ANDRES N FERIA

**** ***** ***** **; Apt *; Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Phone number: 319-***-****

acgffy@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To join a good organization to develop strategic plans for quality improvement and reduction in either defects

per million or yield goal, which lead to sales incentives, quality cost reduction and new business for the organization. Develop

my professional skills to integrate them into a highly effective work team, seeking to provide greater value to the organization

over time.

EDUCATION

Popular Autonomous University of Puebla, México. (UPAEP)

MS Logistics Management and Supply Chain 2011

BS Industrial Engineering 2007

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PMX INDUSTRIES, Cedar Rapids IA, USA 06.2013 Present

PMX Industries produces a wide range of copper and high performance materials in strip, coil, sheet, plate and tube forms

encompassing a variety of attractive colors, finishes and textures. New Dimensions in Precision Metals™ to simply state our

objective.

Quality/Process Engineer. Main duties:

Using engineering principles to provide engineering support to customers as required.

Responsible of investigation of customer complaints, including identification of the work center that originated the problem working with vendors for proper RCCA and containments campaigns.

Facilitate corrective action and initiate preventative action with PMX personnel or by on site customer visits (national and international).

Complete internal process audits to determine system capabilities to meet customer requirements.

On site customer support to handle crisis/volatile situations and investigate/resolve issues related to customer satisfaction including cost saving proposals.

Support manufacturing areas in the efforts of process optimization.

Improvement in productivity and yield, and reduction in manufacturing cost.

Facilitate continuous improvement projects.

Develop manufacturing process flow, FMEA and control plans for areas in charge.

JOHN DEERE HARVESTER WORKS, East Moline IL, USA 06.2012 06.2013

World’s leading manufacturer of farm and forestry equipment, and also a major force in construction equipment.

Quality Engineer

Responsible for driving improvement efforts in Product and Process providing corrective actions at cycle time to meet FPY (First Pass Yield) goals ensuring quality tools and processes that are utilized.

Main activities:

Maintain and develop PFMEA's and Control Plans.

Own and execute John Deere Quality Production System principles.

Investigate product and process quality problems, determine root cause, implement corrective action and recommend changes to design and/or prints if necessary (8D).

Support the Business Unit QIT (Quality Improvement Team) and support the Natural Work Groups and the CI Grow Teams.

Perform Quality Planning for Running Changes.

Communicate and support the improvement efforts of internal suppliers, Supply Chain Quality and Design Engineering.

Support the product development process.

Investigate and resolve warranty claims assigned and run the effective changes in the shop floor/design/manufacturing to prevent its reoccurrence and decrease the RPN with a high sense of urgency dealing

with the customer.

Responsible for quality side on engine line, grain tank welding and grain tank assembly with 80 workers total.

CARPENTER STEEL, Monterrey, Mexico 06.2010 – 03.2012

A leader in development, manufacture & distribution of cast/wrought and powder metal stainless steel and specialty alloys.

Process Engineer Metallurgy

Responsible to manage the GTTC area (GE TOSHIBA) and meet demands and specifications of this large and important customer.

Duties and responsibilities included serving as Production Planner and Coordinator, quality product and process,logistics, continuous improvement, management and coordination of personnel (3 shifts, 30 people) and active participation to obtain and maintain certification in Standard AS 9120.

Standardized process/procedures and document them.

Trained personnel on quality alert and new procedures.

Leader guide to continuous improvement projects.

Achievements

o Implemented control charts (average and ranges) to assure the performance of the corrective actions to prevent process variation.

o Standardized material handling procedures (correct identification and status).

o Reduced transfer time of material (better layout).

o Reduced production and maintenance costs by 25%.

o Reduced quality issues 75% by applying the tools of analysis and solving problems of identification of non compliance and no non occurrence.

o Increased productivity and efficiency 20% by performing balancing lines, developing suppliers and standardizing cutting parameters.

o Developed the entire documentation of the process as AS 9120 demands.

Logistic Management and Supply Chain Master Degree – Full time Student 11.2009 – 06.2010

KIEKERT, Puebla, Mexico 03.2008 – 11.2009

Manufacturing & assembly of door latches for the automotive industry; major customers Ford, Chrysler, GM & VW.

Quality Engineer Automotive

Responsible for implementing the analysis area of rejected pieces in the process.

Implementation of Ford IPM (In Process Metrics) for monitoring of metrics such as process capability, planning review of documentation APQP (CP, PPAP, FMEA P), coordination of engineering changes and following up on problem solving (8D's) Deployment Ford "Paynter Chart" at the plant level for evaluation of defects and scrap reduction through the generation of corrective actions focused on the implementation of error proof devices to prevent recurrence.

Responsible for monitoring and calculating process capability on critical stations using control charts for decision making (10 production assembly lines, 100 people).

Responsible for blocking/putting on hold suspicious material and organizing campaigns for various situations inspection quality.

Achievements

o Q1 recognition achieved at 7 Ford assembly plants where latches were sent.

o First time the company had 0 PPM in Ford history (5 consecutive months).

INTERNSHIP

PEMEX Petro chemistry 2007

Mexican Petroleum is a Mexican state owned petroleum company responsible for managing the exploration, exploitation and sales of oil being

the largest company in Mexico.

Quality Department

Responsible for monitoring systems ISO 9001 2000, ISO 14001 2004, Security System and environmental Protection.

Responsible for tracking corrective and preventive actions arising from external and internal audits. Responsible for monitoring and control of the objectives board of the Quality department.

Effective audits developer in security issues.

Implementation of operational discipline (procedures).

Reported development and collaboration of the National Quality Award.

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE

ISO14000, TS16949, ISO9000, AS9120

Lean Manufacturing Tools (5S’s, DMAIC, Six Sigma)

Statistical Process Control & (Minitab)

SAP

AXIOM

APQP & core tools (PPAP, PFMEA, CP, GAGE R&R)

Ford – Paynter chart, IPM

Office, Microsoft Project

Bilingual (Spanish English)

Interpretation of blueprint and GD&T

Solution problems analysis (5 Why’s, 8Ds, Pareto, Ishikawa, CAPA)

Metals and special alloys

Cutting parameters of diverse alloys

Team building and leadership development training

Personal Skills

Divergent thinking and systematic.

Perseverance to achieve goals.

Ability to learn quickly and change adaption.

Ability to work in teams.

Ability to work under pressure and result oriented.

Good negotiator and leadership.

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