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•Lead Design to Cost initiative in early product development cycles and support related activities.•Develop Commodity Strategies jointly with respective Regional Commodity Manager and Strategic buyers to meet Product Line BOM roadmap objectives. •Collaborate cross-functionally with RCM, Strategic buyers, Engineering to provide competitive and efficient designs/processes as part of the cost roadmap development. •Collaborate with Global Engineering on reverse costing / benchmark… Show more •Lead Design to Cost initiative in early product development cycles and support related activities.•Develop Commodity Strategies jointly with respective Regional Commodity Manager and Strategic buyers to meet Product Line BOM roadmap objectives. •Collaborate cross-functionally with RCM, Strategic buyers, Engineering to provide competitive and efficient designs/processes as part of the cost roadmap development. •Collaborate with Global Engineering on reverse costing / benchmark studies / teardowns studies to improve Nexteer products•Collect and maintain key market data like raw materials, production labor, machine rates, process parameters, SG&A, etc. •Support the evaluation and costing for engineering changes ideas through the use of Cost Models. •Develop Cost Models globally for Nexteer’s supplier base. Maintain the models as frequent as required, obtaining the supplier agreement on the updated model for every production facility. •Coordinate with the pursuit team the use of the developed Cost Models in new programs quoting. •Support the CIP regional leads in the discussions with the suppliers and Nexteer to improve efficiencies and eliminate waste to become more competitive. •Support Global Supply Management in the negotiations with suppliers to get them to an “open book” relationship. •Drive cost transparency across all the organization and with our supply base.•Product line - Target cost development and management for divers commodities (E.g. Stampings, Castings, Plastics, Machining, Forgings)•Suppliers cost breakdowns interpretation and side-by-side analysis. •Development of strong plan for gap-to-target closing activities Show less

As Cost Engineering and Benchmarking expert I acted as consultant on multiple projects across all the Bosch divisions. I was the primary contact for engineering, plants and purchasing units to support cost engineering in the entire NA region.I conducted structured analyses and calculations with an standard application to determine product cost and the cost drivers for purchased parts and internally manufactured parts.I provided input to knowledge management by setting up… Show more As Cost Engineering and Benchmarking expert I acted as consultant on multiple projects across all the Bosch divisions. I was the primary contact for engineering, plants and purchasing units to support cost engineering in the entire NA region.I conducted structured analyses and calculations with an standard application to determine product cost and the cost drivers for purchased parts and internally manufactured parts.I provided input to knowledge management by setting up reference processes and guideline values for specific manufacturing technologies (e.g. stampings, plastic injection, blow molding, assembly)I drove negotiations with suppliers and provide the necessary feedback in order to close cost gaps as well as help them to improve their production capabilities. Show less

•Responsible for the IP Ducts and Registers •Optimal cost estimates development for several instrumental panel components•Lead estimator for NA and EU regions •I drove negotiations with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers in order to close cost gaps •Tooling cavitation analysis •Plastic injection, blow molding, color painting, chroming, thermoforming processes expertise•BOP development•BOM validation •CAD model analysis •Close work with purchasing and product… Show more •Responsible for the IP Ducts and Registers •Optimal cost estimates development for several instrumental panel components•Lead estimator for NA and EU regions •I drove negotiations with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers in order to close cost gaps •Tooling cavitation analysis •Plastic injection, blow molding, color painting, chroming, thermoforming processes expertise•BOP development•BOM validation •CAD model analysis •Close work with purchasing and product development teams Show less

•Responsible for BIW commodity - General Stampings •Single point of contact between Ford of Mexico and Ford of Europe teams •Developed OCE’s for stamped components (Cold and Hot Stampings) •Class A,B and C components management and interpretation •Experience on negotiations with Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to close cost gaps •Bill of process (BOM/BOP) development•CAD designs analysis •Close teamwork with purchasing and product development

*Validation of speed and capacity of the production lines for the Heads project launch. *Methods and standards engineer for Heat Treatment and Premachining area*Workload distribution for hourly employees *Layout changes validation and support for special construction and overhaul projects*Standardization champion for my supported areas - including process and documentation revision *Support in the validation and deployment of the Global Manufacturing… Show more *Validation of speed and capacity of the production lines for the Heads project launch. *Methods and standards engineer for Heat Treatment and Premachining area*Workload distribution for hourly employees *Layout changes validation and support for special construction and overhaul projects*Standardization champion for my supported areas - including process and documentation revision *Support in the validation and deployment of the Global Manufacturing System (GMS) *Support in quality audit processes Show less

Link student project - No payment (Jan 2014-May 2014) *Working area: Engine Plant -GenIII (1.4lt), V6 and V8 engines. -Workload distribution analysis and application of standard times and movements methodologyI collaborated within the dynamometers department to improve their workload and layout distributionDynamometers área: Engine testing and warranty issues problem solving. *Starting from June 2014 I assumed a Trainee position on the Iron casting… Show more Link student project - No payment (Jan 2014-May 2014) *Working area: Engine Plant -GenIII (1.4lt), V6 and V8 engines. -Workload distribution analysis and application of standard times and movements methodologyI collaborated within the dynamometers department to improve their workload and layout distributionDynamometers área: Engine testing and warranty issues problem solving. *Starting from June 2014 I assumed a Trainee position on the Iron casting plant: *I supported the production supervisor roll for the Furnaces and Molding areas.*I worked on the redistribution of hourly personnel among all the lines involved on the sand casting process. *I reached the goal of 10% headcount reduction and improvement of 12% OEE indicator on the molding line. *I was relocated as a Trainee to the Aluminun Casting Plant on August 2014 and I worked in this position for almost one year until June 2015 Despite my trainee position I developed full time workload and I had full time responsibilities acting as Industrial Engineer for the Heat Treatment and Pre machining areas. I was a member of the cross functional team that successfully launched the Engine heads line production. I was the responsible of validating the speed and capacity of those production lines. Show less