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Manager Plant

Location:
Denver, CO, 80602
Posted:
January 29, 2013

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Noel E. Guerrero

***** **** ***** ***. ********, CO 80602

Home: 303-***-****

E-Mail: abn5le@r.postjobfree.com

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OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a fast paced, mentally challenging position, in a demanding

and competitive industry.

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CAREER SUMMARY:

1. Accomplished and experienced Production Director of five manufacturing

facilities with over five hundred employees and a twenty million

dollar annual operating budget. Oversaw the implementation and

evaluated the performance of all factories as Lean Manufacturing

practices were formally introduced. Provided leadership in successful

factory turn around initiatives.

2. Promoted multiple times from Plant Supervisor to Plant Manager to

Operations Manager to Production Director based on a proven and

quantifiable track record of highly successful factory turnarounds.

Within twelve months took a facility in the bottom 10% of operating

efficiencies to the top 10% in operating efficiencies for all plants

within the USA.

3. As Plant Manager and then Production Director led a team of

professionals that successfully implemented an SAP based, fully

integrated, preventive maintenance system across thirteen

manufacturing facilities in three years.

4. As Engineering Manager managed $15M USD annually in sustaining and

growth related capital projects for ten of thirteen manufacturing

facilities in the USA. Managed a team of twelve engineers, trainers,

and support personnel.

5. Leader of engineering design and project management teams for various

large ($12M) and small ($20K) high technology projects.

6. Demonstrated and deep experience in OSHA, NEC, UL508A, UL1740 and NFPA

70E safety standards as well as safety program management and the

corrective action process (CAP).

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EDUCATION:

1. 1997, Master of Business Administration (MBA), emphasis: Manufacturing

Operations,

Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA.

2. 1988, Bachelor of Science Engineering Management, emphasis: Electrical

Engineering, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.

3. 2005, Franklin Covey Principle-Centered Leadership Week.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS:

1. PLC Programming: Siemens S7, Allen Bradley RS Logix, GE90-30

LogicMaster and VersaPro, Direct PLC, EZ Automation.

2. HMI/SCADA Programming and Data Acquisition: Siemens ProTool and Win

CC, Wonderware, Eaton PanelMate 1000 through 4500, GE Proficy and

Cimplicity.

3. Electrical control system schematics and control panel design in

AutoCAD as well as cable schedule creation and oversight of factory

installations.

4. Component specification, BOM creation and maintenance, HMI operating

manuals, spare part identification, and maintenance schedule

development.

5. Variable Frequency Drives (VFD's): Cutler Hammer, Siemens, Yaskawa,

and various others

6. Industrial networks: Profibus, Profinet, Industrial Ethernet, and

Modbus

7. Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project

8. SAP: Cost and capital account expenditure monitoring, production

reporting, warehouse management for spare parts, other roles include

being the program manager for the Preventive Maintenance module

rollout.

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

May 2010 to January 2013 - Vestas Blades America (Manufacturer of Wind

Turbine Blades)

. Systems Engineering and Automation Manager

o Responsible for an engineering team that is implementing

large scale automation and robotics systems in manufacturing

for the leading wind energy company in the world.

o 2010 - 2012 Automation and robotics projects currently in

excess of $15 million USD.

o Responsible for identifying potential automation projects

globally and creating business cases to support the capital

investment

o Primary contact with factory VP's for the presentation of new

factory automation solutions

o Responsible for creating annual department budgets and

managing growth within the department

o Acting project manager during the equipment installation of a

new 750,000 sq ft. factory in Brighton, Colorado

Feb 2008 to May 2010 - GE Infrastructure, Water and Process Technologies,

Boulder, CO

. Lead Engineer

o Responsible for design and build of internal automation

systems used in clean room and instrument manufacturing

environments.

o Designed, built, and programmed the following equipment

. A glass vial defect inspection system utilizing machine

vision.

. A glass vial packaging system utilizing a 3-axis pick

and place system

. An automated glass vial sterilization system that

immersed hundreds of vials in a boiling chemical bath to

clean and sterilize them.

. Chemical filling stations that automatically filled

vials with chemicals and then conveyed them to a capping

machine.

Feb 2007 to Dec 2007 - Colorado Industrial Automation Services, LLC,

Brighton, CO

. Owner and principal engineer of an industrial automation services

company.

o Projects included:

. Electrical system design for a robotic crane used in the

storage and disposal of nuclear waste from

decommissioned power plants.

. Designed pick and place production line systems and

integrated and existing production line that placed

chemical strips on to reader cards.

. Provided technical and business related services to a

company launching an industrial controls installation

company branch focused on the building materials

industry.

Dec 1999 to Feb 2007 - MonierLifetile (A Division of Lafarge Industries),

Irvine, CA

. Manager of Engineering Services, Central & West Coast Regions

o Responsible for 12 engineers and support staff administering

$15,000,000 annually in sustaining capital upgrades for 10

out of 13 facilities in the USA.

o Projects included production line replacement and upgrades

. Regional Production Director, Central Region

o Responsible for managing 5 plant managers and a $20,000,000

annual operating budget across five facilities in the USA.

. Operations Manager, Denver and Kansas City

o Responsible for Managing the Denver CO manufacturing facility

as well as Kansas City MO.

. Plant Manager, Denver CO

o Responsible for successfully implementing a plant turnaround

program of the newest facility in the USA.

o Operating performance in terms of unscheduled downtime and

rejects were at unacceptable levels. Within twelve months the

Denver facility went from the bottom 10% of all plants in

operating efficiencies to the top 10% in operating

efficiencies for all plants within the USA.

o Winner of the MonierLifetile 2003 Safety and Quality Awards

from among thirteen factories.

o Conducted regular tours and made customer calls in

conjunction with the regional sales department.

. Corporate Production Engineer, Irvine CA

o Designed the power and control systems for a concrete

recycling system installed in Stockton, CA. Project was $1.5

million USD. Highlight of the project included;

. Remote control operation from the mobile equipment used

to load the concrete

. System utilized motors up to 125hp.

. System included metal detectors and large rare earth

magnets to remove metal contamination.

o Designed the power and control systems for all of the raw

material conveying and mixing for a new concrete roof tile

factory in Denver, CO. Supervised the panel builders and

electrical contractors installing the system. Highlights of

the project included;

. Three main 480VAC power and control panels all built and

listed to UL508A standards

. Five operator control stations with HMI's.

. Ultrasonic level detection in ten different liquid

tanks.

. Automatic liquid color dispersant system that varied

with concrete flow.

. Automatic moisture sensing and correction.

. Plant Manager, Tacoma WA

o Recognized for turning an over budget and poorly operating

facility into a top performer.

o Duties include managing maintenance, yard, production,

planning, and safety supervisors in a two shift facility.

o Conducted regular tours and made customer calls in

conjunction with the regional sales department.

Jan 1998 to Dec 1999 - OMAX Corp (Owned by Puget Partners)

. Manufacturing Manager

o OMAX is a recognized pioneer in the field of abrasive water

jet machining equipment.

o Responsible for manufacturing, planning, inventory, and

safety in a start up company.

o Successfully relocated production twice in four years to

larger facilities while meeting customer commitments in

production and spare parts shipments.

Oct 1995 to Dec 1997 - Pacific Concrete Products (Owned by Puget Partners)

. Plant Manager, Auburn WA

o Responsible for taking a small pavers plant that was losing

money and returning it to profitability in less than one

year.

o Established a maintenance program.

o Designed and installed capital equipment upgrades.

o Conducted regular tours and made customer calls in

conjunction with the regional sales department.

Jan 1989 to Sept 1995: Monier Roof Tile, Inc. (A Division of Redland PLC,

Surrey, UK)

. Plant Manager, Tacoma WA

o Duties include managing maintenance, yard, production,

planning, and safety supervisors in a two shift facility.

o Conducted regular tours and made customer calls in

conjunction with the regional sales department.

. Production Supervisor, Gilroy CA

o Duties included supervising a three shift 24/7 operation.

o Acted as safety coordinator

o Conducted monthly inventories

o Worked with the maintenance manager to schedule down time

maintenance activities.



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