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Mei Yin Lee

Mei Yin Lee

Program Manager
Pulau Pinang

Summary

Accomplished program manager with 17+ years of experience leading manufacturing and engineering operations. Expertise in managing NPI readiness, lab digitization, and predictive modeling to enhance performance and ensure compliance. Known for promoting cross-site collaboration, vendor alignment, and spearheading continuous process improvement efforts. Dedicated to achieving significant results in fast-paced, regulated industries.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
2008
2008
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Program Manager

Intel Penang, Malaysia
01.2017 - Current
  • Instituted a robust internal audit cadence for lab asset lifecycle management, strengthening audit trails and supporting regulatory adherence while driving continuous process calibration for sustained operational effectiveness.
  • Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives to harmonize lab compliance protocols, enhancing collaboration across engineering, operations, and QA teams while reducing cycle time for regulatory approvals.
  • Directed the deployment of a centralized digital tracking system across multiple labs, streamlining equipment traceability and enabling effective data-driven decisions for resource allocation and compliance readiness.
  • Chaired large-scale vendor onboarding efforts, consolidating supplier management processes and ensuring alignment with both corporate sourcing standards and evolving project requirements.
  • Mobilized cross-site project teams to standardize laboratory safety protocols, fostering knowledge transfer and ensuring cohesive risk mitigation practices in alignment with internal and external regulatory frameworks.
  • Consolidated diverse stakeholder feedback into actionable project roadmaps, expediting the implementation of lab automation initiatives while ensuring alignment with evolving compliance and operational benchmarks.
  • Steered multi-disciplinary task forces to synchronize NPI (New Product Introduction) readiness activities, aligning global manufacturing, R&D, and quality operations to achieve accelerated ramp schedules and adherence to industry certification standards.

Risk & Control Manufacturing System Engineer

Intel Penang, Malaysia
11.2012 - 12.2016
  • Accountable for identifying, assessing, mitigating technical and operational risks throughout system design, development and deployment phases.
  • Assess control system performance and reliability by conducting simulations, tests and in-depth analyses to ensure robustness and functionality.
  • Establish and implement technical standards and best practices for risk control, ensuring alignment with minimum control requirements and overall risk management framework.
  • Define, monitor and drive execution of mitigation plans for identified risks, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to resolve issues effectively.

NPI Manufacturing Integrator

Intel Kulim, Malaysia
11.2010 - 10.2012
  • Manage full integration scope including collateral checklist, qualification unit consolidation, product training materials, WTL/WTM execution, escalation paths, certifications, HVM routing, material readiness, system integration and product/package overview.
  • Design and implement streamline work processes to enhance team efficiency and daily execution.
  • Plan and monitor production schedules while proactively addressing risks that could affect commitments, ensuring target achievement and maximizing productivity.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (Planning, Engineering, Process etc.) to ensure end-to-end process efficiency, reduce disruptions and maintain smooth production flow.
  • Ensure readiness of process flows, equipment, IDM, procedures and resources to meet forecasts and manage demand upsides.
  • Capture key learnings from development and certification phases, driving risk assessment, mitigation strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Manufacturing Supervisor

Intel Penang, Malaysia
06.2008 - 10.2010
  • Managed and lead a group of MTs to achieve department’s objectives and goals such as safety, quality, output, delivery, cost reduction and continuous improvement programs in order to achieve Operational Excellent.
  • Comply production planning by scheduling; accomplishing work results; establishing priorities; monitoring progress; revising schedules; resolving problems and report out results of the processing flow on shift production summaries.
  • Lead and develop a team of Leaders and Operators on their daily execution by ensuring the productivity, efficiency and profitability of department/organization operations through the provision of effective methods and strategies.
  • Ensure Quality, SOP, BKM, OCAP and KPIs are strictly adhered.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science, Materials Science

University Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Skills

Strategic Stakeholder Collaboration

Accomplishments

    1. She drove logistics efficiency for FIZ/LMW with 62.5% cycle time improvement with >2x faster logistics efficiency for products Power On transfer between FIZ/LMW.

    2. She demonstrated collaborative efforts to work relentlessly across different Vertical (MDNA, CDG, PCH, PGM, DDG, NEX) to conduct festive shutdown assessment to drive for cost savings $80.5K/yrs without impacting critical milestones.

    3. She implemented RFID 2.0 as countermeasures for security exit removal to detect unauthorized outgoing transfer to safeguard BTI value >$1M in VLE Lab.

    4. She collaborated with logistics to keep a tight rein on NFO request with $139K freight cost avoidance by leveraging alternate forwarder to manage critical shipments with similar TPT.

    5. Maintained well GUV Vortex Cycle counts 0% & strengthen PPHW Control compliance with zero SIR.

    5. She leveraged AI solution to deploy RunnerBot with lot ordering & delivery system integration to drive for efficiency benefits with $27.6K/yrs savings.

    6. She implemented VLE Collaterals Room as centralized storage for 2043 BTI with predefined SOR to drive for cost avoidance with reuse opportunity across functional areas.

    7. She partnered with security to drive for removal security exit search aligned with global labs for $168K/yrs cost savings with surveillance method replacement in MDC Labs with countermeasure in place.

Timeline

Program Manager

Intel Penang, Malaysia
01.2017 - Current

Risk & Control Manufacturing System Engineer

Intel Penang, Malaysia
11.2012 - 12.2016

NPI Manufacturing Integrator

Intel Kulim, Malaysia
11.2010 - 10.2012

Manufacturing Supervisor

Intel Penang, Malaysia
06.2008 - 10.2010

Bachelor's Degree - Bachelor of Science, Materials Science

University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
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