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Raúl Antonio Chávez

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Address: Calle Eslinda #3141 Fracc. Hacienda Carlota C. P. 31220 Chihuahua, Chih., México

Home: +52 614 2145581 Mobile: +52 1 614 1318673 Marital Status: Married Age: 33

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Raúl Antonio Chávez [email protected] May, 2015

1.0 Objective

A management position with career growth potential that will effectively utilize acquired expertise, creative talents, leadership experience and commitment to excellence.

2.0 Summary

Innovative professional with 9+ years work experience in the Aerospace industry & +1 year of experience in the Automotive Industry, and the skills to drive business growth and manage all aspects of daily business operations. Expertise in Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Facilities and Processes Transition Management and Execution, Deployment and Improvement, Operations Management, New Product Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. Exceptional leadership, organizational, oral/written communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem resolution skills. I bring an aggressive problem solving and continuous improvement approach coupled with experience and education in diverse fields and manufacturing environments. High business sense and business acumen. Frugal and sensitive to urgency mindset, as well as objective/results oriented. Often referred to as a team player, I am extremely self motivated and always seek the challenge of special projects or new situations in order to provide innovating solutions in a timely manner within the constraints of resources. High availability and willingness to travel as required. I always manage to give nothing less than the utmost my abilities and knowledge can provide.

2.1 Knowledge – Theoretical & Practical

High Expertise in Several Aerospace Processes - Composites Manufacturing

Lay Up (Structural and Non-Structural)

Lay Up Materials (Pre-preg, Dry Fiber, Honeycomb Core, Core Fillers, Core Splice, De-molding)

Fiber Glass Cutting (Manual and Automated)

Composites Materials Trimming and Machining (Manual and CNC)

Bonding (Structural and Non-Structural)

Composites Adhesives and Resins

Dado Joint Assembly

Surface Finishing

Prime and Paint Process

Hardware Installation - Metal mechanic Processes

CNC and Manual Lathe Machining

CNC and Manual Milling Machining

Wire EDM

CNC Grinding

Cutting Tools and Parameters for Several Materials (Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel, Titanium, INCONEL, etc.)

Tooling Design and Implementation

Non-Destructive Testing (EDI Current, X-Ray)

Heat treatments and Coating Processes - Sheet Metal

Drilling

Riveting

Assembly

Coatings

Metal Bonding - Wire Harness Assembly Processes

Wire Cutting

Wire Routing

Hardware Installation (Connectors, Plugs, Terminals, Sleeves, etc.)

Wire Harness Electrical Testing

Circuit Breakers Boxes Assembly Continuous Improvement

- Golden Kaizen Triangle (Standard Work – Visual Management – Accountability Management)

Execution of Work

Response

Fix and Maintain - Toyota House of Quality

Foundations: Heijunka + Std Work + Kaizen

Columns: JIT (Continuous Flow – Takt Time – Pull System) + Jidoka (Stop and Fix it! – Human and Machine Work)

Goal: Customer Satisfaction (Q – D – C) - Continuous Improvement and Cost Reduction Projects

+$100K USD per year savings on harness wires (Textron Aviation Mexico Plant 1). Creation and Standardization of Wire Harness Analysis to Maintain and Deploy on New Programs.

+$150K USD per year Lay Up Implementation (Eliminate 5 workstation per program, 22 people per program, eliminate usage of high cost core filler materials). Implementation and Standardization of New Process.


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+$195K USD monthly increase output and sales by ensuring flow and increase capacity by lay out modification and improvement and capacity analysis. Increase capacity from 12 units to 18 units per day. Each units avg. cost = $1,500 USD. Head count and New Standards to Maintain.

Industrial Engineering - Capacity and Capability Analysis - Time Studies - Process Flow Design and Optimization - Line Work Load Balancing - Work Area Industrialization - Workstations Design - Facilities Layout and Distribution

Green Belt Certification by Ford Motor Company, Chihuahua, Chih. & Honeywell Learning Institute, Chihuahua, Chih. Lean Manufacturing Tools and Methodologies – Toyota House of Quality

- PDCA - Rapid Problem Solving - Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen - Gemba - Work Place Organization [5 S’s] - Visual Factory - LSW (Leadership Standardized Work) - Kanban

Aerospace Specifications (Standard and Military) Six Sigma & Problem Solving Tools PFMEA & Control Plan APQP Blue Print reading and interpretation Geometric Tolerance and stacking by Auma, Chihuahua, Chih. AS9100 (medium) ISO Standards (medium) TS16949 (basic)

3.0 Experience

3.1 Manufacturing Engineering & Transfer Manager

5/2014 – To Date Zodiac Aerospace Seat Shells

Chihuahua, Chih.

Budget definition and control New Projects Implementation and Deployment Transfer Coordination and Management Continuous Improvement Projects (Golden Kaizen Triangle) Management of Manufacturing Engineering Department (9 MEs + 1 IE & CI Engineer + 3 Engineering Techs + Interns) Industrialization of Processes Rapid Problem Solving Lean Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Implementation Lay Up Process Design, Implementation and Start Up (Room and equipment construction, definition, etc.) Bonding Processes Surface Finishing Processes PFMEA Deployment and Implementation Layout definition and Deployment

3.2 Process Engineering Leader 9/2011 – 04/2014 Textron Aviation Mexico Chihuahua, Chih.

Administration and Direction of the Process Engineering department for both Composite and Wire Bundle Assembly (WBA) facilities. Coordination and direction for 15 engineers under supervision, plus interns.

Problem Solving Lean Manufacturing Implementation Continuous improvement and cost reduction projects. Composites Facility Start-up Teach and Coach Engineers on the “behaviors” and needs of the composites materials (Physical and Chemical) Problem Solving of Composites Parts Issues (Bridging, Porosity, Pin Holes, Voids, Disbond, Amine Blush, etc.) Create Validation Tests for Curing Processes of Composites Interpretation of Composites Engineering Drawings Creation of PFMEA and Control Plan for Composites Materiales Processes New Products Transitions and Start Ups for Wire Bundle Assembly PDCA tool usage implementation throughout Process Engineering Department. Part of the Strategic Planning and Cessna Mexico Leadership Group - Hoshin Kanri. PFMEA and SFMEA (Safety Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) implementation on WBA Facility

3.3 Engineering Production Support 5/2010 – 9/2011 Textron Aviation Mexico Chihuahua, Chih.

Structural and non-structural analysis and disposition for defective parts in the composites (layup and bonding of glass and carbon fibers), sheet metal and painting areas.

Validation of standard processes and re-works operations, analysis and interpretation of engineering drawings and specifications of Composites Materials and parts.


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Interpretation of physical and chemical requirements of composites materials. Curing Process definition and interpretation (including vacuum pressures) for lay-up and bonding. Cosmetically care and understanding of requirements per customer. Basic knowledge of composites materials testing. General support to different areas (Management, Production, Quality, Materials and Products, etc.).

3.4 Manufacturing Engineer Senior 10/2006 – 5/2010 Honeywell Aerospace Chihuahua, Chih.

Leading several transitions from Honeywell Engines Phoenix to HCMO (Honeywell Chihuahua Manufacturing Operations). Transition project management (APQP), implementation and start up at HCMO (25 to 30 people under coordination: operators,

Quality engineers and auditors, Production planning, data collection personnel and interns). Problem Solving Shop floor work with machining processes (CNC lathe, CNC machining centers, CNC Wire EDM, CNC and manual grinding).

- Lathe cutting tools (Standard and Special Tools) - Drilling and Milling Tools (Standard and Special Tools) - Grinding Tools (Standard and Special Tools)

Tooling and gauging design & implementation. Design and implementation of processes under Lean Manufacturing practices and tools. HOS (Honeywell Operating System) training and implementation (tools and practical implementation). Responsible for PFMEA definition, implementation and follow up. Industrial Engineering implementation (Ergonomics, Standard Times, Layout definition, Process Flow, Operations Routings.).

3.5 Manufacturing Engineer 10/2005 – 10/2006 Auma Chihuahua Chihuahua, Chih.

Machining Manufacturing Department & Industrial Engineering appliances. (CNC Machining Centers) Production support and continuous improvement appliances (Lean manufacturing). Fixtures design and processes improvement by ergonomics, automation and standard times reduction. Industrial Engineering implementation (Ergonomics, Standard Times, Layout definition, Process Flow, Operations Routings.).

3.6 Industrial Engineer 7/2005 – 10/2005 PEDSA, Yasaki Group. Juárez, Chih.

Planning and start up of harness production lines for 2008 automotive models. Industrial Engineering implementation (Ergonomics, Standard Times, Layout definition, Process Flow, Operations Routings.).

4.0 Education

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Chihuahua Campus.

Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México, 1/2000 – 5/2005

Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, Minor in Quality Systems (TS-16949, ISO9000 & ISO14000)

Växjö Universitet, School of Terotechnology. Växjö, Sweden, 8/2004 – 1/2005

Exchange program. Re-validation of Quality and Statistics Tools courses from my Major.

University of Southern California, Language Academy.

Los Angeles, CA, 8/1999 – 12/1999

English as a Second Language Exchange program. Advanced English Course. Graduated with Honors.

4.1 Computer Skills

MS Office Microsoft project (Basics) AutoCAD SAP-ARP

Inventor Series (Basics) Minitab (Basics)

4.2 Languages

Spanish (Native) English (Fluent)

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