Engineering Engineer
Resume:
Luis Antonio Sosa
Objective
Los Angeles CA 90039
Phone 323-***-****
*********@*******.***
Looking to be a lead member of a team within a culture that encourages, recognizes and promotes creativity, hard work and commitment.
Education
1997 – 2001 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Academic History
Control Systems
Machine Design
Mechatronics
SELF SPONSORED MEMBERSHIP IN AND ATTENDANCE OF THE IEEE ICRA1999 & ICRA2000
Work experience
2015-Present Goodridge Inc., Torrance, CA
Director of Engineering & BPI Projects
Head Engineering services in all North American locations
Head all companywide Business Process Improvement Projects
Manage three distinct Engineering Teams in different locations
Leading three projects projected to reduce expenses by $800k
2008-2015 DMCPOWER, Gardena, CA
Engineering Manager
Manage and Lead 6 full time Project Engineers, 2 drafters, and an R&D tech
Manage assigned projects on all R&D ventures
Work with other managers to implement Lean principals through the use of KPIs, Continuous improvement, lean work cells, and minimizing waste
Set up new R&D Lab and Prototype Shop
Set up new Tooling Manufacturing department with CNC Mills & Lathes, EDM & Water Jet machines
Manage Project tollgates
Manage Capital Projects and Outsourcing in China
•Represent Engineering at quarterly board meetings
•Coordinate between engineering, manufacturing, quality, accounting and other
departments to meet company objectives
•Assisted in the development and implementation of the current ISO procedure
•Communicate with customers, suppliers, outside resources, and manage the communication through subordinates
•Coordinate all qualification testing done in High Power Labs around the world
•Travel around the world to convey objectives to suppliers, meet with customer
engineering teams to discuss testing, development, quality, failure analysis, and other customer concerns.
•Manage and coordinate all engineering resources on 6 fully established and profitable product lines, dealing with Transmission and Distribution
•Played a key role in the increase of revenue
2006-2008 Permaswage, Gardena, CA
Sr. Project Engineer, Power Products
Project supervising Engineer on three product lines
Designed new prototype equipment and test procedures
Continuously developed and implemented lean systems
Created Engineering reports and presentations
•Coordinated project from engineering concept to manufacturing
•Managed and mentor two entry level engineers
•Supplied the engineering support responsible for landing the second largest account, increasing company revenue by 30%
•Was lead engineer on 3 patented products.
2002-2006 Motorcar Parts of America, Torrance, CA
Machine Design Engineer
Designed New Automated Starter Tester
Manufactured all brands using lean work cells
Designed PLC controlled test equipment
Worked on Capital Projects for the Mexican facility
Programmed in Lab VIEW and designed in Inventor 3D software
Computer Skills
AutoCAD, IDEAS8, Solidworks (Simulation Premium/Professional, EPDM, CAMWorks,
EMSWorks), Inventor, CATIA, ProE, ME 10, Lab VIEW, Machine Design Desktop, FORTRAN, C, C+, Java, Four bar, Dynacam, Visual Basic, Mat Lab, Microsoft (Project, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, etc.) PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, MFGPro, SmarTeam.
In addition to my scholastic and employment achievements, I am a graduate of
The Foothill fire academy and a two-time Ironman finisher, which in my view, shows a high level of commitment, tenacity, and dedication to achieving whatever task is placed in front of me.
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