Rafael Mendivil Email & Phone Number

Tijuana, B.C., Mx

Tijuana, B.C., Mx

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

• Control of Production Operation KPIs - Control of HC vs. Hours Paid; UPH vs. Efficiency; Hours Paid vs. Expenses (Asset Depreciation, Tooling, etc.); BOM/Routing to reflect Material Variance.• Led multiple projects to successfully develop a new product by coordinating tasks such as designing, testing, transferring production processes - Product Design Creation/Testing; Manufacturing Oracle Setup for new products; Resin Receiving Setup; Production Planning Transition between production/consumption from supplier to In-House production.• Formulated and established project delivery criteria, including Risk Assessment, Critical Pathway Identification and Resource Analysis.• Led systematic molding root cause analysis and Six Sigma initiatives to optimize critical molding solutions, mold repairs, new mold debugging, mold designs, and core/cavity dimensional adjustments focusing on reducing workforce and scrap rates in vertical molding operations.• Comprehensive training for Direct Report personnel, focusing on advanced competencies in Project Management, Technical Expertise (Molding Process, Tooling, and Part Design), Statistical Analysis (DOE, ANOVA, Cpk, Ppk), Leadership Skills (Data Evaluation, Presentations, Decision-Making), and Six Sigma Methodology.

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Created and Implemented a new Mold Build process flow that reduced the Mold build projects lead time. Trained 12 people on mold design principles.Created and Implemented a new part engineering evaluation process that reduces the molds rework due to poor part design. This new process includes reverse engineering, FEA Evaluation, and stack-up analysis to define the critical characteristics of the part.Created and Implemented a new DFM process to define the mold design requirements through MoldFlow Analysis, general mold specifications, SPI tolerance recommendations, etc.Created and Implement FAT/SAT package documentation with all mold specifications, process development, and statistical information required for the mold qualification reducing the qualification time.Created and Implemented a new regrind generation control system to qualify the regrind material usage producing savings for $500 K.Management of mold transfers to the Tijuana site producing $420K in savings and absorption.Created and Implemented the RJG cavity sensor system.

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Evaluation of Part Design, Mold Design, and Mold build procedure jointly with tooling and design engineers in order to optimize molding, setup, and overall manufacturing from NPI.Coordinate startup of new and/or existing projects/production jobsManagement of machine Selection, TMV development assistance, process development, and mold qualification.Coordinate and monitor the activities of assigned process technicians, giving guidance, and technical support.Perform DOE to enhance processes as well as improve yields and utilization through the reduced cycle and efficient setups.

Mexicali Area, Mexico

Developed and Implemented a new scientific molding and machine evaluation methodology for root cause analysis reducing the downtimes. Trained 24 technicians.Implemented tooling design changes to increase the molding department production capacity.Developed and Implementation of 3 Green Belt projects to improve the downtime and scrap level on the 3 top offenders codes, reducing downtime and the scrap levels.Implemented and qualified RJG cavity pressure sensor system on the top 5 customer complaints molds, reducing customer complaints.Qualified new mold introduction to the Mexicali facility (IQ, OQ, and PQ).

Mexicali Area, Mexico

• Constructs and repairs tooling mold components.• Makes necessary setups and operating the various machine tools and related equipment.• Use of die maker, hand tools and precision measuring instruments to establish very close tolerances.• Worked with milling machines, lathes, surface grinders, EDM machining and Haas CNC.

Mexicali Area, Mexico

• Molds Set-Up.• Process adjusment and Start-up.• Machine performance assessment consisting of…o Injection Speed Linearityo Load sensitivityo Check Ring Valve Responseo 2nd press Responseo Mold Plates alignment

Mexicali Area, Mexico

• Injection molding validations• IQ, OQ, PQ Protocols• Scientific molding testing execution.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Process And Mechanical Design Master

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer