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Enschede Area, Netherlands

• Universal Electronics develops solutions for Smart Home applications and is a global leader in the consumer electronics business. As a quality engineer my main responsibilities are:
• Coordinate the quality inspection plan of finished products with manufacturers in Asia.
• Writing and design of Quality Test and Inspection Procedures in coordination with Product Marketeers and Project Managers.
• Follow up Quality Key Performance Indicators and action plans for Quality assurance.
• New Product Introduction quality assurance including sample testing andvalidation, customer experience reliability testing, and product certificationaccording to compliance requirements
• Product Failure Analysis including root cause analysis, implementation ofcorrective and preventive actions to address quality issues and improvementopportunities

Enschede Area, Netherlands

• Florian Stone helps clients with advice and research for improving innovation ecosystems and develop new value chains. As a researcher and advisor my main activities were:
• Conduct desk research and preliminary analysis in order to contribute to our research projects
• Qualitative research: Schedule, help design and participate in interviews with collaborators and partners.
• Quantitative research: Data analysis and information structure and design.
• Turn project outputs into public facing communications such as white papers, reports, etc.

Enschede Area, Netherlands

• The think tank Keeping Talent in Twente aims to improving the growth, diversity and attractiveness of the region. As a project coordinator I:
• Chair and organize monthly meetings with members and city leaders.
• Organize networking events with the municipality, companies, and educational institutions in the region.
• Handle logistics for event organization, manage budgets, venue planning.
• Writing and operationalization of the strategic plan (meetings with stakeholders, Twente4Seven discussion evenings, establishing collaborations with companies and institutions. E.g. Gemeente Enschede, University of.

The committee advises the programme director about all educational affairs. It is constituted with an equal number of students and staff, chaired by a lecturer.As a member of the committee I took minutes during meetings, participated in the discussions, and represented student interests.

Oldenzaal, Netherlands

Aircrete Europe is a Dutch company that develops sustainable innovative solutions for the construction industry. I reported directly to the Chief Operations Officer and together with experts I coordinated, outlined, researched, and wrote Aircrete’s Plant Management Handbook. The publication documents best business practices and process standards.

Torreón, Mexico

• Johnson Controls in Torreón, México manufactures batteries for the automotive industry in worldwide markets. As an industrial engineer:
• I measured and followed-up Key Performance Indicators of Plant Operations, including production volume, machine utilization, productivity and cycle times of production process. I presented weekly and monthly reports.
• Project management: I followed-up to Capital Appropriation Requests (Plant improvement projects), including planning and documentation, execution coordination and expenses report. I worked in coordination with the.
• Quality auditor: I was certified as an ISO TS 16949 internal auditor, I participated in the team of internal auditors and followed-up the action plans generated.
• I got certified as a Six Sigma Green Belt: I executed problem solving approaches to improve the production process, including 8D problem solving, DMAIC, five whys, and Ishikawa Project developer to improve cycle time.
• Knowledge and application of Lean Tools such as TPM, SMED, 5S audit and FMEA

Torreón, México

• As innovation coordinator I was in charge of the platform for continuous improvement practices, namely projects for improve safety, customer satisfaction, reduce the cycle time of machines, and reduce production costs.
• I organized workshops, innovation campaigns, and gave training and capacitation to collaborators in topics of design, creativity, and innovation.
• I collaborated with other innovation coordinators in México, USA, and Europe locations. The best practices were documented and shared through the internal innovation platform and shared through on-site exchange.

Torreón, México

• Grupo Lala is the largest dairy company in Latin America. I was recruited as a top talent to join their project management traineeship. I was mentored in different departments of the business. The projects I.
• Marketing Intelligence: I analyzed research reports to identify opportunities in children products category. A redesign of current packages was proposed based on customer experience and Zero Moment of Truth approach.
• Business Intelligence: Analyzed databases in SAP to produce visualizations about trends and patterns in customers consumption. Presented insights to Product developers and senior management.
• R&D: I helped with the deployment and documentation of the Stage Gate project management methodology. I implemented a tool that tracked the status of the projects and and communicated results to senior management.

Msc Philosophy Of Science, Technology And Society

• Awarded with Holland Scholarship and University of Twente Scholarship • Research interests: education and technology, smart cities.

Bachelor Industrial Engineering

• I gained and applied problem solving approaches including 8D problem solving, DMAIC Six Sigma, five whys, and Ishikawa to improve.