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Irving, Texas

Acting as the Operational Excellence Manager and Master Black Belt covering US, Ireland and Israel for the Semiconductor Division (SED), crafted and implemented the first Operational Excellence Program in the company. • Fully implemented program covering Purchasing, Analytics, RMA, Customer Service, Warehouse, Logistics, Process engineering, Spare parts management, Machine installation, Maintenance (Corrective/Preventive), Quality, Manufacturing, and Technical training. • Over 15 Mi USD in savings, inventory reduction, and productivity improvements for the company and its customers.• Full Green Belt, White Belt, and Kaizen program that has delivered over 30 successful projects, and over 100 kaizens across the US, Ireland, Israel, and Japan. • Boosted the Strategic planning capabilities of the organization through implementing Hoshin-Kanri methodology. • First multi-discipline program in the company encompassing tools from different areas of expertise including continuous improvement, change management, project management, agile, and strategic planning. • Due to the success of the program, it has expanded to another company’s division that produces medical devices.

Gainesville, Texas

Applying Change Management, Continuous improvement principles, and Strategic planning, revamped the Operational Excellence Program from 3 projects to over 20 projects (in a few months) across the organization, coaching and training over 20 BBs and GBs covering the entire organization from Management to Operators. • Program successfully implemented across multiple business areas including Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Product design delivering over 4 million USD projected savings. • Achieved improvement of high impact KPIs. Including Production lines efficiency (35%), Thruput (30%).• Reduction of key high impact metrics including Cycle time (60%), Setup time (50%), Quality defects (30%), Sorting time (95%), Lead time (57%), and Purchasing costs (20%).• Improved Organizational strategic planning by leading Hoshin Kanri planning.

Port Murray, New Jersey

Integrating a toolbox from Continuous improvement, Change management, and Project management revamped the CI program from a few projects to more than 20 strategic projects in less than 7 months.• Program successfully implemented across the organization covering Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance, Finance, Sales, and HR.• Outstanding KPI improvements including reduction of Machine downtime (50%), Inventory (25%), Motion (50%), Quality defects (50%), Compressed air consumption (40%), Scrap (90%), and Safety Risk (From High to Low).• Achieved world-class quality and cleanliness (equivalent to Pharma GMP) in High Voltage line.• Improved operational efficiency of the main auto line serving high-end customers such as Audi, BMW, and Ford.

Washington, Nj

After a 2-year stint as the Global Project Manager, I was given the opportunity to enhance the company’s North America business’ customer satisfaction, profitability, and quality. I reduced lead time and cost by leading complex multi-site, cross-functional transactional, and operational projects and Kaizen events working with all areas in the organization.Other notable achievements:♦ Impact driving force behind operational efficiency improvements on two production lines, resulting in $290,000 and $500,000 savings.♦ Spearheaded largest business transfer in organization history, moving 150 million units and gaining more than $1 million in profits.♦ Pioneered transformational new product launch planning system, reducing lead times by up to 30% in key production processes.♦ Aligned organization for growth, identifying and sharing best practices across North America through training, coaching, and utilization of change management tools.

Washington, New Jersey

Global Project Manager ➨ Product Development ✦ Key Partnership & Alliance FormationAs the Global Project Manager, I served as a project, continuous improvement and change management expert for the most important global product development project in the company. I functioned as part of team collaborating with professionals from 8 countries across several business areas, including operations, sales, finance, engineering, R&D and supply chain.Selected accomplishments include:♦ Forged partnerships with customers, vendors, and various organizational teams and departments driving 200% improvements in operations output, reducing costs by 30% and quality defects by 50%, ♦ Implemented more than 70 best practices, including TPM main pillars using Kaizen, CI and CM tools, helping to eliminate over 80 bottlenecks.♦ Demonstrated team improvement skills to train, coach, and mentor cross-functional and multicultural team members from the U.S., France, and Brazil.

Washington, New Jersey

In my capacity here, I launched the ‘Lean to Win’ operational excellence program by implementing cross-functional lean six sigma projects, Kaizen, TPM, and change management tools to drive cultural change.Significant contributions include:♦ Propelled savings of more than $1.5 million, improving REE by 50% and reducing quality defects by 40%. ♦ Paved the way for organizations to receive multi-million-dollar contracts by achieving 2 quality qualifications for Johnson - Johnson and Estee Lauder.

Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Mexico

I was promoted to lead the North America’s environment, health and safety (EHS) sustainability and GMP change strategic program. I crafted an integrated system for quality, EHS, GMP, and Social responsibility, becoming the first business unit in the company to have the system.Delivered results include:♦ Conceived, developed, and implemented continuous improvement, kaizen, and capital multi-site projects, achieving over $300,000 cost savings.♦ Strengthened safety capabilities across North American sites, achieving zero LT and RC accidents, fire risk reduction, noise reduction, and machine safety improvement. ♦ Earned the privilege of receiving Bonsai Award for outstanding EHS performance, gaining OSHA VPP status for injury and illness rates below national average, and getting 2 Clean Safe Industry Awards.♦ Strategized and executed ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22716, and SA8000 certifications across North America sites.♦ Achieved more than 38% recycling, 50% HAZMAT reduction, and 30% energy reduction.♦ EHS program became a benchmark for other countries.

Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Mexico

Led site's strategy to build, implement and certify an integrated environmental, health and safety system that complied with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22716.Through an extensive team work, the system was developed, implemented and certified in less than 1 year.The system turned the plant from having 30+ year recordable accidents to Zero. Plant also achieved the most important Mexican Government certifications: Clean industry and Safe Industry. Due to my expertise I later took responsibility for creating the systems for GMP and Social Responsibility and also to create the first EHS-GPM-SR-Quality system in the company.

Altamira, Tamaulipas. Mexico

Project examples:PRIMEX- Designed new operational procedures to comply quality pharma requirements.Professor for Quality Culture Class

Ciudad Valles, Slp. Mexico

Succesfully crafted and certified ISO 9001, NMX 17025, ISO 14001, API Spec 10 and Cemex Operational Excellence and TPM program becoming North Region Benchmark.Led the Mills Operational Area as Operations Managers (interim).In charge of New Product Development, team worked with Corporate to produce Cement for the Oil industry becoming the first plant in Cemex Mexico to produce it. Led Leadership team in the process of Hoshin Kanri and Balance Score card strategic planning. Supported other areas efforts as Continuous improvement, EHS and TPM expert. 19 continuous improvement and capital projects were implemented.

Castillejo, Spain

My first Expat Assignment at Spain came after being selected from nationwide candidates.During my assignment I was mentored by the Plant Director on each operational and business area of the Cement business. Additionally, I implemented projects that connected plants in Spain and Mexico achieving results such as 30% lost time reduction, 20% quality defects reduction, 20% water consumption reduction and 5% fuel reduction.

Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Responsible for the Quality management of different types of Gray and White Cement as well as the Environment & Sustainability agenda of the organization.♦ Successfully designed, implemented and certified: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, NMX 17025, and EMA.♦ Implemented the first Operational Excellence program boosting the plant's overall score from low 30s to over 90%.♦ Led the first Microscopy program in the site's history.♦ Improved Klin maintenance planning by introducing the use of project management principles and the use of project management software.♦ Boosted safety and environmental compliance.♦ First site in Mexico to achieve all key quality and environmental certifications.

Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Within a Mentorship program for Cement and Ready-Mix businesses, I was trained in operations, maintenance, quality, supply chain, EHS, HR, and sales.Additional to my training plan, I successfully implemented over 10 improvement projects delivering over $300K in savings.Ready-mix business improvements:♦ Acting as a Sales Rep sold over $500k in ready mix through different infrastructure projects.♦ Crafted a software to optimize ready mix formulas.♦ Reduce truck loading time through a time study program.♦ Improved different quality practices and eliminated unnecessary activities.♦ Along with production an quality teams, built ISO 9001 compliance procedures and practices.♦ Improved environmental control compliance.Cement business improvements:♦ Crafted and implemented first safety system that achieved "0" accidents first time in site's history.♦ Improvement of 20% in raw mix quality by working with maintenance in different silos improvements. ♦ Improved environmental control by working with production to go from electrical to bag houses.♦ Reduced truck loading by 20%.♦ Reduced by 5% use of explosives.♦ Eliminated unnecessary sampling practices.♦ Improved compliance with ASTM standards.

Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Lead a production-maintenance team that achieved best Plant KPIs. Implemented 4 continuous improvement projects.

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