Leopoldo Vaquera Avila

*** **** ** *** *** TX, **840 USA 830-***-**** or 830-***-****

e-mail: abm9sa@r.postjobfree.com

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Customer QA contact for customers in N. America, Brazil and Europe, Corrective Action Reports elaboration, and presentation

to customers in various locations of USA and Mexico...

Hiring, Training Supervision, Organization & Development of SQA, In Process QA, Customer QA Engineers on

PFMEA/CPL’S, 8D’S, as well as Procedures, Policies and Automotive Std’s interpretation, application.

Department Budget Management, Cost Control, Hiring, Training and Supervision of on-site QC Reps at various customer

locations in Mexico and USA..

Provide support to Production on day to day operations and to Plant Management in Implementation of cost savings ideas,

including: Poke-yokes implementation. Lean Manufacturing experience (10+ years)

ISO9000 L. Assessor. Management Rep, Collaboration on internal and third party audits. On-site Audit of critical suppliers.

Quality Consultant for various Plants, including Foamex Juarez & Cuautitlan Plants.

Work Methods, Lay-out Design, Pre-determined time system MODAPTS/MODSEW Certified Practitioner.

New Products Launch, EO’S implementation. Projects Planning, Management, APQP.

Business to Business Sales Experience. (Promotion, Cold calls, prospecting, quotations, negotiation, set-up service/operation,

feed-back customer, invoicing, and payments follow-up).

Proficient in several processes such as: Flame / Adhesive Lamination, Cut, Sew, Embroidery, Printing, Stamping and Test Lab

implementation, Silk-screening, Ultrasonic Sealing, Experience with Safety & Sanitation at Oil/Gas Drilling Rigs and

Refineries. OSHA Safety Requirements compliance.

Instructor in several ISO9000 related topics as well as Corrective Action Reports and Laminated Automotive Fabric shading in

USA and Mexico Plants.

CDL Class A Driver’s License, TWIC Card Holder for un-escorted access into US Federal Trade Zones.

By Federal and State rules, Debt Collection experience. FDCPA certified.

Hands-on, Results-oriented, Team Player with great Leadership, Interpersonal, Organizational, Communication skills in both

English and Spanish, always willing to learn and teach. Used to perform under high pressure in a multicultural environment.

CHRONOLOGICAL JOB EXPERIENCE

LTD FINANCIAL SERVICES, LP www.ltdfin.com Houston TX

Jun 09 thru:

Account Representative/Debt Collector @ Bank of America Dept.

Dec 2009

By adhering to Federal (FDCPA) and State Laws, Guidelines/Procedures, recovery of delinquent

credit card, expense card, commercial, mortgage-related debt.

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H & S CONSTRUCTORS, INC www.hsconstructors.com .com Corpus Christi TX

Jan 09 thru:

Safety Fire/Confined Space Bottle Watch, Boiler Maker/Pipe Fitter/Welder Helper

Mar 2009

Boiler making/Pipe fitting projects carried out at Valero Bill Greehey and Javelina Mark West Oil &

Gas Refineries.

Achievements:

Zero OSHA Reportable accidents, and incidents.

Detected and corrected major discrepancies on Documents such as Work Permits

Zero QC Rejections

PRECISION/G. WOLF DRILLING Midland TX-Mid Continent Division.

Oct 2008 thru www.precisiondrilling.com

Dec 2008

Land Drilling Rig Floorman Oil & Gas Mud-based drilling operations were carried out at

Sandridge Ranch, 60 mi SW of Ft. Stockton TX.

Achievements:

Rig completed 1 full year with Zero OSHA Reportable accidents.

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Trained co-workers on proper JSA’S fill-out.

Supported Team with English-Spanish translation, improved reports fill-out.

IRVIN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS Del Rio TX – Acuña MX Operations.

Dec 2004 thru www.irvinautomotive.com

Mar 2008

Quality Dept Superintendent, Quality Engineer, Quality Analyst Automotive Tier 1&2

Manufacturer of Production and Service Parts of Door Panels, Sun Visors, Soft Trim (Include

Leather Aerospace programs), Storage Consoles/Arm Rests for both Japanese and Domestic

OEM’S.

Achievements:

Successful transfer (800+ operators) from sister plant (no major quality issues), with hundreds of thousands of

Dollars in expense reductions.

Elimination of Third Party Containments which used to be in place for years, with over $1 M/year cost reduction.

Reduced Travel Expenses in 80%, improved on-site assistance to customers. Up to $600 K annual savings.

Conducted successfully PSO’S, Run @ Rates as well as Toyota, GM; Ford, Nissan Plant Audits/Assessments.

Appointed by Executive Management to represent Plant in several opportunities at Corporate, and at Customer &

Suppliers locations.

WARNACO www.precisiondrilling.com Tlaxcala Mexico Operations

June 2004 thru

Dec 2004

Production Manager for 650 people area Biggest swimwear mfg center in the world. Main

Customers: Ann Cole, Wal-Mart, Nautica, Speedo, Costco, Target, CK.

Achievements:

In addition to meeting Production Goals, reduced internal PPM’S and Scrap in 60%.

Promoted and implemented intensive re-Engineering (and re-Training) of Work Method for every single Operation.

Reduced absenteeism in 15%

Implemented Certification Program for Night Shift Sewing Lines. In 2 weeks, lines increased their Productivity in

20%.

ALTA TECNOLOGIA EN BOMBAS DE MONTERREY Tijuana and N. Laredo Mexico.

June 2003 thru

May 2004

Independent Consultant, Sales Rep Supported newly launched company to promote sales of

Water and Oil Pumps in Tijuana, Reynosa and N. Laredo Mexico.

Achievements:

Developed Business Plan for Company Owners.

Trained Company Owners on Sales Strategies

GENESIS QUALITY SERVICES Cd Acuña Coah. Mexico.

Mar 2000 thru www.ggscorporation.com

Jun 2003

NE Mexico Operations Manager Representation, Outsourcing, Inspection, Rework, Sorting

Service Provider, mainly for Automotive Industry Suppliers, OEM’S.

Achievements:

Home-based for the first 10 months, sold over $1 M. Started by myself and grew to 300+ employees in 2 years

$1.5 M Annual Sales for more than 3 consecutive years.

Sold and set up Project to import for Customer Borgstena, Nissan Altima fabric from their Plant in Sweden. Fabric

brought into Genesis Acuna Mexico was then distributed for Borgstena customers in SC, as well as Saltillo and

Acuna Mexico. This project lasted 4 years with up to $60K/month in revenues..

Sold and set up Representation services in Mexico for European and American Companies, such as: Ryobi Die

Cast, Borgstena, Lear Corporation and Gates Formed-Fibre.

Sold and set-up Representation in Georgetown and Nicholasville, KY USA for Torreon Mexico based TMI Plant.

Product: Toyota Camry Soft Trim.

Sold and coordinated specific Third Party Containment Projects @ Freemont CA, Boston MA, Mt. Airy NC as well as

Hermosillo, Mexicali and Obregon in Mexico.

July 1996 FOAMEX DE ACUNA www.foamex.com Cd. Acuña Coah Mexico

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Technical Manager (Manager of Quality Control & Product Engineering Depts.)

March 2000

Automotive Flame Lamination of Fabrics and Vinyl to Polyurethane Foam. Plant with 100+

employees.

Achievements:

Coordinated certification for Acuña and Cd. Juarez Plants, (Registrar: UL). Acuña Plant had the lowest amount of

non-conformities among all Mexican Plants.

Established and maintained the entire Quality Department, including Procedures –still in use after 13 years-,

recruited and trained SQA, In-Process, Customer Service Engineers, as well as PPAP Coordinators.

Kept plant free of Third Party Containments with customers at Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Saltillo, P. Negras

Mexico.

Saved company over $3 M in disputes, mainly with suppliers.

Prepared and conducted successfully several Run@Rate’s, PSO’S, Third Party and Customer Audits.

Established Product, Mfg Engineering Dept as well as Testing Lab..

Appointed as Acting Plant Manager frequently.

July 1994 TAKATA SEAT BELTS www.takata.com Cd. Acuña Coah. Mexico-Del Rio TX Ops.

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Industrial Engineering Supervisor, Packaging Engineer, and Product Engineer.

July 1996

Two Plants with 3000+ employees, Tier 1 Automotive supplier of complete restraint systems

(retractor and buckle units) for light vehicles, mainly for GM.

Achievements:

Appointed by Executive Management to report to Director of Engineering and established Packaging Engineering

function, dealing with Corporate Sales, Purchasing. Responsible for Finished Goods and Components packaging

design.

Presented Returnable Packaging Proposals for suppliers in Chicago Ill, as well at GM plants in Lansing MI

Implemented 100% returnable packaging system between Chicago and Del Rio. This system saves $1+ M USD /

year, and is still in operation today.

Member of QS-9000 Certification Steering Committee, Internal Auditor and responsible for translation of all Plant

QS-9000 procedures from Spanish into English.

EDUCATION

• AS OF JAN, 2008, MY MEXICO HIGHER EDUCATION CREDENTIALS WERE VALIDATED BY SPANTRAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC

FROM HOUSTON TX. PH: 713-***-****. CASE#: 071071024.

U.S. EQUIVALENCY: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING WITH A MINOR IN INDUSTRIAL

ENGINEERING FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE U. S..

TRAINING

Training Description Attended at, Instructor Duration Completion Date

APQP/Control Plan Irvin Del Rio TX, by External 10 hrs January 2006

Consultant...

Conducted Corrective Actions Reports Training Irvin Automotive Acuna México 12 hrs February 2006

For 50+ key people Plant, by Leopoldo Vaquera.

Lean Sigma Leadership Irvin Del Rio TX, by Master Black 6 hrs November 2005

Belt Consultant

ISO9000: 2000, TS16149 Requirements Irvin Del Rio TX, by External 16 hrs March 2005

Overview Lead Assessor

ISO900/QS9000 Internal Auditor Takata Del Rio TX, by San Diego 40 hrs June 1996

CA Consultants.

Problem Solving Techniques “8D Quality Roadmap Foamex Milan TN, by 16 hrs August 1997

And Prevent Re-occurrence” Ford Corporate Supplier

Development Sr. Mgr.

Leadership Development, SPC D&L (currently Intier),Del Rio 20 hrs Oct ’92 thru May

By Corporate Specialist. 1993

RBA, IRCA Accredited ISO9000 Quality Systems Perry Johnson Inc Dallas TX, by 40 hrs November 1997

Lead Assessor Course. Internationally

Accredited Lead Assessor

Confined Space Work, Fire Watch, Basic Plus, Valero & Javelina Refineries Contractors 16 hrs Jan, March 2009

Refineries Requirements, Supplied Air, Safety Council, Corpus

Safety Basic Plus, OSHA Rules and Regulations. Christi, TX

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Rig Pass, accredited by International Association Precision Drilling Midland, TX, by 8 hrs November, 2009

of Drilling Contractors. (IADC) Corporate

Safety Advisor.

IMDS (International Material Safety Data Sheet), Irvin Del Rio TX, by Takata 20 hrs October 2007

Fundamentals & Creation. Monterrey Technical Center

Specialists

Deep Drill & Wide Analysis, Problem Solving Irvin Del Rio TX, by GM Supplier 16 hrs June 2006

Technique Development Specialist

MS Windows, AS400, Lean Manufacturing, Takata Del Rio, by Corporate 80 hrs Sep ’94 thru Aug ‘95

Kaizen, JIT, Kanban, Poke-Yoke. Specialist.

Apparel Industry (swimwear) Production Planning, Warnaco Tlaxcala México, by 30 July-August 2004

Scheduling. Specialist days

PPAP, PFMEA, DOE, APQP, Control Plan, Takata Del Rio TX, by San Diego 80 hrs Nov ’95 thru May

SPC, How to Identify Training needs, CA Consultants. ‘1996

Automotive Laminated Fabrics Shading Foamex Auburn IN, by 40 hrs February 2000

Corporate APQP/Lab Mgr

GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Honda, Toyota Foamex Auburn IN, by Corporate 40 hrs October 1999

Requirements for Laminated Composites (Fabric, Vinyl APQP/Lab Mgr

To Flexible Polyurethane Foam).

MODAPTS/MODSEW Practitioner Certification, TQM, Fisher Price Acuña, and 6 months Sept 1990 thru June

JIT, Supervision, Creativity, Safety & Hygiene, Matamoros Plants by NC, OH, 1994

Textiles Printing, Patterns Digitizing, Marker Making, NY and Matamoros

Operation of Gerber Automated Cutter Machine, Specialists

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