Mason Byles
69, married, three children, physically active, good health. Stanford University - BSEE 1960/ MBA 1962.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | Business Development Manager, Workstation Manufacturing Division |
| Time period: | January 1997 - June 1998 |
| Description: | Responsible for restructuring the Workstation Division’s supply chain by planning
and implementing major infrastructure changes to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness, including the divestiture of two manufacturing operations (900 people). |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | General Manager, Manufacturing Operations, Computer Systems Group |
| Time period: | August 1993 - December 1996 |
| Description: | Responsible for ensuring revenue (approx. $4.0B), customer satisfaction, inventory,
cost and time-to-market objectives were met at ten manufacturing operations (4000 people) located around the world. |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | Manufacturing Manager, Hewlett-Packard Joint Venture (India) |
| Time period: | January 1992 - July 1993 |
| Description: | Responsible for establishing a joint venture manufacturing operation in India
capable of producing servers and workstations that met HP quality standards. |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | General Manager, US Operations, Chemical Analysis Products Group |
| Time period: | May 1989 - December 1991 |
| Description: | Responsible for manufacturing, quality, finance, IT and personnel at the Analytical
Product Group’s operations in Avondale, PA and Palo Alto, CA ($450M in revenue and 700 people). |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | Business Development Manager, Chemical Analysis Products Group |
| Time period: | November 1986 - April 1989 |
| Description: | Pursued acquisitions to broaden the product offering. Investigated the possibility
of joint venture manufacturing in China and India. Established a manufacturing operation in Shenzhen, China. |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | General Manager, Avondale Division, Chemical Analysis Products Group |
| Time period: | March 1974 - October 1985 |
| Description: | Responsible for revenue ($250M), profitability, R&D, marketing, manufacturing,
quality, finance, IT and personnel (500 people). |
| Employer: | Hewlett-Packard |
| Position: | Engineering, supervisory and management positions |
| Time period: | February 1974 |
| Description: | Engineering, supervisory and management positions in product development,
marketing, manufacturing, customer service and quality assurance. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Degree: | MBA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | YMCA and Unitarian Church |
