Christian Roaro

High level of expertise in Quality Systems, Manufacturing Processes, Customer Attendance, New

Projects Launch, Problem Solving through different methodologies as 8D´s, 5 Step, 3-legged 5-WHY

Analysis, Red X Shainin, Continuous Improvement, QRQC

Strong knowledge on GD&T, PFMEA, PPAP, APQP, Process Control Plan, ISO/TS 16949, SPC.

Always focused on team work, with high experience on manage difficult situations, leadership and

personnel management.

More than 10 years of experience in Quality in the OEM / Tier 1 / Tier 2 automotive industry

personnel management.

More than 10 years of experience in Quality in the OEM / Tier 1 / Tier 2 automotive industry

Sense of urgency at work – Resiliency – Keep it simple - Making decision - Out of box thinking

Quality Plant Manager (May 2025 – PResent)

AAM - American Axle & Manufacturing, SMF Plant (Silao, Gto.)

SMF Plant Manager: Jesus Esquivel, Quality Director- Mexico Jose Ochoa

Quality Manager ensuring that all products and process of the company meet consistent standards.

Implement roadmaps to achieve the Chairman’s Corporate and Plant Profitability Targets while

standardizing operational excellence across the Driveline Business Units:

• OEE/FTQ

• 10% reduction Scrap/ 10% increase Productivity per PIT, (CPU max 0.32)

• 30% reduction in Customer concerns and Customer PPMs versus 2024

Maintain the plant's Quality System in accordance with the requirements of IATF-16949.

Serve as customer and management representative.

Ensure compliance in time and form all the requirements of new projects (Process and product).

Manage team for the review of documents, designs, specifications, and follow-up with the customer

according to APQP

Organize and lead staff meetings to develop and monitor strategies for each manager. Responsible for

challenging and coordinating each manager to achieve defined objectives.

PUBLICQuality-Quality & Risk Management Leader Confidential Projects (Oct 2022–May

2025)

GKN Automotive –CEL – VLG:

Manager: Marco Morales, Director Quality, Health & Safety Americas

Quality responsible for developing and implement quality controls, QRQC implemented, Stop Scrap

program and Continuous improvement.

Strategy development for each KPI (Cost of Non-Quality, Scrap, internal and external PPM, Customer

Complaints, Sorting cost, quarantine levels, etc)

Implement a strategy reduce Cost of No Quality reducing 15% of scrap average Consolidating the CNQ

below the annual target.

Coordinate Customer visit, audits and followed activities. Serve as customer and management

representative.

Maintain the plant's Quality System in accordance with the requirements of IATF-16949.

Coordinate confidential projects, on the expansion of the company, increase in volumes, follow-up with

the accounting team, Leading the team of ME, APQP, QE, AQE, CQE, Manufacturing Leaders

Quality Manager (Jan 2022– Oct 2022)

CIE Automotive – MATIC Celaya

Manager: Lucio Vazquez, Plan Manager

Quality Manager ensuring that all products within the company meet consistent standards. Develop and

implement quality control tests according to the customer requirements

Responsible for coordinating and implementing continuous improvement strategies

Implement a strategy to improve current quality, reducing 45% of claims vs. 2021 and leaving the top

focus with high runner customer.

Establishment of requirements for raw materials or intermediate products for suppliers and monitoring

of their compliance.

Maintain the plant's Quality System in accordance with the requirements of IATF-16949.

Serve as customer and management representative.

Strategy development for KPI (Cost of Non-Quality, Scrap, internal and external PPM, Customer

Complaints)

Responsible of the Metallurgic and CMM laboratories

Lead teams and departments for the development of continuous improvement and training programs

focused on quality.

Ensure compliance in time and form all the requirements of new projects (Process and product).

Review of documents, designs, specifications, and follow-up with the customer according to APQP

Plant QHSE Manager (Feb 2019 – Jan 2022)

Eurocast Mexico – Groupe GMD (Aluminum HPDC automotive parts)

Manager: Benoit Goudigan, Plan Manager

Responsible of the Quality Management and Environment & Health System for Eurocast Mexico.

Development and implementation of the quality system for the start of production of the new facility in

Mexico for High Pressure Aluminum Die Casting, Machining and Heat Treatment

• Responsible for ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and IATF certification.

PUBLIC• VDA 6.3 / CQI-27 / CQI-9 /CQI-14 /CQI-08

• Responsible to address actions to continuously improve customer scorecards, providing data,

reports and attending on site meetings with Tiers 1 to establish internal goal to achieve

customer expectations.

• APQP. Risk Analysis, cost reduction

• Responsible of the SCR (Supplier Change Request ), ECR (Engineering Change Request),

FFR and SCAR

• Create internal plans with the members of the department, in order to establish cost reductions

goals, actions, activities and support the group to achieve the targets. Manage and develop the

department Budget for each area of the department.

• Responsible for the Plant Calibration and Measurement Laboratory, giving support to

Manufacturing and Engineering area for current production and new launches.

• Responsible for the X- Ray and Metallurgical Testing.

• Leader for continuous improvement projects focusing on excellence

Industrial Engineer.