Engineer Quality Assurance

Luis F. Gago V.

Miami, FL ***** • * (***) ***–***3

*******@*****.*** • www.linkedin.com/in/luisgago

SUMMARY

Tri-lingual professional with over four years of experience in operation, project management, Kaizen methodology and supervision within the manufacturing industry. Known for the ability to transform working cultures in demanding environments. Promoted three times in four years. Experience organizing, coordinating and supervising manufacturing working groups to achieve and exceed projects goals.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA), August 2013

HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, Boston, MA - Shanghai, China

Diploma in Business Management, July 2008

UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA, Valencia, Venezuela

Bachelor of Science in Production Engineering, July 2008

UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA, Caracas, Venezuela

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CHRYSLER DE VENEZUELA LLC. Valencia, Venezuela 2007-2012

Multinational automotive ¬company employing over 51,000 people worldwide.

Operations Production Engineer (2010-2012)

Led and supervised continuous improvement projects and daily operations of Paint Shop. Developed strategic plans to improve productivity within four areas, directly supervising 65 employees.

• Introduced Early Equipment Management and Workplace Organization as part of the new corporative operative system into the Paint Shop. Preliminary results yielded, 10% increased productivity and 13% reduction in costs.

• Trained and led managers and engineers to develop over 200 continuous improvements Kaizen-based methodology projects, generating more than $7M/year in savings.

• Increased productivity of Paint production’s areas by 17% utilizing Kaizen-based methodology.

• Consistently met all production and quality goals and standards by introducing a collaborative line culture.

Operations Production Supervisor (2009-2010)

Supervised production operations of the Paint Shop. Developed strategic plans to improve productivity within two areas, directly supervising 18 employees.

• Selected to introduce two new major operative systems into plant; success of pilot led to introducing methodology in other areas of the plant.

• Increased productivity of two Paint production areas by 16% using Kaizen-based methodology.

Operations Process Engineer (2008-2009)

Led continuous improvements projects in the TCF (Trim, Chassis, Final) Shop. Developing strategic plans to improve productivity of the Trim area.

• Co-Led Cherokee & Caliber new dual (gasoline and gas) system implementation for the department.

• Co-led implementation of the Advance Manufacturing Production System (AMPS III) software for the entire operation direction. Implementation led to graphically visualize productivity and operability of different production lines.

• Increased productivity of the trim area by 12% developing continuous improvement projects using Lean Manufacturing methodology.

Production Intern (2007-2008)

Developed continuous improvement projects in TCF (Trim, Chassis, Final) in Shop. Developed strategic plans to improve productivity of Chassis and Engine areas of the department.

• Supported Cherokee 2008MY launch for Chassis and Powertrain division.

• Proposed task efficiencies Leading to 13% increase in line productivity.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Certificates:

Metropolitan University, Caracas, Venezuela July 2008

• Quality Assurance Certificate

• AutoCAD Certificate.

• Plant Management Certificate.

Languages: Fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese

Technologies: MS Project, MS Publisher, AutoCAD 2D & 3D, Arena Simulation Software

Affiliations:

• Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Volunteer. (Press Escort, Coordinate press panel and media).

• Hult Factor Volunteer. (Room Coordinator, Coordinate panel of judges and activities of 12 presenting students).

• Hult Prize Volunteer. (Hult Ambassador Manager, supervising and coordinating 24 ambassadors and 48 presenting teams).

• Co-founder and VP of Hult’s Operations and Project Management Club.

• Elected Cohort Representative for Hult’s Student Affairs Committee (HSA).

• Member of Hult’s Consulting Club, Boston Chapter.

• Member of Project Management Institute (PMI), Mass Bay Chapter.

• Member of the Lean Enterprise Institute.

• Member of NSHMBA (National Society of Hispanic MBAs) .

• (Voluntariado de la Universidad Metropolitana) tutored, event planning and raised funds for underprivileged children.

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