Responsible to lead the deployment of the Regal Performance Excellence program by designing and executing: training of employees, communication, VCP project portfolio management. Lead and manage the Engineering department. Provided LEAN/DMAIC support to assure the trained perssonel on Yellow, Green and Black Belt get certified.Supported the certification of 8 new Green Belts and 2 Black Belts during 2015 delivering more than 450K USD in savings. Plant Teams implemented 34 one week… Show more Responsible to lead the deployment of the Regal Performance Excellence program by designing and executing: training of employees, communication, VCP project portfolio management. Lead and manage the Engineering department. Provided LEAN/DMAIC support to assure the trained perssonel on Yellow, Green and Black Belt get certified.Supported the certification of 8 new Green Belts and 2 Black Belts during 2015 delivering more than 450K USD in savings. Plant Teams implemented 34 one week Kaizen, improving Ergonomics, Quality, Cost, Sustainability and Productivity. Tracked VCP project execution and savings for two plants. Responsible for managing the Engineering changes, developing the PFMEA and Standard Work for every operation. Show less

Responsible for the maintenance, tool crib and tool room areas. Led 28 employees to provide support to the manufacturing operations and facilities of two plants with processes like aluminum die casting, machining, stamping and assembly lines for the manufacture of electric motors.Improved the maintenance productivity in more than 40% and eliminated the overtime while maintaining or improving the TPM metrics like MTBF and MTTR. Contributed to improve plant performance by better utilizing the… Show more Responsible for the maintenance, tool crib and tool room areas. Led 28 employees to provide support to the manufacturing operations and facilities of two plants with processes like aluminum die casting, machining, stamping and assembly lines for the manufacture of electric motors.Improved the maintenance productivity in more than 40% and eliminated the overtime while maintaining or improving the TPM metrics like MTBF and MTTR. Contributed to improve plant performance by better utilizing the indirect personnel.Supported the Sustainability initiative generating savings in utilities by improving the Air Compressors efficiency, installing high efficiency motors and lamps and reduced heat losses at the process ovens. Show less

Responsible for the management of the high volume manufacturing lines including Production, Process and Maintenance teams; Led more than 180 union employees, leaders and technicians. Key Metrics were reached and exceeded. Quality 400 DPM´s better than goal, Service Levels 1% better. Labor & Machine Efficiency increased in 7% vs goal, EHS No OSHA recordable and mandatory training completed.

Responsible for the Projects and Indirect Materials Area. Managed the plant projects portfolio (from concept to implementation) for 12 cost take out, EHS, Lean, & Maintenance Projects. Generated more than 250K USD in benefits Lead Purchasing, Tool Room and Spare Parts Warehouse areas. Responsible for the control of the Indirect Materials Expense Budget for the plant. Eliminated the overspend and controlled IME budget by redesigning the purchasing system. Acting Quality Manager when required. Show more Responsible for the Projects and Indirect Materials Area. Managed the plant projects portfolio (from concept to implementation) for 12 cost take out, EHS, Lean, & Maintenance Projects. Generated more than 250K USD in benefits Lead Purchasing, Tool Room and Spare Parts Warehouse areas. Responsible for the control of the Indirect Materials Expense Budget for the plant. Eliminated the overspend and controlled IME budget by redesigning the purchasing system. Acting Quality Manager when required. Show less

Responsible for Lean Manufacturing implementation in the plant while leading the capacity increase projects. Developed and managed the plan for the implementation of Lean Manufacturing to support the manufacturing strategy. Coordinated the Lean Challenge program inside the plant. Generated 250K+ USD savings per year by implementing projects in housekeeping, visual management, material flow, scrap and inventory reduction and improving machine efficiency.Managed the budget, installation… Show more Responsible for Lean Manufacturing implementation in the plant while leading the capacity increase projects. Developed and managed the plan for the implementation of Lean Manufacturing to support the manufacturing strategy. Coordinated the Lean Challenge program inside the plant. Generated 250K+ USD savings per year by implementing projects in housekeeping, visual management, material flow, scrap and inventory reduction and improving machine efficiency.Managed the budget, installation, start-up and product qualification for the relocation of three manufacturing plants. More than 200 new products evaluated, approved and released for production. Increased in five times the plant installed capacity. Show less

Responsible for the Process, Product and Project areas.Integrated and developed the Engineering team to fully support the manufacturing operation. Assured the product compliance vs specification and updated the technical product and process information. Managed the New Product Introduction process and the conformance testing for product changesDelivered 40% of total yearly benefits by evaluating process opportunities and implementing productivity projects.

Responsible for the implementation of best manufacturing practices and the coordination of productivity projects.Delivered the 20% of the yearly savings by the leading the new products introduction.Obtained the Green Belt certification by utilizing the 6 sigma methodology to solve a customer complain and critical process issues.

. Lead “Plant #1” Manufacturing (Finishing) Department after completing a 2-year training in several areas of the plant. Responsible to manage the finishing (machining) operation area to assure adherence to the quality system and guarantee customer service levels. Key metrics managed were Quality, Service, Safety and Cost. Crew area was formed by more than 80 persons including technicians and supervisors.

Managed the Manufacturing Engineering Department and the Tool Room area. Developed all glass tempering tooling for automotive tempered glass manufacture. Supported the quality department during the PPAP´s and prototype trials with customers. Responsible to generate and maintain all appropriated documents for the QS-9000 certification. Key player during the plant start-up.

Responsible for the tempering area. Provide direction and leadership to 40 union employees and 4 nonunion supervisors in the manufacture of automotive tempered glass. Main metrics: Labor efficiency, machine efficiency, OSHA rate.Responsible for the installation and start-up of the equipment and process for tempering automotive glass. Elaborated and trained all personnel in the area procedures and instructions for the QS-9000 certification.

Member of the Engineering department. Oversees the Fluorescent Manufacturing Area. Responsible for the best practice implementation to influence the manufacturing metrics like Material & Labor Efficiency. Controlled the manufacturing process instructions as well as managed all engineering changes for the area. Implemented a TPM system to increase the machine efficiency. Developed and implemented a training program for the manufacturing mechanics focused on burner control systems.

Responsible for the thermodynamic design for industrial boilers as part of the engineering team. Determined the equipment dimensions and thermal performance to meet customer’s specifications and corroborate it during the equipment start-up. Provided field support during acceptance testing of the equipment.Coordinated the equipment fabrication vs design.Designed the biggest “package boiler” ever manufactured in the plant. Managed the project from design to deliver.