Carlos Ricardo Alvarez Perez
Tooling Enginner
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
Summary
Cautious Tooling Engineer thoroughly predicts and eliminates any unnecessary risks during project planning and production phases. Meticulously investigates and tracks defects' root causes. Dogged eliminator of faults and liabilities resulting in negative financial impacts.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Tool Management and Quality Engineer for the Supply Chain
BMW
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
1 2017 - Current
- To support the Quality Engineer Team in assigned orders involving Tool issues based on data (Stamping and Injection molding Tools), giving efficient and fast response for the ensuring of successful launches
- Implementation of digital solutions for the Strategic Fields in the department (Digitalization and Industry 4.0) which includes automatic Dashboards, Implementation of IOT devices to track the production at the supply chain
- To Participate along with Quality team within the industrialization Phase in the planning and execution of preventive programs for the ensuring processes development
- To audit Tool suppliers in Mexico to maintain and update the Nafta Suppliers Database, including activities related to evaluation of potential Tool suppliers
- Support to suppliers for the Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Identification and solution of main problems that could put the projects in risk
- Reporting to top management for the planning and execution of plans to resolve critical issues at suppliers with presentations based on data
- Achievements: Implementation of digital dashboard to visualize production information coming out from IOT devices installed at production lines in the supply chain which served as a Tool for making decisions based on data
- Implementation of a database of Mexican companies and tool makers to visualize potential suppliers and make decisions based on their data
- Support to successful launch of 2 BMW models through the correct industrialization of stamping and injection suppliers
- Avoid line disruptions 3 times through the lead of emergency tooling repairs effectively
- Support to more than 120 quality issues related to Tooling at BMW based on data analysis to find solutions
Tooling Engineer
Magna, SLMF
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Monitoring 60 tooling designs and fabrication programs of new tools in Mexico, Korea & China
- Delivering tools to production by monitoring supplier activities for total amount of 60 Tools in 1 year.
- Implementing Engineering changes to tools (40 in one year).
- Delivering documentation of tools (AMEF, FW).
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Tooling Engineer
Mabe & General Electric
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Design of tooling, engineering changes and tooling improvement for Progressive, Manual & Transfer Dies of stamped parts for appliances.
- Feasibility analysis, Time & Cost of Engineering Changes.
- Quotation, Release and implementation of tooling for new national and exportation projects.
- Monitoring tooling design and fabrication programs of new tools in Mexico, Canada, U.S.A and China.
- Productivity projects, modifying tools to reduce blank dimensions, coil width, and change of steel to reduce cost.
- Preparation of specifications for Manufacturing of Tools (Dies) that meet specifications of Mabe and General Electric as well as press specifications.
- Achievements: Development of new Chinese source provider for the manufacture of Transfer Tools that accomplish with the Mabe & GE Tool specifications and the transfer presses of the Mabe Leiser plant.
- Adaptation of 150 tools to San Luis Potosi Plant's Presses, these tools came from Mexico Plant due to closure project within period of two months.
- Implementation of 90 engineering changes to integrate new stove models over a period of 5 months.
- Reviewing and fabrication monitoring of 80 tools overseas to integrate new stove models in plant.
Intern in Manufacturing Department
REMY REMANUFACTURING
SAN LUIS POTOSÍ
06.2009 - 10.2009
- Design of fixtures, Tooling, and build of hydraulic presses.
- Assistance to design and implementation of 3 new production lines to remanufacture components.
- Drawings and documentation of spare parts for 3 new production Launch.
- Develop of AMEF and Flow Diagrams for 20 processes.
Education
M.D. - Artificial Intelligence and Applied Data Science
12.2023 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Tooling Training
09.2018 - 05.2019
Training program in Landshut Plant and in the BMW Tool Management headquarters to learn about processes, procedures, best practices as well as participating in Tooling release processes in China for BMW projects.
Some College (No Degree) - Manufacturing
01.2008 - 05.2009
Studies at the University of Manitoba as part of a national mobility program in Mexico, the relevant courses I took were Production Planning and Control, Manufacturing Automation & Mechanical design as well as English language improvement.
Mechanical & Administration Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
01.2004 - 05.2009
Skills
Mechanical Engineering
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Intermediate (B1)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Training
- Data Science Related, Ciencia de datosCertificado de Alta Especialidad: Ciencia de datos, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Visualización de datos, Certificado de Alta Especialidad: Visualización de datos, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Data Analysis with Python - Cognitive Class, Getting Started with Enterprise Data Science IBM, Python 101 for Data Science
- Automotive Industry Related, AMEF AIAG-VDA,2022, QMS T
- V, 2019, RJG Systematic Molding Specialist Certification, Moldflow Advisor User Certified
- Data Science and Analysis Software Related, Minitab version 12.0, Tableau, Power BI, Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook), Excel: Dashboard Creation, Macros, Arena
- Programming Languages and Frameworks, Python, Pandas, Scikit learn, MySQL, PostgresSQL, MongoDB, Numpy, Javascript, Node js, React, Java, Springboot, C# & .Net
- Advanced use on the next software, Autoform interpretation of Stamping Simulation, CAD Software: Solid Works, Solid Edge, Catia, Autocad, Moldflow
Certification
RGJ Scientific Molding
Swimming
I enjoy swimming; it relaxes me, and I practice it together with my wife.
Timeline
Tecnológico De Monterrey - M.D., Artificial Intelligence and Applied Data Science
12.2023 - Current
RGJ Scientific Molding
07-2023
Quality Management Systems
01-2023
Training Center of BMW Plant in Germany - Some College (No Degree), Tooling Training
09.2018 - 05.2019
Tooling Engineer - Magna, SLMF
01.2015 - 01.2017
Intern in Manufacturing Department - REMY REMANUFACTURING
06.2009 - 10.2009
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - Tooling Engineer - Mabe & General Electric
01.2009 - 01.2015
University of Manitoba - Winnipeg, Canada - Some College (No Degree), Manufacturing
01.2008 - 05.2009
Universidad Autonoma De San Luis Potosí S.L.P. - Mechanical & Administration Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
01.2004 - 05.2009
Tool Management and Quality Engineer for the Supply Chain - BMW
1 2017 - Current
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