Jose Ruben Gomez

***** ********* *** ****** . *******, TX 77429

832-***-**** (Home) . 214-***-**** (Cell) . acfdn4@r.postjobfree.com

Engineering management professional with global automotive, electronics,

power generation industry (natural gas) and computer industry experience

working with diverse global teams across multiple geographies, cultures and

time zones. Record of launching and managing various complex new projects.

Proven ability to manage product development, business and production

processes from concept through final product, with close attention to time

frames, budgets, quality and product specifications. Fluent in Spanish.

Core strengths include:

. New Product Architecture, Specifications & Benchmarking . New

Product Introduction & Launches

. Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma Expertise . Brand

Development & Market Expansion

. International Product & Facilities Relocation Expertise

. Strong 2D/3D CAD & FEA Skills

. Quality Systems Knowledge (QS/ISO 9000 & TS16949) . Multi-Industry

Manufacturing Expertise

. Project Management & Cost Reduction Expertise . Strong

Leadership & Presentation Skills

. Capital Expenditures . Training &

Development

Master of Business Administration

The University of Texas - Pan American; Edinburg, TX In-Progress

Master of Engineering and Management

The Ohio University; Athens, OH Graduated Cum Laude

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

The University of Texas - Pan American; Edinburg, TX Graduated

Associate of Applied Science in Drafting & Design Technology

The University of Texas at Brownsville; Brownsville, TX Graduated Magna

Cum Laude

HEWLETT- PACKARD CORPORATION, Houston, TX 08/08-present

Project Manager / Mechanical Hardware Engineer V- Server Division. Oversaw

the fit, form and function of mechanical assemblies during the introduction

of new server products into HP's worldwide manufacturing facilities.

Resolved mechanical product issues during production. Worked with design

teams to provide input on potential manufacturing / field problems through

the use of DFx data.

. Led global implementation of standardized product labeling across all

world-wide HP and supplier sites.

. Successfully launched four generations of DL360 and DL380 rack-mounted

servers (Gen 6, 7, 8 and 9).

. Improved efficiency of Global Product Engineering group by creating a

Knowledge-Based Engineering SharePoint site. Potential savings to HP of

at least $300 million USD a year if KBE systems were rolled-out across

all of the companies engineering groups.

. Worked with several ODM suppliers to implement millions of dollars in

cost-savings initiatives for Generation 8 servers.

. Dramatically improved the quality of Generation 6 servers by supporting

Tiger Teams in their quality improvement efforts. Taught suppliers how

to improve their Cpk numbers.

. Improved the quality of HP's servers by utilizing a very strict second-

source implementation process.

. Worked with HP L&D team to create video training sessions for the ML350

G6 server.

. Developed techniques to allow HP's World-Wide groups to interact with

each other during DFx reviews.

CARDINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, Evanston, IL / Irving, TX 05/08-08/08

Patent Search Professional. Conducted patent searches and developed

opinions on mechanical

engineering-related PCT applications under WIPO's International Searching

Authority.

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Carrollton, TX & Monterrey, NL, Mexico

09/06 - 04/08

Project Engineer - Environmental Systems. 10/07-04/08 Performed a variety

of engineering work in planning, designing, testing, and analysis of

environmental systems, electrical equipment, and microprocessor-based

control systems. Developed O&M Manuals, BOM's, mechanical drawings, PLC

wiring and assembly drawings and QA/QC manuals for Continuous Emissions

Monitoring Systems conforming to EPA part 60 and 75 regulations.

. Recognized by TXU for outstanding support of their coal-fired power

plant project.

Manufacturing / Facilities Engineer. 09/06-10/07 Maintained effective

layout for manufacturing processes to meet optimum product flow and created

the plant layout for a new Mexican facility. Developed shop floor routings.

Transferred a manufacturing facility from the US to Mexico. Worked as the

knowledge-transfer and engineering interface between building contractors,

moving companies, US / Mexico manufacturing, import / export companies,

pull and away teams. Supported manufacturing of gas igniters, flame

detectors, gas-fired duct burners, utility burners, SCR reheating products,

burner management systems, and continuous emissions monitoring systems.

. Successfully started-up a new $50 million Mexican facility.

. Helped get new Mexican facility Lean Bronze Certified within 6 months.

. Created Value Stream Maps for all of the companies engineering

departments.

TT ELECTRONICS, Carrollton, TX 02/06 - 08/06

LED Lighting Assemblies Engineer - Automotive Division. Led the automotive

LED product development for lighting products. Managed the thermal,

mechanical, electrical and optical challenges of packaging LED's into

various assemblies. Worked closely with sales to quote new business

opportunities. Developed, benchmarked and helped build several prototype

assemblies for medical, automotive, military and commercial lighting

customers.

. Helped create the newly-formed Automotive LED Division at Optek Inc.

. Advised the company to purchase an integrating sphere, ray-tracing

software and LED measurement devices to help classify LED assemblies.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY et. al. 05/00 - 02/06

FORD MOTOR COMPANY ACH, LLC, Sandusky, OH 10/05-02/06

Manufacturing Engineer - Powertrain Division. Launched new carbon canister

assembly cell supporting the LEV-2/PZEV carbon canister for Ford. Worked

closely with equipment engineering and prototype/mold shops to address

manufacturing feasibility issues associated with the production cell.

. Received Winners Circle Award from Ford for outstanding support of the

2005 Ford Mustang carbon canister project.

VISTEON AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, Sandusky, OH 07/04-10/05

Production Manager - Powertrain Division. Reviewed production schedule and

determined status of equipment, availability of material, manpower needs;

knew process sheets and ensured they were followed. Documented off-standard

labor and drove to eliminate; paid employees; maintained reports on safety,

quality and cost; monitored housekeeping and took action on any issues;

communicated clearly and decisively with employees & counterparts. Drove

continuous improvement, drove-down labor costs and minimized changeover

times. Assisted engineering in troubleshooting automated equipment.

. Helped drive-up overall-equipment efficiency by over 30% by implementing

manufacturing techniques.

. Drastically minimized change-over times by re-staging materials and

improving change-over methods.

VISTEON AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, Monterrey, NL, Mexico 08/03-07/04

Manufacturing Engineer-Exterior Lighting. Launched several Ford and GM

exterior lighting programs in Mexico. Worked with suppliers to resolve

manufacturing issues involved with the launch of these products. Helped

train operators in the proper use of equipment. Interfaced with U.S.

counterparts to ensure that the product was being built according to their

specifications.

. Successfully launched 2005 Corvette exterior lighting, 2004 Ford Taurus,

2004 Mercury Sable, 2005 Ford Five Hundred and 2005 Ford Freestyle

rearlamp cells in Mexico.

. Successfully Launched 2005 Ford Five Hundred and 2005 Ford Freestyle

exterior lighting at C.A.P.

. Led multi-million dollar cost savings initiatives for Ford Taurus and

Mercury Sable lighting programs.

VISTEON AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, Redford, MI 07/01-08/03

Product Design Engineer-Exterior Lighting. Worked closely with designers to

create exterior lighting designs. Ensured that design met all customer,

functional and legal requirements, design standards, cost, weight, quality

targets, timing and was manufacturing feasible.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Allen Park, MI 05/00-08/00

Product Design Engineer - Instrument Panels. Did feasibility work on the

2004 F-150 instrument panel working closely with Ford's design studio and

Research Vehicle Team. Supported studio during executive design reviews by

presenting quality targets, design objectives and benchmarking data.

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, Arlington, VA 05/99-08/99

United States Patent Examiner. Conducted prior-art patent searches for

newly-filed aerospace, aeronautics and weapons patents.

CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED, Brownsville, TX 05/96-08/96

Designer / Illustrator. Created instruction manuals for aerodynamic

deflector shields used on Class 8 commercial trucks (Mack, Freightliner,

Kenworth, Volvo, Etc.).

Technical Programs: MS Office, MS Project, Windows, Unix, Linux, Pro-E,

IDEAS, AutoCAD, CADKey, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, Creo 2.0, LabView,

VisMockup, Mathematica, Powerway, CAM350, QFin, SAP (ERP), Minitab, Visio,

Cadence Allegro, Oracle MySQL (Database Software), Microsoft SharePoint

(SharePoint administrator), Microsoft FrontPage (web design), Blackboard

(Learning Management System).

Process and Equipment Expertise: MIG, TIG, vibration, spin and RF welding,

adhesives, CNC: lathes, mills, punch presses and shear presses. Sheetmetal

forming / assembly, sealing, conveyors, curing chambers, vacuum

metallization, non-destructive weld testing (dye & x-ray), paint & blast

booths, robotics, molding machines, industrial air compressors, vision

systems, fiberglass reinforced plastics and composites, carbon fiber

composites, CMM machines, PLC's, assembly. Tooling, jig, fixture design and

implementation.

Quality and Lean Six Sigma Tools: 8D, FMEA, control plans, PPAP, PSW, SMED,

Poka-yoke, problem solving, 3P, 3B, supplier quality, Kanban, 5S, DOE, DFx,

Kaizen, standard work, single piece flow, value stream maps, process flow

diagrams, TPM, SPC, fishbone, ANOVA, APQP, COPQ, Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk, DPMO,

DFSS, DMAIC, DMADV, Gauge R&R, JIT, KPI, MSA, OEE, Pareto, SWOT analysis,

Taguchi Method, TOC, TPS, TRIZ, VOC, VSM, Tact Time, Cycle Time, DFM, DFU,

DFQ, Pivot Tables, PDCA, 5-why, A3.

Professional Associations: Member of the American Society of Quality

Post-Graduate Courses, Certificates & Training:

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Ford Design Institute, Dearborn, MI

2002

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Ford Design Institute, Dearborn, MI

2003

ACE Pilot Lean Training; Ito University at United Technologies, Carrollton,

TX 2007

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Refresher Training; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX

2011

Project Management Fundamentals; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX 2011

Project Management / Project Scheduling; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX 2011

Project Management / Program Management; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX 2012

Patent and Invention Disclosure; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX 2013

Innovation and Commercialization, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;

Cambridge, MA 2013

Certifications:

Six Sigma Green Belt; Hewlett Packard, Houston, TX 2014

Lean Manufacturing Expert (ACE Pilot); United Technologies, Carrollton, TX

2007

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