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Qualifications Profile Lean Green Belt certified professional with career-long expertise in manufacturing operations encompassing quality assurance, project and program management, budget control and allocation, new product development, and strategic planning. Drive operational productivity by integrating Lean principles and leading top-performing teams. Demonstrate adeptness at mentoring and motivating staff and personnel to align work processes with organizational goals and objectives. Exemplify solid analytical skills in developing and implementing cost-effective processes to drive operational cost reduction. Maintain proactive collaboration with colleagues, staff, personnel, and the senior leadership to guarantee high-quality and on-time completion of designated tasks, utilizing bilingual fluency in English and Spanish. Consistently ensure adherence to governing regulations, policies, and safety measures as established by various entities, such as: ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2000 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Technical Inspection Association (TUV) Quality System Regulation (QSR): 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 820 Change Control Board (CCB) and Material Review Board (MRB). Effectively serve as Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) board member in charge of addressing quality issues based on FDA 13485. Areas of Expertise Multi-Site Management Validations and Verification Execution Leadership, Training, and Team Building International Contract Negotiation Change Management Import and Export Logistics Demand Flow Technology Inventory Control Regulatory Compliance ( Professional Experience Tecan Systems san jose, CA Leading developer, manufacturer, and distributer of automation and detection products for life science laboratories Manufacturing Production Manager - Manufacturing 2015 - 2017 * Manage manufacturing operations through a team of direct and indirect reports that include a production supervisor, production scheduler, production planner, production leads, Technicians, and Assemblers. Career Highlight * Reduced manufacturing floor footprint by 23% allowing for expansion for growing product lines and the introduction of new product lines through new production line lay out. * Reduced total production floor inventory by 30%, facilitated one-piece flow manufacturing, and contributed to the reduction in the production floor footprint through an all new production inventory organization * Leading a cross functional team, including an external vendor, developed and implemented a production tracking system which helped monitor production operations to identify and address production issues in a timely manner improving productivity by 10%. * Implemented a cross training system that identified individual and organizational training deficiencies and allowed focused training that improved the team's operational efficiency. * Leading a cross functional team developed semi-automation of manual processes to improve productivity and quality. Career Highlights * Exemplified solid leadership skills in integrating Lean principles on various projects that expedited product flow and brought significant savings in material handling costs. * Improved inventory turns, from 1.8 to 3.4 through the integration of diverse initiatives, such as: * Streamlining manufacturing operations * Reduction of raw material purchasing to predictable forecasting * Creation of safety stock levels for raw material and completion of goods in accordance with historical usage and corresponding time * Developed and implemented a manufacturing plan focused on inventory of subassemblies and core assemblies of product lines that reduced finished goods inventory and expedited process involved in dealing with customer needs. * Cut down sales orders backlog, from an average of $110K to less than $20K within 10 months by developing a process that sustained shipment of top volume products within 24 hours of order placement. * Minimized sales order fulfillment, from an average of 5.6 days to 1.8 days within 11-month period by developing aggressive safety stock levels for finished goods which comprised 80% of sales volume, along with appropriate raw material inventory levels for manufacturing operations. Altus Training and Development Palmdale, CA A company recognized for providing professional training consulting services Proprietor 2011 - 2012 * Conducted business with small- and medium-size companies, which included provision of training and development consulting services. * Facilitated one-day seminar and in-house training program with focus on leadership, high-performing team development, emotional intelligence, high performance leadership, and other related topics. Advanced Bionics (a subsidiary of Sonova, formerly Boston Scientific) Sylmar, CA Leading manufacturer of hearing devices and solutions Production Manager - Class III Implantable Medical Device 2008 - 2011 * Spearheaded Electrode Production Group which consisted of 35 direct reports across two shifts in charge of manufacturing, testing, final assembly, and packaging operations. * Expertly supervised the Manufacturing Department in resource planning, new product development, and technology improvements. * Steered efforts in developing next generation implantable electrode by managing Research and Development (R&D) and Manufacturing teams in product concept, prototype, clinical trial build, and pre-production build. * Assumed director's responsibility in managing the Manufacturing Operations Department during his absence due to extended medical leave. Career Highlights * Drove 4.5 days reduction in lead time of a major assembly by implementing lean initiatives. * Produced more than $400K savings by improving the yearly production yield, from 84.5% in 2008 to 92.3% in 2011. * Generated an annual savings of $58K by leading a cross-functional team in identifying root cause of top failure and executing corrective actions that boosted quality acceptance, from 55% to 95%.
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