PROFILE

A creative and innovative bilingual Mechanical Engineer, with strong experience in Quality Control Systems. Looking for new challenges in a company who values innovations. Ready to help your company achieves its business objectives with the goal to become the benchmark of its industry.

SKILLS

Excellent project manager. Able to execute corrective measures and maintenance programs in production lines. Experience in teamwork with notorious leadership skills. Excellent problem solver with a highly analytical approach. Positive attitude and very accessible. Experience managing unionized personnel and able to perform well under pressure. Computer Software: AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Pro-E, Access, SQL, Visual Basic. Bilingual: English/Spanish.

EXPERIENCE

Deco Lighting, Commerce, CA. (02/17 – to date)

Manufacturing Plant. Lighting Fixtures.

Plant Manager

Improve OTD from 35% to 80% in 7 months, 90% in less than 2 years.

Direct and manage all plant operations, and facility related activities in Production, Quality, Maintenance, Receiving, Warehouse, Shipping and Planning.

Coordinate production activities through the planning with the departmental managers, to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.

Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.

Rapid Manufacturing, Anaheim, CA. (04/12 – 02/17)

Manufacturing Plant. Cables & Harnesses.

Production and Manufacturing Manager

Reduced defective parts from production by 53%

Reduced by 60% work orders late from production, improve OTD from 82% to 96%

Improved production line efficiency by 27% overall

Oversee the production planning, staffing, and day-to-day manufacturing operations

Monitor the introduction of new products into the manufacturing facility

Monitor engineering change order phase in plans, materials, and end of life planning

Monitor production orders or schedules to ensure product(s) and scheduled delivery dates are met

Monitor all quality initiatives and work to root cause and closure

Plan production operations, establish priorities and sequences for manufacturing products

Provides technical support to shop operations in the area of equipment, layout, tools, fixtures, and machines to ensure low-cost and high-quality products

GE Healthcare Monterrey, Nuevo León, México (06/04 – 04/12)

Manufacturing Plant. Medical Products

Materials Team Leader (08/10 – 04/12)

Improved material availability from 20% to 80% in less than 2 months

Led AWO’s in supermarket to implement visual management, kan-ban, improve cycle counts, improve water spider routes, part number sequence, etc to prevent a line down situation.

Overall ownership of material ordering and availability

Daily Shortage root cause investigation and resolution

Communication with suppliers - packaging, min/max planning

Conduct daily walks on the floor and the receiving dock to investigate and resolve material issues

Supplier visits, as needed - internal and external

Manage Phase In / Phase Out (NPI)

Production Team Leader (11/07 – 08/10)

Managed production team and worked closely with materials team to achieve 91% of weekly linearity

Led modality AWO’s to achieve production area reduction by lines flow optimization, WIP reduction, line balancing, among others lean initiatives.

Increased work force flexibility

Worked on extreme ramp up to increase 3 times the weekly production rate within 3 months

Achieve production goals

Responsible for all production process

Responsible for resources optimization

Assure PA s comply with quality procedures

Promote production line flexibility through cross training

Communicate production plan to Production Associates and assure its execution

Lead weekly meetings with associates (trainings, quality results and PA involvement)

Quality, EHS, Production Compliance and Lean Manufacturing initiatives

Manufacturing Quality Champion (09/06 – 11/07)

Improvement of 30% modality overall external quality

Developed new process and spread sheets to analyze internal and external quality issues

Responsible to analyze and solve quality defects by implementing effective corrective actions

Support supplier quality for manufacturing operations in all products

Ensure regulatory activities on compliance

Lead internal quality audits

Lead the manufacturing team on CAPA

Lead weekly Quality meetings (trainings, quality results & PA involvement)

Review & Approve modality Quality Procedures

Participate in Lean Manufacturing Initiatives

Manufacturing Process Engineer (06/04 – 09/06)

Reduction of product quality rejects by 43%, 28% and 27% YOY by the implementation of several improvements established on the production line like poka-yokes, process changes, design changes or work instruction changes

Developed a six-sigma project to statistically remove an ancient defect that was present in 9 out of 10 units

Develop procedures, validations and test plans for first prototypes and raw materials

Responsible for training and certification of Production Associates

Define preventive maintenance for each one of the process equipment and measurement systems

Lead and support the transfers of New Product Introduction

Set Up and Develop the new equipment, tooling, fixtures, processes, parts and testing

Follow up disposition of parts in inspection /MRB to take actions with suppliers and internal process

Participate in Lean Manufacturing initiatives, Lead Action Work Out on the line

Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey, N.L., México. (07/00 –06/04)

Manufacturing Plant. Primary Products: Paper and Diapers

Process Engineer

Project Manager in mechanical development engineering projects

Responsible to perform engineering analysis in the areas of structures, dynamics and risk

Responsible to analyze production line deficiencies and find alternative measures to correct flaws to increase quality control systems

Develop and implement corrective programs to reduce production line flaws in a continuous effort to minimize variance in production

Fabricas Monterrey, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey, N.L., Mexico. (10/99 – 05/00)

Bottle Caps Manufacturer and Marketer.

Engineer Intern

Internal Corrective Actions and Preventive Measures Team Coordinator

Responsible to analyze Quality Control Systems for improvement

EDUCATION

M.B.A. Master in Business Administration (EGADE / ITESM) (09/03 –07/06)

B.S., Mechanical Engineer (ITESM) Campus Monterrey (08/95 – 04/00)

SEMINARS

APICS - CPIM Certified of Production and Inventory Management

Green Belt Certification

Internal Auditor ISO13485 - ISO9001

Gabriel Gómez

Mechanical Engineer

3703 Camino Cermenon, Yorba Linda CA. 92886

adg8e4@r.postjobfree.com

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