Process Technician

Carlos Armando de los Palos

TO PERFORM A KEY POSITION TO APPLY MY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE GOALS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMPANY GROWTH AND PROFITS, BY IMPROVING PRODUCTS / PROCESSES AND PROVIDING TO THE CUSTOMERS EXCELLENCY IN OUR SERVICE.

2008 –2009 CONTRACTOR SAN JOSE, CA.

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

LANSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR VARIOUS HOMES.

DIFFERENT KIND OF REPAIREMENTS TO IN-HOUSE NEEDS LIKE: PIPE REPAIRS, PLUMBING, DOORS.

INSTALLATION OF TILE FOR BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, FLOORS.

GARDENING PROJECTS: SPARKLING RE-PROGRAM AND REPLACEMENTS, PIPE REPAIRS, PLANTING, CUTTING GRASS, CLEANING-UP.

HOUSE-KEEPING: ALL KIND OF LABOR.

2000–2008 AUTOLIV SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TIJUANA,B.C.

PROCESS TECHNICIAN

DEVELOPER OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS (NEW LAUNCHES).

COORDINATOR OF A COST REDUCTION PROJECT WHERE OVERALL PRODUCTION FLOOR SPACE UTILIZATION HAS BEEN IMPROVED BY 10% IN SPACE.

MEMBER OF THE CORE TEAM OF LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATION (AUTOLIV PRODUCTION SYSTEM) WHICH MAJOR RESULT HAS BEEN ABOUT 1.5 MILLION IN SAVINGS IN THE FIRST YEAR (2000-2001), BY REDUCING WASTE.

PLANT CAPACITY HAS BEEN INCREASED BY 15 % IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AS A RESULT OF TEAM WORK (CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS).

THE CORE TEAM PROVIDED TRAINING TO MOST OF THE COMPANY EMPLOYEES IN THE KEY DISCIPLINES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING: 5-S, 6-SIGMA, JIT, STANDARIZED WORK, VISUAL WORK AREA, ETC.

IMPROVED THE LABOR ON THE TOP 20 ASSEMBLY LINES BY 20 % APPLYING THE CONCEPTS OF “FIND AND ELIMINATE WASTE”. THIS INCLUDES THE MOTION ECONOMY PRINCIPLES OVERALL THE PROCESS AND BETTER WORKSTATION DESIGNS.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS ELABORATING ALL THE DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO ENGINEERING LIKE: WORK INSTRUCTIONS, PROCESS CHARTS AND FLOW CHARTS.

TECHNICAL STUDIES AT INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE TIJUANA (4 YEARS). NOT GRADUATED, BUT WITH +10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY FIELD.

BASIC MANAGEMENT COURSE, SAN DIEGO CA, SPONSORED BY SANYO.

AUTOCAD 2-D, TIJUANA BC, SPONSORED BY SANYO.

MTM-II COURSE, TIJUANA BC, SPONSORED BY MATTEL.

SPC COURSE, TIJUANA BC, SPONSORED BY COMAIR ROTRON.

LEAN MFG. COURSES: JIT, TPM, VISUAL WORK AREA, LINE DESIGNS. SPONSORED AUTOLIV AST.

6 SIGMA COURSES, TIJUANA BC. SPONSORED BY AUTOLIV AST.

AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY PRODUCTS: PRODUCT ENG., PFMEA’s. SPONSORED AUTOLIV AST.

100 % SPANISH, WRITTEN AND SPOKEN.

AUTOCAD 2D APPLIED MAINLY TO WORKSTATION DESIGNS AND LINE LAYOUTS.

SOLIDWORKS 2007 (SELF TRAINING ).

MSOFFICE: ACCESS, WORD, EXCEL. MS PROJECT 2003, POWERPOINT.

MINI-TAB VERSION 14 FOR 6 SIGMA ANALYSIS.

AGE: 41 YEARS OLD.

I LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC, PLAY CHESS, READ BOOKS AND GO TO THE MOVIES.

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