Walter Bernal

Leaving behind my previous professional path in quality control, and with no fear for a reboot to a junior position, I reignited my passion for coding, prompting me to shift gears into software development. I earned a professional Web Development certificate from Ironhack, a globally recognized and top-tier bootcamp.

With a robust foundation in Electronics Engineering and expertise as a Full Stack Web Developer, I also ventured into self-taught iOS app development.
I stand ready to merge my engineering acumen with my coding wizardry, all in the relentless pursuit of excellence in the software universe.

With a robust career in Electronics Engineering and Quality Management achieved through 6 years of professional experience, I've taken a life changing decision, to start again from zero in a new and exciting environment, Software Development.
I've gained a top tier expertise in quality, statistics, process improvements and product quality assurance, and of course teamwork, team leadership, problem solving and self driven seek of knowledge, which with no doubt are some skills that every engineer must have.

CAREER TRANSITION ACHIEVEMENTS & EXPERIENCE

Web Development

• Successfully completed Ironhack globally recognized 6-month length intensive bootcamp of Full Stack Web Development on October 4th, 2023.

iOS Development

• Successfully completed Apple learning path Develop in Swift Fundamentals, creating a pet project using UIKit.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Integrated Micro-Electronics Mexico

Supplier Quality Engineer                                                             03/2022 – 12/2022

• Successfully implemented SAP for Part Number approval, improving data information access time by 80%.
• Created software automation to document and manage information, resulting in requalification for IATF 16969 certification.

Minth Mexico

Supplier Quality Engineer                                                             09/2021 – 02/2022

• Strongly led supplier corrective actions, resulting in a 100% reimbursement of over $20,000 through effective negotiation and robust problem solving.
• Effectively approved and managed over 300 part numbers for two major projects, achieving 100% date closure effectiveness.

IEE Sensing GDL

Supplier Quality Engineer                                                             08/2019 – 08/2021

• Developed and improved Supplier Quality System documentation, resulting in successful passing of the IATF 16949 requalification process twice.
• Implemented software automation to synchronize documented information with SAP database printing, leading to a significant 30% increase in productivity.

Crane Payment Innovations

Supplier Quality Engineer                                                             03/2019 – 08/2019

• Decreased manufacturing costs by over $2,000 through identification and resolution of complex production issues using high-level statistics and Design of Experiments.
• Achieved 90% on-time testing effectiveness by effectively managing part approval trial runs through Jira.

Lite On Mexico

Supplier Quality Engineer                                                             02/2018 – 02/2019

• Profitably collaborated with an international team to develop and implement a robust Quality System, resulting in zero non-conformities in certification audits.
• Implemented Six Sigma methodologies to streamline Incoming Inspection process, reducing lead time inspections and material wait times from over 72 hours to less than 24 hours.

Lite On Mexico

Reliability Engineer                                                                        01/2017 – 01/2018

Successfully designed and planned Reliability Test schedules, ensuring on-time delivery of 100% test results and avoiding any delays in PPAP submissions for all projects.

I have a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering, which gives me the foundation from where the programming comes from, having as first programming languages Assembler, C, C++ and Matlab. 
After obtaining my degree I searched a Master degree in Quality, searching for the knowledge on how to assure Quality doesn't matter where I'm working.
Some time later, I decided to re-learn my skills in programming, signing up in a web development bootcamp that endured 6 months of intensive learnings and thousands of coding lines.