Six Sigma Sales
Resume:
Homero Robert Galindo
El Paso, TX, 79912
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Change agent who has managed factory and business start ups and turnarounds in USA, Mexico, and China
while successfully developing strategies that support sector and division strategic plans while creating metric
driven cultures. Fully bilingual: English / Spanish. Degreed Mechanical Engineer and MBA graduate.
Exceptional background in national and international multiplant management and business development. Led
OEM and P&L EMS operation meeting EBITDA goals. Ample experience in business and operations start
ups, receiving customer and industry recognition and awards, ensuring quality is sustained from
conceptualization to factory production. Responsible for manufacturing, sourcing decisions and site
rationalization. Managed large product transfers from US and Canada to low cost geographies. Extensive
experience in Mexico’s Industrial Maquiladora Program. Establish successful relationships with decision
makers, Sr. Managers and/or C-executives for prospecting, negotiating, and achieving cost reductions for new
and current business agreements in Shelter and Contract Manufacturing. Led operations in Electronics,
Computer and Medical Devices, Automotive, Energy and Telecom segments.
Areas of Expertise
International
Lean and Six Sigma Experience Process Re-engineering
New Product International Supply
Product Transfer Introduction Chain
Low Cost Countries Layered Audits Project Management
Change Agent Turn Arounds People Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
June 2013 – current – Consulting for former employer American Industries
Annual Sales $300 million USD for Manufacturing including contract and sheltered manufacturing services.
Supporting company to identify operational and investment requirements to establish an aerospace MRO
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center at the Chihuahua City International Airport. The project under
development is for a twelve bay for commercial airplanes. The consulting includes preparing cost model, aligning
academia, determining required infrastructure, government support, investor updates and FAA requirements.
Supporting a lead consulting group from The USA Oliver Wyman.
June 2010, to June 2013 – TECMA VIASYSTEMS GROUP
Corporate Annual Sales $1.3 Billion USD PCB and EMS; Site Sales for EMS $77 MM for Metal Enclosure
Fabrication, Power Coat, Printed Circuit Board Assemblies, Back Planes and Press Fit. Built cabinet assemblies for
Telecommunication, Energy, and Medical Industries. Cabinets vary degree of complexity to include performance
conforming testing.
General Manager, El Paso, TX and Juárez, Mexico
Responsibilities
Lead Site P&L, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Program Management, Customer Service, Capital
Investments, Quoting, Materials, Procurement, Planning, Warranty and Returns, Engineering, NPI, Quality
and SQE, HR, Finance.
Achievements
Full P&L responsible for operations and distribution including manufacturing processes and equipment,
engineering acquisitions machinery and tooling, NPI, sourcing, lean & six sigma. Drove business and
operations plan to outperform company’s goals and objectives. Developed strategic vision and led operations
plan in line with growth and stability strategy. Established daily, weekly and monthly cadence while
establishing KPI’s at all levels resulting in improved gross margins and EBITDA between 3% to 5% Y/Y.
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Drove operational excellence with lean and six sigma. Restructured ERP and MRP to support metal
fabrication, SMT and manufacturing integration processes. Talent assessment completed and implementing
with HR development and training strategy.
• Grew sales $35 MM in 2010 to $77 MM in 2013, moved business into a new 205K Sq. Ft. Facility with
uninterrupted service to our customer base and P&L out of red in the first year, e liminated quality DPPMs
from 5,000 to less than 100 and received customer GE recognition for most improved supplier 2012.
Improved engineering processes to achieve higher productivity levels and to increase the life of the
equipment SMT and Metal Fabrication. Managed validation programs 20+ customers’ audits and process
improvements. Improved 5-10 points performance indicators for productivity gains, absorption, capacity,
forecast accuracy, on time delivery, NPI launch schedules, 3PL and freight. Implemented cost reductions
exceeding 3% material spend, 3pL and freight costs reduced by 25%. Reduced the generation of scrap
and reworks by more than 60%. Achieved lean six sigma transformation improvement for throughput and
DMAIC process controls. Instituted control plans, layer audits, APQP, and FMEA techniques.
March, 2008 – June, 2010 – American Industries
Annual Sales $300 million USD for Manufacturing including contract and sheltered manufacturing services. Ensure
production start ups for customers in less than three months and meeting customer process and quality
specifications. Over 5,000 employees in Northern Mexico.
Region Director, El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico
Responsibilities
Business start ups for customer account gains Werner Ladders, Affinia/Federal Mogul, Brushstrokes. Ensure
customer processes met specifications as new operations started in Mexico. Ensured continued support for
existing accounts to meet cost, delivery, logistics, and process requirements that meet their business model. Led
Supply Chain efforts and cross dock operations for more that 30+ customer accounts in Mexico from the El Paso
operation. Validated customer equipment during customer transfers from USA and Canada into Mexico. Ensured
company improved internal processes to support customers in the Automotive, Medical Device, Electronics,
Aerospace and Other Industries. Performed operation reviews with customers and corresponding Sr. Managers
over their contracted services for manufacturing, engineering and logistics. Ensure shelter operations were
rightfully position to provide improved operational excellence to support growing customer services such as ISO
9000 and lean six sigma. Managed customer’s and prospects FDA section 510K to identify path to market for
medical devices produced in USA and offshore; and customer’s cGMP class I, II and III devices and equipment.
Engage Prospects and Customers with government programs to receive incentives for engineering and start up
programs.
Achievements
Grew and qualified new business for existing customer base trough the improved services for start ups,
material and process management for contract and sheltered manufacturing worth $10 MM USD.
Affinia/Federal Mogul consolidated manufacturing and engineering operations from three regions CAN, USA
and Mexico into one operation in Juarez, Mexico in four months. Ongoing improved KPIs for customers in
order to keep customer retention and to deliver overall cost, quality and service improvements. A ssessed
prospects and customer’s internal effectiveness for skill set and technology and executed planned
activities to resolve and improve operational gaps. Provided leadership to support customer demand,
engineering processes, and operational gaps to be resolved in 1-2 days to support their business plan.
August, 1999, – March, 2008 – Lexmark International
Plant Manager, Juarez Mexico (Jan 2006-March 2008)
• Laser Division Sales $2.3 billion, the Juarez site contributed with $1.5 billion in sales and developed an
industrial park that consisted of six manufacturing plants covering $1.5 MM Sq. Ft. and 5,000 employees
Responsibilities
Built and started three toner cartridge manufacturing plants in Mexico and managed an EMS Sanmina plant
to closure. Managed Operations, Engineering, Materials, Quality, SQE, Cost Accounting, Continuous
Improvement thru lean and six sigma with internal certifications for Green and Black Belt.
Achievements
Lead Lean transformation and turnaround of Mexico’s operation and increased 5%-10% production
flexibility and capacity. Implemented next generation engineering ink-fill and Microprocessor chip tab
attach equipment. Led operational excellence for Lean and Six Sigma 5S, VF, EP, SMED, SW, TPM,
Kan Ban, Kaizen events, Suggestion box, VSM, ABC Cycle counts, Six Sigma green and black belt
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projects. Certified two six sigma black belts and 25 green belts and contributed to expense
avoidances of $2 million. Key projects were improving cycle time, process yield, on time delivery,
work order variance, down time, tool life improvement, improving VSM. Increase production by 30%,
increased revenue by $500 K USD. Reduced duties into Mexico by 40%, tooling costs by 25%, local
sourcing spend levels increased by 15%. Established standard KPI’s for all manufacturing operations
achieving a 38% reduction in scrap, 12% improvement on delivery, 26% reduction in past due .
Implemented universal high speed tonner fill cells and assembly cells to improve quality and
throughput. Certified Mexico assembly plants under ISO 9000, ISO 4,000 and OHSA 18,000.
Improved morale thru the management of key EH&S, business continuity and emergency response
programs.
Plant Manager Lexmark Ink Jet, Chihuahua, Mexico (July 1999 - December 2005) Plant annual sales of
$1.2 billion USD for inkjet printer cartridges; one facility 120,000 sq. ft, 1,200 HC
Responsibilities
Ink Cartridges – Developed a capital intense $120 MM manufacturing plant, 250,000 Sq. Ft. high tech
semiconductor automated processes and labor intense, high volume and high mix, One million ink
cartridges production rate per week, 1,200 HC, Y/Y cost and quality improvement positioning
Achievements
Built, staffed, and qualified site’s class 10,000 clean room and floor operations plan. Qualified
production from circuit assembly class 1,000 clean room plant. Output increased 83% thru new and
improved equipment and process flows. Improved 1:3 faster automated equipment increased ink fill
processes and chip attachment from 600K ink cartridges per week to 1 million. Product transferred
and NPI’s resulted in 50% cost reduction. Inbound and outbound logistics routes were established.
Third party logistics warehouse in El Paso, TX was contracted. Developed one Master Six Sigma
Black Belt, five black belts, and 85 green belts. Established Traffic and Customs office, Purchasing and
Planning department, as well as, Shipping, Packaging, Warehouse and Receiving departments. Won
several six sigma, lean and productivity state and national awards in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Certified
ISO 9000 and 14000, OHSA 18,000 and Sarbanes Oxley
January, 1998 – July, 1999 – Mediacopy (Company closed operations)
Director of Operations, San Leandro, California
December, 1993 – December, 1997 – Cooper Industries, Bussmann
Business Unit Manager, Juarez, Mexico
Managed Fuse Fabrication, Assembly and Engineering, managed the Mercury acquisition.
August, 1988 – May, 1993 – Honeywell, Keyboard Division (Company Closed Operations)
Product and Design Engineer, El Paso, Texas
Designed computer keyboards and components for various OEM companies 50+ and release documentation
for manufacturing readiness to the manufacturing plants.
Master of Business Administration, 1994; Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1989;
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
World Management Development Program, 2005; Lexmark & Geoffrey Park Consultants
Harvard Business School, 2009 Business Operations and Real Estate Development
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
President, Maquiladora Association in Chihuahua, Mexico Board INDEX 2005-06,
Vice President, Institute of Chihuahua for Quality and Productivity, 2002-2006
PERSONAL: Multi Cultural and 100% fluent English and Spanish
Good written, verbal, analytical communication and problem solving skills
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