Andres F. Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Consulting partner with over 15 years experience specializing in strategic deployment, call center operations and process improvement methodologies. Our unique hands on approach allows us to work together and offer solutions to your most complex business challenges. We serve a wide range of industries of industries such as Healthcare, Higher Education, Construction, Aerospace, MRO’s, Manufacturing and Retail. Some of our partners include Meds ax National Medical Group, George Washington University Faculty Medical Associates, University of California San Diego, Techno Aerospace, Jet Aviation, Power Master Inc. and MDM Construction.

Miramar, Florida, United States

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Lead all Continuous improvement initiatives. Drive operational efficiency to maximize productivity, standardize processes and assure quality. Develop customer and supplier value stream integrations to deliver and exceed company expectations.•Winner 2014 (SFMA) South Florida Manufacturer of the Year.•Successfully implemented Value Stream Costing system for 6 key value streams as part of the lean accounting implementation strategy.•Successfully implemented Value Stream Costing system for 6 key value streams as part of the lean accounting implementation strategy.•Successfully implemented Value Stream Costing system for 6 key value streams as part of the lean accounting implementation strategy.•Established successful procurement turnkey programs that have provided value added solutions to strategic partners. •Expert resource to executive leadership in both short and long term efficiency improvement and capacity increase situations.•Led major 3p factory design for facility relocation project.•Managed strategic customer value stream integration that reduced lead time form 15 days dock to dock to less than 10 days.•Developed Tack capability tool for high mix/high volume manufacturing operation.•Achieved lead time reduction in Plastics cell from 11 days to 6 days while reducing quality defects by 86%.

United Arab Emirates

Responsible for establishing United Technologies operating system ACE (Achieving Competitive Excellence) in a startup joint venture between Sikorsky, Lockheed martin and AMMROC. Manage all ACE related activities in corporate headquarters and 2 military bases.•Effectively established continuous improvement culture and ACE operating system.•Achieved ACE bronze certification in less than 1 year in an organization of over 400 employees and over 45 different cultures.• Successfully established TPM programs for aircraft ground support equipment in 2 military bases.•Worked with all levels, Executive management through base floor to teach, mentor and implement continuous improvement activities across Joint Venture enterprise.•Planned and facilitated AMMROC ACE associate training program (Certified over 100 AMMROC ACE associates)

Coordinate continuous improvement activities for a site of over 200 employees. First MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul) site to achieve ACE gold in North America.•Major contributor in leading site to ACE Gold maturity level. Overall achievements include 80% reduction in quality escapes. 50% reduction in turnaround time and 20% increase in customer satisfaction level. •Led over 60 Kaizen events such as VSM, 5S, Cell Design, Set up reduction that resulted in a significant cost savings, efficiency improvements and reduction in quality escapes. •Provided guidance on lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools from shop floor to upper management.•Selected for UTC’s Operations Leadership program. Considered one of the premier operations development programs within UTC.

Masters, Leadership

Bachelors, Management

Six Sigma Black Belt

A&P (Airframe & Powerplant License)