Penny Yan
About Penny Yan
Penny Yan serves as the Product Engineering & NPI Section Manager at Plexus Corp, where she has worked for over two decades. She leads a team focused on customer document management, BOM setup, and the implementation of engineering change processes.
Work at Plexus
Penny Yan has been employed at Plexus Corp since 2001, where she currently holds the position of Product Engineering & NPI Section Manager. In this role, she leads a team that manages customer documentation, sets up Bills of Materials (BOM), and implements Engineering Change Orders (ECO), Engineering Change Notifications (ECN), and Engineering Change Requests (ECR). Since 2011, she has been responsible for all New Product Introduction (NPI) management and schedule follow-up activities. Her work includes PCB Gerber/CAD file conversion and new project packaging design.
Education and Expertise
Penny Yan studied at Fujian Normal University from 1994 to 1998, where she completed a four-year program. She furthered her education at Nanjing Information Technology College, specializing in Electronic Product Technology. Additionally, she returned to Fujian Normal University from 2007 to 2011 for another four-year program. Her educational background supports her expertise in product engineering and NPI management.
Background
Penny Yan has a long-standing career in engineering, particularly in the field of product development. She has been with Plexus Corp for over 23 years, contributing significantly to various engineering processes. In 2015, she took on the role of manufacturing process engineer for assigned projects, enhancing her experience in creating manufacturing work instructions for new projects.
Achievements
Throughout her career at Plexus Corp, Penny Yan has led numerous initiatives related to customer document management and the implementation of engineering change processes. Her involvement in PCB Gerber/CAD file conversion and new project packaging design has been crucial to the company's product development efforts. Her leadership in NPI management has streamlined processes and improved project timelines.