HECTOR U. FUENTES

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Nogales AZ, 85621 Email: s2ckfz@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Results-driven Engineering Professional with a hands-on approach to providing value-add solutions for operations, manufacturing, industrial, new product launches, and product transfers to low cost regions. Experience leading and implementing Value Based Lean Six Sigma process improvements in transactional and manufacturing processes. Diversified experience in industries such as military, aerospace, metal machining, electronics, food, and paper supplies. Strong leadership abilities are enhanced by excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Bilingual in Spanish with demonstrated expertise in the following areas:

• Six Sigma methodology • Production Control

• Lean Manufacturing • New Product Introductions

• Project Management • Product Transfers to Low Cost Regions

• Quality/Cost/Delivery Improvements • ISO / QC / Statistical Process Controls

• Operations Management • Negotiation Skills / Multi-tasking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

F/B Entrepreneurs LLC – Nogales, Arizona Present

Providing project management expertise while promoting a culture for continuous improvement. Current assignment at Cibuta Pasteurizer requires methodical analysis of daily operations to detect and provide course corrections to eliminate waste and optimize productivity

• Leading multiple process improvements to address critical customer needs

• Developing the Standard Operating Procedures for each improvement realized

• Leading the charge to develop a culture for continuous improvement at all levels of the organization

ITT Corporation, CANNON – Nogales, MX 2001-2010

A global aerospace, engineering, and manufacturing company with annual sales averaging $126 Million.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (2009 – Oct 2010)

Responsible for selecting and prioritizing the continuous improvement projects to create the annual plan based on analyzing the benefit to effort ratio.

• Led multiple key improvement initiatives simultaneously

• Achieved aggressive annual savings targets thru effective utilization of tools such as Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen events focused on eliminating transactional and manufacturing waste

• Trained Green Belts and manufacturing engineers in the fundamentals of Lean manufacturing

• Reported monthly accomplishments to management team such as the 40% increase in efficiency after creating continuous flow cells; achieved a 50% reduction in WIP from reduced cycle times with a finance certified hard savings of $300K per year in a bottle neck area

New Business Operations Manager (2005 – 2009)

Managed and mentored a team consisting of engineers, direct labor, and supporting functions to successfully transfer or launch new production lines.

• Transferred 60 PLC pneumatic machines from a plant in California to Nogales MX. A second transfer included 20 rubber molding machines and secondary operations. Other transferred included operations in United Kingdom and China.

• Implemented Lean manufacturing principles such as 5’s, standard work, one-piece flow, analytical batch sizing, generic pull systems, and mistake proofing improvements.

• Reduced operating costs by $1.5M per year by relocating the business to a new facility. Led the plant transfer from inception to project completion within 18 months and within budget.

Operations Manager (2001 – 2005)

Directed the activities of production managers, supervisors, production control schedulers, and approximately 120 direct employees for molding, sub assembly, and assembly departments

• Achieved Lean Master Certification and led cross-functional teams utilizing Six Sigma and Lean techniques to reduce costs and achieve an annual savings of $1.2M in 2002.

• Reduced operating and maintenance costs by 20% or over $145K annually for a bottleneck process by improving scheduling techniques and process yields

• Created cells within manufacturing centers that generated a sustainable increase in efficiencies of 5 points or $250K per year.

ACCO Brands Inc. - Nogales, MX 1994-2001

A global manufacturing company of office supply products

Manufacturing Engineering Manager (1994-2001)

Responsible for process improvements, MRP Industrial Engineering data, cost reductions, transfers, new product introductions, labor quotations, maintenance, quality, and machine selection and purchase.

• Converted 5 production lines from batch to one piece flow by designing simple manual, pneumatic equipment and tooling.

• Trained manufacturing engineers in the fundamentals of Lean Principles

• Established ECN process and implemented ISO 9000 with zero discrepancies at registration survey.

Various positions of increasing responsibility at General Instruments, Memorex, General Electric, Nubar, and Remex

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Technology in Queretaro, Mexico

Black Belt, ITT Corporate/George Group, Fort Wayne, Indiana

VBSS Green Belt Program, Green Belt, University of Michigan

Lean Manufacturing Program, Lean Master, Kaizen Institute

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

PC proficient in Internet, SAP, AS400, AutoCAD, eVSM, Macros

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Access, Visio and Project.

Basic experience with Solid works and Pro-e,

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