Cherian Jacob
Commodity Director at Current
- Role
- Commodity Director - Indirect Components Materials Sourcing at Current Lighting
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cherian Jacob
EXPERIENCE:Global sourcing leader - responsible for electronic components and intelligent controls at GE Current. Responsible for component cost out programs, run supplier negotiations, work with suppliers to address component availability and support engineering teams interaction with suppliers. White LED specialist - over 10 years of delivering reliable LEDs for specialty, display and SSL applications. Planning, start-up & operational experience in high tech LED manufacturing. Combined operations/quality expertise for driving continuous improvement in productivity/yield/reliability. Global management skills – leadership of product development teams with successful new product development track record. Significant experience leading supplier teams in Asia (Taiwan/ Japan/ China).Quality Leader / Certified Six Sigma Black Belt – Multiple quality projects implemented improved productivity/yield metrics. 8+ years of Six Sigma quality experience at GE & AlliedSignal. Experienced Quality & Six Sigma (DFSS/DMAIC) leadership skills.Specialties: LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes), SSL, Six Sigma, Quality, Operations
Experience
Commodity Director - Indirect Components Materials Sourcing
Apr 2023 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Education
Stevens Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS), Chemical Engineering
1988 — 1991
Stevens Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Technology Management
1991 — 1993
University of Kerala
M.Tech, Chemical Engineering
1982 — 1987
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