Raquel Perez
513-***-**** **************@*****.***
Summary
Over 10 years of success as a Project Manager, Project Engineer and Design Engineer in the Plastics and Automotive Industries. Responsible for the design and development of new plastic products from initial concept to successful launch. Design engineer responsible to develop and implement new machine components. Strongly focus on internal and external customer service.
Specialties: LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt Certified, ISO/TS-16949 Quality Champion, Plastics Processing, OEM New Products Development, Excellent Problems Solving Expertise, Spanish, Portuguese, pursuing PMP Certification.
Professional Skills
New Products Launch / Large Scale Projects
Project Risk Analysis / Budget Estimate
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt / DOE / DMAIC
Continuous Improvement / Value Stream Mapping
MS Project, MS Office, FRACAS
Product Design, Product Testing, Process Validation,
DFMEA, PFMEA, BOM, Control Plans, Quality Expertise
PPAP, FDA, APQP, ISO/TS 16949, SPC, Cpk and 8D
Injection Molding, Extrusion, Blow Molding, Mold Design SolidWorks, CAD, and Plastics Processing Expertise
Professional Experience
PROJECT ENGINEER MILACRON BATAVIA, OH 2013-2016
Design and development of single screws for Injection, Extrusion, and Blow Molding machines.
Support internal and external customer to solve single screws design and processing issues.
Develop and implement single screws for Injection Molding - PET preforms.
Design and develop single screws for Blow Molding Machines for bottles and packaging.
Develop and coordinate experiments, testing and technical studies of new product designs.
Direct engineers in the development of Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA) documents.
PROJECT ENGINEER REVERE PLASTICS CLYDE, OH 2011-2013
Responsible for planning, organizing and completion of engineering projects. Organize departmental resources according to project requirements.
Review Products Design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards and customer contract requirements and related specifications. Evaluate and approve product engineering changes, specifications, and drawing releases.
Control expenditures within limitations of project budget.
PROJECT MANAGER INVISION INDUSTRIES ORLANDO, FL 2008-2008
Manage the development of new Head Rest Systems for the automotive industry.
Overall responsibility for planning, executing, and closing projects to approved deadlines, within budget.
Develop and deliver status reports, meeting minutes, and analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
Effectively communicate and manage project expectations with all stakeholders.
Define project scope and acceptance criteria for deliverables. Proactively manage changes in scope.
Identify, evaluate, devise mitigation plans and report risks to the project including customer satisfaction, schedule, and budget.
DESIGN ENGINEER HI-STAT SARASOTA, FL 2005-2007
Responsible for the design, development, and continuous improvement of Level Sensors for the automotive industry. Worked with international cross functional teams in projects to develop new production lines.
Implement cost save projects by evaluating materials and usage following Six Sigma methodologies.
Control engineering design changes. Prepared Design of Experiments to identify processing issues.
Work closely with Sales, Manufacturing, and Quality Control to resolve quality issues on Oil Level Sensors.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ENG VISTEON CORPORATION SANDUSKY, OH 1999-2003
Responsible for the development of large scale projects, Air Cleaner Systems for Ford vehicle lines.
Successfully launched (7) AIS projects.
Coordinate the design verification and product validation through testing, FEA analysis and prototypes.
Support all OEM customer builds immediately addressing all concerns and solving all issues.
Identify project cost to acquire materials, fixtures, and capital equipment for production lines.
Create testing facilities for prototypes and final products supervising the budget and equipment installation.
Develop DVP&R, PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Charts, Visual Aids and prepared PPAP packages.
Identify and implement product cost reduction ideas later adapted across all production plant.
Implement new assembly lines for Signal Lamps and AIS for various vehicle programs.
Received a Quality Excellence Award for achievements on the Explorer AIS High Mileage program.
Education
BS PLASTICS ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - LOWELL JUNE 1999
Studied the performance and behavior of engineering polymers including HDPE, PP, PET, PS, PC materials.
Experimented and evaluated various processes including Injection Molding, Extrusion of Rods, Blow Molding.
Published a research on “Effect of Blending of Styrenic Block Copolymer on Friction, Wear and Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Elastomers.”
Received Best Student Paper Award at ANTEC – New York, N.Y.
Certification
LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT MAY 2017
Implement tools and techniques to deploy strategic directions for initiatives.
Select data collection methods and collect voice of the customer data, and use customer feedback to determine customer requirements.
Develop and implement data collection plans, and use techniques in sampling, data capture, and processing tools.
Understand the elements and purpose of FMEA and use root cause analysis tools.
Other Experience
REAL ESTATE SALES - ORLANDO FLORIDA 2009 - 2011