VICENTE LOPEZ
Crisoles ** Torreplata Res.
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico 83117
US Mobile 520-***-****
*.*****@****.***.**
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX.
Senior Paint Automation Coordinator, September 2005 - Present
• Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services regarding automation equipment, spare parts or services.
• Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services for automation & facilities maintenance
• Enforce safety regulations based on Ford's Policies
• Coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of maintenance activities.
• Prepare budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts.
• Recruit skill trade employees, assign, direct, and evaluate their work, and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence.
• Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
• Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed in the department, service, laboratory or firm.
• Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
• Consult or negotiate with contractors and areas project specifications.
• Direct, review, and approve product design and changes.
• Lead workgroups, for both engineers and skill trades, for continuous improvement inside maintenance areas.
• Lead teams inside complex analysis for problem solving, attacking root causes and developing lessons learned inside maintenances groups.
• Coach Engineers and Technicians to develop behaviors focused on the Lean TPM.
• Coach and manage six sigma projects to achieve department's goals
COMISION FEDERAL DE ELECTRICIDAD, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX
IT Manager, March 2004 - September 2005
• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects.
• Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
• Purchase necessary equipment.
• Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Manage backup, security and user help systems.
• Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
• Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
• Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
• Control operational budget and expenditures.
EDUCATION
FORD MOTOR CO, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX
Six Sigma BlackBelt, December 2010
ITESM SONORA NORTE, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX
Master on Quality and Productivity, May 2010
FORD MOTOR CO, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX
Lean Manufacturing, August 2007
FORD MOTOR CO, HERMOSILLO, SONORA, MX
Pathways for Leadership, July 2007
ITH, Hermosillo, Sonora, MX
Bachelor on Engineering, December 2002
SKILLS
• Wide Leadership & HR Development
• Continuous Improvement through Kaizen
• Business Budget and Resources Administration
• Lean thinking
• Coaching skills for HR Development
• Six Sigma problem solving methods
• Fanuc & Dürr- Behr Paint Automation Training
• PLC Programming and troubleshooting
• TPM Advanced basis
• Programming knowledge in several platforms (C++, Assembler, Pascal, Cisco IOS, Etc)
LANGUAGES
• Fluent English
• Basic Portuguese
• Spanish Native Speaker
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Develop Continuous Improvement Workgroups for maintenance support
• Successful launching of 6 new models and color palette as a part of maintenance team
• Improve in more than 60% the uptime for equipments based on Lean and Six Sigma cultures
• Savings for more than 1 Million USD based on six sigma culture
• Implement and Improve kanban systems for lean TPM