Gonzalo Lozano

• Researched and tested design feasibility and operation of equipment, components and systems.
• Applied project management metrics and tools in oversight of engineering and manufacturing projects and program services.
• Managed supplier development efforts through engineering design, technical producibility, manufacturing reviews and development of solutions.
• Product line transfer from OKC & Redmond WA to MTY
• Great focus on line conveyors
• Able to and certified by GENIE to operate MEWPS and telehandler
• Tooling design for assembly process (handlers, grippers, carts)
• Overhead structure design for new product lines
• Tooling design for weld process
• Weld product prototypes (New product development)
• Set up and manage moonshine area w/ 3 techs
• Identified problems and specific resolutions to fix defective, damaged or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment and systems.
• Currently focused on welding processes, from selection of parameters to the inspection of weld beads/seams

Manufacturing engineer

• Machine installation and run off (new technology - seam welder & two axis lathe)
  
• Twin spindle lathe troubleshooting & parameter adjustment, steel parts - FANUC control
• Mazak 4 axis CNC troubleshooting, machining of aluminum parts
• Machine run offs @ suppliers shop (Saginaw, Michigan) - shipment approval (buy off)
• Documentation of new process, PFMEA, work instructions & control plan
  
• Process capability compliance >1.33
  
• In charge of preventive maintenance & spare parts
  
• Cost reduction activities targeting consumable products
  
• Supplier development
  
• Error proofing through fixtures
  
• Spot welding engineer - fixing parameters and electrode designs, eliminate residuals and increase retention strength
  
• Recently assigned to the electrostatic paint process

New product development

• Report directly to HQ (St Louis, Missouri)
• New line development from scratch
• Acquiring new machines to be able to meet new product standards
• Product routing
• Process capability compliance >1.33
  
• Building prototypes during design verification stages
• Documentation of new processes

• Approval process of new products - complying with the IATF 16949
• Core tools (APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, SPC)
• Introduction and first runs of new products and new machinery
• Development of detailed plans for each of the approval stages
• Analysis of process capability for all process
• Process modification with the introduction of new technologies
• Introduction of new error proof mechanisms
• FMEA 
  • New product failure modes analysis
  • Process changes documentation
  • Anual update by forming multidisciplinary teams
• FMEA vs Control plan - alignment
• Supplier development
• Support during OEM´s audits
• Communication link between production & headquarters
• Design modification of existing product