Director of Manufacturing Operations at IMPELMEX. World Class Operations Manager in process improvement, with strong values and professional objectives. Cultivates a company culture in which staff members feel comfortable voicing questions and concerns, specialized on manufacturing and technology centers start-ups. Deep knowledge on Six Sigma & Lean Manufacturing methodologies. Able to relocate and travel as necessary. Strong international experience and academic background, with a Master´s Degree as a complement of my professional background. Industry experience (New products development): Aerospace, Appliances, Oil and Gas, Automotive. Industry experience ( Tooling development): General tooling for multiple manufacturing fields and companies, both new designs and urgent repairs. Manufacturing knowledge: Plastic Injection (Parts design and tooling, both Cold and hot runners), Die casting (Parts design and tooling, hot and cold chambers, Aluminum and Zamak), Metal forming (Sheetmetal, stamping and forging tooling), Gray Iron Foundry, Manual and CNC machining on 2, 3 and 5 axis, EDM wire and penetration machines, CMM and reverse engineering tools. Software. PTC/CREO, NX (Unigraphics), CATIA R5, SOLIDWORKS, ArtCAM, ANSYS (Mechanical, CFX & Autodyn) Moldflow Insight, Mastercam, AUTOCAD. PLM Software (PTC/Windchill, TeamCenter by SIEMENS) International Experience & Lecturer background. South Korea, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil & United States. I’ve been invited to share a little bit of my experience in different colleges and symposiums in topics such as: CAE, CAD implementation, simulation for aerospace industry, designing aerospace testing equipment, tooling design and quenching processes. (1996- 2019)