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Querétaro Arteaga, México

• Project leader for OEM´s product developments (Stellantis, Ford, Rivian, Nissan, GM)• Point of contact with direct communication with OEM and Suppliers across different continents and cultures. • Collaboration and integration with prototype and manufacturing plants for product and process development, ensuring successful Serial Production launching.• Management of customer engineering changes and risks of the project during development, ensuring stakeholder engagement and good team collaboration to achieve results.• Lead weekly internal and external project meetings to track progress, prioritize activities, and clear all roadblocks to meet results.

Ciudad De México, México

• Coordinating project activities for Sub System Technical Managers (Body, Interior, Chassis, Engine Systems, Electronics and Powertrain (BICEEP)).• Introduction and coordination of new product changes to achieve the company's objectives and improve the client experience• Leading technical aspects of vehicle project development activities, through all vehicle life cycle, from vehicle content definition, to serial production at vehicle plant.• Developing a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), with different price classes, and optional content for different markets in the world.• Leading and organizing meetings to create synergy between stakeholders and business leaders to decide critical project goals.• Ensuring stakeholders create and deliver source packages to suppliers and follow up of all project milestones, including testing (DV & PV), vehicle builds, plant trials, and start of production of vehicle.• Responsible for releasing vehicle content documentation and publishing in formal company bulletins.

•Development of projects to reduce manufacturing costs.•Engineering change management.•Coordination of PPAP process•Lead and develop the program team to meet the expectations of internal and external customers.•Establish and execute program timelines.•Maintain EBIT / Gross Margin by program per negotiated business agreement.•Manage/ensure the following processes are executed: Prototype Orders, RFQ Process, Tooling Orders, and material orders for start of launch.•Lead the program team to identify and achieve continuous improvement/cost reduction projects.•Manage core team, customer relationship, and program tasks to ensure program milestones are achieved.•Escalate red risk items to Top Management for immediate response and resolution on showstopper issues.•Risk management – identify, manage and control project risks.•Project closure with customers and obtain the final payment.Clients: JOHN DEERE, CAT, JTL

México

• Deploy assembly strategy based on supplier benchmark, considering critical spare parts, energy consumption, floor space, ergonomics, etc.• Seek for improvements in new technologies for assembly process• Apply adequate automation level for each production site based on the Country and site-specific situations analysis.• Apply machinery standards and ergonomic requirements to comply with norms and regulation standards for each country.• Train Group technicians in all Assembly technologies.• Minimize CAPEX by implementing flexible solutions & using SMED. Applying standards & benchmarks.• Follow up quotation standards and support in complex quotations to provide the best solution for the customer.• Review concepts to industrialize for new projects and decide for best solutions.• Track area KPI`s and make continuous improvement solutions.• Definition and continuous improvement of assembly process standards• Statistical Analysis of assembly data to determine the best process set up and controlClients: FORD, RENUALT, JOHN DEERE, CAT

Mexico

• Coordination of vehicle lines: Transit, Commercial, Navigator and Expedition.• Engineering change management.• Coordination of production schedules.• Approval of alerts and notifications.• Cost approval and authorization for 2021 and 2022 launch programs.• Reduced plant implementation times.• Applied knowledge in Core tools.

• Project development for cost reduction.• PPAP Coordinator• Engineering change management.• Component selection and material quotation.• New product analysis and launches.• Tooling analysis.• Process flow diagrams.

Ciudad De México Y Alrededores, México

• In charge of new product review, capacity analysis and process feasibility.• Development of continuous improvement projects.• Elaboration of manufacturing routes for time reduction.• Drawing interpretation.• Applied knowledge in Core Tools• Design and development of new tools.• Tooling Analysis.

Ciudad De México, México

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Seminario En Costos De Produccion, Administracion En Ingenieria

Ingenieria En Mecanica, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Equipo representativo de atletismo

Mechanical Engineering