Bill Zhao

Project Management, Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence Professional. PMP/Lean Six Sigma Black Belt/Data Scientist

Role
Chief of Staff at AMD
Location
Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Bill Zhao

Recognized Master’s degree in Engineering - Process Design/Improvement.• 10+ years of successful experience at the world’s top semiconductor companies, AMD and Intel.• 20+ years of professional work experience in Project Management, Process Analysis and Improvement.• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Data Scientist.• In-depth knowledge of Process Analysis, Standardization, Institutionalization and Continuous Improvement. Strong expertise in Lean, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping and Six Sigma.• Excellent Technical Training and Facilitating skills.• Extensive experience in Operational Excellence.• Strong expertise in ISO, Quality Assurance and Quality Management.• Proven solid track record in Cost Reduction.• Recognized expertise in project management and leadership (including leading global teams). Able to manage and prioritize multiple time sensitive projects simultaneously while keeping everything on schedule.• Strong communication, organization and influencing skills. Excellent Oral, Written & Presentation Skills.• Results oriented, with the ability to successfully interface with all levels and areas of the organization, establish interdependent working relationships and build consensus for chosen solutions.• Effective listening and coaching skills. Training, guiding, encouraging, energizing and developing others in implementing process improvement solutions.• Excellent data collection, root cause analysis and problem solving skills. Able to identify and define issues and draw valid conclusions with solid data and facts.• Effective in both a team environment and an individual contributor role.• Strong user of Data Analysis tool: Python, Jupyter Notebook, Tensorflow, R, DAX, SQL.

Experience

  1. Chief of Staff

    AMD

    May 2022 — Present

    Working with senior leadership on the management of operations and programs, and team initiatives

Education

  • Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications

    Bachelor's degree, Management Engineering

    1997 — 2001

  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

    Master's degree, Management Engineering

    2002 — 2005

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