Cheryl Floyde
Director, Device Analysis Engineering at Microsoft
- Role
- Director Device Analysis Engineering at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Cheryl Floyde
Highly skilled and result-oriented engineer with over 25 years of experience in electronics manufacturing, specializing in people management, technical program management, high-volume manufacturing, process technology development, failure analysis, and supplier quality. Demonstrated expertise in technical leadership, problem-solving, value engineering, and new product introduction at global manufacturing sites. Proven ability to build solid relationships with strategic partners, customers, and cross-organizational personnel. Proficient in coaching and mentoring teams to achieve high results and sustain consumer products through continuous improvements.
Experience
Director Device Analysis Engineering
Sep 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Windows & Devices Group - Devices Quality- Managed the Reliability, Materials, and Failure Analysis (FA) labs for all of Microsoft\'s Devices hardware, including Surface, Xbox, HoloLens, and Azure Cloud- Led a team of engineers to analyze field return products from customers, develop a pareto of the top field return drivers, and conduct Root Cause/Corrective Action (RCCA) on unexpected or unknown failures- Managed a $5M labs and external resource budget (COGs & OpEx) for Reliability and FA labs worldwide- Accountable for daily lab operations, including review, assignment, and prioritization of incoming failure analysis and materials analysis requests
Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
1988 — 1993
Oregon Graduate Institute - School of Science and Engineering
Master of Science (MS)
1997 — 2000
Skills
- Design for Manufacturing
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Team Leadership
- Engineering
- Program Management
- Business Process
- Continuous Improvement
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
- Start-Ups
- Hardware
- Test Engineering
- Product Management
- Testing
- Fmea
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Lean Manufacturing
- Semiconductors
- Product Development
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.