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CV – Curriculum Vitae

INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE RECORD

Strictly Private

NAME (last, first and middle name) Solórzano, Pablo Gerardo PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

(“mo/yr” to “mo/yr”)

Sep/1998 – Oct/2023

EDUCATION

School Location Curriculum or Major Dates Attended Degree GE Transportation Erie, PA USA Black Belt at General Electric Co 09/2011 -- 12/2012 BB (Black Belt) GE Transportation San Luis Potosí, SLP MX Green Belt at General Electric Co 09/2005 -- 10/2006 GB (Green Belt) ITESO University Guadalajara, JA MX Industrial Engineer 08/1998 -- 08/2002 BS (Bachelor) Colegio Cervantes Costa Rica Guadalajara Ja MX Private High School 08/1995 – 06/1998 Diploma (high) San Antonio Academy San Antonio, Tx USA Private Middle School 8th grade 05/1993 – 05/1994 Diploma (jr High) EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Process improvement and Quality, 24 years

• Customer Service, 22 years

• Quality Lead Auditor, 21 years

• Director, 10 years

• Project Management, 16 years

• Lean Black Belt, 14 years.

• University Professor Lean Black Belt, 4 years.

• English Teacher for executives, 24 years

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

MAJOR PROGRAMS & TRAINING

GROWTH NEEDS

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY

JOB/CAREER INTERESTS (List preferences including position, type business, location, desired timing, etc. Describe longer-term interests.) CONTACT INFORMATION (List cell phones, regular phones, Email address, fax, etc.) LANGUAGES

Focus on results.

Services and Manufacturing strategy

Execution

Leadership of multi projects to create change that extracts value.

Customer Focus

o LEAN Manufacturing process flow and waste elimination o Six Sigma quality improvement (customer and internal) o ISO 9001 Quality Systems

o Root Cause Analysis

• Top Management (2016) / (2021) / (2022) and Asked by TEC University 1st Evaluator of TEC21 Students 1st time Ever (2023)

• Project Management (2014) / (2020) / (2022)

• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor (2004), ISO 9001:2008 (2011) / ISO 9001:2015 (2018) / (2020) /(2022)

• Lean Manufacturing Leader (2006) / (2019) / (2020) / (2021) / (2022)

• Lead team of direct reports working in US, Mx and Canada

• Mexican Citizen, Willing to work in the US or Canada

• Position Preference: Quality Services Manager / Lean Manufacturing Manager / Black Belt Manager.

• Location Preference: United States ideally, Mexico

• Cell from US: 011 (521) 331-***-**** Cell within MX: 331-***-****

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablo-solorzano-H02041979

• Email: ad1cps@r.postjobfree.com

- English (fluent 100%) - Spanish (native)

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CV – Curriculum Vitae INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE RECORD WORK EXPERIENCE (Begin with last position. Include employment with other companies) Dates (From

– to “mo/yr”)

Level/

Band

Business/

Location

Position / Department

08/13 – Today Senior

Prof.

Band

& CEO

NON-

GE

MERAKI

COLLEGE/

Zapopan,

JA

Director of School / English Coach / Services

• For 11 years have provided quality service at reasonable cost for 720 families with high quality (just as well stablished expensive schools) so the state can improve by delivering young kids with learning and moral based, doing everything with LOVE, PASSION and CREATIVITY. (Primary and Jr. High) A Better Mexico.

• 100 % of students for the past 12 generations have entered the desired high school with the level expected.

• A student with no English classes taken before entered the English bilingual program in high school where only 10% of state appliers are admitted, based on the knowledge acquired at Meraki Colleague.

• Provided a Service to the community giving new jobs and moving the economy for over 60 teachers.

• Lead strategy to Pass the Covid pandemic where 30% of companies in education had to closed because of it, the school maintained its course and its alive today because of it.

• Made school bilingual for the 1st time ever.

08/13–Today

Senior

Prof.

Band

&

CEO

NON-

GE

CONSULTANT

& University

Professor/

GDL, JA

Lean Black Belt and Quality Manager / Services & Manufacturing

• Implemented Lean manufacturing – VSM current stage & philosophy in the best Mexican company that manufactures beverages, 1,500 employees reduced cycle time by 30% applying VSM & establish the improved future stage.

• 50% Scrap reduction Kaizen on a wood made production company WMPC by applying VSM and establish the improved future stage.

• Standardize Insurgents’ Meraki School under ISO registration, which allowed them to succeed the pandemic

(300 school in the state closed because of it) through organic growth kaizen.

• As Lean University professor at Universidad Panamericana (TOP 10 University in Latin America): Shared Lean 6 sigma methodology and philosophy to 124 students in English Language (students from US/Germany) to impact Mexico upon graduation (Since 2019) and class in English and in Spanish.

• As Six sigma University professor at TEC de Monterrey (184th Best university worldwide, 4th Latin America Best and 1st in Mexico according QS World University Rankings 2024 and Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2023.,): Shared 6 sigma methodology and philosophy to 206 students in Spanish and English to impact Mexico. In total I have taught 330 students in 8 school cycles. 12/12-08/13

Senior

Prof.

Band

NON-

GE

BRANTANO /

Leon, GT

Process improvement Manager / Manufacturing

Led a 1,200-employee shoe manufacturing business company to a new quality philosophy. Drove a change in the quality culture by emphasizing compliance and institutionalizing a new operational rhythm.

• Optimized the process infrastructure by 30% applying tollgate process new to the organization.

• Reduced production shoe cycle time by 20% applying VSM and established the improved future stage.

• Improved customer satisfaction by 25% developed a root cause analysis methodology kaizen to assure continuous improvement, and Taught LEAN manufacturing to all production employees and adopted Lean thinking. 09/06-12/12

Lead

Prof.

Band

General

Electric/

GDL, JA

General

Electric/

GDL, JA

Black Belt Quality & Fleet Program Manager / Services Leading quality and process improvement for a $2.0 MM USD shop BB project. Developed and deployed a new quality and process improvement plan across the Guadalajara shop, providing strategic direction to 85 employees. Set a new, results focused and transparent operating rhythm and model, and instilled discipline into the shop quality process.

• Improved out of service time by 10% resulting in higher margin and improved customer service. This was attained by identifying and implementing initiatives that reduced road failures by 21% across the Ferromex’s fleet.

• Strengthened compliance in many areas by as much as 72%. Executed 9,600 audits. Implemented the Audit Tracking System and corrective actions.

• In response to a change in the way the customer operates, created a cross-functional team, developed, and led the strategy plan and improved fleet reliability, resulting in

$750K USD cost avoidance.

09/05-09/06 Prof.

Band

Lean Leader / Services

Made significant improvements in output and product quality in the locomotive shop. Led 5 cross-functional teams.

• Led the first site LEAN event, focused on the Seven Deadly Wastes. Reduced material lead time by 90% and tooling queue time by 85%. Reduced cycle time by 35%. Established standard work procedures.

• Led a multinational team during 1st transactional lean event in Mexico based in Monterrey to reduce the cycle time of the AR(account receivable). Reduced the cycle time by 36%, by applying VSM and establish the improved future stage.

• Participated actively in two 1st SHINGIJUTSU events in Saltillo with extraordinary results. 09/99-09/05

SPB

NON-

GE

PRATSA S.A.

DE

C.V. and

CMP PRATSA

S.A. DE

C.V. /

GDL, JA

Quality Assurance Manager / Manufacturing

Certified PRATSA and CMP PRATSA under ISO registration, which allowed them to do business in US and ultimately to become the biggest Mexican suppliers of U-bolts.

• Deployed the ISO Quality system for both companies. Built the ISO architecture by creating 95% of the processes and procedures, some of them are still active. Trained and audited the employees following the ISO audit process.

• Maintained ISO certification allowing the two companies to continue doing business with key customers such as Freightliner, Rassini, Toyota, Parker Hannifin.

• Won award by Freightliner worldwide 2 years in a Row based on the solid quality structure set as a result of quality structure established.

09/98-09/99

LPB

NON-

GE

English

To

Business

(E to B)

English for Executives /Services

English Coach to 5 different companies in over a year where improved the English proficiency of the general manager of the company as well as the Middle management and operators.

• A student that never could talk English after a year of training talked & wrote it, went to a business trip 1st time ever.

• Assisted a group of mothers in fluently speaking and thinking in English.

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