MARCO J. RIVERA
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915-***-**** Cell
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OBJECTIVE:Looking for Engineering position in Manufacturing/Industrial field, within an organization that values
goal oriented, hard work, team work, lean manufacturing principles, and also enables me to learn from abroad experiences in manufacturing.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) “Masters in Manufacturing Engineering”
Graduation date: Dec 2011
GPA: 3.66/4.0
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) “Bachelors Science in Industrial Engineering”
Graduation date: Dec 2009
Major GPA: 2.85/4.00
SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• 4 years in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering environment.
• Computer Technician certified (2001).
• Lean Manufacturing Processes Principles certification.
• Lean Manufacturing workplace Organization and Standardization (The 5S system).
• ISO 9001 certification, Internal Auditor.
• OSHA 30 Hours Certification.
• Safety Certification.
• PLC Programming knowledge.
• Fluent in Spanish/English (native speaker, read, and write).
• Extensive use in MS office, Quick Books Pro.
• Experienced taking time studies and application of standard work.
• Familiar with SAP, Minitab, Solidworks, Auto CAD, TORA, Design Tools, LINGO, LINDO, Arena.
• Capable of transmitting ideas clearly and in diverse effective methods.
• Excellent team worker and team leader with strong time management, organization, and innovation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting blueprints.
• Work with integrity, professionalism, and ethic principles.
• Member of Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) 2008-present.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Justin Brands Production Area Supervisor Oct.-present
Primary Goals
• Manage daily production line, including supervision of 48 production operators.
Production Supervisor
• Responsible to achieve production goals which is 1,300 boot pairs in a daily basis
• Identify bottlenecks and possible causes of defect
• Performed continuous quality checks, daily production reports.
Dal-tile of El Paso Process Engineer Jan2010-Oct.2011
Cost Savings
• Decrease manpower by a 25% maintaining the same production output.
Lean Manufacturing
• Designed and implemented standardized work.
• 5s implementation through out the plant.
• Reduced rework, over processing, and transportation of material.
• Value Stream Mapping.
• Created flow charts and visual aids for manufacturing needs for ease of manufacturing goods.
• Conducted time studies identifying bottlenecks.
• Designed standardized work in assembly lines and other departments.
• Redesigned assembly line’s layout taking into account Quality, Safety, Efficiency and Cost.
• Created flow charts and visual aids for manufacturing needs for ease of manufacturing goods.
• Reduce Paperwork by combining two or more forms in just one. (Green Sustainability).
• Member of kaizen event (Missing Glaze Quality Issue, Waste Reduction).
Training Provided
• Trained employees in Lean Principles, 5s methodologies and work standardization.
Employee Participation/Collaboration
• Encouraged employees to participate in lean manufacturing by making them part of the project. Letting them know the purpose of it and how it would make their jobs easier and efficient.
Management Partnership
• Acquired managers and supervisors support for implementation of lean principles.
Boeing Engineer Intern March2011-June2011
Primary Goals
• Design for the best layout and make the most accurate line balancing taking account the same cycle time.
Lean Manufacturing
• Conducted time studies.
• Designed and implemented standardized work.
• Identify opportunities of improvement.
• Waste reduction.
ADC Telecommunications ISO 9000 Internal Auditor August2009-Oct2009
Primary Goals
• Conducted an internal audit and prepared the company to successfully accomplish external audits.
Q.C Auditor
• Collect evidence of training and documentation (files) in order to avoid findings from previous internal audits.
• Data and process administrator, files management and organization.
• Attend to training sessions and make report of them.
Therm-o-Link Inc. Engineer Intern Jan2009-May2009
Primary Goals
• Improved extrusion process by applying Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) Analysis.
• Achieved a reduction of 54% in extrusion set-up time and 3% of scarp.
• Standardized the job instructions and improved 5s system implementation.
References upon request