Richard Bunch

Richard Bunch is an experienced professional in engineering and operations management, currently serving as the Director of Global Capital Commodity Management at Western Digital since September 2016. Previously, Bunch held the position of Director of Engineering Project Management for Wafer Line Optimization at Western Digital, where leadership of an engineering team focused on manufacturing efficiency and process automation was essential. Bunch's earlier career included roles as an owner of RDBunch Consulting, and as a Sr Tech Staff Member/Development Engineering Manager at Hitachi GST, where significant yield improvement projects were managed. Bunch began a lengthy tenure at IBM, serving as Worldwide Director of Operations for Slider Fabrication, successfully scaling manufacturing operations across multiple sites. Bunch holds both MS and BS degrees in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis.