Supply Chain – Planning for the Unpredictable

President & Chief Operating Office, ResMed

Robert Douglas

Robert Douglas was appointed ResMed’s president in March 2013 and chief operating officer in September 2011; together with ResMed chief executive officer, Mick Farrell, he holds full operational responsibility for ResMed and its subsidiaries.

Previously, Rob was ResMed’s chief operating officer of Asia Pacific and global supply chain from 2008 through 2011, responsible for the region’s commercial distribution, sales operations, and global manufacturing; Sydney chief operating officer from 2005 through 2008, responsible for the company’s manufacturing and research and development; vice president of operations from 2003 to 2005, responsible for the company’s manufacturing; vice president of ResMed’s respiratory and cardiac business from 2002 to 2003; and vice president of corporate marketing when he joined ResMed in 2001.

Rob serves on the board of directors of Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, and is a member of the Audit Committee. He also serves as co-vice chairman on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, as well as vice chairman on the Board of Directors of EvoNexus, a non-profit technology incubator.

Rob has a Master of Business Administration from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering with first-class honors, and a Bachelor of Science in computer sciences from the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Partner, Deloitte Consulting

Robert Hills

Bio and Select Recent Representative Experience:

Rob is a Partner at Deloitte Consulting who has worked predominantly on Operations Strategy and Global Supply Management engagements since the mid 1990’s. He is Deloitte’s Supply Chain practice leader for the west coast and leads the Transportation Industry Sector. He specializes in working with clients who manufacture highly engineered products across a variety of industries including Bio Tech, Med Device, Aircraft Maintenance, Semi-Conductor Equipment and Industrial Products. He is a leader in Deloitte’s Direct Materials Supply Management practice and has most recently led a systems integrator efforts to install a wide variety of supply chain applications including Kinaxis, Coupa, Ariba, and Koerber. Earlier in his career, he was a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Aerospace and Defense Industry in Torrance CA designing test equipment for military and commercial aircraft applications. He lives in South Orange County.

Recent Clients:

• Nutraceuticals Manufacturer (Irvine CA) – System Integration (Oracle / PLM / WMS/ MES)
• Real Estate Development – (Irvine CA) Finance and Procurement Transformation  / Systems Implementation  
• Medical Device Manufacturer  (San Diego) – Procurement technology / Supply Planning technology Implementation
• Medical Device Manufacturer  (San Diego) – Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Organization Design
• Medical Device Manufacturer  (San Clemente) – Product Costing Improvement  – Developed and implemented costing methodology for growth strategies / product costing  / margin analysis
• Bio Tech  (Nor CAL)  – Conducted Indirect Procurement initiative / Organization review for BioTech firm.
• Manufacturer of Construction Equipment  –  Direct Materials reduction in the client’s service parts division through strategic sourcing and supply management planning of manufactured components from  Emerging Markets.
• Airline Facilities Maintenance – Conducted cost reduction engagement to improve parts distribution to support all maintenance activity. Focus on:  “On time Performance”  
• Airlines Procurement – Conducted assessment and implementation Airport Services including Cargo, Catering and Aircraft Provisioning
• Semi-Conductor Equipment  Manufacturer (Silicon Valley, CA)–Led effort to implement Business Transformation effort:  Sales and Operations Planning – Process and Metrics development, Package Selection and implementation planning
• China Based Telecommunications Manufacturer – Conducted Global Supply Chain assessment and benchmarking  program; KPI’s across all elements of supply chain

Chair, Institute of Supply-Chain Excellence & Innovation and Professor, UC San Diego

Helen Wang

Helen’s professional career working on disruptive innovations has brought her passion, joy, and self-fulfillment. Her experience in multinational technology companies, from Apple’s first iPhone to Google’s self-driving car, has shaped her transformational leadership style. She connects Silicon Valley and Supply Chain companies worldwide through partnership and collaboration. As the Chair of the Institute for Supply Chain Excellence & Innovation at the University of California San Diego, she leads research projects that frame Post-Globalization Movement and Supply Chain competitiveness. Helen teaches “Innovation to Market” and “Emotional Intelligence” at Rady School of Management and gives keynote speeches and

leadership workshops. In addition, her latest podcast Oceanside Chat: A New L.I.T.E., builds an intellectual bridge between the current and future generations of thought Leaders, Innovators, Technologists, and Entrepreneurs.

Previously, Helen was a Director of Partnership and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Google X. She worked on ambitious Moonshot projects, including VR/AR technology, renewable energy, autonomous driving, machine learning for health, and advanced robotics. Before Google, Helen had a long and successful career at Apple and helped deliver a portfolio of innovative products. Prior to Apple, Helen led the U.S. Procurement function at Foxconn Technology Group. She has a proven track record in Value Chain strategy and Supply Chain operation, ranging from large-scale consumer products to high-growth emerging industries.