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Work History
Education
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CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL LEÓN BARAJAS

CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL LEÓN BARAJAS

Sr. Program Manager
Zapopan

Summary

A resourceful hard-working and skilled individual with a high level of focus on negotiation for the best interest of internal and external customers, that can also be when working on specific project deliverables on a tight budget and timing, easily adapted to a team that is part of big multinational and multifunctional working disciplines, driven by goal achievements on time, coordinating and stablishing guidelines in all involved internal areas to accomplish the customer requirements. Creative Senior Program Manager with exceptional background in automotive industry. Proven success building and motivating program teams to meet project goals. Demonstrated leadership in systems implementation, program execution and process improvement engagements.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Sr. Program Manager

Interplex México
Guadalajara
01.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for program development since RFQ until SOP (Tesla)
  • Lead cross functional teams for all areas involved in new program introduction from different regions (Asia, Europe, America) for new program introduction on automotive industry
  • Validate customer requirements, deploy to the cross functional team involved in NPI to support all regions
  • Main scalation point with customer and within the organization to achieve the program milestones on time
  • Create internal strategies to improve financial results from NPI with the cross functional team
  • Develop plans and strategies of company capabilities, to meet and exceed KPIs
  • Implement lessons learned during all in NPI to reduce and mitigate future risk in the program launch
  • Responsible for planning, leading and execution for program management according to APQP methodology, establishing main milestones, applying customer requirements, for a successful program launch
  • Implement Program Launch operating models according to Global requirements
  • Analyze, plan and implement different changes according to required scope changes assuring to meet customer requirements with interventions, workshops and lessons learned
  • Analyze, create and implement monthly KPI's dashboards/reports for leadership view
  • Budget management for new program introduction to assure meet the planned Programs P&L
  • New Programs Introduction from RFQ to SOP for Tesla
  • Capex Management for all means of production.

Regional Program Manager

YANFENG SEATING
Monterrey
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Responsible for program development since RFQ until SOP (Current FORD & GM)
  • Lead cross-functional project teams to carry out the project management work completely according to the company's project management requirements and relevant customer requirements, to meet the project objectives, including timing, quality and profitability
  • Budget tracking according in close coordination with Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, Quality and Operations
  • Summarize relevant project management experience and participate in project knowledge management activities
  • Seek improvement opportunities during development with limited support and guidance
  • Organize, coordinate and control whole program management process
  • Directs and coordinates team activities and report status in a timely manner
  • Direct interface to OEM customers to manage program issues and deliverables
  • Preparation and conduct meetings with OEMs; regular reporting to customer system needs
  • Ensure efficient and profitable management of changes involving all needed departments
  • Support business department to identify and even explore potential new business opportunities
  • Support business department to do some initial timing analysis.

Sr. Project Manager Operations

Hella Automotive México
El Salto
01.2016 - 01.2022
  • Responsible for industrialization in launching projects, responsible for series projects and coordinator for engineering changes in Interior and Car body lighting products
  • Responsible for industrialization in launching projects (Toyota 150B LPL, 010B LPL, 780B ID Lamp, 920B LPL, Stellantis DT RAM)
  • Coordinates with the CFT the actions necessary for compliance with the targets agreed with the customer (quality, testing, materials, processes, etc.)
  • Responsible for customer satisfaction and Project profitability
  • Capex administration
  • Responsible for quotation at process development and industrialization level for new projects
  • Responsible for quotation in extension life and carry over parts in series products
  • Plant 6 coordinator for Re-DTC
  • Manage team members from project management area to obtain savings through engineering changes
  • Tier one, tier two customer interface
  • Control of customers during engineering changes using analysis tool to find root cause and evidence of support for completed actions (8D)
  • Analysis of the (SCR) suppliers change request to work with suppliers for implementation
  • PPAP-ISIR, IMD's, BOM
  • Control of customer's complaint using tools of analysis to find root cause and evidence of support for completed actions to prevent similar issues
  • Planning and execution of engineering changes requested by customers and required internally
  • Validation of corrective action implemented on production process and record all the activities through engineering change
  • Supply chain planning for engineering changes and launching projects.

Education

Bachelor Of Engineering - Mecatronic Engineering

Instituto Tecnológico y De Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Zapopan, Jalisco.
08.2010 - 05.2015

Skills

Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Additional Information

9 years

Acknowledgements

Native, Advanced, Covisint for customer portal, Program Management, Siemens PLM for Program Management, Engineering changes process, Project launching, MS Offices + MS Project, 8D/ FMEA/ Control plan/ PPAP/ ISIR, SAP, Manufacturing for injected components, Manufacturing for assembly process, TOYOTA SQAM FOR SUPPLIERS, BIQS FOR GM, CORE TOOLS, LEAN MANUFACTURING, Timeline administration, Capex administration

Development

Development of program management with new technologies and for manufacturing process, administration of operations, administration of projects, cost breakdowns, cost value analysis studies, supplier process optimization and continuous improvements. Analysis for selection of suppliers with the best cost/benefit outcome, development of new projects and process, support selection of new materials or machine design, development of the complete supply chain concept for a new project

Software

Microsoft Project

SAP

Timeline

Sr. Program Manager

Interplex México
01.2023 - Current

Regional Program Manager

YANFENG SEATING
01.2022 - 01.2023

Sr. Project Manager Operations

Hella Automotive México
01.2016 - 01.2022

Bachelor Of Engineering - Mecatronic Engineering

Instituto Tecnológico y De Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
08.2010 - 05.2015
CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL LEÓN BARAJASSr. Program Manager