LUIS ADEL CAÑAS PADRON
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
PERSONAL DATA
Address:
Valencia Street. Resid. Villa del Torreon. Edif. Torre del Palenque; Apt. 2A.
Maracay, Edo Aragua – Venezuela
Full Name: Luis Adel Cañas Padrón
C.I: V-16.982.300
Nationality: Venezuelan
Place of Birth: Tariba, Edo. Táchira 08/02/1985
Civil Status: Single
Email: *************@*****.***
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Education: Mechanical Engineering. La Universidad del Zulia
Studies: Design of Mechanicals Elements. Energy and Fluids. Materials Engineering. Automatic
Control.
Languages: English: Advanced conversational, writing and lecture level.
Italian: Medium conversational, writing and lecture level.
Spanish: Mother Tongue
WORK EXPERIENCE
CNH Industrial - IVECO Venezuela
Fiat Group Company. Leader in the development, manufacture, marketing and servicing
of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles.
(May 2011 – Up to date).
Position: Production Team Leader.
Responsibilities:
• Organize, supervise and manage all the resources for the fulfillment of production
programs and business needs.
• Ensure activation of materials; planning daily activities; optimize the use of
resources.
• Monitor the use of facilities, logistics flows and manage physical space available.
• Ensure product quality through the elimination of the causes of defects in the
process.
• Participate and implement activities related to the World Class Manufacturing
methodologies and techniques.
• Ensure the maintenance of equipment and tools of the area.
Staff Directly Supervised: 40
Contact: Eng. Julio Alvarez +58-424-*******.
Compresores Rotativos de Venezuela S.A. (COROVEN S.A.)
Company Manufacturer of A/A for the Automotive Sector located at Maracay, Aragua
State.
(September 2009- May 2011)
Position: Design and Product Development Coordinator
Responsibilities:
• Planning of all steps related to the development and improvement of the
automotive A/C systems for the after sales and original automobile market.
• Control and Generation of all the technical information related to the automotive
A/C parts to be developed.
• Implementation of the Quality System through the Operations Manuals according
to the ISO-9000.
• Establishment of all the Customer Specific Requirements for the automotive
original market (FORD, GENERAL MOTORS, VENIRAUTO, MMC): the
Potential Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Production Part Approval
Process (PPAP) and the Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plan
(APQP).
Staff Directly Supervised: 1
Contact: Eng. Carlos Chacón +58-416-*******.
Schlumberger Venezuela S.A.
(November 2007-January 2008). Industrial Internship at Artificial Lift (ATL) Barinas.
Knowledge of different kinds of Submersible Electric Pumps, procedures to Assemble
and dismantle of BES’s components (Motor, Protector, Pump, Intake, Cable). Calibration
of the following equipment: MIST, HPTS, Cable Tester, Spin Tester, in order to test the
BES’s components (Motor, Protector, Pump, Intake, Cable). Introduction to the DIFA
reports (Dismantle, Inspection and Failure Analysis)
FSAE-LUZ
• Chief Engine Division.
(June 2007 – June 2008). Leader of a team for the design and construction of the
intake, exhaust, cooling and fuel system of a naturally aspirated engine of
600cc, normally used in Formula SAE cars, using CAD and CAE programs.
Development of training plans for new members. Participation in the International
Formula SAE Competition 2008, with the second prototype FSAE LUZ at Michigan
International Speedway, along with 120 other universities from around the world.
Brooklyn, Michigan, USA (14 to 18 May 2008)
Contact: Eng. José Luis Romero +58-416-*******.
• Engine Division Member
(June 2006 - June 2007). Trainee at the Engine Division, assisting in the construction
of an intake system of fiberglass and aluminum and the exhaust system.
Contact: Eng. José Luis Romero +58-416-*******
COMPETENCIES
• Software skills:
• Windows, Office.
• AutoCad 2D y 3D
• Design at SolidWorks.
• Ricardo Wave. Basic Level.
• Inventor. Basic Level.
• Ansys. BladeGeometry. Basic Level.
• AnsysTurbogrid. Basic Level.
• Simulations CFD at Floworks and Ansys CFX. Basic Level.
COURSES
Virtues for the change in the Venezuelan Automotive Market.
Feeling Consultores Organizacionales
IVECO VENEZUELA – LAVICTORIA
Supervisor, Key Man in Health and Safety in the Company
Organización Jurisprudencia del Trabajo
Torre Polar – Caracas
Responsibility of the Supervisor in Health, Safety and Environment Laws
SIGMA
IVECO VENEZUELA – LA VICTORIA
Supervisory Leadership
SIGMA
IVECO VENEZUELA – LA VICTORIA
Motivation, Effective Communication and Teamwork
SIGMA
IVECO VENEZUELA – LA VICTORIA
• Advanced Product Quality Planning and Product Development 4th Edition (APQP
y PPAP).
FUNDAMETAL (SIVENCA).
• Analysis of Failure Mode and Effect 4th Edition (AMEF)
FUNDAMETAL (SIVENCA).
• Statistics Process Control 2nd Edition
FUNDAMETAL (SIVENCA).
• Parametric Solid Modeling
Autodesk Inventor 11
Universidad del Zulia-Maracaibo
• Maintenance Analysis
- Failure analysis and prevention.
- Planning and programming of industrial maintenance.
- Costs of industrial maintenance.
- Optimization of industrial maintenance.
Colegio de Ingenieros del Estado Zulia.
• Maintenance management I
- Planning of plant shutdowns.
- Maintenance management.
- Management maintenance systems.
Colegio de Ingenieros del Estado Zulia.
• Maintenance management II
-Preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance.
-Total Productive Maintenance.
-Reliability Centered Maintenance.
Colegio de Ingenieros del Estado Zulia.