Ricardo (Ric) Monsivais

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Rio Rico, AZ 85648

(C) 726-***-****, adwk17@r.postjobfree.com adwk17@r.postjobfree.com

Education BS Computer Engineering

Prairie View A&M University

MBA 2016 – Current Phoenix University

Santa, Teresa NM

Current MBA GPA: 3.8

Quality Experience: 37 years working directly in Medical Devises, Automotive, Oil and Gas, and Aerospace industries as Plant Manager, Quality Manager and Sr. Quality Engineer and Engineering Manager utilizing equipment and processes such as injection molding, insert molding, diesel injector manufacturing and remanufacturing, CNC, honing, centerless grinders, lappers, black oxide coating, and ultrasonic cleaning operations and electrical mechanical testing in assembly line operations. Utilized Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, GD&T and 5S programs for process improvements. R&D THAAD, NPI, and customer manufacturing models for quoting new business and tracked through Project Management. Please note resume only goes 10 years additional automotive experience include Cummins Engine Company 8 years and additional 2 years in Capsonic Automotive as Sr Quality/ Process Engineer.

Special Skills: Six Sigma White Belt Certified/ Green Certification 2-2016, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project Management, Environmental Regulations, ERP systems: PIRS, SAP, MACOLA, Share Point, TS16949, Lead Auditor ISO 14001, API Q1, ISO9001, R&D, CAPA, MRB, Continuous improvement leader, Trainer AS 9100, ISO13485 and NADCAP

Engineering: Development and trainer of PFMEA, DFMEA, DOE, Control Plans, R&R Studies, Poke- Yokes, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, R&D Missile Defense Testing, SPC trainer, and NPI

US Army Veteran: Desert Shilled / Desert Storm – CPT 03E - PATRIOT Weapon System- Raytheon R&D and design improvements on PAC1 – PAC3 missile design, THAAD program

US Government Security Clearance: SECRET Citizenship: American

Foreign Language: Fluent in Spanish language

Winchester Interconnect, Nogales Mexico. Engineering Taxonomy June 01/2022 to December 2022

●Responsible for providing Engineering support to 23 .Manufacturing Engineers and 36 Engineering Technician for assembly line improvements and new product introduction for 3 Manufactiuting Plants for medical devices, aerospace, automotive and computers components. In addition, Manager for Safety and Quality. Participated in 3rd party Medical Audits for ISO 13485. Trainer for FMEA and Control Plans for Engineering development. Directed Engineering design of in production fixture tooling. Approved purchase of manufacturing tooling for process improvements and support of production downfalls. Reported to Vice President in ongoing projects per manufacturing for each Plants Engineer. Directly responsible for process improvements and provided status in Staff Meeting to Manufacturing Managers.

●Directly supervised SQA activities ensuring 8D analysis met ISO13485 requirements

●Performed weekly SQA meetings with suppliers

●Designed and directed continues improvement projects for medical components

●Directed electrical wire harnesses assembly process improvements meet customer specification

Reyes Automotive Group San Antonio Texas Quality Manager 01/2016 to 01/2022

Responsible for all activates in the aspects of quality for entire plant covering four shifts for 25 injection molding presses and two blow molding machines Toyota Tier 1 Supplier. Directly responsible for four Quality Engineers, two Sr. Quality Technicians, and 12 Quality Technicians. Reports directly to Plant Manager in PPM status, CAPA, Supplier Quality, Fast Response countermeasures, customer relations with Toyota Plants (Texas and Baja California), MRB operations, calibrations, and Quality Systems Infrastructure for internal, external and IAC Corporation reporting. Prepares and presents presentations to customer in high profile projects, short comings and countermeasure effectiveness for continuous improving efforts. Directly participates in Plant Wide meetings to discuss Quality Objectives for Toyota quality concerns per quantity, defect category, PPM’s levels per month and year to date. Responsible for writing and approval of company SOP’s / Standard Work Instructions to ensure standardization and proper training requirements are coordinated. Collaborates directly with Operations, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Production Control and Human Resources Managers to meet and exceed company goals and expectations. Directly responsible for auditing the use Kanban company system and assist with countermeasures as need.

* Develop company infrastructure software for CAPA

* PPM reduction from 330 to 20 within 6 months, current PPM 0

* Rearrange Quality department positions to meet production support requirements

* Developed and trainer PFMEA RPN reduction plan, validation process and sustainability audits to meet

company and corporate requirements.

* Lead Auditor for ISO1400:2015 company systems audit

* Directed the implementation and use of Kapture software system for measurement analysis and visual

inspection

* Directly responsible for 5S program implementation for the plant

* Directed continuous improvements program and Kaizen projects to meet company PPM goals

* Directed Process Layer Audits for the company

* Calculated COPQ for the plant utilization for P&L goals and objectives

* Best Quality improvement Tier 1 supplier award from 2015-2018 with an 93% quality improvement out

of 500 suppliers

* Received 2019 Toyota Quality Award best in Quality

* Directed SQA activities for Cpk and AQL utilized for inspection of incoming product

* Approved work instructions for inspection with supplier provide components

* Approved Supplier score cards

Axon Energy Products Houston Texas Sr. Quality Engineer (R&D Projects) 05/2013 to 07/2015

Drive manufacturing activities to reduce product cost, improve manufacturing process, and integral team member for R&D Projects product realization activities. Directly work with R&D -Chief Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineers, and Materials Engineering and drive continuing product design quality to meet customer and manufacturing API- American Petroleum Institute Standards. Responsible for product preservation, process controls and SOP’s. Directly participates in collection and reporting of daily quality performance for the plant along with immediate corrective actions for customers and suppliers. Held resources accountable to complete tasks in a timely manner and intervene as necessary to address corrective actions with Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations on CAPA activities. Collaborate directly with Engineering, Materials and Operations Departments to drive continuous quality improvement throughout the operations based on review and feedback from external and internal failures. Responsible for achieving high product quality while minimizing part cost for product manufacturing by determining special operations (NDT, Welding, raw material selection, coating) to meet design requirements and most cost effective manner. Oversee the Manufacturing and Engineering teams to ensure sustaining engineering efforts as well as manufacturing process readiness to support new product introduction. Manage the technical team in three areas of focus: New Product Development, R&D and Remanufacturing of product and support new and refurbished product with sustaining Quality Engineering. Responsible for Data Books approvals to meet API 16D, 8C and 7K. Generates Inspection Test Plans (ITP’s) utilizing engineering drawings, technical data, work orders, KPI, and final acceptance criteria to meet customer and third part inspectors such as DNV, ABS,TOI, ASTM, AISI and SAE requirements. Work directly with vendor welding WPS and PQR approval prior to commencing work. Directly involved with calibration system Gauge Track for tracking of gauge calibration and maintenance.

* Inspected and approved print specification to meet manufacturing, testing and customer requirements

* Performed risk analysis, mitigation (RPN reduction), corrective and preventive actions implementation

* Passed three API Q1 Audits: 5CT, 8C, 16D

* Generated over 600 Purchasing Specifications to meet API 9th edition requirements (ASTM, AISI SAE

* Review MTR’s, NDT, WPS and PQR reports in daily basis for approvals

* Directed all MRB activities with three Business units

* Fabricated parts operations and requirements such as

o MTR Material Test Report- inspected material Chemical Composition, Mechanics, Process

test requirements

o WPS Welding Process Specifications

o PQR Personal Qualification Record

o NDT Non Destructive Testing (Coordination with: ABS, DNV, and TOI)

o ITP Control Plans

* NCR/ CAPA coordinator, maintains and properly closed

* Responsible for Data Book inspections and approval

* Direct MRB operations ensuring supplier provides product in specification

* Customer care to trouble shoot, isolate and implement corrective actions on field returns

* SQE for supplier operations and audits

* Work directly with Project Management and product design Engineers on R&D projects

* Primary point of contact for generating and maintenance of Inspection Test Plans – (ITP)

DTS- Downhole Threading Services Inc.- Crosby, Texas QA Manager 10/2010 to 06/2013

Responsible for providing expertise in Quality Assurance and Engineering in preparation of API certification. Directly work with Company Owners / Management to meet company goals and objectives. Development Quality Manual, policies, and work instructions to meet API requirements. Work directly with operators for development of work instructions implementation and training for two shifts, 20 employees. Coordinated training for safety aspects of all shop operations. CWI trained and NDE (LP. MPT, Clad Measurement) familiarization. Worked directly with 3rdParty Witness, Benchmarked and assisted small/ large shops with process controls and product planning for manufacturability from prototype, pre-production and production Control Plans (ITP’s) based on drawing, special process and product specifications. Developed and maintained calibration system to meet inspection criteria for API and customer requirements. Assist production personnel improving the day to day operations of receiving and threading operations of tubular products such as Drill Pipe, Fox, PH and 8 Round. Develop procedures for documentation traceability for production control and accountability of work. Gather data for external customer awareness and communications.

* Passed two API QI Quality Audits 2013

* Directed the development of QMS to be more consistent API 9th Edition requirements

* Primary point of contact process improvements customer relations

* PFMEA development and training

* Responsible for calibration system accuracy and maintenance

* Developed work instructions: swage, sand blasting, table saw, thread inspection

Capsonic Automotive – Juarez, Mexico Engineering /Business Team Manager (Plant Manager) / Advance Project Manager (Product / Process R&D) 05/2007 to 8/2009

Responsible for the manufacturing of 32 production lines 150 employees manufacturing electrical mechanical switches, insert injection molding. Directly responsible for all of production scheduling, customer relations, quality concerns, process improvements utilizing Standard Operating Procedures to comply with TS16949 and ISO14001. Responsible for the direction of work load of eight engineers, three buyers / customer service and one sales engineer for process improvements utilizing Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing concepts. In addition, directed and budgeted seven major R&D projects equaling $45 M net revenue for 2010 through 2016. Integral team member with Industrial, Manufacturing and Quality Engineering to isolate process weakness and implement proper corrective actions to eliminate special causes of variation in existing production and NPI for Ford, Chrysler, GM- Delphi. Visit customer locations when needed to address customer quality opportunities and future business growth. Responsible for P&L activities for division action plans, corrective actions, and budgetary concerns. Utilized APQP/ Control Plan, MSA, FMEA, SPC and PPAP requirements set forward AIAG in daily basis to meet automotive standards.

* Passed full approval PPAP for 6 new production lines with zero none conformance

* Passed two TS 16949 recertification third party audit

* Primary point of contact process improvements for R&D, NPI and optimizing existing 35production lines

* Budgeted 1.5 million dollars in new individual project spending not exceeding 10 project at one time

* Project Management for Ford, Delphi, GM and Chrysler cooperation

* Six Sigma concepts DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Cpk, R&R- (Design, Pre-production, Production)

* Lean Manufacturing concepts use to optimize output

* Designed and implemented Poke-a-Yoke concepts to eliminate manufacturing defects in assembly

operations

* Developed manufacturing models for Ford, Chrysler, and GM for quotation purposes

* Utilized Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Concepts to determine KPI’s, inspection points, and GMP

for assembly

* Designed all assembly fixtures and end of line tester to meet testing requirements per customer

specifications

Lockheed Martin- Security Clearance SECRET, White Sands NM Quality Manager (R&D Testing): 02/2004 to 05/2007

Responsible for four Quality Analyst and entire operation for Quality Assurance R&D department. Coordinates quality support missions in daily bases for Engineering department THAAD R&D program. Ensures the program is following ISO9001:20000 regulations, AS9100 and Command Media. Keeps track of all non-conformances and provides status to upper management for proper closure paths. Collaborates directly with governmental customer Direct Contract Military Agency and Missile Defense Agency in the inspection of incoming and outgoing material and equipment utilizing Form 1149 on daily basis. In addition, reports status of all non-conformances to upper management. Designed and maintains calibration system for the weapon system program. Reviews DFMEA’s, job instructions and procedures with engineering management to ensure it meets command media, White Sands Missile Range criteria and Pacific Missile Range Facility Hawaii. Collaborates with Sunnyvale (Silicon Valley) Engineering on going non-conformance status, proper disposition and closure path.

* Designed calibration system to maintained compliance with program R&D calibration requirements

* Designed software receiving inspection that saved 40% of down time throughout the year

* Participated in six Quality customer Direct Contract Military Agency and Missile Defense Agency /

government audits with no none conformance found

* QA Management support in new program located at PMRF Hawaii

* Generated over 10 procedures to comply with Command Media and ISO9001:20000

* Participated in two successful missile launches and received excellent reviews from MDA and

Department of Defense

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