Craig Tanner

About Craig Tanner

Leading Fortune 100 customer engagements while guiding a business division and ensuring quality manufacturing requires a clear vision, robust strategy, productive teams, customer engagement initiatives, solution innovation, and global understanding. As a resourceful leader, I transform contract manufacturing, set business strategies, cultivate iron-clad customer rapport, and guide productive innovations that boost product speed to market.Even before my career started, I had a passion for manufacturing. In preparation for my engineering college classes, I received a scientific calculator and became fascinated with electronics and how devices were manufactured, tested, and distributed.After several years of experience in engineering, management, and strategic leadership positions, I have learned the value of teamwork and how collaboration is essential to achieving powerful outcomes. Relationships take time and commitment. By listening, learning, asking relevant questions, respecting diversity, and identifying solutions, I foster lasting rapport and deliver on what I promise in a timely and efficient manner. International cross-functional teams need clear goals, coaching, and trust to sustain world-class rapport and optimize quality manufacturing outcomes. Results succeed or fail depending on one’s strategic approach, so I work with my leadership team and analyze data to identify immediate solutions and potential concerns while continually driving significant long-term objectives. By unifying customer goals, technical teams, and business plans, I lead global teams and safeguard continual growth. MANTRAEmbrace situational leadership and remain flexible in interactions with employees, peers, and customers. SPECIALTIESCustomer Engagement ~ Growth Strategy ~ Deliberate Alliances ~ OEM Partnerships ~ Strategy & Implementation ~ Cross-Functional Collaborations ~ Electronics Manufacturing ~ Semiconductor Manufacturing ~ Electronic Packaging ~ Printed Circuit Assembly ~ Outsourcing

Experience

1. General Manager Trusted Advisor Global Positioning (2017 2022)

   Celestica

   Jan 1997 — Present · Fort Collins, CO, US

Education

• University of Wyoming

  Bachelor's degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

• Colorado State University

  Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering