Luis Fernando Piedrahita Tamayo Email & Phone Number

Madrid, ES

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

• Developed E2E Value Stream Map identifying portfolio of process improvements
• Increased financial competitiveness exceeding target by 12.5%
• Implemented safety compliance best practices increasing KPI from 64% to 92%
• Lead network benchmark (300+ sites) to reduce performance variation
• Reduce expenses and increase productivity across EU operations

Madrid Area, Spain

• Led portfolio benchmark resulting in 740K € profit in a two-year period
• Led LEAN review to eliminate waste and increased department profit margin by 2.2% (120K €)
• Built a predictive model and defined strategy that increased strategic KPI by 18%
• Incorporated new technology to digitize Ops processes and reporting in union environment
• Coordinated and led quarterly councils with Business Leaders and Regional Directors to identify project pipeline focused on top areas of opportunities to optimize business value

Madrid Area, Spain

• Managed team of 8 Green Belts managers and an annual portfolio of +30 Lean Six Sigma projects
• Created team vision and achieved +400K Euros in net earnings benefits YOY
• Increased department Overall People Effectiveness (OEE) by 16%
• Provided classroom and hands-on training to coach others in Lean methodologies
• Identified and recruited team members to run the continuous improvement program effectively
• Managed project lifecycle of e-commerce website implementation

El Salvador

• Improved corporate core processes: purchasing, sales, logistics, financing
• Integrated business processes with information and technology (IT)
• Improved the customer data collection process for accurate management of customer database

Greater Memphis Area

• Responsible for safety, quality, and productivity of 3 converting assets delivering $50MM+ in sales per year.
• Manage team of 3 salaried staff, 30 hourly employees, and 45 temporarily employees.
• Accountable for an annual operating budget of $4.5 million.
• Performed activity based costing (ABC) studies to drive decision making over projects.
• Optimized production schedule anticipating the impact of change-overs and minimizing change-over times.
• Developed a key performance indicator tool to track production, quality, and safety.

Greater Memphis Area

• Lead Six Sigma project resulting in monthly cost savings of $250,000.
• Increased production efficiency of the Facial Tissue production line by 12%.
• Implemented Lean Manufacturing principles including quality culture, standardizing processes and 5S practices.
• Developed Process Control Plans using SPC/statistical analysis.
• Implemented a new quality audit system based on Voice of the Customer.
• Provided leadership for the successful launch of two new products.

Greater Memphis Area

• Managed team of 20 operators, 2 mechanics and 1 electrician in a union environment.
• Conducted one-on-one operator performance evaluations.
• Managed production team to work OSHA injury free during length of assignment.
• Developed and implemented an operator data collection system resulting in increased data accuracy.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Developed returnable packaging based on customer specifications, total project cost $45,000.
• Implemented a tracking system for returnable packaging and trained users.
• Signed off on packaging approval forms following Automotive Industry Action Group standards.
• Created an electronic retrieval database for packaging approval forms.

Rochester, New York Area

• Applied industrial engineering expertise and tools to increase productivity in manufacturing. environments. Companies included: Century Mold, Nu-Kote International, and Black Clawson.
• Analyzed and reduced changeover time for 5 injection molding presses (SMED).
• Developed a plant layout to minimize WIP and inventory handling.
• Documented SOP’s to achieve consistency in data collection and procedures.

Greater Memphis Area

• Installed a corporate production planning system and trained users.
• Established inventory targets and controlled procedures throughout the mill.
• Assisted in producing the production schedule for two paper machines and 6 converting lines.
• Evaluated options for disposal of waste material.

International Mba

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering