Israel Zárate
Program Manager
Chihuahua
Summary
Program manager experienced in aerospace, automotive & electronics industries, key player in customer interface.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Program/Project Manager
BWI Group
06.2024 - Current
- Implementation for passive & controlled suspension systems for global OEMs (GM / Ford)
- Timeline creation for industrialization plans & business site transferences
- Budget creation & management.
- OI% improvements, investment definition, CAPEX, RFQs.
- APQP implementation with project team according PMBOK guidelines
- PO generation for vendor tooling
- Rebills management
- Gate reviews owner
- Principal owner of agenda coordination & corporative presentations for customer site visits
- Continuous reviews with top site management
- PDP creation & follow up
NPI Project Manager
Jabil Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: NPI Project Manager > Principal point of contact between customer & manufacturing plant focused on daily status performance
- Main responsible of the NPI operational updates in high complexity retail product
- (PCBA, pneumatic, robotics, electro-mechanic & hydraulic integration)
- Coordinator of daily customer calls to ensure an accurate detail of project status & highlights in each of the workstreams involved (Change, Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Testing, Packaging & Materials)
- High Complex reports generation for material status to identify risks related to Suppliers, commodity assignation, ETAs, MOQs, costs, PO placing, triggering as an output a precise status of shortages, CTS, PPV's and recovery plans if needed
- Collaboration in forecasting project budget and HR needs for current and future project needs
- Risk & Impact assessment development to identify & mitigate potential issues related to schedule, cost, quality & any operations topic
- Key support in KPI definition to stablish accurate goals with site/customer through all project phases
- First approach in customer data review (BOMs, Prints, AVL, Certification Requests) to delegate information to the affected department to ensure the proper analysis & outputs
- Project Timeline & WBS definition
- Principal owner of agenda coordination & corporative presentations for customer site visits
- Continuous reviews with top site management & Business units
- NPI Project Manager > Principal point of contact between customer & manufacturing plant focused on daily status performance
Lead Change Coordinator
Jabil Inc.
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Lead Change Coordinator > Team lead
- Leading & training of Sr
- Change Notice Coordinators
- Escalation responsible
- Resource management
- Goals definition
- Periodic evaluations
- Procedures updates
- Direct support for site managers (change management topics)
- Corporative presentations
- Lead Change Coordinator > Team lead
Senior Change Notice Coordinator
Jabil Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Senior Change Notice Coordinator > Change management coordination for NPI electronic assemblies
- (PCBA & HLA)
- ECO/ECN analysis management & distribution
- Complex BOM analysis, changes and maintenance
- Part numbers creation in ERP system (SAP)
- Creation and distribution of Pre-Financial reports when material changes detected
- Verification of documents & information obtained from customer's PLM/PDM site (AGILE)
- AVL & AML creation & maintenance in ERP system (SAP)
- Material readiness verification
- Creation & follow-up of material and process deviations
- Cross functional assessment with Configuration & Supply Chain departments to ensure Build Readiness
- Forecast demand assessment when necessary
- Senior Change Notice Coordinator > Change management coordination for NPI electronic assemblies
- (PCBA & HLA)
Product Engineer & Coordinator
MSSL Wiring Systems INC (Alphabet de México)
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Product Engineer & Coordinator > Main liaison between costumer and plant regarding engineering changes & new products introduction (Automotive Wiring Products)
- BOM and tooling analysis
- ECO/ECN/Deviations creation and follow-up
- Continuous print review to detect changes, new processes, and evaluation of their impact in current production
- Active participation in design and development stages with costumer looking forward to avoid issues and propose improvements required by plant when necessary
- Responsible of any support related to customer and supplier specifications or prints along product stages (Prototype, PPAP and SOP)
- Active team member in internal reviews with the purpose of lead time definitions
- Daily costumers contact to review projects status and costs
- Product Engineer & Coordinator > Main liaison between costumer and plant regarding engineering changes & new products introduction (Automotive Wiring Products)
Product and Configuration Engineer
Safran Electrical and Power
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Product and Configuration Engineer > Responsible for the correct implementation and launching of new data and modifications to the final product (Wiring Systems) for Airbus aircrafts
- Responsible for the correct implementation and launching of new data and modifications to the final product (Wiring Systems) for Airbus aircrafts (A320, A330, A380 and ATR)
- Introduction of new products for A380 and A330 BXL aircrafts based on APQP methodology, tool qualifications, manufacturing documents improvements and modifications, BOM generation, FAI components, NRC quotations
- Daily contact with costumer, proposals for improvements and corrections to customer data (Blue prints, drawings, components) in order to clarify and ease the internal manufacturing process
- Product and Configuration Engineer > Responsible for the correct implementation and launching of new data and modifications to the final product (Wiring Systems) for Airbus aircrafts
Process Engineering Intern
Cessna Textron Aerospace de México
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Company Overview: Process Engineering Intern > Responsible for direct support to operative personnel and, visual aids creation
- Responsible for direct support to operative personnel and, visual aids creation
- Process Engineering Intern > Responsible for direct support to operative personnel and, visual aids creation
Education
Masters - Project Management
Universidad Europea De Monterrey
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 05.2001 -
Bachelors Degree - Aerospace Engineering
Universidad Autónoma De Chihuahua
Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico 05.2001 -
Skills
ERP - SAP
Microsoft Office
MS Project
Budget & financials
Change management
Forecasting
Leadership
Risk assessment
Accomplishments
BWI - Successful GM & Ford product transferences improving annual revenue from -15.3% to 4.7%. (5.4 M Project worth).
Safran - OEE improvement projects.
Certification
Profit & loss
Timeline
Program/Project Manager
BWI Group
06.2024 - Current
Profit & loss
01-2024
Lead Change Coordinator
Jabil Inc.
01.2021 - 01.2022
NPI Project Manager
Jabil Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2022
Senior Change Notice Coordinator
Jabil Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2021
Product Engineer & Coordinator
MSSL Wiring Systems INC (Alphabet de México)
01.2018 - 01.2020
Green belt
06-2016
Product and Configuration Engineer
Safran Electrical and Power
01.2014 - 01.2015
Process Engineering Intern
Cessna Textron Aerospace de México
01.2013 - 12.2013
Masters - Project Management
Universidad Europea De Monterrey
05.2001 -
Bachelors Degree - Aerospace Engineering
Universidad Autónoma De Chihuahua
05.2001 -
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