WALDEMAR MARTINEZ, MBA, MBB

*** ** **** ******. ad4jn8@r.postjobfree.com Del. Río, Texas 78840 Tel. 956-***-****

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS & MANUFACTURING

Passionate Leader and Driver of Change

Summary

A skilled strategist with a demonstrated record of consistently delivering results performs global market and customer assessments to develop business transformation strategies and create innovative solutions, providing the necessary alignment and success, leading their execution. A catalyst in driving change within organizations through Lean Six Sigma thought processes and tools makes a continuous improvement to achieve best in class industry performance.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Total Maintenance Operations management Voice of Customer Coaching

Eight Discipline Change Management. Conjoint Analysis Intricate Assembly

Continuous Improvements Customer Relation MRT Lean Six Sigma

Staff Supervision. Material Manager Decision Making P&L Management

Problem Solving Preventive Maintenance Resource Allocation Supervision

Contract negotiations Staff scheduling Cost control Staffing

Project Management Management Process Improvement Planning

Performance Management Inventory Control Verbal Communication Master Black Belt

OSAH compliance Time management Lean Manufacturing Sensei Developing and Tracking Budgets

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Howmet Aerospace, Acuña, Coahuila, México 2018 – Present

Operations Manager

Directed all aspects of the business with P&L responsibility for 61 CNC Machine operations with 880M annual volume with eight direct reports, six indirect reports, and 180 hourly employees. Directed report functions including Quality, Materials, Finance, H/R, Operations, and Maintenance.

Achieved and maintained a top ranking in direct/indirect labor efficiency measured by Best Business Practice (BBP) matrix for three consecutive years.

BBP matrix established best in class performance for 29 JIT facilities in N.A.

Plant ranked first in the world measured by the global BBP matrix.

Managed plant closure while achieving profit plan financial targets, 11 PPM rating, during the final production year.

Experienced 0 OSHA recordable injuries over 12 consecutive months.

Our Team Achieved Best highest corporate safety score for JIT facilities in N.A.

I Received the organization's top-quality award two of the last three years.

We Earned 1 of 3 Materials Management "Gold" awards issued for N.A plant performance in 2011.

He directed report functions, including Quality, Materials, Finance, H/R, and Operations.

Cinch Connectivity Solutions, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX 2013-2017

Plant Manager, Master Black Belt

The team directed all aspects of facility operations with P&L responsibility for Boeing's internal connectors. Each plane takes 35,000 connectors. We can generate 760,000 units a month and $930M/sales annually with 11 direct, 70 indirect, and 500+ total employees. Directed report functions included Engineering, Financial, Quality, H/R, Operations, I.T., Materials, Continuous Improvement, and Maintenance.

Successfully directed two unique platforms with two different customers, each over 35K units in volume.

I received a merit award for moving a supplier business into the facility over a weekend and having it running with no customer interruption following an arson fire at the supplier facility.

I have successfully built out an existing product (0 PPM or customer interruptions) with a temporary workforce. Simultaneously, the full-time workforce transitioned to a new plant and a new product line.

Maintained union-free status in a highly unionized area through positive employee relations. Led successful transition to union environment due to Company recognition agreement.

Initiated and executed a plan to move a product line to Reynosa Mx.to create space for a new product launch.

oFly workforce from Miami, Fl to Reynosa, Mx (1570 miles) to complete training/replace incumbents.

oIncumbents transferred to the new product line.

oBoth groups launched with 0 PPM and 0 customer interruptions.

We spearheaded a continuous improvement strategy resulting in over $2M operational cost savings each year.

Corning Cable System, Life Science Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX 2009 –2013

Director of Operational Excellence Lean Sensei, Master Black Belt

Developed and optimized organizational systems to boost efficiency and keep operations scalable and agile

For changing demands. Reduce lost field time by 35% and impacted operation cost reduction by over 40%.

Manage daily operations of the Service organization, orchestrating forward-thinking strategies to

Accomplish profit and expansion goals.

Streamline Service operations and budgeted effectively to decrease spending that positively impacts the

Profit of the department.

Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of process optimization concerning profits and loss.

Improved customer engagement and experience and raised the multiple metric scores, including the NPS.

Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and revenue postings to the

P&L.

Delivered business strategy and developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team

Efficiency. Service Orders increased by 14% YoY, service capability increased by 21%, reduced lost sales

Opportunities by 39% contract sales on track for an all-time high, integrated a siloed organization into a fluid

A cohesive team that exceeded prior established benchmarks.

Ford Motor Company, Powertrain Division, Sharonville, OH 1999 – 2009

Director of Operations

Have the responsibility for ensuring the smooth operation of the daily work in the company, to ensure that a company's everyday activities run smoothly with the parameters to validate how efficiently and effectively the organization is operating.

Will spend part of the time reviewing and evaluating business procedures ranging from office expenses to real estate assets.

Will have the responsibility for overseeing the work of other upper-level management executives.

I was leading the process development and improvement activities, supporting the supplier quality and yield initiatives.

They provide leadership and support to vendors to ensure high-quality standards in all supplied components and materials 100%.

We offer support to distribution centers and facilitate new Quality Systems technology for the Supplier test facility team 100%.

Applied Six Sigma Problem-Solving tools to determine the cause of supplier quality issues and provided logistics support to vendors on scheduling issues 75%.

Implemented process improvements in Cuatlitlan Mexico supplier plant through an application of Six Sigma Black Belt projects 100%

Ford Motor Company, Michigan Casting Center, Flat Rock, MI 1992-1999

Plant Manager

Delivery and service using a process-oriented system approach to Castings manufacturing 97%.

We have developed a strong management team by defining goals, expectations, and budgets while giving them the freedom to excel in their respective disciplines.

Implemented and achieved QS9000 and ISO 9000 certification in just six months.

Improved Casting Gross Margin from -59.4% to +8.5% (92%). Reduced PPM is from 2528 to 122 (97%). We are reducing Overhead from 9.2% to 325% (65%

EDUCATION

FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Melbourne, FL.

MBA, Statistics.

I Graduated top third.

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, Ypsilanti, MI.

B.A., International Trade. Summa cum Laude.

SPECIAL TRAINING

Lean Manufacturing Sensei, Dearborn, MI.

Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Dearborn, MI.

HACCP FOOD

Technical Leadership Program in Manufacturing, Dearborn, MI.

Interpersonal Communications, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI.

Lean Manufacturing Management Program, LMMP

Leaders for Manufacturing

Total Quality Management (TQM)

Six Sigma Leadership

Management Practices

HONORS:

Bilingual Education Academic Fellowship

Management Award, Ford Motor Company

Corporate Recognition Award, Ford Motor Company

Community Service Award - FMC Diabetes Walk

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