GERARDO NUNO GUTIERREZ

**** ** ***** ***, ***** vista, Ca 91915 (C) 619-***-**** acy7wf@r.postjobfree.com

Accomplishments

$4.8M US/DLLs Savings utilizing VA/VE technique, post-Workshop results.

Convert and adjust 300+ BOM when implementing the RoHS project.

Introduced 14 Main Models (NPI) and 80 configure to order (CTO/BTO) in the single year.

Set-up and Layout several assembly lines. Coordinate 3 sites transfers and 1 plant closure.

Trained 280 persons in the Lean and Six Sigma Methodology in 4 Countries. Coordinate and Map the

process to Set-up 16 Warehouses in 3 Continents (Asia, Europe, and the USA)

Design 80 products (Potentiometers) to enhance $11.5M in sales in one year.

Developed 11 mistake-proof applications to improve electronic data. Coordinate multiple

reworks locally and Internationally. Evaluate and Introduce new suppliers.

During 2016 develop 16 Lean-Sigma classes and 2 hands-on workshops including (Value Engineering)

(NextGen Gemba, PDCA, DMAIC, Process Map, FMEA, Error Proof, 5S Plus, Data Analysis, Problem Solving, A3)

Lean-Six Sigma Leader/Process Expert/Coach/Mentor and Workshop presenter. Have delivered value by introducing and educating teams in Continuous Improvement processes in both the manufacturing and the transactional processes in USA, Mexico, and Latin America.

Bilingual Engineer, with 28 years of experience working with global companies. Leading Engineering, New

Product Introduction, Project Management, and Industrialization, Quality, New Suppliers, Mechanical and

Packaging designer. Support commodity Managers in supplier’s qualification and selection.

Worked for a distribution center and supporting International logistics teams creating mistake-proof formats to

reduce speed and improve the quality of data.

Leader in processes and product transfers as well as plant closures.

Worked for World-class companies like Sony (Television), Bourns (Sensors and Controls) and

Invensys/Powerware/Eaton Corporation.

Skills

Lean and Six-Sigma Problem Solver, Trainer and Coach.

Project Management from idea to conception, prioritizing and tracking actions.

Business development Global Operations & Manufacturing Processes.

Workflow and Gap analysis, Data and process mapping to provide tangible improvements (Usually above 40% of improvement)

Dealing with Suppliers for Quality, Cost and part Specifications. (PPAP/FAI/pFMEA/8Ds)

Executive reports and AEM’s presenter to share best practices.

Product Packaging per ISTA specifications.

Late Point Definition (LPD) and Configure to Order set-up.

Cost Savings expert (VA/CD and Value Engineering Technique)

Computer Literate (MS Office, SharePoint 2010, etc.) Systems Integration utilizing Visual Basic for Application (VBA)

Industrialization, Product and Process Transfers.

Plant closures, and start-ups.

Prototyping creation and evaluation.

KPI/BSC Design, Set-Up and Track.

Creative, Innovative, Passionate!

Work History

Sr. OpEx Analyst - SSBB 08/2001 to 02/2016

Eaton Corp. – San Diego, Ca.

Operation Excellence (OPEX) Manager / Six Sigma-Lean Black Belt. Responsible for integrating teams on Lean/Six Sigma systems through workshops for manufacturing and non-manufacturing groups, utilizing existing problems to provide hands-on process improvement.

Provide onsite Lean-Sigma Workshops for transactional processes (Sales, Service, Marketing, and Int.

Logistics) for Argentina, Brazil and Mexico City.(180 persons) Driving cycles of improvement through

Business Process Improvement (Kaizen, Gemba Walks and BPI's) events on specific projects as well as providing the necessary tools to improve processes.

Process expert, with the ability to drive cross-functional teams to provide solutions in a systematic way for

manufacturing and transactional processes. Mapped current processes and offered recommendations

for improvement.

Experience in developing follow-up and tracking systems for manufacturing processes based on VBA applications.

Tested products or subassemblies for functionality or quality. Made sure that products were produced on

time and are of good quality.

Responsible for the successful implementation and set-up of 16 Warehouses Third Party Logistics (3PL)

located worldwide as well as set-up and design battery recharge centers with remote monitoring system for UPS's. International rework coordinator.

As Manager of VA/VE Engineering staff (5), led VA/VE Workshops and coordinated re-engineering

activities averaging $ 1.1 Million USD in hard savings per year.

As New Product Introduction (NPI) Leader, assured on-time and smooth product launches into

mass production for standard and configured to order models.

As RoHS Implementation leader drove the

RoHS conversion of 300+ Bills of Materials based on European Union legislation.

Coordinate and Design visual systems for inventory management.

Identified investment opportunities, threats and challenges to accurately forecast the company budget.

Composed and drafted monthly reports to Managers.

Sustaining-Design Engineer 09/1995 to 03/2000

Bourns – Tijuana, Mex

Accomplishment: 80 design prototype samples in one year, from marketing conception to production

release, that enhanced a business of $11.5M dollars.

Sustaining engineering and Product Designer on existing products (Potentiometers)

Coordinating design reviews with premier customers such as Motorola and Tektronix.

Doing failure analysis for current products as well as on customer returns. (Design of Experiments (DOEs).

Applying Six Sigma tools and standards (SIPOC, FMEAs, Etc.)

Eng. Supervisor - Sr. Mechanical Engineer 07/1988 to 08/1995

Sony Corporation – Tijuana, Mex

Participant in state-of-the-art molding technology for thermoplastics known as GAIN (Gas Assisted

Injection molding) that provided $800K in savings. My participation was mostly to work with Engineering-

Scientist to do a mechanical evaluation test that supports the introduction of this new technology that

uses 30% less material and that increases the mechanical properties of the goods.

Finish goods Packaging design, Design of reusable packaging system for PCBA's, provide mechanical

ideas for product re-engineering). Engineering supervisor of 8 team members.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Electrical Engineer 1989

Instituto Technologic de Tijuana (ITT#21) - Tijuana, Mexico

BS Mechanical Electrical Engineering (May-1989)

Engineering BS license, Tijuana Mexico (Jan-1994)

Engineering Economics diplomat (Nov -1996)

Holding a current Engineering license and Engineering economics diplomat. Six Sigma and Lean Enterprise

Practitioner and active Six Sigma Black belt.

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