Alma Y. Acevedo
Home 915-***-**** *** S. Mesa Hills, 2220
Cellular 915-***-**** El Paso, TX 79912
abl4uj@r.postjobfree.com
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Executive Summary
Bilingual Professional with 18 years in manufacturing hands on manager with
proven record in business expansion gaining $12M on new business in
automotive industry. Increase customer satisfaction and customer base
retention by product cost reduction of 10% and improve delivery of 15% in
Asia and Europe. Cost reduction initiatives which translate in $2.7M
savings in one year throughout Lean Six Sigma Tools Implementation.
Areas of Expertise
. Managed multiple projects in a matrix organization in charge of
purchasing, quality, materials and engineering including all aspects of
daily operations, personnel and safety.
. Develop and implement short- and log term goals, objectives, policies and
procedures.
. Train employees in new procedures and policies
. Capacity and capability studies that pertains to operations.
. Run reports, monitor daily reporting data, manage resources for
productivity.
. Monthly safety, recognition and operational meeting in order to promote
communication and morale.
Professional Background
Business Unit Manager, 2007 to 2010
Enturia, Inc/CardinalHealth/CareFusion, El Paso, TX
Managed and coordinated production supervisors and engineers to achieve
word class quality levels, delivery, and service and market
competitiveness.
.Profit & Loss responsibility of 5M medical device business 2 shifts, 150
employees
.Lean Manufacturing Leader in implementation of tools and production lines
(5's, Kaizen and Value Stream Mapping, Problem solving-Jidoka, Gemba)
continuous productivity increase of 10% and scrap reduction of 5%.
Manufacturing Operations Engineering Manager, 2006 to 2007
Robert Bosch, El Paso, TX
Managed, coordinated and operated a business unit composed of 200 employees
including product coordinators, industrial, manufacture/quality engineers
focused in automotive industry building high volume product with monthly
sales of $6.5M for Ford, Mercedes Benz, and Hyundai. Responsible for
production schedule, capacity planning, customer satisfaction, scorecards,
metrics, budgets, overtime and headcount. Accomplishments: two digit
Pieces per Million level, Scrap savings of $120K. Turn Over Reduction of
5%.
Marketing Manager, 2003 to 2005
Pollak-Stoneridge Electronics, El Paso, TX
Managed and coordinated program managers to achieve customer expectations
and deliveries, participate in transition leadership programs to assure
accurate communication.
.Interacted with product and services managers, inside sales organization,
and advertising agencies, resulting in increased market penetration of 15%.
.Performed gap analysis and business assessment; coordinated resources, and
developed project plan to convert and promote business growth/productivity
with newly acquired client firms.
.Proven leadership in marketing techniques that streamline operations and
add to profits, generating extensive programmatic growth.
.Utilize management skills for the development and negotiations of
contracts, budgets, critical analysis and problem
Resolution and B2B sales.
Program Manager, 1998 to 2003
Pollak - EPD, Juarez, Mex.
.Planned, organized and controlled projects, training, and development
activities. Established project priorities and delegated tasks achieving a
100% on time delivery and 10% less expenses on assigned budget per
projects.
.Coordinate, analyzed and improved product design which reduces customer
complaints 90%.
.Customer service order entry problem resolution improved by 85% thought
training and customer visits.
(Cont.)
. Directed multiplexing integration projects. Created, implemented, and
managed production programs. Identified and forecasted production's
materials requirements. Experienced in management, personnel development,
performance evaluation, and team development. Managed cross-functional team
for new product development PCB designers (3), electrical (4), Mechanical
(2), software (2) design engineers, quality (1) manufacturing (3) and
Draftsman (2)
Senior Design Engineer, 1994 to 1998
Electrical Engineer, 1989 to 1994
Pollak-EPD, Juarez, Mex.
Design Engineer in charge of power distribution modules and instrument
clusters for automotive. A problem solving engineering focus on increasing
customer satisfaction reducing defects per million to one digit and
promoted to Program Manager in 1998.
Education
M.B.A., Marketing, 2002
Instituto Tecnol gico of Monterrey (ITESM), Ciudad Ju rez, Chihuahua
B.S. Electronic Engineer, 1994
Instituto Tecnologico of Juarez (ITCJ), Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Professional Development
Green Belt Certification- Cardinal Health 2009
LeaD training - Bosch 2006
Automotive Quality Certification -UTEP 2006
Green Belt - Stoneridge/Pollak 2005
Design for Six Sigma - Pollak 2004
Seven Habits - Franklyn Convey -2003
Microsoft Project Black Belt - IIT -1998
Project Management, Pollak, - July 1998
DFM/A, DFMEA, DOE, PCAD - Pollak 1994-1998
Technical Skills
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, JBA,
Microsoft Project
Affiliations
.Electrical Engineer ., .SAE., .Warrndale, PA ., .2005. to .2010
.Marketing Manager., .American Marketing Association., .2005. to .2010