Raul Cabada

Email: abpxmu@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* **.

City: calexico

State: CA

Zip: 92232

Country: USA

Phone: 858-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

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RAUL CABADA

1233 Jasmine St., Calexico, CA 92232

Cell phone: 858-***-**** Email: abpxmu@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

A goal oriented, high energy executive with 24 years experience mainly in the electronics (SMT, thru hole and harness assembly), high volume manufacturing and low volume high mix operations. Highly experience in startup operations. Extensive training and implementation experience in all facets of Lean Manufacturing including: Pull Systems, Kanban, SMED, Poka Yoke, Value stream mapping, manufacturing cells, Kaizen Activities. Combination of strong analysis, planning, organization and excellent follow up to maintain gains. Excellent team building and interpersonal skills; works well with individuals on all levels.

EDUCATION

Industrial Engineering 1984 - 1988

CETYS University

Post Degree in Total Quality Management 1988 - 1989

CETYS University

Master Degree in Industrial Administration 1993 -1995

CETYS University

Achievements

* 260,000 dlls yearly savings in fuel by establishing the right amount for each type of load taking in consideration all the variables that affect fuel consumption and assign only the correct amount in our Freigthliner operation.

* Coordinate the cycle and lead-time reduction of the television manufacturing process by the implementation of specific methods, training and material preparation prior to the model change. This reduced our cycle time in 45 minutes meaning a 10% improvement of the total cycle time.

* Participate, analyze and established a plan to avoid raw material with high levels of variation in the thickness Using statistical process control and machine countermeasures we could obtain an increase of 10% in the material usage, representing 330,000.00 USD in annual earnings.

*Reorganize the production floor by the implementation of lean manufacturing tools ( 5`S, Visual factory & One piece flow) and getting as a result a reduction of .7 million in work in process inventory.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mexicana Logistics 07/2008 - 08/2012

A Transporter company that support truck dealers all over the united states and Mexico . We cover both all three markets Domestic, Export and Latin American. Customers are Freigthliner, Kenworth, Ford, Toyota, VW and International.

Operations Manager

* Responsible for all manpower calculations, this operation has a total of 800 employees in 9 different sites thru all over MEXICO.

* Establish and define Key process indicators in each site in order to measure performance of quality, productivity, delivery and Safety.

* Led the implementation of Lean manufacturing in all the work shops and transform the shops in a manufacturing site.

* Led and implement Management by facts in order to solve problems from root cause and implement effective countermeasures.

* Reduce Material cost in 40% by the implementation of material recycling.

* 5`s Implementation and points program for all the workers in order to increase morale and leadership.

* Standardization of all decking process, reduction of cargo claims, implementation of best work practices and quality improvement

Comair Rotron 09/2007 - 4/2008

An air moving and electronic cooling products manufacturer recognized as a leading supplier of AC & DC tube axial fans, blowers, motorized impellers, cooling assemblies and heat sinks for the Communications, Industrial Transportation, Medical and Military market.

Plant Manager

* Responsible for all the operation, a total of 440 employees, 380 directs and the rest for all other departments ( H.R., Production, Materials & Engineering)

* Led the implementation of 5`s and kaizen as main tool for continuous improvement.

* Define and reorganized all the management team in to business unit concept to accomplish company goals.

* Mentor to implement management by facts, helping the team to take best decisions.

* Responsible to improve Productivity, level of service to our costumers, scrap reduction & quality of our product in order to be highly competitive.

* Reduction of the WIP from 1.5 M to .8M

* Implementation of pull system in some of our parts to reduce inventory. From 6.2M to 5.3M

* Support the implementation of pull systems and supermarkets to eliminate traditional MRP system.

* Support the pull system implementation for packing material resulting in a 35 % reduction of the total packing inventory .

Esselte Corporation 01/2005 - 08/2007

Leading global office supplies manufacturer. World`s premier brands such as Oxford, Pendaflex, Dymo, Xyron of filing and organization products.

Production & Engineering Manager

* Led the implementation of Kaizen as main tool for continuous improvement.

* Responsible for all the production areas 750 directs, 6 supervisors and 3 engineers.

* Define and organize Kaizen teams in order to improve productivity thru all the production processes.

* Responsible for manpower analysis, planed high and low demand with the optimum number of operators.

* Created and managed the manufacturing pull systems to maintain optimum WIP based on cycle times and tack times.

* Improve cycle & lead times applying value stream mapping tool in order to identify waste ( non value operations) as well as excess inventory.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics 10/1995 - 12/2004

Worlds largest Mitsubishi manufacturer of big screen televisions for the USA market.

Manufacturing Operations Manager 3/2000 - 12/2004

* Manage all the operation, through a team of 18 members 2 direct reports responsible for 700 associates.

* Held multifunctional management responsibilities, including manpower requirements, production plan analysis, optimized changeovers at final assembly and at SMT, thru hole and manual insertion in the electronic assembly, process analysis to reduce waste.

* Prepared annual Budget for every production area based on projected demand from sales department and balanced it with installed capacity.

* Develop manufacturing strategies through line balancing maximizing production output and productivity.

* Improve quality thru Kaizen activities, responsible for creating the team and providing them with the basic tools to analyze, solve problems and maintain the gains.

* SMED implementation in the Screen area.

Production Manager and General Supervisor 10/1995 - 03/2000

* Managed 4 general supervisors, 8 supervisors with 500 associates

* Coordinate the transfer of the operation from Santa Ana California to Mexicali BC. $100M project. Completing the project in 4 months.

* Elaborate the capacity analysis, cross training implementation, critical operations identification, method analysis to improve learning curve.

* Establish production flow and layout for all subassemblies, cells implementation, value stream mapping, involve direct personnel in the kaizen activities.

* Reduce scrap thru Kaizen events, use of statistical tools in order to identify areas of opportunities.

* Coordinate the prototype group and provide them with friendly designs to assure mass production and low variability process.

QTRON Inc. 01/1990 - 10/1995

Manufacturer of PWB`S for different customers ( Turn Key operation)

* General Supervisor responsible for 130 employees & 4 directs supervisors .

* Four areas of supervision: Thick film SMT, Thru hole and final assembly including functional test.

* Participate in the process improvement with directs and all involved departments

Allied Signal 08/1988 - 01/1990

Manufacturer of PWB`S & chassis for the USA Military Industry.

* Process Engineer for harness assembly and pwb`s

* Transfer and start up the conformal coating operation from the Tucson plant to the Mexicali Plant.

KEY SKILLS

Leadership, Team Building

Lean Manufacturing Techniques

Communication

International Operations

Different Culture Experience

Project Management

Ability to Identify Problems and implement Solutions

Able to Initiate Change

Fully Bilingual ( English/ Spanish)

Motivational Skills to Create Teamwork

SPECIAL SEMINARS

Manufacturing Cells Shingijitsu Tijuana 2007

Toyota Production System. C. Nakao Japan 2004

SMED Productivity Monterrey 1998

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