Luis Alberto Quan Ulloa

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Laredo Texas, USA 78045

Mobile: +1-310-***-****

E-mail: ad0l8m@r.postjobfree.com

Plant Manager, Plant Operations Manager, Continues Improvement Manager, Launch Manager, Materials Manager.

Automotive Industries

Results oriented.

Accustomed to developing high performance teams and working along all-levels of the organization.

Excellent performance under pressure, solution oriented.

Fluent in Spanish and English.

Professional Experience

Novares

Janesville, WI, USA April 2023 -

Leader in plastic solution provider for automiotive industry.

Plant Director, Janesville Plant

Resposible for a 150,000 Ft2 with 25 employees, working 24/7. Plant with 14 Injection Molding Machines, 45 final assembly cells and sales US$ 80M per year.

Responsible for P&L, resposnible for Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Purchasing, Bussines Managements, Finance, Human Resources, Logistics, Operations.

Achievements:

Stabilization of labor efficiency above 65% in 3 months.

IATF and Q1 certification action plan.

Reduce PPM to 6. On target.

Aptiv – ESD

Troy, Michigan, USA June 2019 – February 2023

Leader in the design, development autonomus driving systems and production of electrical distribution systems and electronic parts for automobiles.

Plant Manager, Nuevo Laredo 1 Plant, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Responsible for managing a facility of 222,000 ft2 with 3,100 employees (direct, indirect and salaried staff) and US$300 millions in sales per year.

Responsible for P$L, budgeting, Leading plant’s management team and defining strategies to the overall success performance of the plant. Responsible for Quality, engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Customer Relationships, Regional Support Coordination. Ensure safety of employees at the work place, responsible for the implementation of the best corporate practices in order to standardize the operation worldwide.

Achievements:

Stabilization of labor efficiency from 65% to 80%.

Q1 Ford preparation

Reduccion of IPPM’s to less 20,000.

Prepare the plant for Tesla Model Y and Model 3. Responsible for RC1, RC2 prototypes in order to be ready to start production in January 2020.

2020 budget.

LEAR CORPORATION – E-Systems April 2016 – May 2019

Automotive Services (Netherlands) B.V Philippines Branch.

Lapu Lapu Plant

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and electronic parts for automobiles.

Plant Manager, Lapu Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Responsible for managing a facility of 134,000 sf with 827 employees (direct, indirect and salaried staff) and US$ 140 millions in sales per year.

Responsible for P$L, budgeting, Leading plant’s management team and defining strategies to the overall success performance of the plant. Responsible for Quality, engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Customer Relationships, Regional Support Coordination. Ensure safety of employees at the work place, responsible for the implementation of the best corporate practices in order to standardize the operation worldwide.

Achievements:

Exceed the percentage of OI% (2%) during my tree-years of management.

Dramaticaly reduced Plant’s overtime during my 3 years in my current position from 24% to 10%.

Reduction from 120,000 ippm’s to 9,000 ippms.

Single Digit for DPPM’s

CT-PAT certification by US Customs.

IATF certification with 0 NC.

Regional Award for Best Plant in safety.

Saving for US$ 1.2 millions in continues improvement.

Successful Financial Operation Audit – FOA 2016.

LEAR CORPORATION – E-Systems July 2014 – March 2016 SOUTHEAST ASIA OPERATIONS

Kabinburi, Prachinburi, Thailand.

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and electronic parts for automobiles.

Continuous Improvement & Launch Manager

Responsible for improvement in process and efficiency, reduction of IPPM’s, DPPM’s, transfer the GM Programs to new facility, Model Year change, efficiency improvements. Responsible and accountable for continuous for supporting all physical engineering needs of Production Control. Analyze and improve material flow processes with a focus on manpower planning and standardized work. Responsible for managing and submitting general improvement and efficiencies across the Company’s products, systems, operations and processes. Work with the Senior Management Team, developing, setting the pace and implementing business transformational and continuous improvement strategies with sensitivity towards the organizational structure, commercial approach, culture, people and processes. Became an expert in lean methodologies with a green belt certification. Coached trained and assessed groups of team members periodically. Responsible to coordinate Customer Satisfaction Issues, Material Variation Issues, Internal Defects Issues, Cost Driver Issues and Plant’s Efficiency, and Lean Implementation. Process improvements; the development of new projects, implementation of best practices and search of innovations as well as improvement of quality strategies.

Achievements:

Certification 10 greens Belts in 1 year.

Faster growth for new program in Asia.

Ippm’s below of corporative target by 1,000

Single Digit for DPPM’s

Successful transfer for X61 program from Philippines to Thailand

Successful transfer for GM program with zero downtime.

Saving for US$ 900k in continues improvement.

LEAR CORPORATION – E-Systems November 2012 – July 2014 SOUTHEAST ASIA OPERATIONS

Kabinburi, Prachinburi, Thailand.

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and electronic parts for automobiles.

Operations Manager Wiring Plant GM Plant

As an Operations Manager was responsible for overseeing production, managed planning and scheduling on a daily basis for a plant of 700 employees. Was responsible for the organizing and overall directing medium and long terms methods and procedures relating to overall operations. Defined plant layout, working areas and production flow, aisles, safe areas, etc., ensured said areas were kept properly identified and signalized. Established and kept in operations 5S. Established and kept in operation, Safety and Health, and waste management rules and procedures. Development of the local manufacturing team.

Achievements:

Successful implementation 2013 new model year.

Reduction ippm’s from 55,000 to 4,000.

Best New Line Launch 2014.

Best Implementation Lear Base Capacity to program weekly production

98% Schedule attainment.

LEAR - KYUNGSHING. August 2009 – August 2011

LEAR CORPORATION

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and for automobiles

Tela Plant

San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Plant Manager

Responsible of managing 600 people, in three shifts. Increased the plant efficiency from 90% to 101%, in five years Tela plant only 5 had customer issues, producing 550 set of harnesses per day. I was able to run at 105% of efficiency, 5`000 ippm exceeding corporate target which was 8,500 ippm. Managed a team of 8 engineers in quality, 1 HR, 8 productions supervisors, 3 product engineers. In my second period in Tela plant, I was Face Lift responsible, transition from 2009 to 2011-year model. I was requested back to Tela Plant by specific customers (Hyundai Montgomery Motors in Alabama US.) to ensure the all-around successful launch for the face lift of 2010 Santa Fe SUV. We had zero issues in quality, engineering, and delivery.

LEAR KYUNGSHING. Lear Corp. August 2008 – August 2009

Regional Materials Manager – Honduras.

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and for automobiles

August 2008 – August 2009

Material control, physically inventories, cycle counts, manage an inventory of US$ 13.5 millions of dollars. Under my administration was the first time that a physically inventory result positive, recovering the lost from the last physically inventory. Obsolete material reduction control. Coordination of raw material containers from Korea, Europe and Mexico to the plant, coordinating and expediting in order to reduce the arriving time to the plant. Coordinate with corporative purchasing the acquisition of raw material from suppliers.

Achievements:

Inventory accuracy 98%.

Perfect implementation for new methodology for physically inventories.

LEAR - KYUNGSHING. April 2003 – August 2005

LEAR CORPORATION

Leader in the design, development and production of electrical distribution systems and for automobiles

Tela Plant

San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Plant Manager

Responsible to manage 450 people, in three shifts. Increasing the plant efficiency from 27% to 98% (design efficiency) in a record time into Lear Mexican Operation, the launch of the plant was record in Lear Mexican operation in regards quality, growth, delivery, minimizing the shutdown risk in the assembly plant in the launch process, producing 550 set of harnesses per day. Regarding quality, the plant kept 5`000 ippm, better than corporative goal which is 8,500 ippm. Managing a staff of 8 engineers in the quality department, 1 HR, 8 productions supervisors, 3 product engineers.

Achievements:

5 Start certification – Hyundai Quality certification. 1st plant in America in obtain this certification

Perfect Launch Plant.

Faster Growth Efficiency plant.

FINOTEX January 2002 - April 2003

Label Tape & Flexographic Plant.

Leader in the manufacturing of identification for garments

Choloma, Cortes, Honduras.

Plant Manager

I started up this plant and increased it to 90% efficiency in 9 months, managing 400 people in three shifts, and reducing the lead time from 15 day to 7 days, increased production from 1 million meters printed per month to 5-millions of printed meters per month. AQL 1.5%. Installation of 40 mills for label tape and producing 5,000 yards per week. Provided support for the turnover of the Barranquilla Plant, in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Achivements:

Set up the first label-tape plant in Honduras.

Improved the the rolled system in the circular printers increasing the production 125%.

Paxar de Honduras February 1999 - December 2001

Leader in the manufacturing printed labels, woven labes, heat transfer labels

Villanueva, Cortes, Honduras.

Manufacturing Manager

In charge of coordinating the production floor for a plant of 450 employees working 3 shifts. I was the link between production, planning, and manufacturing. Responsible for coordinating 10 rotary printers with 6 colors, 25 untrasonic cutter machines, 10 heat transfer printers.

Achivements:

Improved the AQK from 5% to 1.5% plant wide.

Reduced the lead times from 8 working days to 5 working days.

Responsible for the installation of Mark Andy offset printer

Reduced 20% of overtime.

Increased the efficeincy to 98% with 90% OEE

Improved the preventive maintenance reducing the idle time per machine in 25%.

Hondutex - Ligget de Honduras August 1997 - February 1999

Choloma, Cortes, Honduras.

Operations Manager

Responsible for operating a plant with 630 operators working in 4x4 schedule, 7 days per week, producing 8,000 dozens t-shirts, with an AQL 1.5%.

Achievements:

Susscessful implementation of the 4x4 working schedule (pioneered in Honduras this type of system).

Reduced the lead time to complete an export container from 3 days to every 18 working hours.

Achieve 110% efficency plant wide.

Sulatex - Ligget de Honduras May,1995 - August 1997

Choloma, Cortes, Honduras.

Operations Manager Assitance

Responsible for operate a plant with 630 operator working in 4x4 schedule, 7 days a week, producing 8,000 dozens t-shirts, with an AQL 1.5%.

Achievments:

Susscessful implementation of the 4x4 working schedule, (pioneered in Honduras this type of system).

Reducedd the lead time to complete an export container from 3 days to every 18 working hours.

Achieved 110% efficency plant wide

Implemented the training center concept and team system production.

Ligget de Honduras January 1994 - April 1995

Choloma, Cortes, Honduras.

Engineering Manager Assistance

Key player in the startup of the plant, developing the training center previous to sewing team, in charge of leading the training for new employees. Responsible of elaborating learning curves per operation and follow up according with AMT – Analytic Method of Training.

Achievements:

Kurt Salmon Associated – KSA certification for supervisors.

AMT certification

AQL 2.5%

Hanes Brand Quality certification.

Compania Hulera Sula March 1993 - December 1993

San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras.

Quality Auditor

Quality Auditor responsible quality control of the process for plastic inyection module. steam press module and elaborated the sample report per batch during my shift.

Achievements:

Reduced the inicidence of defects in steam press modules in 25%, allowing production to increase the output and reduce the overtime.

AQL 2.5%

Education

BS INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING January 1986- August, 1995

Centro Universitario Regional Del Norte – CURN

San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras

AA Industrial Engineering Technology - Thermodynamics December 1985

Miami Technical College Miami, FL

Additional Skills and Certifications

Bilingual - English and Spanish

LEAN Certified

Six Sigma

Green Belt Certification

ISO 9000

KSA Certified

AAMT Certified

Cutting Label Machines Certified

Printing Label Equipment Certified

5`s

Microsoft Office

Lotus Smart suite

Email

Flexography Printing. - Rotary Label

Tape Looms Printing

Label Manufacturing Certified

Bullet Proof Manager Training

Experience in manufacturing of Garments, time studies, costing.

Experience in manufacturing of Rubber and plastic products, footwear, automotive parts.

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