Bernardo Segura Sánchez

Bilingual Industrial Engineer (MBA) with 15 years of experience in the Administration of Parks and Industrial Buildings and another 15 years of experience leading the Operations, Logistics, Materials, Purchases and Warehouses areas in World Class International companies, such as, IBM de México, Flextronics, Solectron, Covemex and Telecable, leaders in electronics, metal-mechanical, food and telecommunications manufacturing industries. Strong skills in solving problems, improving solutions, dealing with Customers and Suppliers, developing, organizing, leading and implementing new projects, and also for the administration of resources, budges and people, always with ownership and team work. Effective leader who strives to increase quality and productivity through people involvement.

Highly motivated professional with strong background into the Materials, Logistics and Warehousing Areas. Fluent in English and Spanish.

Plant Director at LOHR INDUSTRIAL PARK (2022-01 – 2025-01)

Managing the operations of Lohr Industrial Park, a private industrial park located in the State of Tlaxcala, and consisting of 100 Hectares. Direct staff under supervision: 4. Indirect staff: 30.

• Obtaining the industrial land use opinion, the environmental impact manifesto and create the bases for the executive project for the park infrastructure.
• Attracting Mexican and Foreign companies to invest and settle in Tlaxcala, within Lohr Industrial Park, managing the sale of land or rent of Industrial Warehouses owned by us.
• Managing with the companies in installation all their procedures and permits need from the authorities of the 3 orders (Federal, State and Municipal) to speed up their prompt operation.
• Maintaining in optimal condition all services, streets and common areas of the Industrial Park.
• Managing the preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of the Industrial Warehouses owned by Lohr Industrial Park.
• Attending the needs of the tenant companies of the Lohr Industrial Park.
• Develop a high performance, leadership-oriented Production Team.
• Providing a high level of leadership and management sufficient to motivate, develop, and guide the organization to achieving operational goals and objectives.
• Direct operations to ensure compliance with prescribed quality, cost, delivery, and other performance standards.
• Obtain planned results Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction and effective customer relations.
• Fostering an operations environment that provides a safe and environmentally responsible facility.
• To Select, train, develop, and motivate employees to maximize individual potential, achieve operational effectiveness, and ensure ongoing organizational capability.
• Maintaining plant property and equipment in good condition to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and to ensure effective and economical operations and enforcing the rules and regulations of the same.
• Managing to obtain the Certifications of the Park, both in the private and governmental spheres.
• To obtain all the procedures and permits need from the authorities of the 3 orders (Federal, State and Municipal) to start the park operation.
• To perform all procedures and internal metrics for the operation of the Park.
• To begin work to certify the park under the Mexican Standard for Industrial Parks NMX-R-046-SCFI-2015.
• To present the park in different national forums.

General Manager at FIDECIX (2011-01 – 2022-01)

Managing the operations of FIDECIX, Trust of the Industrial City of Xicohtencatl, entity in charge of managing 3 Industrial Parks and the Industrial Warehouses owned by the State. Direct staff under supervision: 8. Indirect staff: 55.

• Attracting Mexican and Foreign companies to invest and settle in Tlaxcala, within the Xicohtencatl Industrial Cities, managing the sale of land or rent of Industrial Warehouses owned by FIDECIX.
• Managing with the companies in installation all their procedures and permits need from the authorities of the 3 orders (Federal, State and Municipal) to speed up their prompt operation.
• Managing the trust's annual budget, handle new investments, sales and rentals, report to the trust committee, and lead the various teams to address federal, state, and municipal audits.
• Maintaining in optimal condition all services, roads and common areas of the 3 Industrial Parks.
• Managing the preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance of the Industrial Warehouses owned by FIDECIX.
• Ensuring the Safety of Industrial Cities and manage the Video Surveillance System (180 cameras, 8 arches for vehicle license plate detectors, 8 panic buttons and a monitoring center).
• Attending the needs of the tenant companies of the Xicohtencatl Industrial Cities and enforce the rules and regulations of the same.
• Maintaining and increase the Certifications of Industrial Cities, both in the private and governmental spheres.
• To increase from 38 to 85 Tenant Companies in the 3 Industrial Cities.
• To increase formal jobs from 7,500 to 17,200.
• To increase the occupation of the 3 Industrial Cities from 33% to 90%.
• To Certify Xicohtencatl Industrial Parks in the Mexican Standard, Environmental Quality, Authorized Economic Operator, Safe Industrial Park, among others.

Commercial and Operative Manager at GRUPO HEVI (2008-01 – 2010-01)

Full responsible for maintaining a controlled process of quality assurance for company functions including staffing, system performance, internal audit, new product development, and future expansion products. Direct staff under supervision: 10. Indirect staff: 75.

• Implementing and administrating operations policy in support of company's business plan.
• Creating and Maintaining operations and accounting reports; assures system accuracy through internal audit.
• Working closely with technical developers reviewing system development activities.
• Ensuring systems and procedures remain compliant through interfaces with external regulatory bodies and internal compliance departments.
• Ensuring all assets are protected and used effectively and appropriately.
• Optimizing, implementing and successfully managing production efficiency and quality standards.
• Analyzes and implements process flow improvements, to include capabilities for growth.
• Develops and oversees implementation and administration of department policies, systems and procedures.
• Determines optimum staffing model for the department.
• Prepares operational analysis for the department.
• Evaluating performance of Mexico executives for compliance with established policies and objectives of firm and contributions in attaining objectives.
• Full responsibility for P&L and budget management and control.
• Successfully start-up a new Commercial Area in South Mexico (Chiapas).
• Increasing 35% the Customers and 42% income in annual basis.
• Increasing 22% the Approved Suppliers Master List.
• Reducing excess and obsolete inventory.

Materials and Logistics Manager at Covemex (2005-01 – 2008-01)

Managing Materials and Inventory Control departments on Covemex. Leading the Materials Supply Chain (MRP, planning, procurement, warehousing, supplying and shipping) and Inventory Control. Direct staff under supervision: 8. Indirect staff: 60.

• Developing and implementing a new ERP for the Company.
• Responsible for the MRP to reduce material cost, Lead Times, inventory turns, and to introduce them into the VMI and EDI programs; to increase and develop materials quality, and coordinate negotiations to get proactively cost reductions on materials prices.
• Responsible for the Shipping Logistics team delivering Finish-Goods to their final destiny, and coordinating Traffic Department to follow Materials and Finish-Goods shipments.
• Monitoring and Controlling Warehouse Inventories, leading Cycle Counts, and responsible for receiving, warehousing, managing and supplying materials to the production lines.
• Responsible for the Warehouse resources and budget.
• Implementing a Suppliers Development Procedure, metrics and reports, to assure the best quality, cost and lead time for all Materials.
• Responsible for the RMA area, Scrap material, and non conforming materials.
• Successfully start-up a new ERP on the plant.
• Increasing 35% the Approved Suppliers Master List; improving and developing the VMI and EDI programs, adding 50% of Tier 1 materials to these programs.
• Reducing excess and obsolete inventory and increase Inventory turns from 12 to 17 turns on yearly basis.
• Decreasing materials receiving from 1 day to 2 hours, and decreasing materials shipping from 1 day to 1 hour.

Logistics and Inventory Manager at F (2002-01 – 2005-01)

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 1993 - 1995

Westervelt Business College

London, Ontario. CANADA.

Industrial Engineer 1988 - 1993

Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

• Guadalajara, Jal. MÉXICO