Manufacturing Manager

Ramón Arturo López Castelo

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Glendale Az, 85301

Home 623-***-**** Cel. (011521-622-***-****

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SUMMARY

Results oriented executive with more than 20 years experience in world class manufacturing environments. Skilled

liaison between headquarters and Mexican manufacturing operations to accomplish corporate/customer’s goals.

Effective in personnel development, striving to increase quality and productivity through continuous improvement teams

and lean manufacturing. Highly motivated professional with strong background in plant start-up, ISO 9000 compliance,

labor relations, training and development, safety and customer requirements. Ample Experience in Surface Mount

(SMT) assembly. Fluent in English and Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technological University of Guaymas

Full time Professor on Industrial Process Career 2012-Present

Preparing University Superior Technician for the manufacturing industry with professional skills to manage supply chain,

production lines, implement manufacturing and quality assurance processes.

FENASO Trucking Company Guaymas, Mexico

Co-owner & Manager 2008-Present

Liaised with clients, which involved contract negotiations and providing quotes

Maintaining accurate administrative records

Identifying operational issues, potential problems and opportunities

Spectralink de México, Empalme Son.

Plant Manager 2001 - 2008

Started as a Production Manager and promoted to Plant Manager. Directeds Mexican plant manufacturing operations.

Established operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding

output of wireless phones and accessories. Implemented coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate

efficiency, customer satisfaction and improve performance. Ensured adherence to quality control procedures.

• Implemented Lean manufacturing, resulting in a 25 % improvement in efficiency.

• Improved raw material and finished goods logistics to achieve 100 % on time delivery.

• Supervised and maintained quality control plant procedures to improve quality from mid 80’s to 99%.

Sanmina/Intesys/HEI Empalme, Son., México

Eng. Manager/Business Unit Manager/Dir. Of Engineering 1996 - 2001

• HEI Inc. is an FDA Registered Contract Manufacturer specializing in Electronic Manufacturing

Services (EMS), including Medical Device Manufacturing, Microelectronic Assembly, Turn Key

Manufacturing. HEI provides rapid prototyping engineering services, product design, automation and test

services, box build manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment solutions.

Worked for different Manufacturing Companies in Offshore/MTK Industrial Park. Assignments included overall

supervision of a 300 employee electronic assembly plant and participation in start-up operations including equipment

installation and set-up, coordinate ISO certification, supervise new hires training, coordinate materials department.

• Re-laid out plant improving flow and increasing efficiency.

• Decreased Work in Process (WIP) by implementing One Piece Flow process.

• Decreased 20 % scrap by implementing tracking system.

ITT Power Systems Nogales Son. Mexico

Cable & Magnetics/Surface Mount Manager 1990 - 1996

With a total headcount of over 1,000, I was responsible of coordinating people in charge of manufacturing all magnetic

and cables used to build power supplies and Supervise Printed circuit Board (PCB) population on Surface Mount and

thru hole equipment.

• Reduced line down implementing Kanban System.

• Enhanced productivity 18% decreasing equipment downtime.

• Coordinated training plan to improve quality

DELTA Power Supplies Nogales Son. Mexico

Manufacturing Engineering Manager 1988 - 1990

Supervised 7 Engineers and 10 technicians, doing repair, calibration and execution of the preventative maintenance for all SMT

and thru Hole production equipment, used to build PC Power supplies in a 700 people company.

Supervised writing of manufacturing procedures, visual aids, time studies and line balance

Intergraph Corporation/Digital Equipment Corporation, México City

Field Service Engineer 1982 - 1988

Repaired Computers mainframes and Computer Aided Design (CAD/CAM) equipment, serving customers in México City

area and Central America. On site

Support Engineer in Dominican Telephone Company, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic for one year.

EDUCATION

Nogales Technological Institute, Nogales, Son. 1992

Masters in Data Electronic process

National Polytechnic Institute, México City, 1982

B.S. in Communications and Electronics

TRAINING

Lean Manufacturing Seminar, Instituto Técnologico de Monterrey, 1998

Continuous Improvement Manufacturing, George Group, 1995

Various courses in Surface Mount Equipment including Chip Shooter, IC Placer on different brands like

Fuji, Panasonic, and Universal USA and Taiwan ROC 1988-2005

CAD/CAM equipment operation and repair, Huntsville Alabama, 1985

Central Processor and Peripherals repair Bedford Massachusetts, 1984

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