Jordi Ballester

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Greater Zaragoza Metropolitan Area, Spain
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International experienced in managing Manufacturing Operations for Electric and Electronics in Automotive and Telecommunications, with high quality requirements (ISO TS16949, APQP, PPAP), Lean Manufacturing (VSM, Kaizen, LPA), building efficient process for materials (Kanban, JIT, Consignment), with global suppliers and destinations.Manage design groups in multiple low cost locations in Asia for electrical, mechanical, hardware and software. Working in global projects for the Automotive industry. Experience in manage test and validation teams that guarantee the reliability of the products by means of laboratory tests.Experienced in Program Management in Telecommunications projects.Specialties: Electronics ManufacturingLean ManufacturingDesign for electrical and electronics Automotive and Telecommunication productsProgram ManagementValidation and reliability of ElectronicsElectromechanical Automotive Products Product Development

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PFQ

Pfq

Asian Engineering Director en PFQ Electronics Kunshan
Jordi Ballester Work Experience Details
  • Pfq
    Asian Engineering Director
    Pfq Jan 2019 - Present
    Kunshan, China
    Technical Director of PFQ Electronics Kunshan, Chinese subsidiary of the Spanish company P4Q dedicated to manufacturing of electronics for the Automotive and Solar Industry.
  • Premo Group
    General Manager China
    Premo Group Nov 2016 - Nov 2018
    Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
    General Manager for China business of Premo Corporation, managing the Production Plant, China Sales and China Purchasing.
  • Lear Corporation
    Director Of Electronics Operations Engineering And Continuous Improvement
    Lear Corporation Jul 2011 - Jun 2016
    Valls Spain
    - Manage and Reorganize Prototype Departments in the in plants of Lear in Spain, Germany and Morocco (11 professionals) .- Responsible of technical support, communalization of processes, technologies and equipment for the 7 Lear Electronics Production Plants in the world. - Expatriated to Philippines for 3 months in 2012 and 9 months in 2014 to solve customer concerns on quality and deliver.Achievements: - End of customer and internal complains on prototypes quality and delivery. - Definition and deployment of 9 Global Procedures for production and Design for Manufacturing - Green score in production audits VW (2014) and Mitsubishi (2012)
  • Lear Corporation
    Asia Electrical & Electronics Engineering Director
    Lear Corporation Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
    Shanghai Suburb, China
    - From the offices in Shanghai and Cebu, responsible of a regional organization of 700 engineers, dedicated to the Electrical & Electronics Development. Engineering Centers in Shanghai (China), Cebu (Philippines), Thane (India), Atsugi & Hiroshima (Japan), Melbourne (Australia) and Soul (Korea). Meetings with Customers Engineering and Purchasing to review the awarded projects and discuss about new opportunities. Recruit new Engineering Managers. Control the quality of the Low Cost Engineering Services. Lead the Cost Technical Optimization for Electronics in Asia, Approve Investments. Participate in the evaluation of companies to be purchased.Achievements: - Support the increase of results of the company in Asia- Cost Technical Optimization of products for a value of 6M$- Deployment of Hybrid products in the region with Technical Shows in customers- Improved quality of low cost engineering services introducing metrics and processes for quality management.- Increase the participation of Low Cost Engineering in the global projects from 40% to 60%.
  • Lear Corporation
    Plant Manger Electronics
    Lear Corporation Jun 2005 - Jun 2008
    Cebu, Philippines
    - Setup and manage a production operation for Electronics and Power Boxes in Lear Philippines, delivered to Japan and other Asian countries. 100 professionals collaborators.Achievements: - Start the Electronics operations in Philippines: recruitment, equipment selection, installation.- Selection and development of local suppliers for plastics, terminals and electronics subassemblies.- Pass the audits for production of electronics for the customers Nissan, Mazda and Ford.- Become the most productive plant in the electronics division of the company.- Reach the international standards ISO/TS 16949, ISO9000, ISO14001, - Pass the audits for customer quality standards Ford Q1, Nissan ASES- Support other company factories in Mexico and China to improve processes.
  • Lear Corporation
    Director Of European Laboratories For Validation And Reliability
    Lear Corporation Apr 2003 - Jun 2005
    Valls, Spain
    - Responsible of Failure Analysis and Product Validation Laboratories of Valls and Kronach (Germany). The total staff of the labs is 26 technicians in Germany and SpainAchievements: - Integration in the organization German laboratories from a new company acquisition (G&H)- Validation of new customers (Nissan) and products from Volvo, Ford, Jaguar/ LR, RSA, GM.- Start the process of qualification of the laboratories according ISO/IEC 17025
  • Lear Corporation
    Deputy Plant Manager
    Lear Corporation Apr 2002 - Apr 2003
    Valls, Spain
    - Responsible of Manufacturing and Engineering of Electronic Modules and Smart Fuse Boxes. 150 professionals collaborators.Achievements: - Introduction of new lines for series production (1M modules/year) for Ford, Volvo, Mazda and Saab
  • Siemens Elasa
    Operations Director
    Siemens Elasa Jul 1998 - Mar 2002
    Zaragoza Area, Spain
    - Responsible of the manufacturing facility in Zaragoza, Spain with a total headcount 320 - Member of the Executive Board Achievements: - Introduction of new material Logistics systems ABC.- Introduction of SAP - Increase the production 75% with new concept of automatic tools, to satisfy the demand for replacement of installed modules due to Euro introduction.
  • Lucent Technologies
    Director Of Program Management And Repàir Services
    Lucent Technologies Aug 1998 - Jul 1999
    Madrid Area, Spain
    - Being responsible of a group of 4 Program Managers that manage deployment of Complete Systems Solutions to new Telecommunication Services providers in different regions in Spain. - Responsible to start and run Repair Services for the Switching electronic modules in the region of EMEA. Includes the areas of: Repair Shop, Engineering, Logistics and Customer Service. 41 professionals collaborators.Achievements: - Manage the projects and deploy networks and switches for Madritel, Aragon de Cable, Supercable Andalucía, Cable Canarias - Change the perception of customers for repair services from insufficient to excellent.
  • At&T - Lucent
    Operations Manager Indonesia
    At&T - Lucent Jan 1995 - Aug 1998
    Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia
    - Responsibility for the areas of the Manufacturing Operations, Logistics, Facilities, Security and IT. Total headcount 100.Member of the Board of Directors of the JV. Member of the Senior Leadership Team Lucent Technologies Asia/Pacific.Achievements: - Deployment of Fiber Networks and Mobile Phone Networks in Indonesia (400M$).- Coordination of activities for a successful evacuation of 200 employees and relatives in May 1998.
  • At&T - Network Systems España
    Manager Of Manufacturing Engineering And Planning
    At&T - Network Systems España Jan 1989 - Dec 1994
    Madrid Area, Spain
    - Responsibility of Manufacturing Engineering and Planning. 55 Technicians. Manager of Global Engineering Team (7 factories) with the mission to share and get the Best in Class equipment assembly process. - Responsible of manufacturing Transmission Business Unit in the factory of Tres Cantos.Achievements: - One year of work in Holland during the planning phase, (February 89 to April 90).- Recruiting of 15 engineers and managers for manufacturing.- Contribute to create an effective Just in Time production system with improved delivery time (75% reduction) and inventories (>50% reduction)
  • Miniwatt Sa
    Manager Of Engineering And Projects Department
    Miniwatt Sa Sep 1985 - Nov 1988
    Barcelona Area, Spain
    - Responsible of the Innovation and Automation Engineering Team in a Factory of Color Picture Tubes, Semiconductors, Electronic modules and Hybrid Circuits Achievements: - Fully automation of Load/Unload in 3 ovens.- Automation of Screen Coating area with 6 robots.
  • Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya
    Teacher In Computer Department
    Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya Sep 1983 - Jul 1985
    Barcelona Area, Spain
    - Teacher in the Computer Science Department, Computer Communications and Microprocessors HardwareResponsible of Logical Circuits Laboratory and General Computing Laboratory, Teacher in the Laboratory TV Department.- Start the Doctor degree accreditation- Director of projects for accreditation of last year students.

Jordi Ballester Skills

Continuous Improvement Automotive Product Development Manufacturing Engineering Lean Manufacturing Electronics Program Management Testing Kaizen Management Six Sigma Fmea Quality Management Apqp Engineering Management Leadership Supply Chain Management 5s Project Management Spc Root Cause Analysis Ppap Manufacturing Operations Management Operations Management Integration Cross Functional Team Leadership Telecommunications Process Improvement Ts16949 Change Management Manufacturing Engineering Team Leadership Value Stream Mapping Purchasing Supply Chain Logistics Supplier Quality Iso/ts 16949 Business Strategy Failure Mode And Effects Analysis Advanced Product Quality Planning Statistical Process Control Negotiation Strategy Production Part Approval Process Design For Manufacturing Automation Process Engineering Business Development

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