Plant Manager
Resume:
GCP Applied Technologies
Houston, TX
Re: Plant Manager
I am pretty excited about your opening for Plant Manager and I hope to be invited for an interview.
My background includes over 20 years of working experience in the medical device industry. Over the past 10 years I have served as Director of Manufacturing Operations and Director of Supply Chain in LivaNova (formerly Cyberonics). In these roles I have managed multiples areas with their respective budgets, personnel and processes. Areas included, manufacturing, packaging, sterilization and labeling of implantable product; planning, warehousing and shipping; purchasing of raw materials and supplies, and supplier management.
Prior to LivaNova I worked for 11 years in Medtronic. During this time I worked in the facilities of Juncos, PR and Brooklyn Center, MN where I managed multiple areas as well with their respective budgets, personnel and processes. Areas included manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, materials, facilities/maintenance and EHS.
As part to my work experience I have worked in Lean-Sigma projects resulting in gains of efficiency and increase of output capacity.
I am confident that I can be a good fit to this job. Feel free to call me at 832-***-**** to arrange an interview. Thank you for your time, I look forward to learning more about this opportunity!
Sincerely,
Edgardo L Romero
Edgardo L Romero Mobile: 832-***-****
1525 Toluca Dr. Home: 832-***-****
League City, TX, 77573 ***********@*****.***
Professional Experience:
2015 – 2016 LivaNova, Houston, Texas
Director, Manufacturing Operations
Manage Manufacturing Operations and Marketing Resources in the Neuromodulation Business Unit with yearly sales of $320 million. Organizational structure includes three manufacturing managers for the areas of Marketing Resources, SMT/BI, Generators, Leads and Labeling of final product.
Define KPIs for Manufacturing Operations. Provide timely, accurate and complete reports to management on performance of employees and function.
Manage and drive organizational budget process of $5MM for Manufacturing and Marketing Resources, training and working with department managers on financial issues that impact their budgets.
Work as a strategic partner with AME and Mfg. Engineering on improving processes to make them nimbler and leaner.
Work closely with Supply Chain to assure fulfillment of production targets and safety stocks.
Worked closely with Human Resources and other departments in the implementation and enforcement of policies.
Ensure Operations Core Values are consistently promoted and practiced.
Led Lean project in Labeling; resulting in >$20k in efficiency gains.
Audit of suppliers as a certified ISO auditor.
2006 - 2015 LivaNova, Houston, Texas (formerly Cyberonics, Inc.)
Director, Supply Chain
Manage Materials, Purchasing, Labeling and the Marketing Resource Room in the Neuromodulation Business Unit with yearly sales of $320 million. Operational areas under these functions are Purchasing, Supplier Management, MRP, Forecasting, Receiving, Stores, Shipping, FGI, and Labeling of product, printing and distribution of marketing material for company events.
Defined KPIs for Materials/Purchasing. Provide timely, accurate and complete reports on performance of employees and function.
Evaluation and selection of suppliers. Establish KPIs for the evaluation, re-evaluation and performance of suppliers.
Supported facility start up in Costa Rica by implementing Materials functions, Receiving, Stockroom and Shipping, shipping of Distribution Orders from Houston, establishing safety stock levels for piece parts, Purchasing support from Houston by starting local supplier base for services and supplies.
Work as a strategic partner with Customer Service and Sales Planning to ensure on-time sales orders fulfillment.
Worked closely with Human Resources and other departments in the implementation and enforcement of policies.
Ensure Operations Core Values are consistently promoted and practiced.
Led Lean projects in Shipping/FGI increasing sales order processing by >7%.
Led Lean Project in Marketing Resource Room increasing processing of Marketing events literature by >20%.
Audit of suppliers as a certified ISO auditor.
2004 - 2006 LivaNova, Houston, Texas (formerly Cyberonics, Inc.)
Sr. Manager, Manufacturing/Operations
Managed manufacturing of pulse generators, commitments to build plan, FPY and cycle time. Coaching of manufacturing team members on meeting performance objectives. Organizational structure includes two manufacturing managers for Leads, Generators, SMT/BI, Packaging and Labeling, fifty manufacturing team members, manufacturing engineering staff and facilities.
1993 - 2004 Medtronic, Inc. (Held various positions in Minneapolis and Puerto Rico)
2002 - 2004 Sr. Manager, Engineering - Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Company, Juncos, Puerto Rico
2001 - 2004 Sr. Manager, Manufacturing - Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Company, Juncos, Puerto Rico
1999 - 2001 Sr. Manager, Manufacturing/Operations - Medtronic Energy and Component Center, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
1993 - 1999 Manager, Manufacturing/Operations - Medtronic Med Rel, Humacao, Puerto Rico
Education Certifications
University of Turabo, Caguas, PR University of Houston – Clear Lake
Master in Business Administration (Management), 1989 Purchasing/Supply Chain Management Certified, 2007
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR Exemplar Global
Bachelor Science in Industrial Engineering, 1984 ISO 13485 / 9001 Principal Auditor
VIP Group
Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt
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