Luis R. De Jesus

**** ***** **.

Ooltewah, TN *7363

931-***-**** (Mobile.)

423-***-**** (Office Direct)

423-***-**** (Home)

E-mail; ablqlg@r.postjobfree.com

I'm an experienced and well rounded professional in the Injection molding

of thermoplastics Industry.

Team builder and customer satisfaction oriented, I posses a strong total

quality management sense and thorough understanding of plastics

processing from a scientific molding point of view plus significant

'hands on' experience.

My education and training in science & engineering integrated to

experiences in production, quality assurance and engineering have yield

to a very competent and reliable professional.

Professional Experiences

INVISTA Engineering Polymers

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Position: Technical Services Engineer for Engineering Polymer (10/08 to

Present)

. Provide technical support to customers to achieve optimized results

when processing INVISTA's thermoplastic products.

. Establishes and perform validation/qualification process and

criteria of new or improved products.

. Translate customer's needs into valuable technical information or

data that is used by the R&D group for new product development.

. Identifies and procures process and or equipment crucial for R&D

and customer services execution.

. Certifies Engineering Polymers Laboratory into ISO 17025.

. Supports marketing efforts by providing technical expertise.

. Participates in customers trials to provide process advice and to

compile data for further product improvements or future product

development as well as any customer issues.

. Obtains agencies approvals required (UL, FDA, etc)

PTA Corporation

Oxford, Connecticut

Position: Manufacturing Manager (10/07 to 09/08)

. Manage all manufacturing operations including production, injection

molding, Assembly and manufacturing engineering.

. Meet customer requirements for quality and on time delivery.

. Develop short and long term plans, budgets and tracking systems.

. Creates budgets and procedures for controlling spending to budget.

. Support Project Management group in new product launch.

. Works with laws and regulations and the plant quality system.

Tec Air

Lewisburg, Tennessee

Position: Plant Manager (11/05 to 09/07)

. Direct manufacturing operations (Automotive Injection molding,

assembly) and facility activities of a privately own automotive and

appliances supplier injection molding plant.

. Provides injection molding technical assistance to technical

personnel.

. Manages capital projects and cost reduction programs.

. Assure adherence to Company and state safety policies and

procedures (SOP's).

. Present plant performance reports to corporate management team.

. Develops and implements policies and procedures for plant

operations.

. Tonnages range 65 to 800 tons.

. Use six sigma tools (DMAIC) to successfully reduce high labor costs

Fortiflex

Dorado, Puerto Rico

Position: General Manager (December 04 to September 05)

. Oversees injection molding, rubber, assembly and all other

manufacturing operations and logistic activities within the

established policy and in accordance with the authority delegated

by the President of a privately own container products plant.

. Supervises management team composed of two Operations Managers, HR

Manager, IT Manager and Accounting Manager

. Direct and indirect supervision of approximately 125 employees

including;; selection, hiring, performance evaluations, personnel

actions and disciplinary actions.

. Manages overseas operations at a plant in the Dominican Republic.

. Responsible for P & L, budget preparation and capital expenditures.

. Prepare and execute operational budget and capital expenditures.

MedTech Plastics Puerto Rico, Inc.

Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

Position: Engineering Manager (January 00 to December 04)

. Manage the Engineering and Maintenance Departments, plus the

Tool Shop in a Class 100k Clean Room Injection Molding

Medical Devices Environment.

. Directs process improvement programs using World Class

Manufacturing methods e.g.; DPPM reduction, SMED, Decouple

Molding, Scientific Molding, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma,

etc.

. Direct and indirect supervision of approximately 20

employees.

. Analyzes design and equipment layouts for maximum efficiency

and utilization.

. Provides guidance and assistance to technical staff in

pursue of manufacturing equipment and process improvement.

. Keeps the company in compliance with GMP, FDA, OSHA, UL,

company policies and any other regulatory agencies.

. Recommends and implements repairs and appraisals to existing

manufacturing equipment and molds.

. Assist customers in the improvement, design and/or

development of new and/or existing projects and molds.

. Accountable for constantly pursuing and implementing cost

reduction strategies and activities.

. Develop analytical and statistical analysis of the process.

. Implemented Lean Manufacturing practices such as; SMED,

Process Mapping, One Piece Flow, etc.

Tech Group of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Cidra, Puerto Rico

Position: Production Manager (July 97 to January 00)

. Accountable for a medical devices injection molding plant

manufacturing operations in accordance with process and product

specifications and quality standards complying with contractual

and/or customer requirements and meeting financial objectives.

. Direct and indirect supervision of approximately 120 employees.

. Recommends designs for special equipment and assists engineering

with product and process research and development.

. Capital budget responsibilities including project justification,

budget development, AFE preparation, planning and accountability.

. Accountable for constantly pursuing and implementing cost reduction

strategies and activities.

. Provides assistance with Molding, Assembly and Packaging

validation.

. Manufacturing process improvements.

Alltrista Unimark Plastics, Inc.

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Position: Production Team Manager (July 94 to July 97)

. Accountable for the manufacturing operations supervising more than

forty associates in different technical areas (tooling, set-up

persons etc.).

. Responsible to meet the production requirements and proper use of

injection molding machines ranging from 85 to 375 tons.

. Responsible for the implementation of a quick-change program named

SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies).

. With the Engineering Department work in the implementation of

Decouple Molding Techniques.

. Provided all necessary training to personnel using tools such as;

Paulson Interactive, Decouple Molding, SMED and others.

. Work in molds, machines and process appraisal, executing changes

and improvements.

Nypro Molding of Puerto Rico, Inc

Cayey, Puerto Rico

Positions: Quality Engineer. & Technical Supervisor (August 89 to July

94)

. Part of a team implementing SQC (Statistical Quality Control).

. Developed inspection sampling plans and coordinated validation

protocols as required by customer.

. Investigated and prepared corrective action on customer complaints.

. Directly involved in the molding process of a wide variety of

thermoplastics resins such as; polypropylene, polyethylene,

polycarbonate, polystyrene, PVC, PBT, PET, acrylics, PA (nylons)

among many others.

Education

University Of Puerto Rico

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

BS in Biology and Chemistry

Plastics Engineering Technology UMASS, Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

Certified Quality Engineering (CQE).

Presented by The American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)

ISO 9001 Auditor

1994 and 2000 versions

Administrative Skills

. PC Literate with excellent understanding of MS office tools (Word,

Excel, Power Point and Outlook).

. Knowledge in Solid works 3D Modeling Software.

. Experienced in various MRP and Shop Floor Control software such as

IQMS, Silverware, Mattec, JD Edwards, etc.

Languages

English & Spanish

References

Available upon request

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