FELIX IGOR VALENZUELA ASCENSIO

Professional Summary 

Analytical, committed, energetic, responsible and professional with 24 years of experience in the automotive industry, medical, networking, industrial and consumer (PCB´s – Plastics Injection, Stamping & bending) in manufacturing, test, maintenance, engineering, quality, materials and operations with strong background in lean manufacturing, product management, gap analysis, P&L, value stream, planning, TQM, ISO, APQP, PPAP with the goal to generate value for the business in the market. Capable to lead the organization, creating a mission and establishing the strategy plan, developing SMART objectives and clear tasks, monitoring the trends based on visual management and driving real time actions. Develop a strong operations leadership capable of generate a healthy and effective employee relationship climate for a teamwork environment approaching operative excellence. Expertise level on the advance quality planning tools and solving problems techniques.

Professional Experience

01/2023 – Current                     Creation Technologies                                  Mexicali, Mexico

Danfoss, Nidec, regal, Intutive, Lennox, Landis

Engineering Regional Leader, Mexico Region 

• Lead the organization for a continuous cost reduction and statistical control process based tools and project fusion across the region.
• Developed and implemented strategic standardization initiatives to improve operational and cost performance of five global share plants (operational variances)
• Direct responsible of engineering and manufacturing assembly design to maximize production rate capabilities and manufacturing process flow improvements (labor cost) by lean six sigma methodology, cultural transformation.
• Development of a SME (subject matter expert) team to create and put in place the standards across all the processes and equipment’s
• Lead NPI execution and leverage of best practices in automation, process, industrial, test engineering and Industry 4.0 solutions across the region.
• Qualification of IQ, PQ, OQ as an standard of all our processes and products

12/2019 – 01/2023                    Molex                                                              Guadalajara, Mexico

Audi, Ford, GM, Hella, Varroc, Ventra, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Phillips Medisize

Director – Business Unit,  Operation, Engineering & Manufacturing, Global Shared Plants

Activities:

• Developed and implemented strategic standardization initiatives to improve operational and cost performance of five global share plants (operational variances)
• Lead NPI execution and leverage of best practices in automation, process, industrial, test engineering and Industry 4.0 solutions across the global share plants.
• Management of technical aspects and cost optimization with the global shared plants and internal operations.
• Direct responsible of the P&L for five business units (PCBs, CS, HSS, RF, TP) with a revenue of $250,000,000 usd yearly.
• Lead an expansion building to prepare the growing for revenue from $120,000,000 usd to $370,000,000 usd yearly with a CAPEX of $22,000,000 usd for construction plus $15,000,000 usd of equipment.
• Lead the organization for a continuous cost reduction and statistical control process based on project fusion.
• Drive engineering and operations strategies to deliver customer requirements.
• Direct responsible of manufacturing engineering, maintenance, industrial engineering, test engineering, automation and production to stablish standards across our global shared plants
• Direct responsible of KPIs that directly affect the P&L. Materials, Direct Labor, Fix Overhead, Variable Overhead, Productivity, Absorption, FPY, SCRAP, TEST WIP, shop supplies, investments and assets depreciations, automation ROI.
• Direct responsible of engineering and manufacturing assembly design to maximize production rate capabilities and manufacturing process flow improvements (labor cost) by lean six sigma methodology, cultural transformation and project fusion.
• Direct responsible to drive test engineering developing tests plans, test platforms based on our internal designs.

Achievements

• Productivity improvement from 65% to 85% driving the success productivity monitor implementation for taking decisions in real time, understanding trends & statistical adherence.
• Improve absorption from 52% to 85%, earned hours vs paid hours driving fast lean and fast hoshin
• Improve test wip from 2,500 units to 760 units driving schematic cookbook based on statistics
• Implementation of screen printer – solder paste inspection closed loop

2016 – 2019      Jabil Circuit                            Chihuahua / Guadalajara, Mexico

Tesla, Valeo, John Deere, Trimble, A123, Thermofisher, Ericsson, Nokia, Whirlpool, Crestron

Director of Engineering (LatAm) – Manufacturing Engineering Operations Manager (Chihuahua)

Activities 

• Lead the organization for a continuous cost reduction and statistical control process based on smart factory tools and project fusion across.
• Leader of a skilled technical team to industrialize and launch automotive, commercial & medical products from initial concept to mass production.
• Drive engineering strategies to deliver customer requirements and recommend Jabil capabilities in manufacturing and engineering services.
• Direct responsible of manufacturing engineering, maintenance, industrial engineering, test engineering, automation, facilities and SME group.
• Responsible for planning, budgeting, and maintaining costs for a broad functional area. 
• Direct responsible of KPIs that directly affect the P&L. FPY, SCRAP, OEE, OLE, TEST WIP, machine expenses, shop supplies, investments and assets depreciations, automation ROI.
• Direct responsible of engineering and manufacturing assembly design to maximize production rate capabilities and manufacturing process flow improvements (labor cost) by lean six sigma methodology, cultural transformation.
• Validation and coordination of PFMEA, Control plan, PPAP, continues improvement actions and corrective actions, ECN, BOM.

Achievements:

• Implementation of schematic cookbook to diagnose in real time based on statistics of failure modes to improve test wip.
• Implementation of Kamishibai system to assure key activities by visual management and improve Valeo SCRAP from 7.3% to 1.5% (Chihuahua)
• Implementation for a productivity system (OEE, OLE, MTTR, MTBF & down time) to assure the correct data to drive the correct systemic actions.
• Success implementation of attrition monitor tool and smart feeder maintenance tool (smart factory) to improve the SCRAP of attrition from $110,000 usd to $10,000 usd monthly.
• Implementation of Smart screen printer E-tool to eliminate the risk of wrong solder paste, PCB, stencil, squeegees or pallet.

2014 – 2016      Kern-Liebers                                                              Queretaro, Mexico

TRW, Bosch, Ford, Audi, VW.

Operations Manager

Activities: 

• Drives the organization for a continuous cost reduction and operative productivity and effectiveness improvements.
• Direct responsible of production, manufacturing engineering, planning, maintenance, tool room and quality. 
• Responsible of stamping & bending business unit and nitriding business unit. Strict control in the manufacturing process of high technology parts for the automotive industry
• Direct responsible of key metrics that directly affect the P&L.  WIP accuracy, inventory control, absorption, unabsoption, SCRAP, fix and variable expenses, MTTR, MTBF, technology condition.
• Results oriented and focused to accomplish key indicators SQDC Security, Quality, Delivery & Cost.
• Responsible of six sigma & lean manufacturing with the goal to improve absorption, OEE, MTTR, MTBF, manufacturing expenses and indirect expenses, SCRAP and PPM´s reduction.
• Strong experience in project administration &, labor cost improvements
  • Implementation of Kamishibai system to assure key activities by visual management. 

Achievements:

• Fast Response QRAR - QRQC methodology implementation in order to improve our MTTR and MTBF. Current results MTTR from 145 min to 35 min & MTBF from 120 to 1450.
• Successful introduction of nitriding process with current sales of $120,000 monthly usd.

2013 – 2014      Donaldson                                                      Aguascalientes, Mexico

Customers: CAT, John Deere, Freightliner, Aston Martin.

Manufacturing Manager

Activities:

• Drives the organization for a continuous cost reduction and operative productivity and effectiveness improvements.
• Responsible of manufacturing, process engineering, production control, planning, maintenance and quality. 5 production supervisors, 18 production leaders, 4 cycle count analyst & 350 direct labor operators (3 process engineers, 2 quality engineers, 1 maintenance superintendent & 2 planners)
• Responsible of steel rule die and manufacturing areas. Strict control in the manufacturing process of stainless steel housing (cans) for automotive and transportation filters.
• Responsible of ITO & WIP accuracy inventory control.
• Results oriented and focused to accomplish key indicators SQDC Security, Quality, Delivery & Cost.
• Direct responsible of CAPEX, new products introduction, ECN´s, manufacturing routings, FPY, SCRAP.
• Responsible of six sigma & lean manufacturing with the goal to improve absorption, OEE, manufacturing expenses and indirect expenses.
• Responsible of RI (recordable incidents), PPM´s, OTD (on time delivery), ITO (inventory turnover), EHR (earned hour ratio), absorption, unabsoption and OCS (other cost of sales).
• Strong experience in project administration &, labor cost improvements.

Achievements:

• Pull system implementation improving pieces per hour from 890 pcs to 930 pcs (labor cost reduction, OEE improvement, energy improvement)
• Kamishibai implementation in order to have in line correct information to improve equipment down time with QRAR methodology with a result of 4% of labor cost improvement.

2011 – 2013      IMI México                                                     Guadalajara, Mexico 

Main Customers: VW, Audi, BMW, Chrysler, GMC, Fiat, Ford.

PCB´s & Molding Manufacturing Manager

Activities: 

• Responsible of manufacturing, maintenance and process engineering. 6 production supervisors, 2 maintenance superintendents, 28 maintenance technicians, 6 process engineers and 380 direct labor operators.
• Responsible of steel rule die and production areas. Strict control in the design, development and process of stainless steel stencils the automotive industry for silver solder paste deposit.
• Responsible of Raw material supermarkets and accuracy inventory control in production floor.
• Results oriented and focused to accomplish daily customer requirements and meet with the LGM based on daily improvements of standard time, working on efficiency and kaizen events.
• Strong experience in project administration, six sigma events, kaizen events and just do it events with the goal of reduced the head-count and improve the labor cost.
• Responsible of the FPY, SCRAP, PPM´S, OEE, Lay-Out, daily production, head count, manufacturing routings, labor cost, absorption, capital expenses, continues improvement, kaizen events, lean manufacturing, six sigma, OTD.
• Direct responsible of process engineering, process flow definitions, SMT equipment programming, screen printer, pick & place, reflow profiles and AOI´s.
• Validation and coordination of PFMEA, Control plan, PPAP, continues improvement actions and corrective actions, ECN, BOM.
• Administration of QRQC and QRAP in production and NPI in order to have quick response related with quality issues, production issues, planning issues, process issues, materials issues, in order to improve quality metrics, costs, and daily process and production improvements.
• Direct leader of 5´s, six sigma and Lean Manufacturing. 
• Plan, develop and implement the capital budget for the engineering and manufacturing operations.

Achievements:

• Reduction of customer PPM´s from 110 to 6 improving the method and frequency of process metrics, poka yokes, 5´s and implementation of manufacturing basics using LPA´s (layer process audits)
• SMT OEE Improvement from 65% to 73% developing a method to measure in line efficiency, capacity and FPY and teach the operators to work in this metrics.

Education 

Industrial Engineer, Universidad de Guadalajara

Certifications & Courses

Certifications:

• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Silver Lean Manufacturing

Courses: 

• Leadership edge, talent development, emotional intelligence, Jabil 2018
• Effective’s management leadership. 2014 Donaldson
• Persuasive Communicator, Emotional Intelligence, coaching and feedback, 2012 PMI
• Supervisor Development Program, 2007 Molex
• Value Stream Map, 2007 Stream Tech.