Experience

ETIFILMS

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Present



FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

• United Kingdom
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control Manager Chief Inspector

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Responsible on the Quality process outcome of TS & Hemi Engine machining and Assy lines (1,400 employees). • Manage and team up the Quality process personnel & Quality Lab team in charge (134 employees). • Quarantine, finished goods audits, Process & CPK top issues follow up and resolution. • Process control on Incoming Inspection, Metrology, Gages, Cleanliness, Torque, Functional & EMP. Main achievements: - 85% reduction in Quarantine Engines. • Responsible on the Quality process outcome of TS & Hemi Engine machining and Assy lines (1,400 employees). • Manage and team up the Quality process personnel & Quality Lab team in charge (134 employees). • Quarantine, finished goods audits, Process & CPK top issues follow up and resolution. • Process control on Incoming Inspection, Metrology, Gages, Cleanliness, Torque, Functional & EMP. Main achievements: - 85% reduction in Quarantine Engines.



Trinity Rail Svc Co

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Accountability on the Quality outcome of Six Freight Car lines & Subassembly processes (2,900 employees) • Lead, manage and development of the Quality & NDT team in charge (113 employees) • Top issues and warranty follow up thru weekly meetings with Corporate, Customers and Customer representatives. • Define the Goals, strategies & glide path to achieve a holistic improvement based on system, process and product. Main achievements: - 80% reduction in Defects and Escapes per unit (Accountability program). - Achieve a flawless AAR audit with a 0 Nonconformance result. - Decrease the number of red cars on 80 % (No Fault Forward Policy) - Re-design the feedback and corrective action flow chart to reduce defects per unit. - Create the warranty follow up and resolution system for Fabrication and finishing plant. Show less



John Deere

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Field Quality Engineer

  • Jul 2012 - Mar 2016

  • Management, prioritization and analysis of warranty information, triggering projects with customer focus eliminating actual and potential failure modes preventing recurrence.• Coordinate and improve the QIT, DAT & MRB process to decrease the Failures per Machine, increase the CFPY and reduce the Problem Resolution Cycle Time of the company.• Lead & Manage the NCCA, WWS, AWAD and the MDAW systems• Organize Field Trips to Dealers, Customers and Expo´s (National & International)• Analyze and control the R&A Information to calculate the monthly financial accrual of the plant• Lead reliability analysis, projects and usage of the glide path tool to forecasting Health Metric Goals for future years.Main achievements: - Become Benchmark to Tractors units on tools and best practice developments (Mexico, Brazil, USA, Germany & India).- Cost avoidance of over $ 3 MUsd on Warranty Claims, improving the Quality of over 200 Part Numbers.- Smooth project implementation for IT4 & GT Models based on the early problem resolution of Field issues.- Team up with the SQE department to obtain over 300 K Usd by Supplier Recovery.- IJD Subject Matter expert of the Customer Support Process (CoP Leader).- Achieved a $ 300 K USD consolidation on financial corrections.- 6 sigma project "Leak´s reduction" (Gold Award). Show less

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Process improvement and updating of SOE´s, tools, visual aids, HDM and consumptions forecasts.• AMEF, DPARS, VSM, PDP, NCCA, FAI, FARM IN/FARM OUT & Poka yoke implementations.• Support, prevention and resolution of potential and actual issues at production shop floor. • Upgrade and create new programs for machining part numbers (Variables and cycle reductions).• Develop and Support manufacturing dept. projects (Graziano / Siemens DMG/ Okuma / Haas / Cellcon).Main achievements: - Recognized with the overwhelming employee performance award. - Decreased machining production impacts from 87.5 hrs to 10 hrs per month. - Warranty claims, leaks and scrap reductions (cost avoidance of $100 K Usd per year) - Reduce a 20 % the cycle time for all the part numbers on the Cellcon machining centers. - 120’s Rod Guide and Flexibility projects development Show less



Rheem Manufacturing

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 700 & Above Employee

• QA & SQE Eng.

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2010

  • TQM control and improvements to Procedures, Work Instructions, Control plans, Visual Aids and Formats. • Disposition and elimination of non-conforming material (Pareto, Ishikawa, CAR´s, PAR´s, 8D´s). • Development and suppliers evaluation (PPM´s and disposition days). • Supplier and internal Audits based on ISO 9001:2008. • FPA´s and FAI´s for manufactured parts and new supplier components. • Statistical process control. • 6 Sigma Methodology for leak reduction projects. • Raw Material inspection (AQL Military Standard). • Metrology instruments and GR&R studies (calibration and control of over 1,100 instruments and gages). • Responsible on quality output of 7 productive areas (170 employees). Main achievements: - UL Certification at ISO 9001:2008 for the two plants (P52 over 1,400 employees & P28 100 employees) - Improvement of the KPI on a 30 % and cost reduction at quarantine area on 40 % Show less



ETIFILMS

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• QA & Operations Supt.

  • Oct 2006 - Sep 2009

  • TQM implantation and monitoring of Procedures, Work Instructions, Visual Aids, Formats and records. • FAI production release and Sampling of the process and finished products. • Supplier’s audits and evaluation. • Traceability for finished goods and materials. • Programming and Supervision of production resources and products. • Forecast and planning of the production and the materials purchasing & consumption. Main achievements: - Installation of Plant´s Quality System (ISO 9001:2008) and FSMS (ISO 22000:2005) - Waste reduction on 14 % Show less