Romaplast/Hiromaplast (May 2025 – Current)
Consulting & Professional Projects
- Delivered training in structured problem solving, Red X methodology, and root cause analysis for engineering teams.
- Provided consulting on Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and measurement system capability improvement.
- Conducted training on Automotive Core Tools including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC.
- Performed internal quality audits aligned with ISO quality management system standards.
- Supported teams in process stabilization and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Facilitated implementation and reinforcement of 5S workplace organization, promoting safer, more efficient, and standardized work environments.
- Trained teams on Lean manufacturing principles, including identification and reduction of the eight wastes (overproduction, waiting, transportation, over processing, inventory, motion, non-utilized talent and defects).
- Supported the implementation of Visual Factory practices, improving operational transparency through visual management tools, process indicators, and standardized communication on the shop floor.
Robertshaw (May 2025 – August 2025)
Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager
- Led plant quality strategy focusing on scrap reduction, Cost of Poor Quality, PPM improvement, and MRB inventory control.
- Oversaw customer quality performance for strategic accounts such as Mabe, LG Electronics, and GE Appliances, sustaining an average customer satisfaction score of 85% while meeting strict OEM performance targets.
- Led enterprise-wide adoption of AIAG Core Tools across cross-functional teams to strengthen quality system discipline and customer compliance.
- Corporate-style deployment of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma projects focused on financial savings.
- Created and implemented LPA system with full governance structure (documentation, Gantt, audits, roles, and controls).
- Strong collaboration and partnership with Production and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure exceptional process and product performance.
- Oversaw supplier quality assurance and incoming inspection processes to ensure material compliance and supplier performance stability.
- ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor — full-layer audit governance (process, product, system, customer).
- Direct leadership of 14 professionals (process, system, supplier quality engineers, auditors, technicians).
Achievements
- MRB system redesign reducing retention time from 30 to <16 days.
- Led two Six Sigma projects eliminating major scrap drivers, achieving 70% reduction in the primary issue and 100% elimination of the second.
- Hoshin Kanri deployment aligning plant strategy with corporate objectives.
Crown Equipment Corporation (October 2015- April 2025)
Black Belt-Quality Corporate. New Bremen, OH (Crown US). (March 2023 – April 2025)
- Corporate leader of Lean/Six Sigma projects focused on cost reduction, critical issues, and global KPI impact.
- Supplier development in root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Data-driven project portfolio management across Production, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Corporate governance of Lean/Six Sigma System (objectives, structure, procedures, training, certification, documentation, metrics).
- Developer of internal certification programs (Yellow & Green Belt – Mexico & USA).
- Enterprise deployment of structured problem-solving systems.
- Full methodology governance (traceability, skill matrices, repeatability, standardization).
Achievements
- Led corporate projects delivering:
o $2M MXN scrap reduction o $160K USD warranty cost elimination o Multiple non-value-added process eliminations
- Certified and coached internal Green Belts.
Quality Manager (Crown México). (October 2015 – March 2023)
- Directed plant-level quality performance management including scrap, internal and external PPM, customer satisfaction, and cost of poor quality.
- Leader and advisor of Six Sigma projects focus on savings, reduce nonconformities or any other metrics established by the plant.
- Innovation, generation of strategies and metrics of systems to generate continuous improvement (Root Cause Analysis, Personnel Development, Quality Cost, etc.)
- Internal Auditor ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
- Led the implementation of AIAG Core Tools — PPAP, Control Plan, FMEA, MSA, SPC, APQP, and Process Flow — to strengthen quality systems and customer compliance.
- Quality responsible for new launches, processes, and tooling.
- Empowered and coached a diverse team, leading them to achieve higher technical and professional performance (16 employees - quality engineers, quality auditors and measurement technicians).
Achievements
- Created and deployed a structured Root Cause Analysis system to standardize problem solving across the organization.
- Development of a power app in conjunction with the IT department to manage the lean/six sigma projects.
