Resumé – Colin Sweeney
RETIRED, July 2023
TALIESIN WEB SOLUTIONS, August 2003-July 2023
President
Taliesin Web Solutions, was based in Massachusetts. We worked with all sizes of companies, using the Internet as a business tool, providing benefits in the areas of Online brand credibility, lead generation and customer and prospect communications.
Using the major search engines, such as Google and Bing, we were able to get targeted traffic to our customers’ websites. Whether the goal is to sell online or generate sales leads, we designed web landing pages to enhance the rate of conversion from visitor to customer.
We would often start an engagement by designing and building the client’s website, based on analysis of the company’s needs and the marketplace they are competing in. Our sites and programs served to enhance the company brand, increased awareness of and interest in purchasing the company’s products and services, and provided external or internal applications which streamline business operations.
Most importantly, we used web analytics to measure key performance metrics and provide continuous improvement in the client’s business.
Our clients come from a wide range of markets, including: a consulting company that provides advice to governments and companies worldwide; manufacturers of frequency conversion generators, high frequency semiconductors, alternative energy products, electronic wiring components, lead radiation shielding; real estate-related professions such as large and small property developers, architects, contractors and interior designers. Also numbered among our clients — an east coast rep organization in the food broker industry, and retail clients who sold online from a catalog.
Specialties were
Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay per Click (PPC), Ecommerce solutions, Dynamic website solutions, On line learning solutions, Multi-media presentations on-demand, Secure document management systems, Targeted Marketing technology, Graphic design for print including logo, brochure and corporate identitity or web including animated GIFs, Flash, panoramic imaging or online multimedia, Traffic generation, link generation and email marketing campaigns, Website Analytics.
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC.
In June 2002, Alpha Industries merged with the wireless components division of Conexant Systems Inc. to form Skyworks Solutions.
GENERAL MANAGER – Power Amplifiers, 2000-2003
CEO gave me the mission of establishing Alpha as a top supplier of Power Amplifiers to the cellular handset market. Division consisted of 28 design engineers, technicians and marketing people.
- Generated business plan and sold it to the board of directors. Built design team, management team and infrastructure, including an engineering prototype facility, test and characterization lab. And extensive modeling and simulation capabilities.
- Partnered with president of recently acquired, Network Devices Incorporated (NDI). Structured the development and drove to market the key technology (Indium Gallium Phosphide (InGaP) hetro-junction bipolar transistor (HBT)), leveraging the acquisition’s capabilities.
- Built a company wide concurrent engineering team that included design, modeling, packaging, operations, wafer FAB, test, supply-chain, sales, marketing and Asian partners. Reducing time to market and allowing rapid volume growth.
- Accomplished high visibility design wins with major customers – projected to generate more than $100M over the life of the product. Achieved strategic supplier status with key customers, ensuring future design opportunities and creating entry barrier for competition.
BUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR – ASP Division, 1997-2000
Reported to CEO. Served on the executive management team. As General Manager for $35M business accountable for marketing, applications, new product development and assembly operations with over 140 people.
- Created and implemented a business model that ensured an ongoing cash-generating capability by using high-added-value emerging markets to complement harvest-mode products.
- Generated profits and cash 60% higher than plan. Cash was sufficient to ensure that Alpha remained cash neutral despite growing from $60M to $300M over 3 years. $50M in cash was generated during 3 years.
OPERATIONS MANAGER, 1995-1997
Responsible for assembly operations producing semiconductor ICs (GaAs MMICs) and Si diodes used in various wireless systems. Over 150 people were employed, including engineering, facilities, purchasing and quality, as well as shop floor teams and management.
- Employed JIT techniques to control Work-in-Process, reduced manufacturing cycle time, from 6 weeks to less than 2 days.
- Shaped self-directed work cells, empowered to improve efficiency and increase output. Leveraged Visual Systems, cycle time was cut to less than two times theoretical, and $2M per year positive change was achieved in the product line profit.
- Launched a total quality initiative that created an involved atmosphere of continuous improvement. Using modern methods of quality improvement and process control yield improvements of 25 percentage points were achieved and maintained.
- Negotiated additional assembly capacity with Far East assembly subcontractors. Allowed key product lines to grow by 400% and provided potential for a further three-fold increase in growth.
- Championed state of the art ERP system that served global company growth and overall productivity and customer satisfaction.
WAFER FAB MANAGER, 1991-1995
Led two wafer FABs, one producing GaAs Integrated circuits (MMICs) and the other Si Diodes, $12M budget and 90 people, including engineering and equipment maintenance.
- Pioneered the use and introduced JIT techniques and self-directed works teams resulting in a three-fold increase in output, a reduction in cycle time from 14 to 3 weeks, and an increase in yield of over 15%.
- Researched purchased and installed over $10M of new capital equipment, increased throughput by 300%.
- A half-micron GaAs MMIC process (used to supply 90% of GaAs switch products) was developed and installed.
- Si FAB was switched from 3 to 4 inch diameter wafers.
- Partnered with senior management team, reengineered the company to compete in commercial market place de-emphasizing military business. The operations of two plants were combined and costs reduced by $5M annually.
ENGINEERING MANAGER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WAFER FAB, 1989-1991
- Introduced Statistical Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Process Control (SPC) and a culture change that allowed the FAB to transition to production volume.
- Designed and established a networked engineering database, installed over $3M of production tooling.
SENIOR ENGINEER (WAFER FAB), 1985-1989
Designed and developed comprehensive set of test structures; GaAs processes and devices and high volume GaAs epitaxial processes, thus significantly increasing output.
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS COMPANY, ENGLAND, 1978-1985
SENIOR PRODUCTION ENGINEER, 1983-1985
Supervisory and engineering responsibility for the production of GaAs and silicon chips for use in microwave devices.
DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, 1978-1983
Developed a highly successful FET for a Doppler radar oscillator, selling over 100,000 units per year.
Education
WSI Business Development Program, 2015
Social Media Marketing, 2014
Digital Marketing Training, 2011
WSI Internet Marketing Innovation, 2010
WSI Internet Marketing Innovation, 2009
WSI Internet Marketing Innovation, 2008
Internet Marketing Sales, 2007
WSI Internet Consulting and Education Program. 2003
Business Education at MIT Sloan School, 1997
Greater Boston Executive Program.
JIT Manufacturing, Middlesex College, 1995
B.Sc. with honors (Physics), University of Manchester, England, 1978
Other
U.S. Citizen