Quality Assurance Supply Chain

Robert Quintana, M.S.E., C.P.I.M.

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Qualifications for: Director of Manaufacturing

International bilingual engineer black belt certified with progressive

management experience in Manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality

Assurance, Lean Manufacturing, Re-engineering, Preventive and Predictive

Maintenance programs TPM and Plant Engineering with a focus on providing

and implementing innovative solutions to improve productivity and

profitability hands on. Implementing lean innovation to identify and

eliminate all operations and manufacturing wastes, reduce operations cost

and improves all quality to satisfy internal and external customers-

suppliers. Outsourcing Long Term Agreements (LTA) with Asia, North America

and Latin America's vendors and supplier's raw materials, parts and

components purchasing savings. Instill TPS, Continuous improvement/kaizen

and Zero defects quality culture. Adept in planning and managing

resources, training personnel in house all levels, elaborate operations

and manufacturing budgets, Personnel-operators risk analysis, develop all

safety programs, Capital projects as well as supporting new product

launches with Advance Planning Quality Product (APQP), fluent in both

English and Spanish.

Core strengths in:

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma

Toyota Production System (TPS)

Excellence in Operations Ishikawa-Deming Methods

Gap/Root Cause Analysis

Process Mapping/Re-engineering Continuous Improvement/Kaizen

Poke Yoke

Supply Chain MRP/ERP

KanBan

Total Quality Management (TQM ISO Systems /Registration

Zero Defects

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM APQP

Capital Projects

Education

Master of Excellence in Operations, Three years at

British Columbia University

Certification Six Sigma Green & Black Belt, Two years at

Villanova University

Certification Operations Management, CPIM, Two years in

APICS - Toronto University

Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Four years at the

Polytechnic University

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Four years

at the Polytechnic University

Professional Experience and Accomplishments.

Lean Manager Industrial Engineering and Quality

Barnes & Noble Dist. 8/2008 -

12/2009

. Developed Incentive administration process to improve productivity for

a large Warehouse retailer

Distribution Center:

. Established productivity standards from time studies, improved,

production performance and Quality

. Implemented productivity incentives projects for operation and

receiving

. Kept reporting in a daily bases KPI overall performances and quality

for workers with correctives and coaching to improve performance and

quality, reduced cost, improved customer satisfaction

. Launched a Quality initiative decreased error rate, from 1.48 to 0.25

. Participated and established automate IT productivity reports Overall

performance by worker and quality error

. Initiated a Re- Engineering Proposal Plan for productivity and

Continuous Improvement for innovation

Vice President Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement,

CHAMCOAUTO, Chinese vehicle maker 2/2006

- 6/2008

. Developed and implemented Lean manufacturing innovation, re-

engineering and quality strategy combined low cost and high quality,

produced cost effective vehicles, trained a team of Chinese associates,

thereby developed and implemented of "10 Golden Seals Inspection Program"

at the Baoding China Pick Up's and SUV's vehicles Manufacturing plant.

This reduced $60M of re-work and minimized operation waste, reduced 2200

labor manufacturing force with Lean innovation implemented Re -

Engineering and Corrective Actions.

Professional Experience continues. Robert

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Director of Operations and Continuous Improvement, -

Blue Giant Equipment Co.,

5/2004 - 12/2005

. Directed and re-engineering to improve all supply chain operations

of light trucks manufacture process flow, reduced turnover cost over 14 %,

improved productivity 11%, customer's satisfaction 15% human development

and 6% profitability.

. Established Zero defects / Poke Yoke quality culture, reduced over

40 % customer's warranties claims and minimized Return Goods Authorization

(RGA) over 60 %.

. Improved Engineering/Maintenance staff structure, product designs,

BOM, standardization, updates engineering masters and tooling, established

TPM and implemented Visual Manufacturing ERP. This improved lead-time 35%

customer satisfaction and quality product.

. Introduced and Implemented Lean Manufacturing and Continuous

Improvement culture, established 38 Continuous Improvement managements

objectives, reduced manufacturing costs over 45 %.

. Implemented and Improved Human Development and Safety (EHS/),

including 5S which helped to reduce recordable OSHA accidents over 15%

. Developed product innovation, launched new series light trucks,

successfully increased the sales market 12 %

Corporate North America Director of Manufacturing & Quality Assurance,

Magna International, 1/1996

- 4/2004

Developed and implemented eight years Lean Manufacturing's Operations,

Quality Management Systems and strategies, which maximized vehicle's

quality reliability and minimized operations cost over $150M. For the

seven Canadian, Mexican and USA plants, Planned and directed all aspects

of Supply Chain, manufacturing assured quality operations for multi-site

facilities, Responsible for all manufacturing functions included Re

-engineering, quality, maintenance, inspection, metrology, suppliers and

customer service. Led the organization in the development of TPS, TPM, 5S,

Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement/Kaizen with innovative

techniques, and reduced operation's waste and manufacturing cost over 27%.

Implemented quality systems procedures and practices met the requirements

of QS9000/TS16949, assured standardization of processes affected quality.

Established and nurtured high-level technical relationships within the

original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Designed and developed automotive

modular systems (APQP) to assemble completed vehicles, primarily sold to

OEM's throughout the world. Increased productivity over 22 % and generated

over $150M in cost reductions...

Engineering Manager / Operations Director

HELLA,

1/1990-1/1996

Coordinated six years all automotive electronics and lighting parts,

supply chain and an engineering - operations project to consolidate and

merge the German, Mexican, and U.S.A. plants - included metal-stamping

press, machining shop, welding, plastic and metal extrusion, die-casting,

assemble, final finished and product design - into a single $300 Million

automobile business sales. Improved operations day by day facility. Saved

cost over $80 M. annually...

Project Engineer/Quality Assurance Manager/ Plant Manager

Westinghouse,

1/1980-1/1990

Directed Supply Chain for Westinghouse electrical power and distribution

transformers, Control Panels & Motors plant. Supervised a team of 600

associates, responsible for all manufacturing's operations, and lab

testing all scheduled transformers, ensured on-time shipping, led

productivity improvements, MRP, outsourcing, procurement, re- engineering

designs, maintenance and quality assurance. Implemented the Zero Defects

and Poke Yoke quality philosophy reduced yearly rework failure in

transformers; efforts resulted in 60% savings in transformers penalties

and saved cost of $184 M annually.

As an Independent Manufacturing, Operations, Re-engineering and Quality

Consultant 1980- 2008

Metal, retail, Electrical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Candy, FDA industry,

Metal and steel industries, HVAC, Steele Bridges, Construction, Panel

Boards, Electric Motors, and Electric industries, auto parts and

components OEM, Tier 1 supplier, fuel cells/hydrogenic, Automobiles,

rubber and plastic, fiber glass manufacturing industries. Short and

temporary consultancy projects. More than 150 small and large

companies/corporation projects and implementation successfully consulted

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