Leong Hooi Tan
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Weston Woo
Hooi is a straight shooter and a process and results focused leader. He recognizes the landscape quickly and identifies where issues or opportunities are and addresses them expediently and effectively. I have known Hooi for more than a decade; have benefited from his mentoring and have admired his sharpness of mind and social agility to work through complex issues by bringing people and teams together to solve problems collaboratively. Hooi had brought 3 division IE division leads together to solve the puzzle of putting all our processes together in one site and to solve for the most efficient material flow - encouraging us to put aside our personal bias and to work towards the most value added proposal that Seagate could benefit from. He is able to toggle from hands on as well as hands off (trusting the process) as required. Hooi is also well recognized for his willingness to mentor and coach potential leaders. I have also invited him regularly to speak with my team on leadership principles and practice. Hooi is the consummate professional and dedicates time to develop people and communicates his expectations and visions succinctly. He would be a tremendous asset to any company or organization.
KF Chong
Hooi has worked for me as the VP of Wuxi Operations for more than 8 years. During these 8 years, Hooi has impressed me with his leadership and ability to manage crises and resolved them professionally with his broad engineering and general knowledge . He is a very creative and analytical person. He focused his energy on actions rather than just words. He had gained tremendous respect from his team by walk the talk and also established an effective culture to motivate the employees to seek continuous improvement. At the peak time, he had managed > 10,000 employees in China.
Weston Woo
Hooi is a straight shooter and a process and results focused leader. He recognizes the landscape quickly and identifies where issues or opportunities are and addresses them expediently and effectively. I have known Hooi for more than a decade; have benefited from his mentoring and have admired his sharpness of mind and social agility to work through complex issues by bringing people and teams together to solve problems collaboratively. Hooi had brought 3 division IE division leads together to solve the puzzle of putting all our processes together in one site and to solve for the most efficient material flow - encouraging us to put aside our personal bias and to work towards the most value added proposal that Seagate could benefit from. He is able to toggle from hands on as well as hands off (trusting the process) as required. Hooi is also well recognized for his willingness to mentor and coach potential leaders. I have also invited him regularly to speak with my team on leadership principles and practice. Hooi is the consummate professional and dedicates time to develop people and communicates his expectations and visions succinctly. He would be a tremendous asset to any company or organization.
KF Chong
Hooi has worked for me as the VP of Wuxi Operations for more than 8 years. During these 8 years, Hooi has impressed me with his leadership and ability to manage crises and resolved them professionally with his broad engineering and general knowledge . He is a very creative and analytical person. He focused his energy on actions rather than just words. He had gained tremendous respect from his team by walk the talk and also established an effective culture to motivate the employees to seek continuous improvement. At the peak time, he had managed > 10,000 employees in China.
Weston Woo
Hooi is a straight shooter and a process and results focused leader. He recognizes the landscape quickly and identifies where issues or opportunities are and addresses them expediently and effectively. I have known Hooi for more than a decade; have benefited from his mentoring and have admired his sharpness of mind and social agility to work through complex issues by bringing people and teams together to solve problems collaboratively. Hooi had brought 3 division IE division leads together to solve the puzzle of putting all our processes together in one site and to solve for the most efficient material flow - encouraging us to put aside our personal bias and to work towards the most value added proposal that Seagate could benefit from. He is able to toggle from hands on as well as hands off (trusting the process) as required. Hooi is also well recognized for his willingness to mentor and coach potential leaders. I have also invited him regularly to speak with my team on leadership principles and practice. Hooi is the consummate professional and dedicates time to develop people and communicates his expectations and visions succinctly. He would be a tremendous asset to any company or organization.
KF Chong
Hooi has worked for me as the VP of Wuxi Operations for more than 8 years. During these 8 years, Hooi has impressed me with his leadership and ability to manage crises and resolved them professionally with his broad engineering and general knowledge . He is a very creative and analytical person. He focused his energy on actions rather than just words. He had gained tremendous respect from his team by walk the talk and also established an effective culture to motivate the employees to seek continuous improvement. At the peak time, he had managed > 10,000 employees in China.
Weston Woo
Hooi is a straight shooter and a process and results focused leader. He recognizes the landscape quickly and identifies where issues or opportunities are and addresses them expediently and effectively. I have known Hooi for more than a decade; have benefited from his mentoring and have admired his sharpness of mind and social agility to work through complex issues by bringing people and teams together to solve problems collaboratively. Hooi had brought 3 division IE division leads together to solve the puzzle of putting all our processes together in one site and to solve for the most efficient material flow - encouraging us to put aside our personal bias and to work towards the most value added proposal that Seagate could benefit from. He is able to toggle from hands on as well as hands off (trusting the process) as required. Hooi is also well recognized for his willingness to mentor and coach potential leaders. I have also invited him regularly to speak with my team on leadership principles and practice. Hooi is the consummate professional and dedicates time to develop people and communicates his expectations and visions succinctly. He would be a tremendous asset to any company or organization.
KF Chong
Hooi has worked for me as the VP of Wuxi Operations for more than 8 years. During these 8 years, Hooi has impressed me with his leadership and ability to manage crises and resolved them professionally with his broad engineering and general knowledge . He is a very creative and analytical person. He focused his energy on actions rather than just words. He had gained tremendous respect from his team by walk the talk and also established an effective culture to motivate the employees to seek continuous improvement. At the peak time, he had managed > 10,000 employees in China.
Credentials
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MIET
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)Sep, 2005- Nov, 2024 -
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Engineering Council, UK -
FiMechE
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Experience
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Materion Balzers Optics
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Liechtenstein
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Oct 2019 - Present
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Penang Skills Development Centre
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Malaysia
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Management Advisor
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Sep 2017 - Jun 2019
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Seagate Technology
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United States
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Computer Hardware Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President/Managing Director
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Feb 2014 - Sep 2017
Managed Penang recording head operations employing 3200 headcount. Responsible for all aspects of recording head manufacturing in Penang and includes overseeing recording head manufacturing at the sister site in Korat, Thailand.Project lead for the new site start up to build a hard drive/component manufacturing campus, originally planned to be on line in 2017. Closed down operations in June 2017.
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Vice President
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Jul 2005 - Jan 2014
Managed all aspects of disc drive and HSA Manufacturing Operations at the Wuxi plant including Product and Process Engineering, Customer Quality, Manufacturing and Facilities.The Wuxi plant has 8000 employees. Also oversees Desktop/Notebook drive manufacturing in Seagate’s Suzhou plant. The Wuxi/Suzhou plant produces 70% of total volume for Seagate Technology.
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Executive Director
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Jan 2001 - Jul 2005
Responsible for all Production, Maintenance, Industrial Engineering, Facilities and Employee Services for the Penang Slider plant, employing 2000 DLs. Responsible for all capital planning and acquisition for Penang and Thailand Slider Operations. Responsibility includes 6-sigma and lean practice deployment in Penang.
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Various Engineering/Management roles
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May 1988 - Dec 2001
Plant Manager, HGA Operations, Suspension Operations, Motor Operations, 6 Sigma Process Leader
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Education
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University of Strathclyde
MSc, Computer Integrated Manufacture -
Heriot-Watt University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering -
Keil School, Scotland
O & H levels