Daniel Salazar Navarro

Experienced leading multidisciplinary teams in manufacturing and engineering environments. Proficient at communicating with professional colleagues and clients alike. Experienced in manufacturing, construction, and sales industries.

Quality Assurance & Methods Technician at CLIMATEWORX INTERNATIONAL (2024-09 – Present)

• Quality assurance auditing of high-capacity, mission critical HVAC products.
• Visual inspection of air-cooled condensers, hydronic cooling coils, and sheet metal HVAC system parts on a daily basis.
• QA Testing of new digital platforms: Ran over 500 simulations of a new sales web portal for data collection purposes.
• Created and revamped Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) across different departments.
• Created visual work instructions for several manufacturing processes working with the production department.
• Created training materials (including digital presentations and narrated demos) for new digital platforms alongside the projects department.
• Created and revised inspection checklists as part of the quality department.
• Project lead for a production floor layout redesign CapEx project with multiple phases.
• Created floor plans for the company's production floor using digital hand tools and the LucidChart digital platform.
• Redesigned the production floor's layout alongside other project leads and the production department.
• Conducted project update meetings and created meeting minutes throughout the project's phases.
• Met and coordinated with electrical and concrete contractors for the multiple phases of the project.

Maintenance/Automation Technician Co-Op Student at EXM MANUFACTURING LTD. (2024-04 – 2024-08)

• Monitoring, analyzing, and troubleshooting manufacturing processes.
• Running diagnostics/troubleshooting PLC controlled machines (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, etc.) and production robot cells (ABB, Fanuc, Motoman/Yaskawa, etc.).
• Disassembling, repairing, reassembling, and troubleshooting equipment such as motors, bearings, lubrication, gearboxes and mechanical power systems, pumping systems, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Troubleshooting and correcting electrical and mechanical problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Developing and following Preventive Maintenance programs

Electrical Officer at ARLUZ INGENIERIA S.A. DE C.V. (2023-05 – 2023-07)

• Formed part of the electrical engineering team responsible for Riu Caribe's remodeling project's medium (under 34.5kV, over 1 kV) and low (under 1000 V) voltage installations.
• Designed several single-line diagrams, inspected the installation of the low voltage appliances in all of the 500 hotel's suites.
• Identified and tagged the project's more than 20 circuit breaker panels.

Sales Engineer at EPIC ENERGY (2022-10 – 2023-04)

• Met clients in homes to present home upgrade opportunities incorporating solar energy generation. Worked in more than 20 cities in the metroplex under a TN Work Visa.
• Obtained more than 300 leads and reinforced communication with previous clients.

Operations Manager at NUMERICAL PRECISION INC. (2022-05 – 2022-07)

• Performed operations management for the manufacturing of over 100 custom steel products for oil & gas industry clients at an AS 9100 certified machine shop.
• Held responsibility of: Inventory management, material procurement, work order creation, production process management, and meeting with the Production, Quality, and Plant Managers to coordinate weekly production.

Inspection Xpert at NUMERICAL PRECISION INC. (2022-03 – 2022-05)

• Underwent one month of training in GD&T techniques for mechanical drawing interpretation and Inspection Xpert software operation.
• Created more than 250 quality inspection report templates for the Quality department of an AS 9100 certified machine shop.

Lean Six Sigma Project Consultant at LEAN METHODS GROUP (2021-01 – 2022-02)

• Consulted and performed audits for Lean Six Sigma Green and/or Black Certification candidates by Tecnologico de Monterrey in association with Lean Methods Group (LMG-TEC).
• Oversaw the correct analysis and documentation of measured KPIs for different lean manufacturing projects: Cycle time, takt time, VSM, bottleneck analysis, etc.

Industrial Engineering Intern at SISAMEX (2020-08 – 2020-12)

• Developed a maintenance management and traceability system for automotive manufacturing equipment.
• Researched and developed a simulator to predict and prevent thermal defects in metal removal processes.
• Presented the achievements of the co-op term to the company's management and senior management.
• Built and coded with an engineering team a scale production line for simulation exercises.

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Management – SHERIDAN COLLEGE (2023-09 – 2024-09)

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Electrical Engineering – TECNOLOGICO DE MONTERREY (2017-08 – 2021-12)