Gerente Investigación & Desarrollo

• Mar 2015 - Present

* Reducción de efluentes resultantes de procesos de limpieza de gas de síntesis por proceso de evapotranspiración en un 90%. * Optimización carburación electrónica del generador bajo sistema Woodward para mejorar rendimiento de transformación de gas de síntesis a energía eléctrica. * Reducción de partículas e hidratos de hidrocarburo en gas de síntesis en un 75% en 9 meses. * Reducción de caídas de presión en sistemas de limpieza por rediseño de ciclones dúplex de alta eficiencia en un 65% en 3 meses. * Implementación de sistema predictivo bajo análisis de regresión de interacción de 7 variables significativas del sistema, para monitorear la presión de gas y optimizar el caudal enviado al generador. Show less

Independent Contractor

• Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

Implementación proyectos de mejora continua en operación de gasificador de biomasa a base de chip de olivo para producción de gas de síntesis para generación eléctrica. Diseño mecánico de componentes para nuevo sistema de gasificación. Diseño de experimentos variables gasificador para incremento producción de energía. Estandarización de procesos bajo regulación ISO. Resolución de problemas por causa/efecto. Diseño de FMEA. Implementación proyectos de mejora continua en operación de gasificador de biomasa a base de chip de olivo para producción de gas de síntesis para generación eléctrica. Diseño mecánico de componentes para nuevo sistema de gasificación. Diseño de experimentos variables gasificador para incremento producción de energía. Estandarización de procesos bajo regulación ISO. Resolución de problemas por causa/efecto. Diseño de FMEA.

Logistics Chief

• Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

Logistics Chief

• Sep 2014 - Feb 2015

* Programación y control de la producción de bombas de agua y aceite para automotrices en América del Sur, Europa y EEUU. * Administración de inventario optimo en función del nivel de servicio esperado para reducción de costos financieros de material inmovilizado. Preparación de procesos de Supply Chain para satisfacer la voz del cliente y alcanzar un objetivo OTIF (On Time In Full) > 99%. * Gestión de proveedores para entrega escalonada de materiales para reducir costos de inventario, transporte y mantener la línea de producción asistida con un sistema kanban. Show less

Plant Manager

• May 2011 - Jun 2013

Production planning and scheduling for cooking appliances products. Implementation of Continuous Improvement (CI) projects. Procurement and Purchasing planning. Design of manufacturing processes and methods. Operations management and logistics planning. Quality control and assurance guidelines for Finished Goods and Work-in-Process inventory. Budget Management. Cost avoidance and reduction proposals per quarter. Key Achievements: * Flexible production system implementation using Lean and Kaizen philosophy to reach an output increase of 205% in the first seven months using the same resources. * Average cost reduction of 3 product families accounting for a 10% in the first semester and 18.5% in the second semester in 2012. * Vertical integration project to fabricate 17 components in-house, achieving a 42% cost reduction for annual procurement. Show less

Associate Professor

• May 2011 - Oct 2012

Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering for courses Materials Science and Engineering, and Properties of Materials. Exchange with the Faculty of Engineering at Jönköping University in Sweden for course Materials Selection in Mechanical Design. Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering for courses Materials Science and Engineering, and Properties of Materials. Exchange with the Faculty of Engineering at Jönköping University in Sweden for course Materials Selection in Mechanical Design.

Consultant

• Nov 2005 - Apr 2011

Project implementation in different fields such as Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Facility Design, Design Engineering and Quality Managements by using Lean, Six Sigma (DMAIC/DMADV), DFMA, Discrete Event Simulation and Design of Experiments. Project implementation in different fields such as Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Facility Design, Design Engineering and Quality Managements by using Lean, Six Sigma (DMAIC/DMADV), DFMA, Discrete Event Simulation and Design of Experiments.

Supply Chain Project Engineer

• Nov 2007 - Jun 2010

Kitting & Picking scheduling and planning. Post-processing lead times monitoring for raw material inventory. Project leader for the Quality Improvement Program (QIP) for Receiving, Warehousing and Shipping Departments. Cycle Count monitoring and root cause analysis. FIFO implementation for joint-firms part numbers. Key Achievements: * 35% inventory reduction for Excess and Obsolete (E&O) inventory in 6 months accounting for US$1,850,000. * Project manager for Dominican facility materials transfer to Asia to 5 different Contract Manufacturers and Joint Ventures turning around US$20,000,000 within 4 months with a 17 ppm error rate. * Poka-Yoke procedures for preventing dispatching errors in the kitting area. From 85% accuracy to 5.2 sigma level (100 parts per million) for a total of 35,000 SKUs. Show less

Manufacturing Engineer

• Dec 2006 - Jun 2007

Finished Goods Kanban System Monitoring. Production per hour metrics. Determination of Product Family (350+ SKUs) projections for MPS adherence. High Mix/Low Volume production lines supervision. Sequential Replenishment Pull System Design. Continuous improvement projects for output increase in subassembly production lines. Development of Current & Future Value Stream Mapping (VSM). Key Achievements: * Packaging process reengineering design using SMED techniques for FORM FILL & SEAL (FFS) machines achieving an average changeover reduction from 110 minutes to 13 minutes. * 30-day kaizen event to fulfill backlog and backorder work orders from the last 12 months (~100,000 units) by streamlining subassembly production modules and reaching an output increase of an average of 58% for 3 product families. * Kanban Replenishment System with Water Spider Method to reduce work in process in 82% for assembly lines and 45% for kitting area. Show less