Thomas Law

About Thomas Law

I am a creative and business-savvy senior director, supply chain specialist, technical program manager and New Product Introduction (NPI) specialist with over 20 years of progressive experience across the full spectrum of ARM and x86 silicon, compute, and AI hardware program management functions, supply chain strategy and tool creation, and supply chain implementation. Significant leadership in silicon product development for high profile customers, ranging from architecture, implementation, scheduling, budget management, engineering builds, test/validation plans, bring-up, productization, change management, supply chain and production ramp.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Principal Technical Program Manager

   Microsoft

   Mar 2021 — Present · Hillsboro, OR, US

   Primary owner and driver of complete end-to-end silicon, hardware, and software engineering, development, cost, schedule, quality and delivery for internally-developed Azure cloud server and AI hardware programs.• Post-silicon expert and leader for all post-silicon activities for internal silicon development. • Creates processes to support internal silicon development, establish methods, and builds program teams.• Creates supply planning and deployment strategies for upcoming technologies in the product roadmap• Develops, defines, and executes plans of record, including schedules, budgets, resources, deliverables, and risks for Server and AI IC chips. • Monitors and drives the chip programs from architecture initiation through program delivery, interfacing with internal and external stakeholders across functions on technical matters. • Monitors budget and spending, on-time delivery, and achievement of program milestones. • Represents the program and drives alignment across stakeholders and at executive levels of leadership.• Mentors, leads, and motivates a team of project managers and engineers, promoting Microsoft cultural attributes

Education

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  BS, Supply Chain Management

  2003 — 2004

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  MBA, Supply Chain Management

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Demand Planning
• Intel
• Erp
• Materials Management
• Negotiation
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Logistics
• Jmp
• Sap
• Change Management
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Dmaic
• Semiconductors
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Pricing
• Strategy
• Supply Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Spc
• Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Global Sourcing
• Supply
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Strategic Sourcing
• Semiconductor Industry
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Product Management
• Inventory Management