RAUL SANCHEZ

Responsible for Mexico’s Product Verification and Validation function.

Leading a team of 22 test engineers and analysts from various domains, 52 highly qualified wage employees

Manager of 10,000 sqm of Lab operations and 14 field test sites in Mexico.

Responsible for domestically manufactured products: tractors, front-end loaders, cutters, planters, and tillage equipment, for North American and Hispano-American markets.

Evaluated projects business requirements and product requirements to identify trade-offs, compromises and mitigate risks.

Accomplishments:

• 2030 Strategic Vision for Mexico’s PV&V Center.
• 10 years forward strategic roadmap for Mexico’s core competencies development
  and facilities master plan.
• Internal Business Model and Operating Model of PV&V function in Mexico.
• Robust accounting (SAP) and leaner cost structure and process set for the
  competitive financial performance of V&V operations set for the next decade.
• Streamlined organization, governance structure, and aligned roles and
  responsibilities.
• Improved EHS metrics on all PV&V Operations, Lab and Field.
• Top-class productivity metrics on wage workforce while reducing 10% on fixed costs.
• 5.7 MUSD R&D and 1 MUSD Capital budget management.
• Infusion of Systems Engineering as part of PV&V’s skills palette.
• Development of Reliability Engineering competence in Mexico.
• Process development and implementation of DFMEA database for Mexico Product Lines.
• 6 Projects launched into production for local and export markets, with 0 claims on their
  first 6 months after SOP, 5EN specialty, 5M, 6E 6cylinder, 6E High-crop, 5E 3cyl value
  loader.

Responsible for developing the long-term strategic direction for product modules re-use across the product platform, 30+ machines over 3 direct manufacturing facilities, a global sourcing footprint, and a matricidal engineering organization

Responsible of the architecture framework developing the systems architecture blueprints, and module interfaces and standards

Accomplishments:

• Set up an organization that can support the journey of a new operating model in the Engineering organization and within the Product Line. (4 layers, +80 employees).
• Engaged a multidisciplinary Core Team dedicated to the sustainability of the SMA culture (Scalable Modular Architecture).
• I lead the breakdown of vehicle emergent properties into lower system levels and to modules level, considering customer and stakeholder requirements (business). Including product homologation requirements and standards for all main markets
• Proposed Architecture Design targeted a 0.6% improvement in Asset Turns, a 15% reduction in PDP project lead times, 8% average, base machine cost reduction, 8%, R&D reduction by 2025.
• Set up the infrastructure to support the Requirements Elicitation of the SMA process, (Integrity Lifecycle Manager and Integrity Modeler from PTC).
• Model Base Systems Engineering (MBSE) kick-off. Process of adoption established; artifacts developed for architecture design.
• Business development by training 600+ employees at John Deere Mexico on the new operating model of the SMA approach and the ADP (Architecture Development Process), MDP (Module Development Process) integration with PDP (Product Delivery Process).
• Grown the talent pipeline in Systems Engineering: certified 4 System Architects from MIT and 2 Systems Engineer by Caltech.
• Product Architecture concept; 30% total part count reduction, 22% complexity reduction on configuration sales, from a parts universe of 12,000 parts and 3,000 possible configurations, without compromising competitiveness in any market.
• Technology roadmap definition based on TRL studies and Business alignment with Factory Master Plans, Technology Development Centers, and Marketing.

Responsible for the Engineering Team of Agricultural Loaders Globally Extended headcount of 21 engineers in a multicultural environment, across France, Germany, Mexico, and the US.

Managed 7 MUSD of R&D expenses, responsible for a global project portfolio planning for North and South America and Europe.

Company representative of the Loader Product Line in the ASABE community

Accomplishments:

• World-class Employee Engagement and Manager Effectiveness Indexes.
• Successful launch of the whole new "R series Premium Loaders", models can be found as, 660R, 640R, 620R in North America, 683R, 663R, 643R, 623R, 603R in Europe.
• Footprint expansion by localizing products in Brazil through a joint venture. Models introduced were 563 and 673 loaders.
• Complete product benchmarking in Europe and North American markets.

Responsible for Compact and Utility Loaders Engineering Group. Global responsibility of product design.Manager of a 3-4 MUSD R&D global projects portfolio.

Member of the Product Portfolio Planning Committee, managing product launch dates, budget, and resource allocation based on Business Needs.

Accomplishments:

• World-class employee engagement and manager effectiveness indexes based on employee surveys.
• Promoted high-performing collaborates into Expat assignments.
• Successful product launch of H180, D170, H240 loader models found in North America.
• Successful Implementation and transition from legacy systems to SAP & PDM without factory disruptions (BOMs, costs, specs, etc.) nor PDP project delays.
• Structural direct material cost reductions of +3 MUSD.

Lead Engineer responsible for project development under the Enterprise PDP process.
Main responsibilities were Product Requirements Elicitation, part count estimation, PVV plan, R&D
estimation, workload management, project phase exit approvals, rapid conception, design to cost,
safety and standards compliance plans, ECM advancement, and factory implementation, limited production builds, and start-of-production support.
Additional responsibilities were supporting Root Cause Analysis of field claims, warranty issues,
and factory deviations. Career planning of direct reports and support training plans of key
engineering skill sets.
Tools and processes related to this position:
CREO Parametric, GD&T, Tolerance Stack-up Analysis FEA Analysis, DFMEA, Customer Needs
Translation, Test Design, Loads & Goals Definition, Manufacturing processes of sheet metal, welding, forging, die casting and machining.
Accomplishments:

• Successful knowledge and responsibilities transition from John Deere Canada into John
  Deere Mexico.
• Products design and production delivery of H480, H360, H340 Loader Models.
• New concept definition of the new premium lineup of John Deere Loaders the "R series".
• Tailored made, John Deere proprietary software-based tool for kinematic design.
• Multiple Design Guidelines of Loader's core Know-how.
• +2 MUSD portfolio of cost reduction initiatives on an annual basis.

Main responsibilities were product development of complex systems such as mechanical latching devices, kinematic design, castings, hoses, and cylinders design as well as test methods design as part of product verification and validation.
Accomplishments:

• ECM process implementation at the Mexico factory.
• Training Program development for new entrees of DFMEA, PFMEA, RQA, PQA, Design Reviews, FGRs, DPAR and DFSS, sheet metal and piping modeling in PRO Engineer, FEA and Kinematic design.

Responsible for a small team of engineers leading a product evolution program of residential load centers of Square D.

Liaison engineer between Lexington, Kentucky Factory and Monterrey Engineering Center.
Accomplishments:

• Successful production launch of a new lineup of Residential Load centers of Square D of
  QO and Home Lite lineups.
• First experience as people manager leading a young team, recognized in 2009 as the most
  engaged and high-performing team.