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Laredo, Tx, Us

Irving, Texas, Us

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for startup and installation of $480M new facility tasked to manufacture, assemble and paint entire lower power train systems for the world’s largest mining trucks. Full P&L responsibility for the entire project and 500-person facility that will ship $1B of product annually. Responsible for supply chain, manufacturing engineering, logistics and operations to deliver improved quality, product flow, inventory turns and profitability.Built an outstanding team and fostered quality-focused culture, established a suggestion system and multi-tiered Team Lead structure, implemented pull-replenish system, single piece flow, and expanded capacity, driving business growth from inception to $400M in annual shipments.

Irving, Texas, Us

Responsible for manufacturing engineering for Caterpillar drivetrain systems. Accountability spanned 7 facilities in Asia, Europe and North America, encompassing $2B in annual shipments. Oversee 9 direct reports and 150+ engineers, and manage $30M annual operating budget and $210M capital equipment budget. Built a global engineering team that executed $300M of capital equipment installations, 18 new transmission introductions and engineering process development.

Irving, Texas, Us

Promoted to direct manufacturing and field quality across entire Components and Systems Division including hydraulics, transmissions, and powertrain for all of Caterpillar. Accountability spanned 10 facilities located in Asia, Europe and North America, encompassing $4B in annual shipments. Managed 9 direct reports, 110+ engineers, and 75 hourly employees, with a $25M annual operating budget and $8M capital equipment budget. Built a global quality team that focused on development and execution of standard work, improved new product introduction and supplier development. Established a new matrix structure which standardized processes across the division to drive a consistent Quality Management System (QMS).

Irving, Texas, Us

Due to success as Master Black Belt delivering new methodology to plants, accepted assignment to galvanize profitability of an $80M underperforming plant that was lagging in implementation of Lean tools. Assumed full P&L responsibility for 230-employee facility including operations, maintenance, logistics, safety, variable margin improvement, cost reduction and revenue target attainment. Reporting to Operations Director, led 9 direct and 230 indirect reports and controlled $60M operating / $15M capital equipment budgets.Fostered quality-focused culture, established a suggestion system and Team Lead structure, implemented pull-replenish system, and expanded capacity, driving business growth from $80M to $120M.

Irving, Texas, Us

As Caterpillar introduced Six Sigma, was promoted to leadership role running diverse projects to deliver improved manufacturing processes and product development. Subsequently promoted to Master Black Belt with responsibility for internal training of Black Belts, overseeing 10-15 Black Belts, each with 5-10 projects. Implemented Lean Manufacturing into production facilities; trained others in Lean Manufacturing tools; and launched implementation program across 5 manufacturing plants. Reported directly to Division Manager. Directed 29 projects in first two years that delivered $3.2M in savings and $1.1M in new business.Taught more than 130 Black Belts in both DMAIC and DMEDI methodologies. Coached and directed 150+ projects that delivered more than $30M in savings and $10M+ in new business. Introduced Standard Work, Kanban, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Quick Changeover, and Pull-Replenish, and Lean Manufacturing principles across multiple plants.

Irving, Texas, Us

Advanced through increasingly responsible roles, culminating in leadership of 9 engineers driving a portfolio of development engineering projects. Included manufacturing process development, equipment purchase/installation, cost reduction initiatives, and development of formulations for elastomer products.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Technology Management

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Materials Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemistry