1 · Today — Saturday, March 14

No formal meetings. Last day in Bay Area. Travel prep day — flying to Nashville tomorrow afternoon.

⚠ Items Due Today:

🔴	OVERDUE (was due 3/13): Performance self-assessments → submit to HR. Calibration sessions are Tue & Thu this week — no more runway.
🔴	DUE TODAY: Stanley FY27 deliverables → send to Akshay. Amendment 6 expires 3/31. You committed to getting him his inputs by today. #2
🟠	DUE TODAY: Hydraulic tools inventory → Phil Wall promised list to Jhansi by today. Chase Phil if not received. #30
🟠	Expected today: Arif remote work update from Marie Washington (HR). Follow up if no reply by afternoon.
🟠	Overdue (was due 3/12): Colin Crawford Bomtail supply letter — background on 1/2" ASN delays (-410K vs plan). Key input for Howmet Waco visit Thu 3/19. Chase today. #2

✈ Travel Flag:

Duplicate flight booking: Two bookings for SFO/SJC → DFW tomorrow — OBMUDK (AA 3146, SJC 2:08 PM) and YIBDTE (AA 810, SFO 2:33 PM). Both share the AA 1484 DFW→BNA 9:04 PM connection. YIBDTE is linked to hotel/car rental — treat as active. Cancel or confirm OBMUDK today.
YIBDTE DFW connection is only 54 minutes (arrive 8:10 PM, depart 9:04 PM). Tight — monitor departure delay.
Check out of Aloft Silicon Valley before departure.

2 · This Week — Remaining Days

Day	Event & Notes
Sun 3/15 Travel	AA 810 SFO→DFW 2:33 PM · AA 1484 DFW→BNA 9:04 PM (arrive 10:59 PM local) Car: National pick-up Nashville airport (Conf# 1395465520COUNT, 844-370-2403) Hotel: TownePlace Suites Nashville Downtown, 310 Gay St (615-551-8880) · Check-in Sun 3/15
Mon 3/16 Nashville	8:00 AM — Catch Up (Nashville/Zoom w/ Tony). Agenda: Org Structure · Stanley/Chenta open issues · Foundations, EBOS, Robotics, PCU new business 5:00 PM — NX Dinner, Moto restaurant (1120 McGavock St · 10-person reservation · free valet at Kane Prime across street) ⚠ CONFLICT: Manager Lab in-person Fremont (9–11:30 AM) — you're in Nashville. Decline this date; attend the Mar 26 Fremont session instead.
Tue 3/17 Nashville/ Hopkinsville	6:00 AM — Manager Open Session #1 (Zoom · Perf Review + Calibration). Attend this one — skip #2 on 3/19 due to Howmet conflict. 8:00 AM — Pre-Bid: Vantage & Ranger (Teams). Topics: supplier NDA/GBA status (incl. Unigen), SOW, specs, BOM, milestones. #8 9:30 AM — Stanley Hopkinsville (w/ Prashant, Phil, Tony; possibly Sergio/Joe F.). Focus: M12 NCR status · consumables compensation tracking · BV17 under-bite root cause · Howmet preference drivers. NOT a QBR. Dinner with Linda in Nashville. #1 ⚠ CONFLICT: NX RPP Overview & Intro (9:30 AM Zoom) clashes with Stanley in-person. Reschedule RPP with Stacey McKinney. 6:30 PM — Mech Staff Meeting (Teams · first standing meeting). Publish a standard agenda before Tuesday.
Wed 3/18 BNA→SAT →Waco	7:40 AM — SW 2675 BNA→SAT (arrive 10:20 AM). Drop National rental at BNA airport before flight — target by ~6:30 AM. Enterprise pick-up SAT airport (9559 Airport Blvd · Conf# 1691996499COUNT) ~11:15 AM — Duroshox US visit, San Antonio (Rich + Prashant, Kevin McAllister). Topics: quality remediation, RPP audit findings (excessive OT, pay violations), supply continuity post-India redirect. #26 PM — Drive SAT→Waco. Hotel: AC Hotel Marriott Waco Downtown, 600 Mary Ave (254-910-8900)
Thu 3/19 Waco→ Houston	8:30 AM — Howmet Waco visit (Matt Deuire + OG onsite; Graham on vacation). Topics: GBA amendment (send Word format ahead of visit) · Kingston labor risk (decide: 60 or 90-day coverage?) · Brunner acquisition · 1/2" Bomtail crisis (-410K vs recovery plan) · 1/4" pricing gap message. Shop floor tour for Prashant. Leave by 12:30–1 PM. #2 ⚠ CONFLICT: Manager Open Session #2 (9–10 AM) overlaps Howmet visit. Already flagged to attend Session #1 on Tue 3/17 instead. PM — Drive Waco→Houston. Hotel: Houston Marriott North, 255 N Sam Houston Pkwy E (281-875-4000) ChenMega Houston visit begins (Rich + Prashant, through 3/20).

Week Prep Needed:

Coach Arif on Joan Peh feedback before Tue calibration session — tone/collaboration concerns raised
Prep Howmet 1/4" pricing message for Graham (per Prashant's ask) + send GBA amendment in Word format
Mech Staff Meeting agenda — first standing meeting, set the tone
3/31 hard deadline: Stanley Amendment 6 expires. FY27 must be signed.

3 · Lookahead — 2–4 Weeks

Mon 3/23 — FY27 Bidding Summary Call #2 (EMS Mech + Power Systems, 2:00 PM, Fremont Fox room). Manager Open Session #3 option (5:00 PM) if you skipped #1/#2.
Thu 3/26 — KMI Q4CY25 QBR (7:00–8:30 AM, Zoom). Prep: scorecard review, demand-supply, open agreements/escalations. #28 — Also Manager Lab Fremont in-person (12:00–2:45 PM) same day. Attend this one.
Mon 3/30 — QBR Baojia/BNEM (8:00–9:30 PM). Prep: CO2 PPAP status, slew drive allocation. #28
Tue 3/31 — QBR Chenta (8:00–9:30 PM). Prep: sustainability audit recruitment fee findings (unresolved), NX120 qualification timeline. Verify date — Ray Chen unavailable 3/24; reschedule to 4/1 proposed.
3/31 — Stanley Amendment 6 EXPIRES. FY27 must be executed.
Thu 4/2 — SC Mechanical Program Bi-Weekly (8:30–9:30 AM, Prashant's office/Zoom)
Apr 11–23 — China & SEA Supplier Trip APPROVED. Travel not booked yet. 4 weeks out — book this week. Visits: KMI, Baojia (Suzhou + Malaysia), Yihua/CZT, Meishan, Chenta (Taiwan), Fator (Malaysia). Decide: does Akshay join for Fator? #22

5 · Top 3 Priorities for Today

1	Send Stanley FY27 deliverables to Akshay — do not let this slide past today. Amendment 6 expires 3/31. Arif needs to push 1/4" pricing conversation with Rich + Prashant before Waco. Every day you're late compresses negotiation time with a hard deadline. #2

2	Complete performance self-assessments (was due yesterday). Calibration sessions are Tuesday and Thursday. You need your own self-assessment done before you evaluate your team. Coach Arif on the Joan Peh feedback today so he's ready for Tuesday.

3	Resolve travel conflicts and book China trip. Cancel/confirm duplicate flight booking (OBMUDK vs YIBDTE). Reschedule NX RPP Overview (clashes with Stanley 3/17). Book China/SEA trip travel — Apr 11 is only 4 weeks away and APPROVED. #22

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