-Provide total ownership of the factory output, yield, quality and readiness to ramp volume.-Drive lessons learned into designs and use predictive methods to anticipate and avoid quality issue early in development cycle. -Maintain open issues and resolve prior to mass production -Provide leadership and drive yield & operational excellence expectations with CMs through direct interaction, continuous communication, and continuous improvement efforts. -Select best in class equipment efficiencies, UPH, MMR, and material usage, and drive + implement across vendors -Drive continuous yield improvement activities with CMs.-Supervise CM performance through objective measurement systems as well as audits and line verification. -Implement communication plan, providing summary and corrective action plans through life cycle of products. - Executive level status reports on a weekly cadence - Raise key concerns and options for resolutions to senior management.