Eric Distefano Email & Phone Number

Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica

As a dedicated Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Bourns, I lead the Protection Division team in Costa Rica. My role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including overseeing the production of critical components such as Gas Discharge Tubes, Power Resistors, Shunts, and Potentiometers. Leveraging Six Sigma tools, I drive continuous improvement, enhance yield rates, and optimize manufacturing processes. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I ensure successful New Product… Show more As a dedicated Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Bourns, I lead the Protection Division team in Costa Rica. My role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, including overseeing the production of critical components such as Gas Discharge Tubes, Power Resistors, Shunts, and Potentiometers. Leveraging Six Sigma tools, I drive continuous improvement, enhance yield rates, and optimize manufacturing processes. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I ensure successful New Product Introductions (NPI) and validate machine qualifications. My commitment to excellence contributes to Bourns’ global reputation as an industry leader.I take pride in fostering a collaborative and motivated team. By providing clear direction, empowering team members, and promoting a positive work environment, I drive productivity and innovation. Together, we achieve our goals and uphold Bourns’ legacy of quality and reliability. Show less

Heredia, Costa Rica

As an NPI Senior Process Engineer at Intel, I specialize in process validation for innovative tools used in Thermal Compression Bonding. My focus centers on Intel’s server platforms, specifically the fourth and fifth generations of Xeon Scalable microprocessors.

San Rafael, Alajuela, Costa Rica

NPI Manufacturing Engineer responsable of the execution of line setups, validations, IQ, OQ and PQ, DOEs, PFMEAs, among other related tasks for the implementation of manufacturing processes of new products and line transfers of catheter sub-assemblies.

Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica

Lead the manufacturing engineering department for the Gas Discharge Tube production line of the Circuit Protection Division. Responsable for sustaining and improving the efficency of the process by reducing scrap, validating new machines, new material suppliers among other initiatives. Also, responsable for the new product introduction and validation of the manufacturing process of them.

Belén, Heredia, Costa Rica

In charge of the plating process for tin solder, nickel and their respective wastewater treatment operation and control. Also, in charge for the execution of improvement initiatives, like scrap reduction, new design validations, new material suppliers and new equipment validations by using statistics, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma for several assembly processes.

Licentiate Degree, Chemical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General