Manufacturing Operations Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Manufacturing	SpiderID: 4313
Desired Job Location: Reno, Nevada	Date Posted: 12/3/2005
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 01/01/006
Desired Wage:
	U.S. Work Authorization: Other
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50%
Highest Degree Attained: Masters	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
Bilingual professional with strong qualification in management of engineering and day-to-day operations with significant field experience in planning and execute strategies for transfer technology for the automotive and medical components. Background includes serve as first level of technical program interface with customer to solve technical problems relating to product design and manufacturing affecting operations across multiple domestic and international locations. Solid knowledge and experienced implementation of Six Sigma and other formal productivity/performance improvement initiatives Robust Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, QFD, and Kaizen Blitz.

Experience:
01/05 � to present GREATBATCH-SIERRA Company Business: Hermetic Feedthroughs, EMI Filters, Electrode Tips, Custom Assemblies/Integrated Systems for Medical Device Industry.
Manufacturing Operations Manager

Managed manufacturing operations with yearly sales of over $50M EMI Filtered Hermetic term for implantable Pacemaker supplies (Guidant, St. Jude Medical, Cyberonics) with 250 non-union employees. Manage effectively full reporting staff (Production, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Production Control &Logistics, and Maintenance equipment & facilities). Utilizing JIT, and KANBAN increased inventory turns 8.09 (FY05) versus 4.79 (FY04). Quickly and effectively restructured manufacturing system to reduce WIP inventory from 3M to 1.5M (50%), increased OTD from 86% to 98%, reduced the operating cost by $175,000/year, reduced cost of quality using six sigma methodology (scrap) from 7.5% (100K) a month to 2.4% (30K) in six months.
Successfully completed 100% analysis for the start-up, shutdown, and transfer activities of Carson City, NV facility to Tijuana, Mexico. Coordinate the completion moving, hiring, and quality plans, including the coordination of the new facility requirements. Completed successfully 50 % of the total transfer to Mexico from 5/05 to 10/05 with 250 non-union employees.

01/02 � 12/04 DELCO ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS Company Business: Design & Manufacturing of HVAC Systems, Body and Security Electronic Systems, Audio System, Restrain Safety Systems.

Program Manager (Business Unit Manager)
Interface with customer, and managed cross-functional engineering teams. Completed successfully planning, 100% analysis and execution to transfer activities of 80 sq/ft from Kokomo, IN to Cd.Juarez, Mexico from MY02 to MY03 for vehicle Restrain Safety Systems. Organized and lead process improvement activities to deploy 100% lean manufacturing and six-sigma, FIS, SPC, JIT, DOE, and TQM projects with a cost of quality down from 12% (FY03) to 4% (FY04) driven by drop in scrap of 10% and process improvements saving plant $400K/year.
Managed projects during period of rapid growth (+50%) reported metrics and program back to Executive level Management. Met (or exceeded) all new product System Design Development, New Product Operations and Factory Launch dates during period of rapid growth Primary customers: Toyota, Subaru, and Nissan, Successfully managed day-to-day operations for two different products 6 different platforms until manufacturing plant reaches production goals 85% to 99% On-time delivery, 2 to 0 OSHA recordable, and 12 to 2 RMA in six months.

01/95 � 01/02 DELPHI SAGINAW STEERING SYSTEMS Company Business: Design & Manufacturing of Steering Systems � Steering Columns, Rack & Pinion Gear, Constant Velocity (CV) Joints.
Manufacturing Group Manager / On-site Manufacturing Team Leader

Managed steering systems project transfer for 80,000 sq ft start-up operations in Queretaro, Mexico form MY05 to MY 07. Achieved ISO9000 certification in only 7 months managed projects in launching new capital equipment improvements, Lean Programs, mixed new and current models manufacturing systems to capture $350,000 in annual savings business process improvements through day-to-day including a 65% improvement and operating efficiency scrap down from $150K to $25K/month from MY07 to MY09.
Managed cross-functional engineering teams to improve cost effectiveness of manufacturing by providing Design Reviews, Tooling, Equipment, Process Design, and Assembly Process from MY99 to MY00 for global business in Plant 48 Livorno, Italy Serving Peugeot; Plant Bangalore-India Serving Suzuki, Plant Qto, Mexico serving GM process improvements saving plants $400,000M/Y.
Manage of Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial engineering at the Mexico Technical Center to support resources in the implementation of the Lean Manufacturing and six sigma projects for Steering Systems in 3 different locations Juarez, Queretaro, and Reynosa, MX. Primary customers: Toyota, Ford & GM. From MY00 to MY02 capture $400,000 in annual savings business process improvements on each plant, including a 50% improvement and operating efficiency overtime down from 20% (20K) to 5% (5K) / month, cost of quality down from driven by drop in scrap of 20%.

01/93 � 12/94 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE (PLANT 157); Chihuahua-Mexico Company Business: Manufacturing of Harness Serving Ford, GM & Chrysler Explorer
Electro-Mechanical Systems Engineer

Effectively planned, designed and implement a 100% new R&D structure in 12 months using the facility to simulate problems during the pilot and productions builds and assure quality improvements during the manufacturing process for Automotive Harness. Primary customers: Ford, GM & Chrysler. Directing teams to design functional systems, and improved current new models launches to production in from 6 months to 3 months. Immediate response to the business needs manufacturing floor to improve manufacturability. Review production cost, product quality, and take a leadership role in analyzing, evaluating, and designing solutions to problems affecting product manufacturability.

Education:
University of Texas at El Paso / Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering

Instituto Tecnol�gico de Chihuahua / B.S. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Skills:
DELPHI Corporative Certification / Six-Sigma / Green Belt

University of Texas at El Paso / Lean Manufacturing Certification

Additional Information:
Training @ Greatbatch Division World Headquarters:
Medical device Class III � MDD, Class II � FDA for different human applications and for heart surgery & other human applications. Clean room class 10,000 with ISO 13485, ISO 9001, FDA Manufacture, ISO 9000, EN 46000, & QS9000 Medical devices.
Training at Delco Delco Electronics World Headquarters, Value Stream Mapping Strategies and Cycle time reduction, Time Management, Developing Management skills, Management by Objectives
Training @ DELPHI Division World Headquarters:
International Engineering Training Delphi Saginaw Division World Headquarters:
Global Building Team Workshop, DFMEA, PFMEA, Quality Function Development, SPC, Measurement System Analysis, Geometric Dimensions & Tolerance, Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, Production Part Approval Process, QS-9000 Implementation, ISO-16949.

Reference:
German Coss�Current general manager/Oak Grisby (S.G.I. de Mexico)��.�01152-656-618-0580.
Enrique Cervantes �Current Finance Director /Delphi Saginaw (Queretaro, MX).��0115244221152712

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Eduardo A Dominguez
Street:	Phone: 775-544-0313
City: Reno	Fax:
State: Nevada
Zip: 89509
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