Cynthia Guadalupe Chavez Duran

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El Paso TX, 79904

Mobile: 915-***-****

mailto:adbmtl@r.postjobfree.com

Develop and put in practice the knowledge and experience acquired in the most efficient way in the area in which develop, same to contribute new ideas in search of the continuous improvement in the labor field of development.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of standard quality methods and solving problems (8D, FMEA, KAIZEN, A3).

Knowledge of ergonomic work design.

Manage and administrate department budget.

Supervise and administrate Engineering and Maintenance Tech activities.

Able to lead technical meetings and discussions.

Ability for traveling.

Ability to work in teams, flexibility and capacity to work under pressure.

Experience in usage of Microsoft programs.

Experience in SAP/ERP system, Routings, Material Master, Bill of Materials.

Team player, critical thinker, self motivated, quality mindset.

Analytical driven and goal oriented.

Excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Customer satisfaction attitude.

Experience in AutoCAD.

Certification on Production System of Siemens.

Ability to apply project planning, implementation and continuous improvement principles to affect tangible and positive outcomes.

Ability to promote an atmosphere conductive to the open exchange of new ideas and initiatives.

Experience in usage of LEAN Tools and production systems.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Prince Manufacturing, El Paso, TX

Manufacturing Engineer Superintendent Dec 2014 – Present

Responsible of all fabrication process.

Complete studies of machine capacity and method studies to improve manufacturing process in order to improve equipment and manpower utilization.

Recommend manpower and equipment requirements for new and existing manufacturing process.

Coordinate Lean initiatives and projects.

Recommend modifications to existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality.

Coordinate ECN.

Administrate Dept. Budget.

Coordinate all the programing turrets to improve the material utilization.

Coordinate tool crib for all punches and dies.

Tracking expenses in Fabrication process.

Coordinate savings projects in fabrication and stamping area.

Ready One Industries. El Paso, TX

Sr Manufacturing Engineer Nov 2011 – Dec 2014

Responsible of improve the process line.

Develop a plan to improve the efficiency and delivery in ROI.

Prepare the VSM and participate in the Kaizen Events to improve the efficiency and the productivity in ROI.

Hard savings by Lean Manufacturing implementation for $395K year to date. And $2.3M on schedule.

Formulate Lean/Cost Savings.

Promote and look Lean activities in the plant.

Lead Lean/Cost reduction meetings and assure projects get completed on time.

Review all data obtained for Lean Projects and request information as necessary also review all the savings with finance background.

Develop new approaches to solve problems and identify unnecessary cost.

Main Activities:

Value Stream Mapping Development.

Process Design.

Standard work implementation.

Layout Design.

5s Coaching and Implementation.

Pull Systems design and implementation.

Kanban Calculations.

Siemens Industry Inc., Juarez, MX

Sr Manufacturing Engineer Nov 2007 – Nov 2011

Responsible of Assembly & Stamping area

Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating manufacturing process (Assembly area and stamping presses).

Responsible for calculations of tooling and production equipment capabilities.

Responsible of following up with engineering changes (ECN).

Responsible to evaluate, develop, improve manufacturing methods.

Responsible of detecting wastes, and implementing lean manufacturing principles such as SMED.

Responsible of design new tools and methods to simplify process in shop floor to boost productivity.

Responsible of buying spare parts.

Responsible of following up work orders, and meet delivery promise dates.

Responsible to assess performance indicators to ensure that the cost and quality goals were met.

Responsible for the introduction and evaluation of new products.

Achievements:

869K dlls. On Savings in the fiscal year 2010 with 8 different projects.

In charge of generating 42.822 sq ft. For the transfer of new business to Siemens ITESA II (29 molding presses and 11 stamping presses large tonnage) in 2009, and coordinate the stamping presses installations.

VALEO WIPERS SYSTEM. Juarez, MX

Internal Flow Supervisor May 2005 – Nov 2007

Project Leader in Lean Manufacturing Projects. Focused on Logistics area.

Leader the cycle counts and physical inventories. Reduction more than 30% of the inventory levels.

Adjustments Reductions due to the cycle counts issues.

Reduction and optimization on use of the fork lift by safety conditions.

Balance and improve the internal flow in the plant. (Using the milk run concept).

Create the visual supermarket.

Implement the FIFO system in the plastics area.

Improve the shipping and receiving process.

Review the KPI indicators (Delivery, premium freight and inventory labels) and establish corrective measures to improve that performance.

Improve the accuracy on the inventory in raw material and finish goods.

Develop strategies and procedures to reduce the impact on the obsolete material. Work in team with others departments. (New Launches and engineering changes).

Savings projects. (Scrap).

SIEMENS VDO

Industrial Engineer

Aug 2002 – May 2005

Responsible for continuous improvement in the shop floor

Developing an Industrial Engineering activities such as Line Balance, creation and Management of plant layouts, Standard times development, etc the very beginning.

Also, working along the suppliers to implement cost reduction projects in order to share the savings between companies.

Green Belt Training.

Redesign of security guards.

Ergonomic design of work stations.

Time and motion study to determine the operational capacity.

Development of work instructions, procedures, forms and other documentation of ISO9000 and ISO14000 activities, in the area under the responsibility.

Optimization operations through the Work sample.

Development of PFMA, Work plan, and work instructions.

Calculations of staff required. (Warehouse, Headcount, space).

COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

CORE Tools.

Management Tools.

20-hr Applied Ergonomic, Siemens Industry Inc.

15-hr Kaizen events, Siemens Industry Inc.

8D’s and Problems solving, Siemens Industry Inc.

ISO TS 16949 Course.

OSHA Course.

Black Belt Certification by Siemens.

SPS (Siemens Production System), Siemens Industry Inc.

Lean Manufacturing Coach, ITESM.

Siemens Production System. Expert Level

EDUCATION

Instituto Tecnologico de Cd. Juarez

Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering, 2002, Title obtained

ITESM

Master in Administration Specialist in Finance, 2012, Title obtained

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