SUMMARY:

• Implement SAP/JDE MRP/ERP systems
• Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Start - up of new operations
• Develop/Monitor capital budgets
• Combine Plants/Facilities/Warehouses
• Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
• Portuguese, Spanish and German
• Confidential and diversified manufacturing environments
• Specialized in reducing and controlling unit costs
• Workplace simplification, automation and improvement
• Facility Management and Plant Layout (AutoCAD)
• Capital Expense Request and Justification
• Process Work Instructions and PFMEA analysis
• Principles of Ergonomics Design and Work Cell layouts

COMPUTER SKILLS:

AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Visio, Excel, Access Database, Word, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, ProModel Simulation, Picture, Photo software’s, Adobe Acrobat - read/write, Mini Tab, MRP9000 MRP/ERP, SAP MRP, JDE MRP/ERP and broad-spectrum mainframe systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Engineering Manager

Confidential, Brenham, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Master Manufacturer Confidential machine shop with multiple locations, both domestic and international.
• Trained the Engineering group and implemented JDE at the East facility.
• Improved the manufacturing processes by designing effective fixtures.
• Doubled the capacity of the casting area by improving the manufacturing flow.
• Managed the Manufacturing Engineers and Confidential Programmers. Added and maintained routings in JDE.
• Combined plants, relocate Confidential machines by providing precise layout and foundation designs utilizing AutoCAD.

Industrial Engineering Manager

Confidential, Beeville, Texas

Responsibilities:

• A provider of exceptional quality and cost effective technical services to both Government and Commercial customers worldwide in the repair and upgrade of Blackhawk helicopters.
• Developed, design an efficient aircraft bay layout in AutoCAD.
• Created the layout for two hangars and increased capacity by providing additional bays for aircraft maintenance and repair.
• Effectively provided the support in managing the delivery of two aircraft on time and under budget thru out the use of Microsoft Project.
• Throughout the use of ergonomics, reduce the production time by 50% of the centers nut plate fabrication process, by proposing new tooling.

Project Manager/Plan Engineer

Confidential, Spring, Texas

Responsibilities:

• A leading manufacturer and distributor of a wide variety of commercial, specialty and exotic alloy fasteners specifically designed to meet the needs of the energy, military and aerospace industries.
• Procured, designed and implemented a vertical bar stock storage using side loader forklifts.
• Built two 20K square feet warehouses.
• Coordinated all the building activities and acted as General Contractor. In the process, changed the aerobic septic system from a spray to a drip system, freeing up approximately 3 acres of land enabling the construction of the two new warehouses.
• Designed, procured and implemented vertical rack systems utilizing narrow isle forklifts.
• Combined manufacturing facilities into one location.
• Developed layouts in AutoCAD and coordinated relocation of equipment.
• Designed and implemented a 45K square feet warehouse with racks.
• Developed the layout, procured the racks and forklifts and coordinated all the implementation activities.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Confidential, Willis, Texas

Responsibilities:

• A global developer and manufacturer of motion control systems and cable assemblies for the automobile industry.
• Designed and implemented an effective system to track equipment utilization.
• Prepared short and long range capacity plans and recommended modifications to plant operations based on projected volumes, facility utilization and equipment requirements for headquarter and satellite plant in Mexico (maquiladora).
• Designed and developed effective work cell layouts and fixtures for the die-cast operation; one table setup for all the cable applications.
• Developed new Process Work Instructions (Production Visual Aids) and updated current ones.
• Performed repetitive time studies and PFMEA analysis.

Project Manager

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Started a new plant in the Free Trade Zone of Manaus, Brazil. Coordinated all the phases to obtain the legalization and maximum tax benefits from the Brazilian authorities.
• Successfully implemented a new program on time. Procured, purchased and implemented plastic injection molds, automated processes and assembly equipment for manufacturing and assembly. Managed and coordinated the activities of Design Engineers, Process Engineers, Manufacturing Engineers, Byers/Planners, Factory Manager, Production, Shipping and Receiving, Quality Engineers, Metrology, Document and Control and Tool Maintenance at the local plant. Interacted with 30+ professionals in other plants outside US and approximately 40 professionals that supplies plastic injection molds and raw materials located in 7 countries.

Project Manager/Engineering

Confidential, Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Managed the engineering department and the activities of a Sr. Access Computer Programmer.
• Implemented a Material Requirement Planning and Control System.
• Developed, designed and implemented an Automatic Cost Estimating System.
• Improved paper usage efficiency by designing and implementing an Automatic Calculation Program using Access with $5K cost reduction per job.
• Designed and implemented a Shop Floor Control System to automatically capture produced quantities, direct and indirect labor, and generate job costing.

Manufacturing Process Engineer

Confidential, Austin, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Managed and coordinated the activities of Operations Methods Process Engineers.
• Through team approach, transferred work centers from Santa Clara to Austin lean world-class manufacturing facilities.
• Implemented innovative process flows and layouts using Visio and AutoCAD.
• Reduced cycle time by 20% (120 hours cycle time was reduced to 96 hours).
• Transitioned from one consolidated gas panel manufacturing line into two separate manufacturing lines while remaining 100% on time to our customers.