Virginia Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

El Segundo, California, Us

Product Development and Innovation Project ManagerManage full manufacturing team deliverables with other personnel to ensure successful launch of new products into manufacturing environments.Manage all proper and formal documentation needed to support manufacturing team deliverables on new product development teams.Manage and coordinate the execution of all documentation needed to support integration of new production equipment onto manufacturing floors.

Houston, Texas, Us

Managed $2.2 MM NPD projects for Electrical Submersible Equipment (ESP) for global leader in oil and gas industry. Assisted product development team with activities around full lifecycle of projects. Coordinated new product development from concept inception to formal product launch. Managed product line extensions, and other specialized projects.Launched one new gas separator to market on schedule and on budget.Integrated 6,000 ESP Bill of Materials (BOMs) in SAP, yielding savings in inventory and rework and eradicating customer complaints and issues. Identified several US vendors with appropriate technical expertise and capabilities, eliminating risk for potential Intellectual Property (IP) loss.Trained four NPD Project Managers (PMs) on generating budget reports in SAP, enabling PMs to adjust monthly spending accordingly, avoiding overspending on NPD and sustaining projects.Completed tasks and project activities through coordination with design team, marketing, global supply chain and multiple vendors.

Houston, Texas, Us

Managed the schedules for new products project, set deadlines and delegated responsibilities in order to successfully and timely launched the new products to the market.Trained manufacturing teams to have a smooth transition from the prototype phase to the production phaseMonitored and prepared progress reports of projects communicating any potential issues to upper management and correcting them.Interdepartmental interfacing ensuring schedules for the projects are maintained and metManaged and updated the documents closing projects successfullyEvaluated and defined process improvement opportunities facilitating demand fulfillmentHeld Post mortem meetings to determined what could be improved in the next projectsInitiated and coordinated the outsourcing efforts of 500 plus products to the factories in Juarez (Mexico) plants, which resulted in cost savings for manufacturing operationsProvided training to team members in Puerto Rico and Mexico to achieve greater productivity in those HP plants

Us

Maintained Master and production schedule to maximize productivity and output, meet efficiency targets, and provide remarkable customer service for a technology company.Investigated material shortages and expedited delivery of parts that were on order, achieving 10% increase in productivity.Planned and forecasted production schedule to effectively use up 100% of inventory on hand.Maintained stock levels, avoiding part shortages and reducing down time on assembly lines, resulting in $25K monthly savings.

Waller, Tx, Us

Researched and created new Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for manufacturing processes, identified most effective production process and guidelines for furnace plant.Ensured and maintained BOMs, work centers and routings for products, decreasing cost by 3%.Derived data-driven Kaizens for job improvements, reducing 7 major bottlenecks in assembly lines.Incorporated new methods and processes increasing plant productivity by 10%.

Bachelors Of Science, Industrial Engineering

High School Diploma