Alejandro Rivera Email & Phone Number

Cd Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico

• Responsible of implementing quality controls, and maintain systems on production floor through close supervision of a team integrated for two engineers and 6 inspectors in 4 shifts.• Create a strategic plan to maintain KPIs on goal.• Managing the Inspection Plan; first part release, process parameters control, releasing of finished goods, NCMR, and ensure the application of customer criteria of acceptance.• Strong focus on time NCR response to customers with DMAIC and 8D methodology for root cause analysis and proper and effective corrective actions.• Follow up of implantation of corrective actions, and their effeteness on production floor.• Collaboration on PPAP development, and updates of PFMEA and PCP for each part number.• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of FPY to reduce Scrap percentage below 3% on each machine as a continuous improvement initiative.• Keeping strong communication with all organization levels and departments.• Create and implement procedures for WI review inspections, charts, visual aids, and dummies.• Provide support to customers through contentions and sorting.• Management of quarantined area “MRB” and CSL1 inspection area.• Provide RMA’s, C of C to customers. • Fixtures design and validate reworks. Achievements• Reduction of NCRs trough data analysis with implementation of robust corrective actions.• Creation and implementation of jig fixtures to eliminate setup error in manufacturing operations.• Implementation of microscope station to inspect electronic connectors.• Time reduction for material rejection in MRB area to below 20 days

Cd. Juarez

• Assure KPI’s meet target goals whilst identifying improvement opportunities.• Implement and update FMEAS, PCP and quality controls in fabrication and welding areas. • Create Quality Culture in both areas: first time through and auto-inspection. • Reduce welding defects and leaking in tank products throughout database analysis.• Reduce bending/folding variation of metal sheets with pre-control charts in fabrication area.• Manage MOC’s (Management Of Change System).

Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua

Full-time.• In charge of plant quality system as quality engineer overseeing 140 employees, with the support of an assistant and seven inspectors. • Responsible of NCR and providing 8D final response to customers, and RMA’s.• Ensure the correct application of every corrective action on the production floor.• Keeping strong communication with corporate and local plant, applying quality policies and directions.• Managing and updating the Inspection Plan, PCP, FMEAS, ENC’s. • Inspection Control; procedures, action plans, formats, inspections charts, visual aids, LPA, drawings, dummies, sorting, contentions, and measure instruments. • Coordinate and train personnel.• Develop and control fixtures & plating suppliers. Achievements: • Creation, development, and application of labeling procedures to eliminate wrong identification of products and mixed parts in customer orders.• Design of fixtures and Poka-yokes to prevent assembling components in wrong alignments, torque control on workstation to avoid damages on components in assembly cell of neutral bars. • Successful application of 5s Standard works and visual management in manufacturing area; application of time studies. • Transferring two screw automating insertion machines with 40 part numbers and one CNC machine with 37 part numbers. Both projects with the necessity of developing process quality controls and part finish with plating suppliers.

Cd. Juárez Chihuahua

Full-time. Responsible of overseeing and ensuring product quality and specifications; Implementing quality system in the plant; design and standardize line processes; implementing SPC in production lines; creating work instructions and quality inspection reports. Coordination of Lean-Sigma projects; budget administration; Layouts design in AutoCAD; materials management and production supervision.

Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua

Full-time. Design and implementation of Lean Sigma Project aimed at reducing labeling errors in the bottling line. Success rate of project: 90% reduction of scrap.

Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua

Full-time. Development and coordination of production schedules. Supervision and adjustment of daily production capacity. Troubleshooting in production line: Components tracking and delivery to production line on time, part number verification, scheduling of purchase dates, inventory control

El Paso, Texas

Full-time. Directly involved in the introduction of Mexican food products into the American and Spanish markets. Functions included: administration of investment projects; profit and loss Analysis (P&L’s); marketing strategies such as label and package design, market research, benchmarking, and advertising; planning and coordination of promotional events; and development of suppliers.

Juarez, Chihuahua

Full-time. Design and coordination of Lean Manufacturing projects directed at cost reduction for the bottling and packaging areas. Design in AutoCAD of production layouts for both Juarez’s and Mexicali’s plants. Design of FIFO system for storage areas. Design of new bottle prototypes. Supplier development and management.

Juarez, Chihuahua

Full-time. External Quality Supervisor within Rio Bravo Plant XX. In charge of supervising the detection of component defects in the automotive cooling systems manufactured at the plant. Data compilation and reporting for SPC.

Juarez, Chihuahua

Full-time. Directly participated in the implementation of the Demand Flow Technology project (DFT) targeted at reducing production costs by inventories in the three Juarez plants. Functions included: time and movement analysis; design of process sheets, calculation of kanbans, and product parts drawing in AutoCAD.

M.S., Administrative Engineering

Green Belt Certification

B.S., Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Industrial Engineering - Specialty: Manufacturing