Rafael Medina

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional Electronics Engineer with over twenty years of experience in Engineering, Facilities and Maintenance Management activities. Excellent communication and problem solving skills, Result oriented, Extensive "hands on" experience in a variety of manufacturing process, that include Replication, Printing, Packaging, Injection and Press Molding, R.F. and Ultrasonic welding, Jet, Offset and Screen Printing, Heat and Inductive Sealing, Assembly Machinery, Automatic Packaging Machinery and PLC’s.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES:

Capital Planning & Control SPC's, Total Quality Control

Lean Manufacturing Health & Safety

ISO-9000/9001/9002 Clean Room (100,000 & 10,000)

ISO-14000 FDA / GMP Guidelines

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Ultrasonic & RF Welding Machines

Molding and Extrusion Heat sealing

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, Project), AutoCAD, and Computer Maintenance Management Systems CMMS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CCL TUBE 09/2014 – 12/2015

Los Angeles CA.

Maintenance Manager

Working for a world leading packaging company that manufacture premium decorated plastic tubes. I oversee the maintenance department as well I support key strategic initiatives to improve business performance.

With a crew of 11 technicians I am responsible for the correct operation of 9 production lines on a 24/7 operation that includes Mono and Co-extrusion, Offset and Screen printing, Label and Hot stamp machines, Tube accumulators and automatic packaging machines and all the related auxiliary equipment required to make this machines works.

MOLDEX – METRIC

Los Angeles CA. 11/2009 – 07/2014

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for the procurement and maintenance all production, packaging and auxiliaries equipments in a high volume production environment with 24/5 operation facility spreader on nine different buildings that manufacture disposable and re-usable respiratory masks and ear plugs.

AVAIL MEDICAL 02/2007 - 12/2008

San Diego CA - Tijuana B.C. México

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Responsible for the Engineering and Maintenance group, I was hire to successfully complete plant No. 2 customer products on time and in budget requirements.

Under extreme pressure and handling multiple task projects, the transfer of more than 160 different products were completed and manufacturing processes established. Directed Engineering and Maintenance activities to achieve company goals, implemented 5 ‘s, manufacturing process improvements, cost reductions ideas and LEAN manufacturing techniques and a 4 % equipment down time executing maintenance task with minimum production disruption under a safe environment.

Supervise all janitorial activities to ensure all clean rooms and production areas were under GMP’s, FDA. ISO and company regulations.

Hudson RCI-Teleflex Medical 06/2003 - 10/2006

Tecate B.C. Mexico.

Engineering and Maintenance Manager

Responsible for the Engineering and Maintenance groups, I direct, coordinate and supervise all transfer, installation and star up of new equipment and productions process. New product development and introduction. Design, develop, implement and maintain manufacturing process, elaborating IQ, OQ, PQ and the respective summary for all validations and Engineering protocols. With a crew of Engineers, Mechanics set Ups and toolmakers. I manage the correct operation of the Molding, Blow Molding, Extrusion, Melting, and Cutting, Printing assembly and Packaging equipment in a 24/7 environment.

Applying Lean manufacturing techniques and Kaizen events was able to reduce production floor space utilization in 30 %. Allowing facility expansion for new products implementations.

Managed cost reduction projects to reduce material scrap and appropriated product standards and testing procedures. Develop and ensure compliance with corporate quality system and customers requirements.

Mission Foods Olympic Plant 07/2002 – 06/2003

Los Angeles, California

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for daily production activities, maintaining in optimum operation conditions 13 flour tortilla and 12 corn tortilla production lines for a 24/5 operation facility that produces more than 15 Millions of tortillas on a daily basis.

Implementing quick change techniques and evaluate failure data from field to find root cause, implement Engineering solutions and was able to reduce and maintain the down time to less than 5 % in all the facility as well of all the auxiliary equipment involved on such a big operation.

Maxell Corporation of America 07/2000 – 11/2001

San Diego, California

Maintenance Superintendent

Responsible for the capital equipment plan and control for the injection molding, DVD replication, Printing and packaging departments, Evaluate and coordinated mold repair internal and external program. Coordinate daily maintenance activities for all production and auxiliary equipment, including air compressors, air conditioning units and water treatment systems.

Responsible for training technicians improving productivity and scrap reduction.

Medisystems Corporation 05/1998 – 06/2000

Tijuana, BC Norte, Mexico

Plant Engineer manager

Responsible for the procurement and maintenance of production, auxiliary, and packaging equipment. Coordinated and supervised production line installation and start-up, including services equipment. Responsible for building, equipment, tool-room and facilities operations.

Implemented programmed revision audits to assure safety and/or functional compliance with FDA, GMP’s and ISO 9002/ EN 46002 Regulations.

Accomplishments:

Developed and implemented growth advancement projects for plant-wide layouts.

Managed and coordinated transfer and installation of new production line equipment.

Implemented a programmed revision self audit to assure safety and/or functional compliance with ISO 9002/EN 46002 regulations.

Selected and implemented an Automated Control Program to managed Predictive, Preventive and Corrective Maintenance reducing the down time to less than 5 %.

KENMEX (former Kendall Corporation) 08/1988 – 04/1998

Tijuana, BC Norte, Mexico

Maintenance and Facilities Manager

Responsible for the correct operation of a 300,000 sq.ft. Medical Products manufacturing facility. Planned and coordinated the Maintenance, Transportation, Safety and Security Systems for over 1,750 workers. Combined World Class Manufacturing techniques with advanced maintenance programs to successfully implemented Just-in-Time, Total Quality Management and Total Productive Maintenance concepts in the various production and maintenance areas of the plant.

Accomplishments:

Implemented a CMMS program to control and reduce equipment down time from 15 % to 5%.

Managed and reduced a $750,000 dollars spare part inventory, applying critical spare parts selection concepts.

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