Luis A. Cantú

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERTISE

•Project Performance Management

•Process Redesign / Change Management

•Supply Chain Management

•Business Development

•Strategic Planning

•Organizational Development

•Team Building and Leadership

•Production Control & Processes

•P & L Accountability

•ERP & MRP Implementation

•EHS / Training

•Lean Manufacturing

•Continuous Improvement

•New Product Development

•ISO / TS Standards

•Risk Management

EXPERIENCE

Schlemmer USA Inc – San Antonio, TX Mar 2016 – Sep 2017

Certified in ISO TS–16949 and ISO–14001

Production / Maintenance Manager

Operations Manager / Plant Manager

•Managed Injection Molding and Extrusion production line requirements on a daily, monthly and yearly basis.

•Managed Maintenance for production and facilities in the plant on a daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

•Managed and executed the production schedule on a daily and weekly basis, cleaned a month of backlog.

•Implemented and managed shop floor management board system (SFM) and increased productivity by 35%.

•Lead and managed the production daily morning meeting.

•Helped with the implementation of ERP and MRP implementation of our system (IFS).

•Lead and managed continuous improvement implementation using Lean and Six Sigma tools in the plant and increased productivity up to 50%.

•Managed, implemented and enforced 5S activities and system in the plant.

•Enforced Environmental, Health, Safety and OSHA requirements throughout the plant.

•Oversaw implementation and managed manufacturing operations, including plant layout, equipment procurement, facilities improvements, equipment installation (6 new injection molded machines and 1 extrusion machine), and production ramp-up for new programs.

•Utilized Six Sigma tools (Pareto, Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, Fish Diagram, 5 Why’s, etc.) in order to make improvements to the Production process and Quality issues.

•Developed, approved, implemented and managed SOP’s, work instructions and forms for the operations, maintenance, Safety and Supply Chain departments.

•Enforced and helped implement Profit and loss process through leadership, employee development, accountability, operational systems and KPI’s.

•Helped revised the product standard cost process helping to generate more accurate and timely product quotes.

•Helped in all aspects of ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 / TS 16949 certification.

•Helped implement and oversee Corrective and Preventive action system (CAPA), lead root cause analysis teams.

•Managed a total of 75 people, 6 Supervisors and 6 Team Leads.

Mission Solar Energy, LLC – San Antonio, TX May 2014 – Mar 2016

QMS Controlled

Reliability & Assurance Control Manager

•Developed, approved, implemented and managed initial SOP’s, work instructions and forms for the department.

•Developed, implemented and managed Quality inspection procedures and processes for the production line.

•Developed, implemented and managed Material Review Board (MRB) procedures and processes. Also held a daily meeting to process materials.

•Developed, implemented and managed the Calibration system for the plant.

•Started and implemented of Corrective and Preventive action system (CAPA) for all type of issues in the Plant (Production, Design, Quality, Supplier, etc.).

•Started and implemented of Engineering Change Control (ECN) in order to utilize the correct processes, materials and procedures in the Plant.

•Developed, implemented and filled the Quality organization chart/group.

•Manage the day to day Reliability and Quality Control aspects of the manufacturing (Production) environment.

•Manage and implemented the Reliability and Quality Control department metrics (Pareto’s) and make adjustments to the process as needed in order to meet the company goals.

•Started and implemented the 5S team and activities for the plant.

•Enforced safety and OSHA requirements through the plant.

•Achieved 2 plus years (730 plus days) without an incident or a lost time accident for my department.

•Utilized Six Sigma tools (Pareto, Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, Fish Diagram, 5 Why’s, etc.) in order to make improvements to the Manufacturing process and Supplier issues.

•Reduced frame gap issues by 90% by adjusting/improving the fame machine in the production line.

•Reduced frame tape issues by 90% by fixing the tape process and modifying the tape fixture in the production line.

•Participated in a Daily, Weekly and Monthly Production meetings.

•Helped manage the 100% on time delivery of the daily shipments to Alamo #3, 5 and 6.

•Involved in the redesign and ordering of the new pallet and frames.

•Managed operating budget for the department.

•Managed a total of 16 people, 14 Quality Inspectors and 2 Quality Engineers.

FBD Frozen Beverage Dispensers Partnership, LP – San Antonio, TX Dec 2007 – May 2014

QMS Controlled, FDA and NSF Regulations

Quality Manager

•Lean implementation and modification of Quality systems such as incoming inspection, in-process inspection and final inspection.

•Reduced inspection time 70% by leaning the Quality area.

•Implemented and managed the corrective and preventive action system (CAPA).

•Managed/enforcement of QMS procedures, work instructions and forms.

•Manage the process of the non-conforming material area.

•Manage the day to day Quality aspects of the manufacturing environment.

•Developed, implemented and managed the Calibration system for the plant.

•Manage and implemented the Quality department metrics and make adjustments in order to meet the company goals.

•Utilized Six Sigma tools (Pareto, Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, Fish Diagram, 5 Why’s, etc.) in order to make improvements to the Manufacturing process and Supplier issues.

•Managed operating budget for the department.

•Enforced safety and OSHA requirements through the Quality area.

•Managed a total of 16 people, 14 Quality Inspectors (With one Lead) and 2 Quality Engineers.

Production Operations Manager

•Managed a 300% production increase in the main assembly, header assembly and door assembly areas during the production of the franchise chain 6,000 plus order unit and regular FBD business.

•Implementation of one piece flow for the main production assembly line of all series unit and increase throughput time by 300% (Kaizen/Lean Manufacturing).

•Implementation of one piece flow for the header assembly line of all series unit and increase throughput time by 300% (Kaizen/Lean Manufacturing).

•Implementation of one piece flow for the door assembly line of all series unit and increase throughput time by 300% (Kaizen/Lean Manufacturing).

•Achieved 5 months (155 days) without an incident or a lost time accident for my departments.

•Reduced door assembly issues by 50% by implementing one piece flow.

•Managed and achieved a delivery of $36,000,000 order in four months for Taco Bell orders, plus regular FBD business.

•Maintained a 100% on-time delivery to customer Taco Bell and regular FBD Customers.

•Reduced overtime by 60% for the entire plant.

•Enforced safety and OSHA requirements through the main assembly, header assembly and door assembly areas.

•Participated in a Daily and Weekly Production meetings.

•Participated with the Purchasing team when materials were short (Solenoids, Solution Modules, Sensors, etc.).

•Implemented and enforced the 5S activities for the production areas.

•Managed operating budget for the department.

•Managed a total of 86 Operators (10 of them were Leads).

KCI (Kinetic Concepts Inc.) – San Antonio, TX Aug 2002 – Nov 2007

Certified in ISO – 9000, 13485 and FDA Regulations

Quality Engineer II

•Understand, analyze and implement corrective actions thru failure investigation and root cause analysis for the VAC units (ATS, Instill, Freedom, Classic, Acti and Info) and disposables (Blocked lumens, canisters, connectors, AC adaptor cord, Level sensor, etc).

•New Product Commercialization Process (Helped the team with the design, manufacturing process, supplier qualification, Quality process, etc. for the launch of VAC Instill, ActiVAC, InfoVAC and several other products).

•Process Validation (Making sure that would be reliable and repeatable).

•Process Control (Implemented and observed that we had proper process controls in our manufacturing lines).

•Transfer Products [Made sure the all the documentation was in order (Drawings, Protocols, Reports, etc.), approved the first run of every line (First Article Inspection)].

•Cost Savings (Several projects in which I was involved with had improvements in product, process, and cost without compromising the quality of the product).

•Utilized Six Sigma tools (Pareto, Capability Analysis, Gage R&R, Fish Diagram, 5 Why’s, etc.) in order to make improvements to the Manufacturing process and Supplier issues.

Supervisor of Quality Assurance

•Improved by 25% and maintain receiving inspection time.

•Organized receiving inspection area.

•Motivated the team to work together.

•Managed a total of 8 Quality Inspectors.

CoEv Inc. (Schott Corporation) – Matamoros, Tamaulipas Apr 2000 – Oct 2001

Certified in ISO – 9000

Engineering Manager

Business Unit Manager

Lean Manufacturing Supervisor

•Improved efficiency from 50% to 85% (Utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma tools, we cleaned the process, trained, supervision, etc.).

•Reduced PPM’s by 60% in Sbu area (Utilizing Six Sigma tools, we improved the process flow, added process control, trained, etc.).

•Implementation of 8 new lines in the Sbu area.

•Kaizen implementation (Improvements in production outputs, efficiency, yields, etc.).

•Managed operating budget for the department.

•Enforced safety and OSHA requirements throughout my department.

•Achieved 1.5 plus years (545 plus days) without an incident or a lost time accident for my departments.

•Developed, implemented and manage the maintenance schedules for the equipment in the department.

•Managed a total of 568 people, 550Operators, 3 Manufacturing Engineers, 3 Quality Engineers, 3 Quality Inspectors, 3 Supervisors and 6 Technicians.

General de Cable del Norte S.A. de C.V. (BICC General) – Pierdas Negras, Coahuila Apr 1999 – Apr 2000

Certified in ISO – 9000

Supervisor of Quality Engineering (Six Sigma)

•Managed a total of 3 Quality Inspectors.

Supervisor of Manufacturing Engineering

•‘JLG’ Leaned Line (Improve cycle time and productivity by 60%, elimination of second shift).

•Coordinator (Champion) of Projects to Reduce Costs (Change of equipment, modified process, reduction of areas, etc.).

•Implementation of New Technology (Equipment), Process & Projects (Lean Manufacturing and Sigma tools) for the General Electric lines.

•Managed a total of 3 Lead Operators.

Maquiladora De Acuña S. A. de C.V. (AlliedSignal TBS - Bendix) – Acuña, Coahuila May 1996 – Apr 1999

Certified in ISO & QS- 9000

Lean Ops-Excellence Engineer & Manufacturing Engineer

•Compressor 501 Leaned Line (Improve cycle time and productivity by 50%).

•Assisted with Transfer lines from Huntington, IN to Acuña, MX (OPS-2000 Huntington, IN, 29 valve products).

•Certified in Six Sigma Black Belt Training (Reduced PPM’s by 50% on Compressor Head Leakage).

•Air Dryer Leaned Line (Improve cycle time and productivity by 35% and minimize floor space by 30%).

•OPS- ’98 (Creating ideal lines & plant).

•Movement of Lines OPS-2kb (Transfer, movement of lines from Frankfort to Acuña & initiation of new plant).

EDUCATION

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León – FIME – Monterrey, Nuevo Leon 1995

BS Mechanical Engineering with Business Administration

CERTIFICATION

Certified in Technical Excellence 1998

Certified Black Belt (Six Sigma Quality Systems) 1997

Certified in Lean Manufacturing 1997

Project Management Training

SKILLS

Languages

•English, 99%

•Spanish, 100%

AFFILIATION

Interests

•Areas related to manufacturing, quality assurance, materials, ergonomics, computers, sports, music, dancing, outdoors and travel.

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