José Antonio Rodríguez Sánchez

I am an engineer in industrial systems and technologies, with six years of experience in quality and manufacturing processes. I have worked for two large multinational companies, which are Eaton and Cummins.

I am currently hired at Eaton as an advanced manufacturing lead for the Engine Air Management group, where I am responsible for all new projects, get the estimations, RFQ, quotes, supplier selection, project management for new assembly lines, new machines, etc, and also I am in charge of coordinating little projects for the process and changes in product specifications. Also I'm in charge of Industry 4.0 develpment at Mexico, with new technologies such as Cobots, IoT, Autonomous AGV, etc.

When I was a operations projects engineer also at Eaton, I was in charge of some projects, like a visual controls project for the machining area, where having no PLC robust enough to send signals to indicate the production of each cell, opted to create a program, where the information that each operator introduced was collected, which was displayed on different screens that project a dynamic layout, which was key to having a better control of the cells, since it would be known who was not working. My previous experience was in the startup of a new assembly line in Cummins, where I was in charge of the introduction of a new gage that was not being used in SLP, as well as of MSA studies to leak testers, and development of control plans.

My colleagues know me as a person with character, and someone who feels better working in collaboration with others, since I don't try to impose my ideas, I prefer to spend more time understanding the business and people before giving ideas. For the same reason, I can always be trusted to come up with a new approach.

I have an engineering in industrial systems and technologies from the Polytechnic University of San Luis Potosí with expectations to study a MBA in a short-term.

Edscha Automotive, - (2023 – Current) 

Launch Leader (New Projects). Plant Project Manager. ➢ Management of multiple projects (NPI), for different customers such as: Stellantis, Ford, GM, Lucid. ➢ Lead Edscha APQP (EPEP) during all 6 QG. ➢ Main contact of customer’s STA and PM, giving updates and 4up for all projects. ➢ Lead core team and extended team of projects. ➢ Follow-up during all design phase and cost calculation. ➢ Coordinate resourcing and new raw materials suppliers’ selection. ➢ Lead prototypes phase for all phases PV, TT. ➢ Lead EDI samples requirement. ➢ In charge of customer portals such as Covisint (GM and Ford), ESupplier Connect (Stellantis).

 Advanced Manufacturing Leader for Advanced Valve Actuation Group (Engine Components: lifters, engine brake, rocker arms) – (2021 – 2022) Global advanced manufacturing team.

➢ Manage projects (+10M USD, assembly lines, machining centers and grinding machines) including budget cost, product design for manufacturing, equipment acquisition, BOM, process development, raw material suppliers, documentation of the system, training and problem-solving activities of new product lines and equipment. ➢ Senior supervisor role. ➢ Lead strategic planning efforts related to capital expenditure and help to get new business making all the MFG assumptions for North America.  ➢ Coordinate installation of all new equipment for assigned ProLaunch (Eaton’s APQP) NPD projects at the manufacturing site. ➢ Industry 4.0 regional leader, implementation of: Real Time OEE, Autonomous AMR/AGV for material logistic and Cobots with a demonstrated cost-out in each project. ➢ Lead for RFQ process (new machines, refurbishment, etc.). ➢ Cost-out (300k, 30k USD) projects with automation, process improvements (with ROS of $180,000 USD), VAVE, etc. ➢ Lead the entire team (manufacturing, quality, maintenance, etc.) to complete all manufacturing requirements related to PROLaunch (Eaton's APQP), including PFMEAs, DFMAs, BOM, flow charts, control plans, MVP&Rs, and operator instruction sheets. ➢ Plan, design, build and implement assembly process for new and existing products. ➢ Develop processes with yield, throughput, scrap reduction, error proofing, and ergonomic enhancements as part of the process. ➢ Lead problem solving activities such as 8Ds, and Six Sigma Projects as required for issues related to manufacturing, etc. ➢ Improvements to achieve Lean Material Flow such as warehouse, facilities, and general layout improvements. ➢ Experience with global teams (USA, Poland, Italy, Japan, Brazil, China, India, etc.). ➢ Customer contact as part of the claims and project follow-up response team. ➢ Manpower planning for projects and production line (program roster). ➢ Assist with the implementation of quality systems (EBS, IATF:16949). ➢ Lead scrap reduction projects in the current lines. 

- Senior Manufacturing and Quality Engineer (projects focus) for 12, 13, 18-speeds transmission components for Heavy Duty trucks (2018 - 2021 promotion): ➢ Winner of the best plant project 2020. Winner of the best project in North America as a team. ➢ Responsible for all requests for changes in manufacturing, in processes, ECO's (Engineering Change Order) and ECR's (Engineering Change Request) and SCR (Supplier Change Request). ➢ Experience in CNC Machining operations and quality issues for Gears and Shafts (Steel for Green turning, Hard Turning, Grinding, Welding, etc.) and Gray Iron (Castings). ➢ Leader and coordination of divisional projects (Real Time OEE, Re-layout, Machines Reburbish, etc.) ➢ Transfer of production lines (new products, APQP). ➢ Leads the development of PFMEA's, flow diagram and assist PPAP's & lead structured team problem solving to apply statistical & other problem-solving tools. ➢ Develop BOM and Routing in ERP system (Oracle). ➢ Develop process control plans & review data collection methods & applicability of data to operator control; Assist with the implementation of quality systems (EBS, IATF:16949, CQI-15 Special Process). Lead of product and process deviations with customer and engineering team during APQP and production, and 8D activities including containment actions. ➢ Line balance, analysis of times and movements, PTR’s (Production Trial Runs), definition of production capacity for each machine and all the area, Poka-yokes development. ➢ Improvements to manufacturing processes (ergonomics, workstation design, etc.) ➢ Create and update of standard work for all cells / machines in the machining area. ➢ Leader of capital projects (CAPEX) for tooling purchase and projects. ➢ Development of Red Rabbits, dimensional metrology, destructive and non-destructive evaluations. ➢ Assist in the action plans to control PPM’s, Scrap. ➢ Attend quality audits (IATF 16949, CQI-15, CQI-9, FEA, Internal Audits). ➢ Projects as Co-leader and Leader, such as: Bootcamp (continuous improvement event with industry leaders), IDB (definition of projects for cost reduction), RIE's (Rapid Improvement Event).  

- Project Manufacturing Area, machining area (2017 – 2018 promotion). 

- Cummins, S. de R.L. de C.V.- (2016 – 2017). - Quality Area (Jr. Project Quality Engineer), NHD Project (new assembly line). 

- Prodamex S.A. de C.V.- (2016). - Process engineer (Manufacturing).

Industrial Systems and Technologies Engineering. by Universidad Politécnica de San Luis Potosí