planning teams. To ensure efficiency, milestones were set and monitored. I experience the different difficulties and bottlenecks in running large-scale programs with deadlines.