Six Sigma Engineer

Sergio Cuevas, Industrial Engineer

**** * **** * ***** City, Utah 84404 801-***-**** ******.*.******@*****.***

Process and Product Improvement specialist

Six Sigma Certified offering a career distinguished by excellence in manufacturing.

Diverse background in engineering and management including BS in Electrical Engineering, Master’s degree in Business Administration, managing 60 direct reports in production areas, plus demonstrating expertise in Lean Mfg. principles, single piece flow technology, kaizen, Six Sigma DMAIC, 5S. Experienced in FDA regulated industry.

Demonstrates success in implementing change and process improvements by creating a productive, positive working environment.

competencies

Problem Solver Analytical & Creative Speaks English and Spanish

Trustworthy Result and detail Oriented Proactive and Friendly

Responsible Dependable and respectful Excellent Work Ethics

Professional experience

Chromalox – Farr West, Utah Oct 2012 to May 2016

Chromalox manufactures electrical heating elements and precision controlled heating systems.

Titles: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / Production Supervisor

Lead Lean Six Sigma projects for process improvement, managed the SSGB program, and lead 60 employees in three manufacturing areas.

Key Results:

Increased Man Hour Productivity in a production line by 130%.

Optimized four production layouts composed of large machinery

Reduced cycle times and created extra capacity.

Saved the company approximately $200K/year in labor costs.

National oilwell varco/IntelliServ – Provo, Utah Sep 2006 to May 2012

IntelliServ designed, manufactured, and installed telemetry systems in steel pipe for use in the oil and gas drilling industry.

Titles: Manufacturing Engineer/Labs Supervisor

Designed and set up production lines, designed and optimized processes and tools, wrote work instructions and standard operating procedures, and lead production teams.

Key Results:

Increased Man Hour Productivity by 112.1%.

Reduced scrap rate by 80%.

Reduced cycle times and created extra capacity.

Saved the company approximately $240K/year in labor costs alone.

Ge oec medical systems, Inc. – Salt Lake City, Utah Feb 1998 to Sep 2006

OEC designed and manufactured mobile C-arm x-ray equipment for use in surgical procedures in clinics and hospitals.

Titles: Manufacturing Engineer/Production Lines Supervisor

Designed and setup production lines, designed and optimized processes and tools, wrote operating procedures and other documentation using schematics and blur prints, in support of strict ISO, QSR, and FDA standards.

Key Results:

Increased Man Hour Productivity by 178%.

Reduced cycle time by 60%.

Saved the company approximately $909K/year in labor costs alone.

Geneva Steel – Vineyard, Utah (Intern: 1980 to 1982) 1994 to Jan 1998

Geneva Steel manufactured steel plate rolls and pipe.

Title: Computer Programmer

Developed and maintained software for real-time control of processes and of electric power consumption using C, FORTRAN, and Assembly languages for UNIX systems.

Key Results:

Optimized usage of ladles extending their life by 30%.

Saved the company approximately $250K/month in electric energy usage cost.

Naval air weapons Station (naws) – China Lake, California 1983 to 1994

NAWS as a USA’s Department of Defense installation provided military support to the Navy and other military branches in the nation.

Title: Junior Professional/RF Engineer

Designed, built, and tested high power radar transmitter systems and electromagnetic devices.

Key Results:

Participated in the development and deployment of a radar transmitter complex.

Setup and run two magnetic devices laboratories saving contract work cost by $50K/year.

Double the shelf life of magnetrons saving the U.S. tax payers approximately $300K/year.

education and training

B.S. Electrical Engineering, BYU, Provo, Utah 1982. Minor in mathematics.

MBA University of Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Utah 2005.

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, GE, Salt Lake City, Utah 2002.

Black Belt Lean Six Sigma, BYU/Pacific Rim Business Review, Provo, Utah 2010.

Quality: QSR/Medical Devices, GMP, and FDA, ISO, and Mil Standards

Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5Ss

The Essentials of Communicating With Diplomacy and Professionalism

Ergonomics and Environmental Health and Safety

Management Training

Inclusiveness and Diversity in the Workplace

Sexual Harassment and Stress Management

Microwave High-Power Tubes and Transmitters

Design of discrete circuitry for high power applications

CADCAD design of integrated circuit boards

Modern Power Conversion Design Techniques

Resonant Power Conversion and Magnetics Design Methods

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