Gerardo Ramiro Cedillo

Experience

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  GE Transportation's Global Services and Solutions

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2018

  · Define/Mentor project priorities across North America / South America railroad customers such as BNSF, UP, CSX, KCS, Ferromex, KCSM and ALL in order to drive operational and contractual availability goals and ensure Cycle Time targets based on customer's needs.· Improved shop flows reflected in Out Of Service reduction for the North America / South America with an overall impact on asset utilization, labor productivity and overall dwell.· Lead transactional Work Outs in order to improve material fulfillment to increase planning and availability at the point of usage. Also drive billing and forecasting projects to avoid reworks and increase accuracy.· Coach and develop talent for ensuring lean strategy across NA/SA· Promote lean progression across all GE shops and ensure sustainability. Drive cultural behaviors in the shops byimproving the expectations and creating continuous process for root cause analysis.· Lead productivity projects and drive labor reduction across NA/SA accounts. · Lead Lean audits across USA and Mexico for ensuring execution within operational rules and Kaizen· Drive best practices replication across GE shops. Ensure standardization for tooling, process and methodologies are maintained across the NA/SA shops.· Reduce Cycle Time in shop operations across NA/SA (40 hrs. for Maintenance) by coaching effective teams and improve First Time Yield for reducing labor usage and increase lean throughput. Our Lean lines now are able to digest the majority of the defects and proactive change outs by reducing Set Overs (which drives dwell time reduction). Show less · P&L responsibility for a Multi-year service agreement and the Supply Chain facility at San Luis Potosi within the GE Transportation.· Multi Service Agreement for a fleet with of 223 locomotives in order to drive contractual goals with our customer.· Remanufacturing of locomotive components for different customers.· Lead Environmental, Health and Security initiatives at site and empower 100% compliance. · Drive 0 OSHA Recordable and LT from 2009 through 2011; also empower 100% regulatory training.· Growth and development of an effective, high performance service & manufacturing team.· Successful execution of all full service and warranty service commitments.Ensure positive working relationships with the railroad customers and union representatives.· Empower active participation through Quality initiatives (ISO9000, AAR, QMA etc.)· Financial Operating Plan, including productivity, inventory, cash collections and deferred charges.· Customer contract negotiations on operational matters.· Ensuring required material flow for successful operations. Show less

  • Master Lean Leader

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2018

  • Gerente de planta

    Oct 2008 - Mar 2011
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  CN

  Jan 2018 - now

  -Reporting to the CMO (Chief Mechanical Officer) and assisting 2 ACMO’s on dailyoperational challenges.-Develop strategy to in-house Capital work resulting in +$1.5M Operating credit.-Define /monitor shop production to increase availability by reducing dwell (+10%)and maximize internal shop utilization (30% volume reduction of contract shops).-Lead the shop quality initiatives to reducing process/workmanship failuresresulting in unscheduled and power delay events, 20% improvement. Show less - Increased reliability by 3%, resulting in better locomotive availability (+50 more locos) by reducing bad performers and improving locomotive maintenance programs for the CN fleet of +2400 locomotives.- Reducing unscheduled shopping events by improving locomotive health resulting in a cost avoidance of almost $5.0M in 18 months.-Leading a solid team of fleet leaders that own/manage programs for locomotive improvements and modernization programs through a fleet strategy development for a 20 years plan outlook.- Leading technical discussions with OEMs to drive reliability improvements in the fleet as well as driving priorities and contractual adherence with P&SM team and vendors. Show less

  • Director Mechanical Reliability and Engineering

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Manager Sr Fied Tech

    Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Manager Sr Locomotive Reliability

    May 2018 - Jan 2022

  • Sr Mechanical Process Engineering

    Jan 2018 - May 2018