Bruce Watson
About
Bruce Watson is from Sparks, NV. Bruce works in the following industries: "Semiconductors", and "Automotive". Bruce is currently Director Of Quality at Tesla, located in Sparks, NV. In Bruce's previous role as a Director of Quality at Cree, Bruce worked in Durham, NC USA until Sep 2017. Prior to joining Cree, Bruce was a Manager of Partnership and Alliance at Cree Asia Pacific Ltd and held the position of Manager of Partnership and Alliance at Penang, Malysia / Durham, NC.
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Bruce Watson's current jobs
I have the privilege to lead a team of some of the most talented and passionate people I’ve met in my career. Together we have helped Tesla build a world class quality team and system to support the production ramp of the Tesla Model 3/Y (battery and drive unit) and Energy storage products. Key accomplishments I’m proud of that the team has made include: - Built strong Quality Engineering teams for each Business Unit to drive product field quality improvements and risk mitigation. - Developed flexible Quality Lab capabilities for dimensional and material analysis - Streamlined Incoming Quality operations to improve supplier performance and accountability - Consolidated and strengthened a responsive 24x7 Quality Technician team to support all production lines and shifts with audits and rapid response to product quality issues - Initiated and built Quality System team to design, deploy and improve multi-site Tesla Quality System
Bruce Watson's past jobs
Directed global business quality system activity to ensure customer satisfaction and compliance to applicable quality standards (ISO9001, TS16949, ISO17025, NIST150). Directed global teams and improvement for Supplier Quality Assurance, Cree Operational Excellence and Customer Satisfaction. Created and led Field Engineering Services team including Field Application Engineering, Failure Analysis, Quality Engineering and Technical Support Coordinated Measurement Assurance Activities, with focus on Photometric measurements Facilitated and supported Lean initiatives in manufacturing sites across multiple operations and geographies. Led design, manufacturing, engineering and business best practices across business units and geographies.
Led initial contract manufacturing activity for critical back-end operation at subcontractor in Penang, Malaysia. Hired and trained local staff to oversee management of day-to-day operations Served as business, technical and operational liaison between corporate office and Penang operation Led project to set up greenfield operation in Huizhou, China for back-end operations.