David Herrera Email & Phone Number

CH-4665, Oftringen, CH

• Strategic Leadership: Directed electrical and controls aspects of capital projects with budgets exceeding $500K USD, managing project definition, estimation, funding, scheduling, budget control, and scope management.
• Global Initiatives: Championed the implementation of Industry 4.0 initiatives, driving regional technological advancements and system integrations.
• OT/IT Integration: Led OT implementation projects, collaborating with IT departments to ensure seamless integration and project execution.
• Vendor Management: Conducted in-depth technical evaluations of equipment proposals, selected vendors, and fostered strategic partnerships to enhance control systems in alignment with company standards.
• Bid Package Development: Oversaw the creation and execution of electrical construction bid packages, ensuring accuracy and competitiveness in procurement processes.
• Technical Leadership: Provided high-level support and established company standards for electrical and controls systems, enhancing regional operations.

• Project Management: Led the retrofitting of Siemens Corrugator to AB ControlLogix with Kinetix 6500, overseeing programming, panel design, and commissioning for a $300K project.
• Controls Development: Managed controls for a new recycling plant, including design, programming, and startup, with a focus on CompactLogix PLCs and extensive I/O points.
• Retrofit Projects: Executed field retrofits of analog temperature controls to advanced systems, enhancing process control and efficiency across multiple locations.
• Production Line Transfers: Supported and optimized production line transfers across various states and international locations, demonstrating adaptability and technical expertise.Key Achievements:
• Successfully completed multiple capital projects in four different countries within a single year, showcasing control systems programming and commissioning skills and strategic execution.

• Coordinate UTP Automation Project for a new steel manufacturing pipe production line responsible to create technical specification, panel fabrication and electrical installation requirements for bidding process.
• Control System Design for new steel production lines including safety
• AutoCAD drawings for electronic control cabinets and IO
• Coordinate Installation according to drawings and within schedule
• Programming PLC and HMI on Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5000 and FT View ME
• ControlNet and Devicenet Network setup for IO and MCC

Milwaukee, WI, US

- Manufacturing and Test Engineer coordinator for PCBA Electronic and Final Assembly.- Coordinate NPI activities and new production lines transfers- RTYL Follow Up- Scrap Follow Up- Collaborate in improvements Strategies, Kaizen Events, GembaWalks, LeanSix Sigma Projects- SMT, PTH, WaveSolder, ConformalCoat, Router, SelectiveSolder Improvement.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Final Assembly Production Lines Transfers lead, responsible for setup, implementation and line start-up, pilots run, line production release to production, line balance, kanban and MRO definition, materials available.
• New Product Introduction for four different production lines, responsible of getting necessary equipment and consumables, routes for products, BOM reviews, Detail work instructions for proto-types then pilots, train.
• Create, assign and modify routes on SAP for each product according to flow diagram on PCBA area and Final Assembly
• Drive meeting with Quality and Process owners (SMT, PTH,WaveSolder, ICT, Router) implementation of corrective and preventive actions due to customer complains and/or decrease on Yield/Scrap.
• Coordinate FTPC and Label system activities as equipment, setup readiness, drive weekly meetings for tracking activities on open issues and report main issues or changes to systems engineering.

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Lead automation project (Track and Trace system) starting the design finishing on field validation, including network design, PLC and HMI Programming, Wire Control and IO Cabinets, AutoCad diagrams.
• Documentation, commissioning and startup on automation systems for new productions lines, which includes Devicenet, ControlLogix and Ethernet networks with ControlLogix and Flex IO and AC drives.
• Maintenance and PM on electronic and automation systems for complete plant including new production lines, or support on down equipments.
• Systems Improvements on production lines as PokaYokes, Safety, Database systems.
• SiteReadinessManager for new global label system implementation at Monterrey site.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Responsible for upgrade metallurgic automation production lines from Schneider systems to Rockwell systems, starting from PLC-HMI programming for ControlLogix PLC systems with Ethernet,Devicenet and Controlnet.
• Automate Water system on Finishing Mill Master using elctro-valves, ultrasonic sensor, and setup MCC on DeviceNet for pump starters.
• Setup SCADA systems as IBA Analyzer on Ethernet communication with ControlLogix system
• Production staff training on new system implemented

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bse, Electronic Systems