Luis N. Cuevas

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Grand Rapids, MI 49534 217-***-****

abh91j@r.postjobfree.com

Drivers License Photo, May

2007

PLANT MANAGER, BILINGUAL SPANISH

Operations / Manufacturing / Plant Management

A bilingual U.S. citizen with over 12 years of combined operations, plant

management, and metallurgy manufacturing engineering experience working

with steel and aluminum product and processes, such as extruding, cold

forging, welding, punching, stamping, forming, CNC machining, turning,

milling, broaching, grinding, heat-treating, and powder/wet paint in a high-

volume, high-speed assembly operation for the commercial and military

light, medium, and heavy duty vehicle markets, automotive, and medical

industries; knowledge reading and interpreting blueprints (GD&T) and

customer specifications; AutoCAD Mechanical skills and experience designing

tooling and fixtures; a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; a background in

financials, operational metrics, sourcing, materials, inventory control,

quality, auditing, six-sigma, kaizen/continuous improvement, TPS/lean-

manufacturing processes, and HR & employee relations; and a native command

of the Spanish language. Accomplished professional with an outstanding

achievement record focused on high value added processes, minimal inventory

requirements, cost effectiveness, waste reduction, fast reaction, efficient

floor space, thru-out time reduction, and material flow optimization.

Excellent customer interaction and strong presentation skills with

demonstrated experience training all levels of staff. Highly developed

project management skills and proven success of multiple program launches.

A well-respected leader, acquainted with the Maquiladora and Texas/Mexico

border multi-cultural environment, who leads by example with a "roll up

your sleeves and get it done" mentality.

Tier-1 Automotive Supplier to:

? GM ? FORD ? CHRYSLER ? HONDA ? TOYOTA ? HARLEY-

DAVIDSON ? OSHKOSH DEFENSE

Professional Strengths & Specialties

? Plant/Operations Management ? Single/Multi Plant ? P&L ? EBITDA

? Startup/Consolidations/Turnarounds ? Union & Non-Union ?

Strategic & Tactical Planning ? TPS/Lean Manufacturing/Continuous

Improvement (Kaizen) ? Six-Sigma/5S

? Kanban ? Quality Control/Auditing/QMS ? ISO9001:2008, TS16949,

ISO14001, OSHA ? Program/Project Management

? APQP/NMR/EVMS ? New Product Introduction/PLM Phases ? International

business experience ? Strategic Global Sourcing ? Contract

Negotiations ? Multi-cultural, Bilingual SPANISH ? ERP Systems:

SAP/PRMS/EDI ? Military/Gov't

PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH

PLANT & OPERATIONS MANAGER

CAPSA SOLUTIONS, LLC Los Angeles, CA 2009 - 2010

A manufacturer of medication and mobile steel and aluminum computing

carts and associated electronic components for the extended and acute

healthcare markets with more than $68 million in annual revenue

Manage the overall operational performance of the manufacturing facility

and hold full responsibility for safety, environmental, quality,

production, maintenance, finance, purchasing, supply chain, and employee

relations.

Monitor P&L performance and lead daily operations with department heads

to review built-to-schedule (BTS) customer requirements and analyze

performance data related to productivity, utilization, efficiency,

downtime, scrap, manning, inventory levels (raw material, in-process, and

finished goods), and property auditing, including factory, warehouse, and

offices.

Define and recommend objectives in each area of responsibility, direct

and coordinate major projects such as expansions, acquisitions,

installations of new equipment, plant layout changes, and review the

organization's key metrics (KPIs), including sales, EBITDA, material,

labor, and supply costs. Develop capital expenditure justifications,

continuous improvement initiatives, action plans, prioritize short and

long term goals, assess status, and determine appropriate courses of

actions, as direct report to the Vice-President at Corporate HQ.

Manage workforce in manner to encourage employee involvement and

participation with emphasis on safety, quality, continuous improvement

and customer satisfaction. Appraise performance of assigned personnel and

recommend appropriate changes in salary and status. Conduct and

personally engage in customer and vendor relations as necessary for the

best interest of the company.

Manage and lead a multidisciplinary team across the manufacturing site to

ensure that facility operations are consistent with OSHA health and

safety standards. Identify initial environmental aspects of relevant

significance in order to improve and reduce the impact of operations,

activities, products, and services on the environment by complying with

applicable environmental laws and policies, regulations, codes of

practice, and other requirements to which the company subscribes. Conduct

safety meetings, presentations and training sessions in English and

Spanish in order to educate employees about the hazards of an unsafe work

environment and improved housekeeping practices by maintaining a clean,

orderly, and sanitary workplace.

Make decisions and recommendations to senior leadership that are

authoritative and have far-reaching impact on operations and other

activities in the company.

PLANT MANAGER

FUEL SYSTEMS, LLC. Chicago, IL / Walker, MI 2007 - 2009

Due to the current crisis that has been devastating our economy, Fuel

Systems shut down operations in 2009. Business and operations across

five manufacturing facilities were brought to an end, and the company

assets and property were redistributed.

A manufacturer of welded steel and aluminum fuel tanks, pressure vessels,

and associated metal and electronic components for the commercial and

military light, medium, and heavy duty vehicle markets with more than

$105 million in annual revenue

Managed the overall operational performance of a 140,000 Sq Ft facility

with workforce of 150 and held full responsibility for safety,

environmental, quality, production, maintenance, finance, purchasing,

supply chain, and employee relations.

Maintained close surveillance over operations to assure coordination and

integration of work flow, budgetary conformance, schedules and optimum

utilization of personnel, machines, equipment and facilities.

Monitored P&L performance and led daily operations with department heads

to review built-to-schedule (BTS) customer requirements and analyze

performance data related to productivity, utilization, efficiency,

downtime, scrap, manning, and inventory levels (raw material, in-process,

and finished goods). Define and recommend objectives in each area of

responsibility, direct and coordinate major projects such as expansions,

acquisitions, installations of new equipment, plant layout changes, and

review the organization's key metrics (KPIs), including sales, EBITDA,

material, labor, and supply costs. Develop capital expenditure

justifications, continuous improvement initiatives, action plans,

prioritize short and long term goals, assess status, and determine

appropriate courses of actions, as direct report to the Vice-President at

Corporate HQ.

Managed workforce by leading by example to demonstrate both values and

expectations with emphasis on safety, quality, continuous improvement and

customer satisfaction. Appraised performance of assigned personnel and

encouraged employees by emphasizing the need to create a different

environment that allows the workforce to develop themselves to their

maximum potential.

Managed and led a multidisciplinary team across the manufacturing site to

ensure that facility operations were consistent with OSHA health and

safety standards. Identified initial environmental aspects of relevant

significance in order to improve and reduce the impact of operations,

activities, products, and services on the environment by complying with

applicable environmental laws and policies, regulations, codes of

practice, and other requirements to which the company subscribes.

Conducted safety meetings, presentations and training sessions in English

and Spanish in order to educate employees about the hazards of an unsafe

work environment and improved housekeeping practices by maintaining a

clean, orderly, and sanitary workplace.

Direct Reports: Six (6) Department Heads: Human Resources Manager,

Quality Manager, Production Manager, Supply Base/Purchasing Manager,

Engineering Manager, Maintenance Manager.

Tier-1 Automotive Supplier to: GENERAL MOTORS, FORD, VOLVO, TOYOTA,

FREIGHTLINER, OSHKOSH DEFENSE

PLANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

V REDUCED inventory 60% by increasing inventory turns and establishing a

Kanban System focused on controlling daily production requirements and

incoming material.

V ELIMINATED $800,000 of customer charge-backs and $1 million the first

year in expedited shipping cost.

V STRENGTHENED EBITDA to double-digits (% of Sales) by standardizing

processes, introducing lean manufacturing concepts, reducing TAKT time,

and designing a new production layout.

V SAVED over $500,000 per year by in-sourcing stamping operations within

the organization.

V ELIMINATED $600,000 in customer-induced material obsolescence inventory

by negotiating with customer.

V REDUCED quality defects from 126 to 97 ppm by consistently emphasizing

and implementing CI/Kaizen activities focused on process improvements,

detection and prevention initiatives, rather than taking a reactive

approach with a corrective actions mentality.

V PARTNERED with union representatives to eliminate smoking and alcohol

abuse among employees reducing absenteeism from 4.2% to 1.8% and

improving team morale.

V REDUCED safety recordable injuries to 0.9% (down from 3.2%) by training

production personnel and establishing expectations for a "safety-first"

culture. Implemented small automated safety devices throughout 100% of

operations.

V DEVELOPED training guidelines to introduce Kaizen and Lean

Manufacturing terms, definitions, formulas, and concepts of critical

business metrics, and conducted intensive training in English and

Spanish for all production personnel who grated out an average of 85%.

V DEVELOPED a new Quality Management System (QMS) that was embraced by

the entire organization, to improve and ensure the effective planning,

operation and control of processes that affected quality control

procedures and policies.

V DEVELOPED procedures and metrics to foster "5S" activities throughout

95% of operations in order for personnel to work more effectively and

productively due to a clean, orderly, and safe work environment.

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

V SUPPORTED the OPENING and PLANT START-UP of a new 71,300 Sq Ft

manufacturing facility in SALTILLO, MEXICO, including establishing and

standardizing the Quality Management System (QMS) as well as the

Balanced Score Card metrics.

V ESTABLISHED and STANDARDIZED critical Operational and Financial METRICS

throughout the entire organization by using a lean-manufacturing

principle called "Visual Management" which resulted in improved

comprehension, and increased speed reading when evaluating and

interpreting company measures and metrics.

V ACQUIRED a new PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT System (PLM) to automate,

integrate, and standardize the organization's key processes (Quality,

Engineering, and Program Lifecycle Phases) throughout the entire

organization.

PROGRAM MANAGER

THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA Danville, IL 2002 - 2007

DIVISION

A manufacturer of engine powertrain/drive-train camshafts, crankshafts,

steering-shafts and associated steel components for the automotive

industry with more than $400 million in annual revenue

Directed and coordinated multiple TIER-1 programs and associated budgets

for the automotive industry, using APQP/NMR project management controls,

tools, and processes to direct the organization and supervision of team-

members throughout all program phases. Effectively established multi-

layered program schedules and event-driven plans to complete the work

effort via development of IMP (Integrated Master Plans) and IMS

(Integrated Master Schedule) program structures, and proactively

monitored all program phases from inception to completion.

Tier-1 Automotive Supplier to: GM, FORD, HONDA, DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, HARLEY-

DAVIDSON, VOLKSWAGEN.

TOP-LEVEL PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED

V HONDA MY'2007 MDX 3.7L V6 Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) Camshaft

V GENERAL MOTORS MY'2009 V8 4.5L Diesel Engine Camshaft

V HARLEY-DAVIDSON MY'2007 Twin-Cam Engine Camshaft

V VOLKSWAGEN MY'2007 I-5 2.5L Engine Displacement Camshaft

V FORD MOTOR CO. MY'2006 V8 3-Valve / V10 3-Valve Rolled-Tube-Undercuts

Camshaft

V DAIMLER-CHRYSLER MY'2005 5.7L V8 HEMI Camshaft

PLANT MANAGER

AUTECH / NAVESA CONTROLS McAllen, Reynosa, 1997 - 2002

Maquiladora

A manufacturer of special machine, lean manufacturing assembly processes,

and testing technology for the automotive and electronics industries with

facilities located in Europe and along the Texas/Mexico border

Transferred to The U.S. to manage the overall operational performance of

a 45,500 Sq Ft facility and held responsibility for all functions,

including safety, environmental, quality, production, finance,

purchasing, supply chain, and employee relations. Led daily operations

with department managers to review the production schedule and analyze

performance data related to productivity, efficiency, downtime, scrap,

manning, and inventory levels (raw material, in-process, and finished

goods). Defined and recommended objectives in each area of responsibility

and reviewed the organization's key metrics, including sales, EBITDA,

material, labor, and supply costs. Monitored P&L performance and worked

with German colleagues and senior management at Corporate to identify new

business development and operations initiatives.

Direct Reports: Five (5) Department Heads: Human Resources Manager,

Production Manager, Supply Base/Purchasing Manager, Engineering Manager,

and Maintenance Manager.

PLANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

V STRENGTHENED EBITDA $960,000 by streamlining operations and negotiating

strategic relationships with customers.

V INCREASED on time delivery rating to 99.5% (up from 92%) through the

implementation of pull-systems (not push-systems) and one-piece-flow

operations.

V REDUCED the standard cost of project 12% by generating ideas with

supervisors, engineers, technicians, customers, and colleagues abroad.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Telecommunications Barcelona, SPAIN Graduated: 1999

ENGINEERING

I attended the Universitat Polit cnica de Catalunya (UPC), one of the

most prestigious universities in Spain, well-known for its competitive

screening and selection process of its students prior to admission, as

well as, extremely challenging curriculum. I earned my Bachelor's Degree

in Telecommunication Engineering, majoring in electronics systems.

MASTER'S (MBA) PRE-REQUISITES

Master's in Business Charleston, IL Year: 2006

Administration

Courses completed toward satisfying the pre-requisites for the Master's

of Business Administration (MBA) Program:

. Operations Management

. Management and Organizational Behavior

. Legal and Social Environment of Business

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / CERTIFICATION

. Management and Leadership Skills for Supervisors and Managers.

Rockhurst University.

. Six Sigma Blackbelt Training. Benchmark Six-Sigma.

. Quality Standards: ISO9001/TS16949, ISO14001 Excel Partnership, Inc.

. Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) Software Package.

. Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) & Control Plan. Automotive

Industry Action Group (AIAG).

. Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). Automotive Industry Action

Group (AIAG).

. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Automotive Industry Action

Group (AIAG).

. Q-Das / QS-Stat: Quality Control Statistical software package: Sample

Analysis, Process Capability, Measurement System Capability, and

Reliability Analysis. Q-DAS Inc.

. IQRM / IQFMEA / APIS: FMEA, Process Flow Diagrams & Control Plan

software packages. Qualitech International, Inc.

. ERP Systems: AS/400 PRMS and SAP software package & EDI

Transmissions

. Proficient with computers and Statistical Control, Capability and

Reliability Analysis, Visio Technical (Process Plant Design), Lotus

Notes R6, AutoCAD Mechanical, and all MS Software packages (Word,

Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access/databases).

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