“Former Compaq Computer Material Planner to Oversee
Company’s New Manufacturing Plant.“
“Penguin Computing Inc., leading provider of reliable Linux
systems for Internet serving, today announced that Maria Riley has
joined the company as manager of manufacturing for the company’s
new South Bay manufacturing plant. Riley has experience developing
international supply-chain strategies for Fortune 100 companies,
including Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ), IBM (NYSE:IBM) and
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP). Her appointment is key to Penguin
Computing’s strategy to expand its competitive manufacturing
capability–improving installed quality while reducing cycle time
and cost–as the company continues to execute on its aggressive
plan to expand domestically and overseas.”
“From receipt of customer orders, Riley will oversee the entire
manufacturing process at the plant in the southern San Francisco
Bay area. That includes planning, material acquisition, physical
transformation and shipping of finished systems. Riley’s experience
in successfully developing and implementing quality-control
programs will help Penguin Computing maintain high standards of
quality as it expands its capacity to meet growing demand for its
highly reliable Linux servers.”