Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Project Engineer

• Dec 2018 - Jul 2022

Product Designer

• Dec 2016 - Nov 2018

Key Competencies: CAD Platforms, Troubleshooting, Reduce Costs, Increase Revenues, and Profitability.I formulated designs for heaters and produced technical documentation for the production department to make use of to create the heaters. I prepared CAD drawings, fabricated tools, developed prototypes, etc. ensuring compliance with manufacturing standard procedures. If problems occured, I was the one to troubleshoot any design flaws.Accomplishments include: Helped relocating products to plant in Mexico to release capacity and focus on other items. I foresee with this product relocation, lower costs and a growth in proceeds as high as $4M, within the next 5 years. I also coached the design engineers from Mexico to employ standard design procedures across the organization.

Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

Key Competencies: Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Inventory Reduction, Needs Assessment, Process Improvement.I made vast manufacturing process improvements to meet KPI’s, such as cost, safety, quality and delivery. I instilled “Lean Manufacturing” values into the company, using a variety of resources, which ultimately heightened, inspired, and raised productivity of the company. Accomplishments included: I took part in a Kaizen event, along with a cross-functional team, to redesign a manufacturing cell. Captured output of cell prior to and after event. I proposed a new layout to increase ongoing product flow, reducing inventory, etc. Increased cell’s efficiency by 13%. I also conducted a time observation on a popular product and found operations that provided no value to the customer. I then decreased or removed some, which in total made a 68-minute reduction in time.

Manufacturing Engineer

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

Key Competencies: Coordinating/Scheduling, Build Prototypes, Customer Service, Increased Quality, Deadlines, Product Developing.Prior to moving to the US, while working in El Salvador I created garments for a sports apparel firm, using specs from the customer. I handled everything from A to Z, including Bill of Materials (BOM’s), quote trims, cost sheet analysis and construction. I would create samples, which were sent to the clients for approval and mass production. Made sure requirements were correct and made modifications, when necessary. I had to ensure costs were kept low, but still produced a high-quality product that grossed profits.Accomplishments included: Coordinating and scheduling production with all departments and vendors, to ensure client’s deadlines were met. Developed up to 8 various products at the same time. Enhanced the quality of garments, while lowering costs, due to proposing construction alterations to clients.