Head of Silicon & Architecture Roadmap @ ➢ Responsible for Nest's Silicon and Platform Architecture roadmap defined by Tony Fadell ➢ Product Architecture ➢ Technology Architecture & Roadmap ➢ Silicon Roadmap ➢ Custom Silicon Definition ➢ Security Roadmap From 2014 to Present (1 year) Palo AltoBoard Director @ Elwyn is recognized as a pioneer in developing groundbreaking programs for children and adults with disabilities and disadvantages. ➢ Early childhood services ➢ Behavioral health ➢ Special education ➢ Research and health services ➢ Work and adult day programs ➢ Supports for living https://www.elwyn.org/donate/ From 2014 to Present (1 year) Manager, Platform Architecture Program Manager @ ➢ Responsible for executing Apple's platform architecture roadmap defined by Steve Jobs & Tim Cook ➢ Responsible for platform architecture support including iPhone/iPod, iPad, Mac. ➢ Manage developmental builds, design release activities, factory readiness, and processes. ➢ Manage and develop program schedules, highlighting and offering options to mitigate risks, identify and direct all resources required to execute successful programs ➢ Manage communication and collaboration across the entire internal and external cross functional teams maintaining Apple aggressive standards in quality, innovation, time to market, cost, and volume. ➢ Directly communicate program status and escalations to executive staff ➢ Create & execute to an R&D Technology Initiative plan through invention, project performance enhancements, user experience, & process improvements. From 2013 to 2014 (1 year) Cupertino, caManager, NPI Hardware Program Management @ Manager, NPI Hardware Program Management - AppleCare Laptop & Desktop Computers Specialties: ➢ Customer Service ➢ Product Development ➢ Global Program Management ➢ Product Marketing ➢ Budgeting ➢ Partnership with Clients, Supplier, Contractors, Team ➢ Engineering / R&D ➢ Cost Reduction & Productivity Improvement - Accountable for WW AppleCare Customer Service NPI readiness, sustaining program management, field response engineering,and early field failure analysis across all Apple laptop product lines. - Primary AppleCare interface between Design Engineering, Software Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and Legal for NPI and sustaining. - Responsible for service strategy, cost analysis, failure rate prediction, quality metric, service & customer feedback to Engineering, design for serviceability, developing supply chain & material planning. - Responsible for Desktop, Laptops, iPhone, & Special Projects. From 2009 to 2013 (4 years) CupertinoTwitter-Social Media Coordinator @ Tweeted under "www.Twitter.com/cleantechopen" for CleanTech Open Gala on Nov 17, 2009. From 2009 to 2009 (less than a year) Director @ Recruited to establish New Product Development department and expand corporate market segment to medical device, automotive, and commercial security sectors. Responsibilities encompassed Product Marketing Manager, Business Development, Program Manager, and Engineering Manager. Managed teams in US and Europe. Major Contributions: • Worked with CEO and executive staff to set the strategic planning/roadmap and relay the vision to the engineering division. Prepare and administer $2.3M annual budget. • Generated potential business development opportunities for R&D and then managed client relationships. Led the project through the approval process for new products. • Prospected new Medical and Homeland Security account orders to grow the business by 10X. • Managed high power photovoltaic (PV) inverter program from market analysis, cost analysis, and engineering requirements. Architected mechanical design for Medical and Commercial Security programs. • Improved R&D program practices to increase efficiency and schedule commitments by 5x. Streamlined and automated engineering and operation by developing processes and capabilities. From 2007 to 2009 (2 years) Chair, Women Affinity Group/Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee @ • Co-founder of Applied Materials Women Affinity group (WPDN). • Coordinate events with corporate executives to provide professional development and networking for members. • Forge affiliations with national organizations, university women alumni associations and community groups. • Provide corporate policy direction, streamline event planning and organize professional development events. • Established financial operating framework by forming and publishing budget by-laws. • Headed operational development by providing policy direction to sponsors and campaigning for funds, communications and web services. • Progressed startup initiatives by securing multiple events with national organizations during the first year; exceed first year objectives by 100%. From 2006 to 2007 (1 year) New Product Development Program Manager @ Negotiated process control specifications, project timelines and budgets. Led taskforce meetings and presented progress status reports to executives and customers. Coordinated with vendors on critical product components and manufacturing process optimization. Supervised cross-functional teams up to 30 individuals. From 2006 to 2007 (1 year) Hardware Program Manager @ • Achieved “Team of the Quarter” on 3 occasions; received “Chemical Vapor Deposition Product of the Year”; recognized for “Top Product” by industry magazine; presented with the “Product Excellence Award”. • Managed Asian and European customer relationships and product customer support. • Enhanced communications and improved customer satisfaction as a result of reducing manufacturing cycle time by 50% during a 1-year period. • Optimized semiconductor manufacturing through chemical reaction recipe optimization and innovative hardware design. $8M reduction in consumable cost for wafer processing. • Develop program goals that support business objectives. • Manage multiple projects thru matrix management while ensuring projects are completed within budget, deadline, and quality requirements. • Design innovative hardware solution as the subject matter expert in the company. • Led taskforce meetings and presented progress status reports to management and customers. • Supervised cross-functional teams reaching as high as 15 individuals. From 2004 to 2006 (2 years) Senior Mechanical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer @ • Subject matter expert in chemical vapor distribution system, valve, heater, and elastomer. • Presented with the “Customer Best Product Award” and corporate “Product Excellence Award”. • Performed structural, material, thermal and flow finite element analysis to minimize manufacturing costs. • Developed standardized company-wide specifications and customer fixtures for hardware evaluations. • Coordinated production releases with process engineers, global program managers, marketing managers and manufacturing engineers. • Supervised 2 junior engineers. • Reduced more than $6.5M yearly development costs for 3 divisions through innovative designs and manufacturing processes. • Improved valve lifetime by 3,600% over previous design (from 1 week to 9 months) reducing costly maintenance, improving processes and customer satisfaction. • Designed hardware that increased throughput over 30%, while providing superior thin film performance, by improving within-wafer uniformity up to 50% and improving particle performance by 100%. From 2000 to 2004 (4 years)

MS, Mechanical Engineering specializing in Materials @ University of California, BerkeleyBS, Mechanical Engineering @ Georgia Institute of TechnologyHS, Physics @ Bronx High School of ScienceKorean Language Institute @ Yonsei University Sophia Velastegui is skilled in: Strategic Roadmaps, Technology Roadmapping, Strategic Partnerships, Architecture, Strategic Planning, Product Strategy, Product Development, Cross-functional Team..., Product Marketing, Strategy, Engineering Management, Project Management, Semiconductors, Design for Manufacturing, Management, Product Management, Manufacturing, Program Management, Consumer Electronics, Start-ups, Leadership, R&D, Engineering, Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Business Development, Budgets, Failure Analysis, Process Engineering, CRM, Supply Chain, Team Building, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Product Lifecycle..., Product Launch, Integration, Product Design, Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Management, Thin Films