This document is a resume for François Gauthier that summarizes his experience in supply chain and operations management roles over 20+ years. It outlines his executive experience at various technology companies, including start-ups and large enterprises, where he delivered millions of dollars in cost savings and improved metrics like on-time delivery. It also lists his educational background, including an MBA and certification in management accounting, and expertise in areas like supply chain management, manufacturing, and finance.

1. 2187 Stratford dr. François Gauthier E-Mail: fgauthier@opsmanagernow.com
Milpitas, Ca 95035 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauthierfrancois Cel: +1 408-693-
5276
SUPPLY CHAIN / OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE
High Technology / International Environment
Twenty + years of proven leadership and diversified experience in a high-technology international environment:
 Start-up experience as Sr. Director of Supply Chain at Expresso Fitness, Sr. Director of Planning / Logistics at
Infinera and Director of Supply Chain at Nimble Storage.
 GM of Operations for Thomson and VP of Materials and Operations for Coherent Laser Group.
 Finance experience as VP Finance at Celestica Corporation and Finance Manager at IBM
 Supply Chain and NPI positions for Quantum Corporation; Manufacturing Manager at IBM
Executive with a high level of education including:
 MBA from University of San Diego (USD – GPA 4.0)
 CMA (Certified Management Accountant)
 B.Com. from McGill University- GPA 3.3
Expertise includes:
 Supply Chain Management
 Manufacturing Outsourcing
 Cost reductions
 Manufacturing Operations
 P&L, Budgeting & Finance
 Strategic & Tactical Planning
 New Product Introduction
 Team Processes
Proven Leadership in an international environment with millions of dollars in cost savings delivered
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - START-UP AND SMB
OPS MANAGER NOW (Milpitas, Ca) – Consultancy, Principal 2015 to Present
(Ops Manager Now is a business consultancy focused on management best practices across all aspects of the Supply Chain.)
http:// www.opsmanagernow.com
Ops Manager Now works with Small and Medium size Businesses offering Interim Management as well as working with
large enterprise on special project needs. Our goal is to improve both the bottom line (Profit) and better cash flow. We help
our clients identify and exploit unique capabilities across the entire enterprise from supplier selection and procurement to
delivery to customers. Expertise includes:
 Supplier Management (Sourcing Strategies, contract negotiation and outsourcing)
 Manufacturing Operations (Strategic and Tactical Planning)
 Cost reductions across the entire supply chain (Total Cost of Ownership)
 Financial Supply Chain Management (O2C & P2P).
 New product introduction processes (from Pre-build, to mass production, to outsourcing, to after sales processes)
NIMBLE STORAGE (San Jose, Ca) - Director of Supply Chain 2013 to 2015
($200 Million post-start-up company, Nimble Storage is the leading provider of flash-optimized data storage solutions)
Responsible for all Supply Chain activities: Planning (S&OP), Order Admin, NPI & MRO (Maintenance, repairs and
Operations) purchasing, Contract manufacturing Management, Inventory Management and Commodity Management.
 Defined Nimble Storage commodity strategies resulting in more than $4M annual savings.
 Archived 99+% OTD from Contract Manufacturing while reducing VAM (Value Added Manufacturing) by 2%.
 Brought S&OP processes to Nimble Storage, while strengthening the supply chain group (3 new hires)
INFINERA (Sunnyvale, Ca) - Sr. Director of Planning and Logistics 2010 to 2013
($450 Million Company, engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of optical networking systems to communications
service providers for use in their fiber optic backbone networks)
Responsible for all Planning (Demand/Supply, S &OP processes), Logistics and Shipping/Receiving.
 Created a full planning system capable of balancing supply and demand as well as producing the full S&OP
reports, while performing sensitivity analysis and drill down capability.
 Archived 98% OTD while improving inventory management (saved over $14M in cash in 2011).
 Revamp the logistics department, bringing back in house the logistics and compliance management
EXPRESSO FITNESS (Sunnyvale, Ca) - Sr. Director of WW Supply Chain 2008 to 2009
($20 Million Start-up Company, leader, supplier and developer of interactive cardio fitness systems).
Responsible for material related operations including Purchasing, Planning, Warehouse Management, Inventory
management and outsourcing partners.

2.  Defined Expresso Fitness’ outsourcing strategy. Delivered 20% cost reductions and achieved 99% OTD while
improving inventory management (saved over $1M in cash in Q1).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – LARGE COMPANIES
THOMSON (Paris, France) - General Manager Worldwide Operations Systems 2006 to 2008
($7 billion provider of digital technologies, serving the global Media & Entertainment industries)
GM WW Operations for Thomson’s Premises Systems division (revenue greater than $3 billion); responsible for all
operations for the Satellites / Cable setup box business, the gateways and modems products, and the telephony group
delivering more than 52 Million products annually. Responsible for managing: 3 ODMs, 5 CMs, 7 OEMs and 2 customization
center partners located in 9 countries across all geographies. Directed over 200+ staff (in Planning, Procurement, Logistic,
Sales Admin., CM/ODM/OEM management, NPI, Mfg Eng., Quality and After Sales) and 3 Thomson’s manufacturing sites
(1000 people). Awarded the European Supply Chain Excellence Award 2007 – Telecom (over BT, Vodafone and Samsung).
 Integrated 4 operation divisions together while reducing operating cost by 26%. Recuperated a $200M key account
by re-establishing priorities with CEM partner and Thomson’s teams.
 Improved OTD to our customer by 10 points by implementing Division’s wide appropriate SOP processes while co-
steering the SAP implementation WW for Thomson Premises Systems.
 Re-engineered worldwide logistic eco-system (outsourcing it to the 3PLs ($20M savings /3 years).
COHERENT (Santa Clara, CA) - VP, Worldwide Materials & VP Ops 2002 to 2005
($500 million manufacturer and distributor of Photonics (lasers) products worldwide)
Promoted to VP WW Materials to create a centralized material organization that includes: 9 manufacturing sites Worldwide
and 75 employees. Responsibilities include: Planning, Purchasing, Commodity Management, Outsourcing, Document
Control, Components Engineering and Shipping, Receiving and Traffic. Responsible for 225 employees and $35M of internal
and external driven business making electronics components
 Improved OTD to our customer by 20 points while implementing business processes for inventory management and
cost reduction programs, which resulted in over 50% inventory turns improvement and over 5% year over year
spend reduction. Improved GM % by 2 points in 2005 by implementing cost reduction programs across the supply
base.
 Defined Coherent outsourcing strategy, selected two tier 2 Contract Manufacturers and transferred 2 product lines
in 2004/2005, which resulted in 20% cost savings and a 20% decrease in inventory.
 Implemented transportation programs including consolidation of freight forwarders and direct ship activities that will
provide 20% cost reduction.
CELESTICA (San Jose, CA) - VP Finance Latin America and US West 2000 to 2002
($10 billion Contract Manufacturer providing electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers in Asia, Europe, and
Latin America)
Responsible with the Senior VP of Operations for $1.5 billion of business spread across 8 manufacturing sites located in
Brazil, Mexico and the West coast of the US. Managed 5 finance controllers and 75 staff members in 3 countries responsible
for accounting/reporting/planning/budgeting, controls/governance, pricing and support to line organization.
 Managed the business in a downturn economy: closed 3 mfg sites, reduced headcount by over 30% and
restructured the regions to meet revised objectives for 2001.
 Managed successfully $50M of liability exposure from customers by finding win-win solutions; eliminating the
exposure for Celestica while allowing the customers to remain in business.
 Integrated 2 acquisitions with existing businesses and implemented SAP.
QUANTUM (Milpitas, CA) - Manager / Director – Supply Chain Management 1996 to 2000
($4 billion manufacturer and distributor of consumer electronics and high-end hard disk drives worldwide)
Managed a Supply Chain Group responsible for procurement of custom IC’s, heads/media, mechanical components and
packaging to support manufacturing in Japan and Singapore. Total purchasing volume > $300M / year.
 Led material related activities and strategic discussions between Quantum and its manufacturing partner (MKE).
Prepared the quarterly price negotiations ($1 billion per quarter) and achieved substantial savings ($30M/qtr).
 Team Leader – New Product Introduction: Product launched on schedule (ahead of competition) and qualified all
major OEMs // Product generated over $750M in year 2000 and achieved the highest GM 7200 RPM AT at
Quantum. // met or exceeded all business plan objectives.
IBM CANADA (Québec, Canada) - Manufacturing manager / Strategic Planning 1988 to 1993
(Manufacturer of IC’s first level packaging for IBM products. Over 2000 employees site)
In charge of a manufacturing department with 40 employees. Achieved 25% improvement in the employees’ morale index
while improving production by 10% and reducing absenteeism from 8% to less than 1%.Prepared and presented to the

3. various IBM headquarters in Canada and the US, the IBM Bromont’s 5 years strategic plans and associated 12 months
tactical plans. Led a cross functional team of 75 people responsible to set the strategic direction for the IBM Bromont plant.
* IBM Special Contribution Award for the creation of a ROCA financial model (Saving > $100M)