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Ricardo Alanis Vela
Manufacturing Engineering & Maintenance Manager
Monterrey
Summary
Engineering and Ops Manager with expertise in medical devices, metal mechanics, motors, injection molding, foundry, PCB manufacturing, and testing. Strong leadership, strategic planning, and project management skills, driving operational excellence and team development. Adept at mentoring, negotiation, and stakeholder management, fostering a culture of trust, collaboration, and ethical integrity.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Engineering Manager
ICU Medical
Apodaca
01.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Medical devices manufacturing company
- Ensure the adherence of the regulatory requirements of FDA, ISO-13485 throughout the product development lifecycle
- Project Management leading cross-functional teams in the planning, execution, and delivery of projects on time and within budget
- Improve and maintain the QMS and processes standards of product quality and reliability
- Managing the team of engineers improving process, product lifecycle and cost saving projects
- Applying analytical A3 problem-solving or Kaizen event to resolve technical issues and optimize manufacturing processes
- Implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product design, manufacturing efficiency, and cost-effectiveness
- Direct communications and team work with the R&D, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs teams to align engineering efforts with overall business goals and customer requirements
- Medical devices manufacturing company
Operations Manager
Regal Rexnord
Santa Catarina , Nuevo Leon
01.2020 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Metal-Mechanic company
- Planning, organizing, directing and running the day-to-day electric motor SPQDC
- Increased production, capacity and flexibility among the different production lines
- Responsible for the production output, product quality and on-time shipping (SPQDC)
- Allocating resources effectively and utilizing the assets and resources for optimal results
- Created and aligning strategic initiatives providing direction of companies objectives
- Metal-Mechanic company
Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Regal Rexnord
Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon
09.2015 - 12.2019
- Company Overview: Metal-Mechanic company
- Leading the engineering and maintenance team, PFMEA and TPM mindset, cost out and productivity projects goals
- Plant Transfer, Production lines transfers and new product introductions
- Developing new processes and cost effective processes such as Automatic Winding Lines, Motor Testing, Water and Epoxy Paint, Rotor Balancers, Rotor Die casting
- Lean methodology and thinking utilizing the standard quality tools for problem solving
- Standard Equipment Care, Preventive Maintenance and Predictive maintenance implementation
- Machines availability 90% and OEE performance up to 80%
- Developing Standard Work, Diagram Flows, Preventive Maintenance and Job safety Analysis on every process and future projects
- Creating monthly Kaizens events focused on productivity
- Such as Scrap reduction, Paint Kanban, SMED’s, New Product Implementations, Processes, Work Stations, Production Lines, Machinery, etc
- Transfer following the APQP and PM Methodology
- Creating annual CAPEX and Cost out projects reducing $2M last year on variable expenses
- Management of my internal Budget with monthly projects to reduce our expenses
- Metal-Mechanic company
Process & Product Engineering
Regal Rexnord
Santa Catarina , Nuevo Leon
03.2013 - 08.2015
- Company Overview: Metal-Mechanic company
- Operations productivity projects to reduce and eliminate over time and manning vs actual demand
- New product introduction(APQP) leading it with the rest of the departments
- Visual Aids, Work Instructions, PFMEA, VSM creation for the process lines
- Calculate and control the Cycle times, takt times and standard operations
- Implement any customer complaint actions and RPN reduction per PFMEA
- Machine installation, quoting, delivering and installing new machinery
- Cost out projects per BOM roll up
- Design and create fixtures and tooling for Motor assemblies
- Create new part numbers, Oracle set ups, and new routings in to the BOMs
- Metal-Mechanic company
Materials and Control Production Engineer
Regal Rexnord
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Company Overview: Metal-Mechanic company
- Analyze the Promise and Request kept orders
- Promise Dates and Required Dates increased up to 30 points to finalize at 92%, and also Full stock compliance of orders in warehouses
- Change the material flows over the production lines
- KANBAN calculation and implementation for raw materials
- Create and track a new KPI for Materials team.(scrap, FPY, output vs plan, and WIP)
- Metal-Mechanic company
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Rockwell Automation
Apodaca, Nuevo Leon
07.2011 - 02.2012
- Company Overview: Electronics Manufacturing company
- Time Studies and Line balancing for our Kinetix assembly area
- Implementation of poka-yokes in our housing kinetix station
- Implementation of Milk Run with Kanban and Heijunka for our raw materials in our Kinetix Area
- Define the standard pack required for our Kinetix Raw materials
- Design the karts and stands required for the Kanban in our production kinetix line
- Trainer of the Rockwell Production Systems
- Electronics Manufacturing company
Education
MBA - Finance
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
Monterrey, Mexico 06.2017 - 06.2019
Mechanical Engineering Management - Mechanical Engineering With Management
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
Monterrey, Mexico 06.2007 - 06.2012
Skills
Strategic planning
Decision-making skills
Training and mentoring
Mentoring and coaching
Financial administration
Persuasive communication style
Forward-thinking mindset
Innovation management
Technical leadership
Decision-making
Problem-solving
Continuous improvement
Otherstudies
- Black Belt certification
- Design for Lean Six Sigma certificate
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Advanced Leadership
- Accelerating change through leadership
- Coaching vs Mentoring
Timeline
Senior Engineering Manager
ICU Medical
01.2022 - Current
Operations Manager
Regal Rexnord
01.2020 - 12.2021
MBA - Finance
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
06.2017 - 06.2019
Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Regal Rexnord
09.2015 - 12.2019
Process & Product Engineering
Regal Rexnord
03.2013 - 08.2015
Materials and Control Production Engineer
Regal Rexnord
03.2012 - 02.2013
Lean Manufacturing Engineer
Rockwell Automation
07.2011 - 02.2012
Mechanical Engineering Management - Mechanical Engineering With Management
Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León
06.2007 - 06.2012
Accomplishments
- Eliminated scrap, saving company $550k per year.
- Transformed plant layout through 3P event.
- Resolved product issue through Design for lean six sigma.
- Plant Operations of 1200 members.
- Directed Plant Transfer projects with $10M budget.
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeLocation Preference
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Company CultureCareer advancementPersonal development programsWork Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
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saturday
sunday
morning
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Quote
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson
Software
Solidworks
Oracle
SAP
Minitab
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)
Interests
Technology
Space
Engineering
Soccer
Movies