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Rene Moreno
Test, Quality, Continuous Improvement & Project Management
Tlajomulco De Zuniga,JAL
Summary
Focused and attentive Staff Member with good administrative, organizational and problem-solving abilities. Skilled at coordinating people, activities and documents. Dedicated to best-in-class work and productivity. Demonstrated expertise in strategic project planning and data analysis, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
2
2
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer
Enphase Energy
Guadalajara, Jalisco
07.2019 - 04.2025
- Collaborated with colleagues on various projects, sharing knowledge and expertise while working together towards common objectives.
- Established and maintained strong relationships through regular meetings and communication
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets with contract manufactures partners.
- Participated in team-building activities to foster teamwork and collaboration.
- NPI manufacturing development and implementation, including test tools development and project administration with JIRA.
- Maintained strict adherence to industry regulations, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and guidelines for business operations.
- Bringing up test infrastructure in new operations sites, support to product transferences between existing manufacturing sites.
- Assisted with onboarding new staff members, providing orientation and support.
- Reduced operational costs by negotiating contracts with vendors for office supplies and equipment.
- Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.
- Cultivated positive relationships with vendors to deliver timely and cost-effective supply of services and materials.
Technical Service & Sales Manager
Comware Technical Services, INC
Guadalajara, Jalisco
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Maintained relationships with customers and found new ones by identifying needs and offering appropriate services.
- Coordinate the on-site ICT testers support, repair and installation for multiple test platforms (Keysight, Teradyne, TRI). Enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
- Built long-lasting client relationships through excellent customer service and consistent followups.
- Organized regular sales meetings to review progress, share best practices, and set achievable targets for continued success.
- Overcame objections from potential clients by addressing concerns effectively and offering customized solutions based on their unique needs.
- Lead the regional sales, project management and customer service for Mexico’s region.
Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager
Xcerra / ECT
Penang-Remote, Malaysia
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Teamed with disciplinary leaders on determining annual operational targets and outlining needed quality, test and process improvements.
- Worked with cross-functional contract manufactures teams to develop and implement manufacturing processing improvements and drive quality mindset resulting in [100]% increase in productivity, 50% increase in throughput, and [80]% improvement on defects reduction per unit manufactured.
- Developed Continuous Improvement/Lean production training programs for onsite implementation with contract manufacturer partners.
- Standardizing of test fixtures designing process across the global regions: Mexico, USA, Hungary, Malaysia & China.
Create a system to collect data and analyze the issues reported by the manufacturing site to define corrective actions and improvement projects.
Sr. Test Engineer
Flextronics
Guadalajara, Jalisco
10.2011 - 08.2015
- Apr 2015 – Aug 2015, Guadalajara, Jal: Responsible for transferring and introduce new project from Hungary to Mexico (Solar Energy project) by coordinating testers development, duplication, installation, qualification and releasing to production. Development of structural tests, creation and releasing test documentation.
Jan 2015 – Apr 2015, Memphis, TN: Supporting Apple’s project ramp-up by leading and supervising around 50 test techs to achieve daily debug and repair targets. - Oct 2011 - Dec-2014: Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency in identifying and resolving defects on AOI and ICT.
- Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance, offering instruction on testing parameters and accepted engineering principals.
- Optimized resource allocation, leading to cost savings without compromising on quality assurance efforts.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve issues identified during the testing phase, resulting in a more robust final product.
- Successfully managed stakeholder expectations by consistently delivering high-quality products that met or exceeded specifications.
- Analyzed test data to identify trends and areas for improvement in product development processes.
- Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
Test Engineer Jr. (Level III)
Benchmark
Guadalajara, Jalisco
04.2010 - 10.2011
- Costumer Focused Team member focused directly on test engineering activities for a mass production environment.
- Reviewed, evaluated, and identified requirements for testability.
- Coordinate and supervise total maintenance plan for ICT's, FT's, HT's and EOL testers.
- Maintained up-to-date documentation of all test plans, procedures, results, and defect tracking databases for future reference or audits.
- Collaborated with multiple customer engineering teams (lightning, medical and aerospace) to identify, reproduce, and resolve test/manufacturing issues over the New Product Introduction.
Test Engineer Full (NPI Area)
Solectron
Guadalajara, Jalisco
12.2005 - 04.2010
- Sep 2007 – Apr 2010, Focused on test engineering activities in a New Product Introduction environment such as products transferring from national and international locations.
- Collaborated with development teams to identify, reproduce, and resolve test manufacturing by elaborating comprehensive reports.
- Responsible for ICT-HP3070 test programs administration (line support, failure fixing, test programs management, ECOs implementation).
- Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts, and use cases to support testing objectives.
- AOI & flying probe test programs development, management & administration. Training and mentoring to test and diagnostic technicians.
- Maintained up-to-date documentation of all test plans, procedures, results, and defect tracking databases for future reference or audits.
Dec 2005 – Sep 2007: Programming Supervisor - Personnel supervision on integrated circuits programming center, inventories control (integrated circuits, tools, spare parts and programmed parts).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico De Ciudad Guzmán (ITCG)
Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico 08.1999 - 08.2005
Skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Demonstrated leadership effectiveness
Strategic project planning
Operational enhancement
Assessing performance metrics
Continuous improvement
Responsive to shifting priorities
Networking proficiency
Data analysis
Programming (C, Python)
Proven sales experience
Timeline
International Agile Management Scrum Master - [UVM]
04-2025
Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer
Enphase Energy
07.2019 - 04.2025
Technical Service & Sales Manager
Comware Technical Services, INC
08.2018 - 07.2019
Quality and Continuous Improvements in the Organizations - [ITESO]
07-2017
Quality & Continuous Improvement Manager
Xcerra / ECT
08.2015 - 08.2018
Sr. Test Engineer
Flextronics
10.2011 - 08.2015
Test Engineer Jr. (Level III)
Benchmark
04.2010 - 10.2011
Test Engineer Full (NPI Area)
Solectron
12.2005 - 04.2010
Bachelor of Science - Electronic Engineering
Instituto Tecnológico De Ciudad Guzmán (ITCG)
08.1999 - 08.2005
Software
Python
NI Labwindows CVI
Minitab
JIRA
Arena
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Beginner (A1)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Certification
Quality and Continuous Improvements in the Organizations - [ITESO]