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Cell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Email: EMAIL AVAILABLESUMMARYMechanical Engineer with over 30 years in a successful career in engineering, manufacturing and sales exhibiting excellent leadership and problem-solving skills. A self-motivated professional capable of working independently or as part of a team with focus in continuous improvement and cost-efficient results. Outstanding business judgement and able to manage effectively in tough situations. An excellent leader with instant credibility, safety mindset, and able to motivate and retain qualified individuals.Professional ExperienceDESIGN ENGINEERING MANAGER DYNAMIC MFG. INC. AUGUST 2017 DEC. 2023 Manage and mentor 12 engineers and assist over sixteen production lines and maintenance with hands-on continuous improvement covering seven plants, totaling nearly one million sq. ft. Responsible for concepts, designs, manufacturing, machine/tool building and testing for multiple plants with over 1500 employees remanufacturing an estimated 1000 automotive transmissions daily. Develop and implement strategies to improve production efficiency, improve tooling management, and provide collaborative support and expertise in semi and full automation processes. Hire, train and manage engineering staff, ensuring that all designs, done in AutoCAD and INVENTOR, are right for the application with cost-efficient results. In addition, scheduling and budgeting projects. Develop and maintain excellent communication and interpersonal skills with customers, stakeholders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams. And, provide lots of support to 40 maintenance technicians. Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure targeted efficiency, strategies and goals.V.P. OPERATIONS MANAGER RITMO MFG. CO. JAN. 2007 JULY 2017 Responsible for the design, sales, manufacture, and repairs mostly for the food industry and others. Maintain budgets through cost-efficient engineering, machining processes and tooling management. Hands-on management of multiple projects, continuous improvements on mechanical/electrical designs using SOLIDWORKS and ensuring the quality and reliability of all manufacturing processes.Lead team of mechanical/electrical engineers, machinists/builders, CNC and manual operators. Implement and maintain GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), manage quality control and safety. Prepare concepts and guidelines for designing, manufacturing and repairing cost-efficient high-speed automation machines, sorting, packaging and supervise a line of small stamping progressive dies.DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING CLOVERHILL PASTRY CORP. JULY 2005 DEC. 2006 Responsible for managing a 250,000 sq. ft. plant and equipment, continue improvements, maximum efficiency for packaging, conveying and other systems for food production lines with 800 employees.Monitor equipment reliability, safety, preventive and predictive maintenance (PPM) and TPM. Train and maintain 5S, lean manufacturing and created engineering designs with SOLIDWORKS. Implement standardization tools and train maintenance effectively to reduce downtime cycles. Manage a team of 24 maintenance mechanic/electrical, machinist, PLC and HMI engineers and changed the work culture from 70 plus hours to 40-50 hours per week, while maintaining full production. Implemented standardization tools and trained maintenance effectively to reduce downtime cycles.Candidate's Name
-Continue Page 2 of 2-OPERATIONS MANAGER AND CO-OWNER DORITECH MFG. CO. JAN. 2000 JUNE 2005 Manage projects from concept to manufacturing, assembly and installation of high-speed inspection machines, sorting, packaging, walking beams, pick & places and progressive dies. Manage continuous improvement and train a group of designers, machine builders and machinists. Implement lean manufacturing processes in the machine shop and design efficient tools for the CNC department. And, assisted with G-Code, PLC programming, AutoCAD and INVENTOR designs. Execute project and process plans, implement policies and procedures and set operational goals.PROJECT ENGINEER/MANAGER ITW-TRANS TECH AMERICA NOV. 1994 DEC. 1999 Hands-on designing with AutoCAD and program management for high-speed automation, assembly cells for the electronic and pharma market and pad printing machines for the decorating industries. Develop and manage the designs and standardization for high-speed pad printer machines. Supervise and lead a team of (6) engineers, assist (40) machine builders and support the sales department with concepts, presenting technical ideas to customers and helping R&D with patents. Design cost-efficient fixtures for the CNC machine department and assisted the purchasing department with vendor negotiation and approval. In addition, assisting sales with quoting and budgeting.PROJECT LEAD ENGINEER MID-WEST AUTOMATION, INC. JAN. 1990 OCT. 1994 Began as mechanical designer and within a year I was promoted to project lead engineer. Hands-on full module designs including table indexers, pick & places, walking beams, conveyors, and feeders for high-speed custom automation machines. All designs were done in AutoCAD. Supervise the work of designers and draftsmen while implementing and overseeing standardization. Assist machine builders and machinists reducing timelines for the development of equipment on the floor; often personally assisting with building, debugging and testing the equipment before shipping.Technical SkillsExtensive experience with INVENTOR, AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS, ERP/MRP Systems & Microsoft Office. Experienced CNC & manual machinist/machine builder, welder, lean methodologies, OSHA and others. Excellent written and verbal communications skills, and fluent bilingual English/Spanish.EducationMECHANICAL ENGINEER GERMAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, HONDURAS Major: Mechanical Engineering and Applied Technology Minor: Manufacturing Technology, Tool & Die, and CNC ProgrammingAssociate Degree in Computer and Business Management / Duluth College, MNNOTE: Since January 2024, I have been doing consulting engineering for several companies, presently working for Axis Mfg. Inc. in Elk Grove Village, IL |
