Antonio De La Cruz
PO Box 314 Linn, Texas 78563
Home: 956-***-**** Cell: 956-***-****
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Career Summary:
More than 30 years experience in the manufacturing sector holding a variety
of management positions in production, quality assurance, customer service,
warehouse, plant operations, and safety. I am an excellent leader with
very good communication skills with vendors, company personnel, and with
our customers. I address issues immediately with good sound decisions to
solve problems at hand. Additionally, in all these years, I have been
involved in employee training and skills development and conveying the
company's operating policies, goals, and objectives.
My career objective is to employ my versatile skills and experience in any
of the above areas as needed.
I have over 15 years experience in the area of Quality Assurance as a
supervisor, engineer, and manager servicing in the manufacturing of
electronics, plastics, metals fabrication and product assembly.
Education:
Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) degree- Wayland Baptist
University, Plainview, Texas
Certified Quality Engineer - American Society for Quality (15 years)
Region One Education Services: Edinburg, Texas; a teacher development and
certification agency. (April '09 - present 2010)
Edinburg CISD: Edinburg Texas; public school. (Sept. '09 - June '10)
Teleplan, Inc.: Hidalgo, Texas; a global electronic component refurbishing
manufacturer located in Reynosa, Mexico. (Oct. 2007 to
Jan. 2009). (Company lay-off)
Warehouse Manager:
. Managed raw material and finished goods product movement from US to
Reynosa and vice-versa.
. Responsible for storage and shipping finished goods products of printers,
video games, TV controllers to customers.
. Introduced cost reduction $45K/yr, safety practices/audits, written work
instructions and procedures, cleanliness and organization.
Cosmo Corp.: (formerly Plastron Ind.) Pharr, Texas: Plastic molding and
terminal insertion for electronic applications.
(Feb. 2004 to May 2007) (Plant closed; operations moved to Ohio)
Quality Manager: Managed quality systems and personnel for Pharr, Texas
and Reynosa, Mexico facilities.
. PPAP Submissions (automotive), Corrective Action Reports, Material
Review Board, Internal Audits, Product Inspection, Final Audit
Inspections, Measuring Equipment Calibration, Personnel Training,
Plant Safety Audits, Continuous Improvement,
. Maintained compliance to (UL) Underwriters Laboratory requirements and
was company representative during UL audits.
. Champion for implementing ISO-9001 Quality Management System for the
entire plant, safety team member.
. Customer Service Manager: managed customer service department
personnel (four) in customer purchase activities.
IMI-Cornelius Corp.: Reynosa, Mexico: Manufacturer of beverage
dispensing equipment.
(Oct. 2001 - Feb. 2004) (Company lay-off)
Quality Manager: Managed and directed all quality related functions of
four separate production departments:
. Injection molding; 18 presses and secondary assembly operations
. Screw Machines (stainless steel fittings) 36 production machines
. Bar-Gun assembly and dispensing valve assembly
. Foundry department; melt pour and mold from aluminum for liquid cooling
bases
. Directed the activities of five Quality Engineers and 18 line
inspectors assigned to above departments: SPC, measuring equipment
calibration, corrective action reports, dimensional inspection
layouts, Control Plans/FMEA, Gage R & R, PPAP (automotive) sample
submissions for customer approvals.
. Maintained compliance for Underwriters Laboratories requirements and
audits.
United Plastics Group: (formerly Supreme Plastics) Pharr, Texas: Plastics
injection molder for automotive and electronics
(Jan '95 - July 2001) (Plant closed, operations moved to El Paso)
Operations Manager: managed plant operations that consisted of the
following departments and personnel: tool room (3), maintenance (3),
warehouse (3), quality assurance (12), production (70-80), and office
administration (6).
. Provided recommendations and assistance for developing and
establishing short and long term plans and operation policies.
. Maintained close monitoring of production and quality reports to
assure that all customer order requirements were complied with to meet
delivery schedules.
. Conducted monthly staff/employee meetings to review monthly plant
performance: Profit/Loss statements, productivity; run hours, cavity
utilization, cycle times, downtime hours, on-time delivery, and
quality metrics; scrap %, corrective action reports, and safety etc.
United Plastics Group
Quality Manager:
. Managed the Quality Assurance department of 12 inspectors for
component's blueprint compliance.
. Visited customer's plant sites for the purpose of discussing business
related issues, quality problems, new projects.
. Maintained plant's Quality System to comply with QS9000 requirements
(automotive). PPAP submissions calibration, audits, CAR, MRP, document
control. (Underwriter's Laboratory Certified).
. Implemented SPC (Cpk/CP) to monitor equipment performance and for
production components.
. Safety Coordinator: implemented and championed safety program;
training, meetings, drills, reports, audits.
. Maintained compliance to Underwriters Laboratory product requirements.
S & H Fabrication and Engineering: Reynosa, Mexico: automotive A/C
assembly manufacturer
(May '94 - Jan. '95) (Resigned: hired by Supreme Plastics)
Quality Manager: Managed department of two supervisors and (15) quality
inspectors to assure product blueprint compliance.
. Maintained plant's Quality System to comply with (QS9000) policies and
procedures as specified by Quality Assurance Manual.
. Maintained calibration of all measuring equipment to comply with
N.I.S.T. requirements.
. Conducted plant audits in all areas of operation to assure compliance
to procedures and work instructions.
. Implemented training program for quality and production department
(500+) to comply with work instructions.
. Conducted plant tours for customers to view plant operations, headed
all customer surveys (quality audits).
Tadim, Inc.: Harlingen, Texas: Plastic injections molder for automotive
industry. (Nov. '92 - April '94). (Hired by S & H Fab.)
Quality Engineer:
. Prepared First Article Submission packages for customer (TRW seatbelt)
production approvals.
. Performed dimension inspection layouts, statistical capabilities
studies, and equipment calibration.
. Generated FMEAs, Control Plans, and Process Flow Diagrams for each
specific component.
. Assisted in customer corrective action reports, trained all plant's
personnel in SPC, Pareto Charts, Histograms, and other quality related
concepts.
Parker-Hannifin, Seals Division: McAllen, Texas; compression and injection
molder of o-ring seals for automotive, government, aerospace, nuclear, and
other industrial applications. (June '87 - Oct. '92) (Plant closed;
operations moved to Mexico and Kentucky) Quality Engineer/ Supervisor:
. Trained quality department personnel in use of measuring instruments
and techniques.
. Implemented SPC in critical production areas.
. Wrote calibration work instructions for which plant received the
Government's Mil-I-45208 certification.
. Coordinated all government (military) contract orders and required
documentation.
. Interfaced with US Government inspectors with documentation evidence
and test requirements for contract approvals prior to shipment of
orders.
. Supervised 10 quality control inspectors for receiving, in-process,
and final inspection
. Supervised 15 to 20 production operators in the O-ring press molding
operation. (2 yrs.)
Aviall of Texas: McAllen, Texas; jet engine components Refurbishment
Company. (Jan. '86 - Jan. '87) (Resigned; returned to college)
Production Supervisor:
. Supervised production personnel in the following departments; welding,
machine shop, cleaning and finishing operations in
refurbishment of jet turbine engine blades and vanes to comply with US
Government FAA work requirements and documentation.
Texas Instruments, Inc.: Lubbock, Texas; electronics manufacturer (Sept.
'76 - June '85) (Resigned to return to south Texas)
Production Supervisor:
. Supervised up to 20 production employees in the manufacturing of
integrated circuits (micro-chips) under clean room environment.
. Maintained and carried out production schedules and assignments for
operators.
. Maintained equipment in proper working conditions by scheduling
periodic preventive maintenance.
. Conducted operators training and development on procedures,
documentation, safety, and monthly communications meetings.