Manufacturing Manager

RODOLFO ESTRADA

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PROFILE

Results-driven professional developing solutions to operational problems. Improving profitability and turning around declining operations.

Gifted in finding workable solutions when traditional methods fail. Highly organized, capable of developing and leading high performance

teams. Experience in identifying value added activities. Able to translate strategic vision into attainable objectives. Leader with excellent

motivational and communication bilingual skills.

CORE SKILL AREAS

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Lean Six Sigma Certification Team Recruitment, Building and Leadership

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Quality Control Assurance Training & Development

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Continuous Process Improvement Cost Reduction

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lean Six Sigma Services Inc. Simi

Valley, CA. Consultant Aug 2014 -

present

Lean Six Sigma Services is a small consulting firm, which offers lean manufacturing and six sigma servicers with the objective to drive

measurable manufacturing improvements and help our clients to maintain a competitive edge in the market. Responsible for client

relationships, assessments of complex manufacturing environments, business strategy and implementation of sustainable solutions.

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Key Accomplishments:

• Developed future state of the order to cash process for a manufacturing client, resulting in 12% margins improvement

• Implemented a process flow for high mix / low production volume model to reduce working capital

• Implemented supermarket concept to support/manage backflush items

Louis Vuitton US Manufacturing Plant. West

Covina, CA.

Manufacturing Operations Supervisor Feb 2010 –

Jul 2014

Louis Vuitton is the world's most valuable luxury brand and is a division of LVMH. Its products include leather goods, handbags, trunks,

shoes, watches, jewelry and accessories. The company implemented a lean production process, inspired by Japanese car makers and its

remains known for high quality products around the world.

directing day-to-day plant production operations in a handbags plant with $56M in annual sales,

Responsible for

which included P&L management, production yields, business metrics, budget management, operating

efficiencies, coaching and supervising a team of 60 employees. Daily process checks in all lines to ensure sustainability of cost

and labor control.

Key Accomplishments:

• Applied TPS lean concepts to production higher achieved an efficiency rate of 95%

• Tracked and analyzed time studies to ensure operations workload where balanced in the manufacturing lines.

• Embedded daily quality audits in the process to ensure quality targets were was met or exceeded.

• Closed FY13 with $490K under budget and obtained a 98% customer-satisfaction rating.

• Assisted with the design and implementation of the “Plant Efficiency System” based on productivity, and efficiency which included

activity, SKUs, TBO factor, routing, BOM, headcount and work center to create the real cost of manufacturing bag.

• Implemented the Safety Near Miss program, resulting in a reduction of incident rate from 10% to 4% in a 5 months period.

• Developed and facilitated a “Train the trainer” program for new Operations Supervisors.

• Developed and implemented the “Engineering Process Roll” that contributed to the reduction of standard work, using SMED

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Marrieta Corp. City of

Industry, CA.

Production Manager Sep 2008 – Jan 2009

Leading a diverse team of 165 employees in the pharmaceutic field, several production lines in three shifts for a fast pace industry leader

in the manufacturing of cosmetics: shampoos, conditioners, creams and mouth wash. Responsibility includes implementing a training

program to maintain compliance with FDA regulation procedures, safety, quality, delivery, productivity, flow, cleaning after each bulk, P&L,

quality audits, GMP, SOP, 5S, JIT, KPI’s, team build and operational reporting.

Key Accomplishments:

• Safety inspections and strictly adhering to GMP implementation

• SOP’s legitimate application and follow up, periodic FDA audits reviews, following GDP good documentation process

• Implemented a maintenance system OEE overall equipment efficiency to ensure 98% on productivity.

• QPP Quality premium process, assuring 100% Quality on products, ensuring 100% customer satisfaction rate.

Rexnord Aerospace PSI Bearings Simi Valley, CA.

Value Stream Manager Aug 2007 – Sep 2008

Responsible for operations, routings and travelers procedures, value stream process, champion kaizen events, management of 80

production employees, supporting $35M in annual sales for a bearing manufacturer. Connected TPS to the company needs based on

value stream.

Key Accomplishments:

• OEE overall equipment efficiency, design and implemented system to ensure 95% utilization of machinery

• Designed and implemented a Value Stream Mapping to identify constrain and eliminate waste

• Implemented a Visual Management system to follow customer work orders, connected TPS thru Value Stream Mapping,

accomplishing 97% customer satisfaction rating

Pentair Water &Spa Inc.

Moorpark, CA.

Manufacturing Supervisor Jul 2004 – Aug 2007

Focused on lean manufacturing speed to achieve production goals based on JIT, Tack, 5S, continues improvement, premium quality,

supervising 60 employees, supporting $30M in annual sales on the heaters department, and providing TPS lean concepts to lines.

Key Accomplishments:

Reduced time between operations by identifying and eliminating waste, removing none-value added activities to reduce cost

Implemented a Continue improvement process tool: PDCA: flow of materials, flow of documentation and flow of headcount staff

Implemented 5S approach to reduce the waste and audit the process, finding the root cause for problems and applying PDCA

Milgard Windows Inc. Simi

Valley, CA.

Manufacturing Supervisor Jan 2002 – Jul 2004

Full strategic operations, manage 50 employees, supporting $31M annual sales on a vinyl windows. Closed FY04 $450K under budget

with a 97% customer satisfaction. Coached staff that resulted in a 10% increase in production, and reduced 5% scrap in 3 months.

Key Accomplishments:

• Trust between supervisor-employee and improved communication; increased productivity from 85% to 95% in 5 months

• Implemented 5S lean methodology reducing time in operations, identifying and eliminating waste

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• Implemented 7 step TPS problem resolution of root cause analysis problem, controlling operation and quality by stations

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Integadora Forestal Inc. Durango,

Mexico.

Plant Manager

Operations, P&L responsibility for 220 employees, $25M annual sales in an industrial wood factory, developed a production process based

on a (flow-waste-cost) analysis, downsized head count to 160 employees in 4 months, reduced waste from 11% to a 4.5% developing a

furniture line, using part of our waste and increasing our overall efficiency from 83% to 95%.

Pinnelli Universal Inc. Durango,

Mexico.

Plant Manager

Operations, P&L responsibility daily management of 160 employees in an industrial wood factory, supporting $50M annual sales on

graded lumber, dry wood, moldings, door and window frames for the USA market.

McMillan Guadiana Group Durango,

Mexico.

Plant Manager, Glue Laminating Beams

Operations, P&L responsibility, daily management of 110 employees, manufacturing glue laminating beams residential and commercial,

domestic and export market in the USA. Guided the company to true ISO9001 certification with USA Quality stamp.

EDUCATION

Instituto Tecnológico de Durango Durango,

México.

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Chicago, IL.

Trained and Certified Aug

2014

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