RESULTS-DRIVEN LEAN MANUFACTURING & BUSINESS CONSULTANT (ENGLISH/SPANISH)

SUMMARY

Proven business and engineering success on national and international levels

Extensive experience in the application of Toyota Production Systems

Extremely successful in the application of Value Engineering and Value Analysis systems in manufacturing environments from design phase to production phase

Recognized as a strong leader with strengths in achieving consensus, recognizing and developing peer strengths and creating powerful teams

Accomplished leader of manufacturing and business operations while promoting change, profitability and continued growth

Leadership skills resulting in maximum productivity, efficiency and quality in the Aerospace, Automotive and Electronics industries

EXPERTISE

Quality Control Management

Training/Mentoring

Project Management

Statistical Process Control

Operations Management

Total Productive Maintenance

Certified QS-9000 Auditor

Productivity Enhancement

Program Management

8-D Global Team Oriented Problem Solving Techniques

Proficient in Windows OS, Toyota Production Systems, Lean Manufacturing Systems, Single-Minute Exchange (SMED) Systems, Kaizen Manufacturing Systems & Implementation, and Value Engineering/Value Analysis Systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lean Consultant (2010 – present) Upper Valley Materials, Rio Valley Pipe, and other clients

Implementing VA/VE, TPM, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and TPS systems in manufacturing resulting in realigning product costing to world-class standards

Operations Manager (2009 – 2010) All Star Metals – Port of Brownsville, TX

Directed ship breaking operations, heavy machine operators and diesel mechanics including thirteen supervisors for a total of 120 workers involved in the dismantling and recycling of naval ships resulting in the tripling of production rates under my direction

Lean Consultant (1999 – 2009) Ford, TRW, Freudenburg, Gerett Products, Visteon, MX, USA

Implemented VA/VE, TAP, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, TPS, QS-9000 and SMED systems resulting in world-class status and over $14 million dollars in cost savings

Supplier Quality Engineer, QS-9000 Auditor, Value Analysis/Value Engineering Facilitator (1994 – 1999) Valeo/ITT Electronics, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, MX; Auburn Hills, MI

Facilitated VA/VE and Lean Mfg. events at supplier and Valeo/ITT manufacturing locations resulting in more than $10 million dollars in cost savings in a two-year period

Worked with suppliers achieving more than 90% PPM defect reduction annually by performing on-site supplier QS-9000 audits and implementing corrective actions

Program Manager (1993-1994) Trico Technologies, Inc., Brownsville, TX

Led the wiper blade and arm program for GM/Delco Chassis Division by coordinating and implementing all program-related activities from design stage to production builds

Industrial Engineering Manager (1991-1993) TRW VSSI - Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX

VA/VE, Synchronous Mfg., Kaizen, SMED facilitator who led events resulting in $4.5 million dollars in cost savings over a two-year period

Directed the creation of work instructions, visual graphics, line layouts, line balancing and manpower requirements for over 100 distinct seat belt system manufacturing lines

Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor (1987-1991) General Dynamics Services (Aerospace Division) - Harlingen, TX

Solely responsible for the development of the production area plant layout

Developed and implemented the training program for all production floor mechanics

Led the re-design and update of production fixtures and tooling required to support renewed production in a plant start up after a 25 year program shutdown

Led the Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering departments in supporting the production of the fuselage for the Atlas rocket and the forward adapter for the Titan rocket

Manufacturing Engineering Manager (1985-1987) Johnson Controls Inc. (Electronics Division) - Reynosa, Tamaulipas, MX

Responsible for the reduction of soldering defects from 15.6% to less than 1.0% by implementing world-class soldering techniques in manual and machine soldering

Led the Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering departmental functions supporting the assembly and wave soldering of microprocessor- based PCB's

Responsible for the maintenance of all manufacturing equipment, fixtures and maintaining tool crib inventory including fixture/equipment replacement parts

Process Engineering Section Manager (1982-1985) Zenith Electronics Corp. of Texas - Matamoros, Tamaulipas, MX

Implemented the first SMD technology-based production line in North America

Supervised the Industrial Engineering functions supporting the assembly and wave soldering of PC boards for 50 distinct television component product lines

Responsible for the development of programming and statistical data interpretation

Quality Assurance Engineer/Production Supervisor (1980-1982) Mostek Corporation – Carrolton, TX

Monitored incoming Q.C, integrated circuit assembly, SQC, Q.C. and final test areas

Conducted customer specification reviews, customer interface, document control, and off-site test/burn-in audits (both front-end and back-end functional areas)

Responsible for supervising seventeen production operators in the phosphorous diffusion area of the Large Scale Integrated (LSI) Circuit manufacturing department

Project Engineer (1978-1980) Entronic Corporation – Kingsville, TX

Solely responsible for the design and implementation (including quality standards) of the first mass production facility of smoke detectors in North America

Created the initial plant layout, time and motion studies and ergonomic workstation layouts in the design and development of prototype smoke detector assembly lines

Plant Engineer/Industrial Engineer (1976-1978) C.T.S.Corp. – Brownsville, TX

Supervised the Maintenance department functions such as water-treatment, HVAC, air compressors, etc.,

Responsible for the modification of high-speed indexing machinery, tooling design and fixture modification.

Responsible for generating time and motion studies with a direct emphasis on Quality Control, design and cost reduction.

EDUCATION

B.S., Electrical Engineering Texas A&M University Kingsville

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