Ruben F. Reyes
***** ****** **** **. *******, TX 77045
Cell: 915-***-**** E-Mail: ab1l9c@r.postjobfree.com
QUALITY ENGINEER
Highly motivated Quality Engineer with extensive experience in automotive, heavy truck and manufacturing
industries. Major areas of expertise include Quality Management Systems, Planning and launch of new
products/models, ISO9001, documenting quality/manufacturing processes.
Teamwork and customer satisfaction driven engineer ready to be part of successful hands-on team.
Additional Training
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Certified IPC Trainer IPC/WHMA-A-620, JIT, Kanban, Cell Manufacturing, Process
Mapping
• 5S and Visual Workplace
• PMFEA, PPAP, APQP
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Systematic Plant Distribution, plant layout
• World Class Manufacturing, (lean
• Statistical Process Control, SPC
manufacturing)
Team Oriented Problem Solving, 8D AutoCAD
OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health
Value Engineering /Value Analysis
MTM, Work Factor, Time Studies
ISO/TS16949:2002
Professional Experience
BAE Systems (Aug/2011 – May/2013)
Contractor Quality Engineer
Point of contact for electrical part suppliers for military and commercial vehicles insuring products submitted
comply with military and national standards.
• Performed electrical component failure analysis, provided final disposition of defective materials
• Kept updated records of suppliers, nonconforming parts and corrective actions using IQS, MAPICS
• Requested Root Cause/Corrective Action as result of non-conforming parts
• Required and approved PPAP/ISIR submission from vendors
ISD’s El Paso, TX (Feb/2008 – Jun/2011)
Tutoring/Teaching
• Provided instruction at Canutillo ISD DAEP center as a mathematics certified teacher
• Substitute Mathematics teacher, EPISD
Sparton Electronics, Deming, NM. (Feb/02 – Mar/07)
Quality Engineer (Jun/03 – Mar/07)
Acted as quality manager coordinating the maintenance and review of weekly quality metrics and monthly
management reviews in compliance with ISO9001-2000; coordinated and directed activities of the quality
assurance inspectors; planned activities related to the maintenance, application of quality standards, process
Ruben F. Reyes ab1l9c@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 915-***-****
validation, review and approval of first article inspections of road/city bus wire harnesses and military
subassemblies.
• Overtook the administration of the QMS ISO 9001:2000 from the ABQ plant QA management
• Established product, processes and equipment validation on new products
• Audited and updated incoming, in-process and final inspection work instructions
• Initiated the tool capability analysis and insuring its capability ratios C pk in values greater than 1.33
• Developed quality control plans, analyzed quality trends and prepared action plans
Production Engineer (Feb/02 – Jun/03)
Provided engineering expertise to improve wire harnesses design, administered the assignation of testing
equipment depending on size and application of wire harnesses and kept track of their calibration.
• Prepared cost quotes for new products by analyzing materials, labor and delivery dates
• Performed time studies for inclusion in Sparton Electronics’ “Work Measurement Standard Data”
• Defined fabrication process flow per operation sequence eliminating non added value operations
Saturn Electronics Texas LLC, El Paso, TX (Aug/00 – Nov/01)
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Directed all manufacturing and industrial engineering activities in the introduction of new battery cable
assemblies and die cast products. Oversaw the production of parts for PPAP approval, readiness of assembly line
layouts, equipment, tools, assembly instructions, testing programs and product validation process.
• Eliminated the second shift and reduced operation expenses re-balancing production lines
• Modified entire plant layout according to process flow to eliminate process shift back
• Determined new methods and performed time studies for quoting new products
• Led the Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) team to introduce new products
• Determined equipment and tool requirements and their acquisition for new process
Sparton Electronics, Deming, NM (Jan/00 -Aug/00)
Contract Industrial Engineer
• Improved manufacturing methods for low volume products
• Introduced new tests systems to updated test equipment for complex electrical distribution
systems
United Technologies Automotive, El Paso, TX (Feb/95 -Jun/99)
Operations Planning Engineer, Mexican Operations
Planned and directed engineering activities of three plants for the fabrication of automotive wire harnesses.
• Implemented cost reduction programs focusing on space usage and equipment utilization
• Planned and coordinated the launch of two manufacturing plants in Mexico
• Defined plant man power requirements for direct and indirect labor
Education
Instituto Técnologico de Juarez, Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua México
Bachelor in Industrial Engineering, Specialty in Electricity