Nicholas Vadala has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing operations, program management, and engineering at Cisco Systems. He has held several roles including program manager, site lead, and manufacturing engineer. His background includes diverse experience in manufacturing product management, site management, and program management.

1. NicholasM. Vadala
11 GoldenOaksDrive
Salem,NewHampshire 03079
Phone:603-401-8330 (C)/978-936-4242 (W)
Summary: Background includes diverseknowledge of ManufacturingOperations,ProgramManagement
and Engineeringatbothmanagementandindividual contributorlevels. Experience includes
ManufacturingProduct Management(MPM),ManufacturingSite Management, Global DirectFulfillment
Program Managementand ManufacturingEngineering.
EmploymentHistory:
2000- Present Cisco Systems,BoxboroughMA
(15 yrs.)
05/2015-Present Program Manager: ManufacturingProduct Manager forthe $320M/yr. Service
ProviderVideo,SoftwareandSolutions BusinessUnit.Responsible for revenue
and deliverymetricsasleaderof the Global Fulfillment,Supply Planningand
InventoryControl team,building/fulfillingproductsoutof multiple Contract
Manufacturing& BuildtoStock locations. WorkwithProductOperations,S&OP,
T&Q and the BU to ensure deliveryof the highestqualityproductsshippedon
time fromour global manufacturingpartners atthe leastpossiblecost.
Responsibilitiesalsoinclude NPItransitionstoMfg.,inventoryentitlementsand
E&O.
12/2013-05/2015 Program Manager: OperationsProgram Manager & Site Lead forLATAM
region.Workingforthe SeniorDirector,setupinitial operationsandgovernance
modelsforthe LATAMregion.Includedinputstoforwardlookingstrategiesand
settinguptactical operations,reportstructures,rollingall site dataandmetrics
(Revenue/OnTime Shipments/LeadTime attainment/LeadTime As
Scheduled/etc.),monitoringprogressagainstcorporate goals,comparing
LATAMto otherRegionsandmeasuringLATAMimpact on companyrevenue
and deliverymetrics. LATAMregional ContractManufacturingsitesinclude Jabil
Mexico,Flextronics Guadalajara,FoxconnJuarez,FlextronicsSaoPauloBrazil
and BuildtoStock (BTS) sitesSchenkerELPasoand SchenkerJuarez. Site Lead
for SchenkerEl Pasoand SchenkerJuarez(SJZ). SuccessfullyopenednewSJZ
node inJuarez,begintransferof productsfromSEL.
08/2012-12/2013 Manger II/Manager III: Site Lead for Foxconn Juarez, andSchenkerEl Paso. First
Site Leadof FoxconnJuarez afteritwasconvertedtocore from
Foxconn/ScientificAtlanta.Opened andranSEL Buildto Stock node.
Responsible forbothsitesspecificrevenue(~$1B/yr.) anddeliverymetrics
across multiple BU’s.Directlyresponsible forall FulfillmentManagersand
PurchasingProgramManagers withdottedline responsibilitiesover
Manufacturingand TestEngineering. Primaryinterface toFoxconnManagement
teamfor day to dayoperationsof facility.AlsoprovidedQBRscoresforGlobal
CiscoCorporate rankingsandimprovementplans.

2. 08/2011-08/2012 Program MangerV: Key team contributorforFoxconnJuarez transitiontoCisco
core site.WorkedwithLSSteam, ProductOpts.,Planning,Engineeringandother
Central Teams to coordinate averycomplex conversionof the ScientificAtlanta
manufacturingfacility.Knownas“The Man withthe ClipBoard,” drove
committedinterconnected deliverablestoschedule. Tookoversite once
conversionwascomplete.
07/2008-08/2011 Program MangerIV/Program Manager V: Direct FulfilmentMangersupporting
GSBU (Gigabyte Switching) andTMGBU (TransceiverModule Group) atJabil
Mexico.Responsible forrevenue anddeliverymetricsforbothBU’s. Became the
firstCiscoGlobal DirectFulfillmentManagerexpandingresponsibilitiestoglobal
deliveryacrossall sitesandreportingglobalmetricstothe BU’s.
11/2000-07/2008 SeniorSupply Base Engineer/SeniorManufacturingEngineer:HiredintoCisco
engineeringteamtosupportthe new Optical NetworkGroup site inSalemNH.
Primaryresponsibilitiesweresupplierquality andprocessintegrity of optical
networkproductlines. CohabitatedbuildingwithCelestica(CMforthe optical
technology).Whenoverall Ciscobusinessportfoliodidnotgrow toexpectations
and Celesticacouldnotoccupymore space inthe facility, helpedmove entire
productset to CelesticaThailand.Continuedsupport of manufacturinglines
whichstill remainpartof Ciscoproduct offerings.
External WorkExperience:
1988-2000 Compaq Computer/Digital EquipmentCorporation
Corporate CommodityManager,HighPerformance ServerDivision
Principle Engineer,SupplierQualityEngineer
EngineeringManager,ElectronicsPackagingR&D
ManufacturingEngineeringSupervisor,InterconnectProcessDevelopment
1984-1988 ParlexCorporation, MethuenMA
ProductionManager,PrintedWiringBoardDivision,Chemical ProcessArea
ProductionManager,PrintedWiring BoardDivision,Plating
1983-1984 Augat Reliable ElectronicFinishingCompany,Canton MA
Supervisor,Process Engineering
1980-1983 Xerox Corporation,WebsterNY
ProjectEngineer,InkJetApertures
Associate Engineer,PhotoReceptorElectroforming
Education:
1975-1980 Bachelor of Science inChemical Engineering
Universityof Lowell,College of Engineering, LowellMA
Who’sWho AmongStudentsinAmericanUniversitiesand Colleges
Extra-curricular: Pat’sseasonticketholder,Family softballleague,physical fitness.