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David Ashley
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David Ashley is the Senior Vice President of Product and Component Operations at Cisco Systems. His global organization of 1200+ is responsible for the end-to-end life cycle management of all Cisco branded products and components, with a strong emphasis on new product market launches. He oversees the integration of the development and fulfillment supply chains to support all delivery and consumption models, serving as the primary interface between Supply Chain Operations and all Business Units within Cisco.
In his current role, David’s responsibilities have expanded to include Component Operations, encompassing the development through manufacturing of Cisco’s silicon and optics components business. More recently, David oversees the Quality organization where he is dedicated to delivering customer-driven quality and reliability solutions. His strong leadership will lead Cisco through a transformational change to optimize the performance and efficiency of its global supply chain, product and component operations, and related functions globally.
Previously, David led Cisco’s Technology and Quality organization, a global team responsible for delivering leading edge technology and upholding product quality for Cisco. The team ensures innovation and excellence in manufacturing technology, test and component engineering, advanced technology development, and closed-loop quality management. He launched several key initiatives with his team that championed improvements throughout the manufacturing process and extended visibility and collaboration deeper into the global supply chain while raising the bar on quality.
During his 25 years here at Cisco, David has held various leadership positions including transformation initiatives across Cisco business units that increased the scope beyond new product introduction to include the total product lifecycle.
David has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.
David Ashley is the Senior Vice President of Product and Component Operations at Cisco Systems. His global organization of 1200+ is responsible for the end-to-end life cycle management of all Cisco branded products and components, with a strong emphasis on new product market launches. He oversees the integration of the development and fulfillment supply chains to support all delivery and consumption models, serving as the primary interface between Supply Chain Operations and all Business Units within Cisco.
In his current role, David’s responsibilities have expanded to include Component Operations, encompassing the development through manufacturing of Cisco’s silicon and optics components business. More recently, David oversees the Quality organization where he is dedicated to delivering customer-driven quality and reliability solutions. His strong leadership will lead Cisco through a transformational change to optimize the performance and efficiency of its global supply chain, product and component operations, and related functions globally.
Previously, David led Cisco’s Technology and Quality organization, a global team responsible for delivering leading edge technology and upholding product quality for Cisco. The team ensures innovation and excellence in manufacturing technology, test and component engineering, advanced technology development, and closed-loop quality management. He launched several key initiatives with his team that championed improvements throughout the manufacturing process and extended visibility and collaboration deeper into the global supply chain while raising the bar on quality.
During his 25 years here at Cisco, David has held various leadership positions including transformation initiatives across Cisco business units that increased the scope beyond new product introduction to include the total product lifecycle.
David has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.