Andrés Cruz

Andrés cruz

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location of Andrés CruzReynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexique
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Campus Lean Manager

  • Education

    • Instituto tecnologico de ciudad madero

      2002 - 2007
      Industrial engineer productivity & quality

      Activities and Societies: Organizing committee of 4th International Congress of Industrial Engineering.

    • Universidad tecmilenio

      2013 - 2015
      Master of business administration (mba) productivity & quality
    • Universidad tecmilenio

      2020 - 2021
      Master of business administration - mba logistics, materials, and supply chain management
  • Experience

    • Corning cable systems

      Sept 2006 - Nov 2008
      Manufacturing engineer

      • Develop production standards, root cause analysis, preventive actions, corrective actions, guide continuous improvement projects.• Define and establish procedures, develop procedures, suggest and / or modify the tool and mold changes, to ensure the functioning of the department or assigned area.• Coordinate logistics and equipment selection processes for new products, to increase capacity as needed, and maintaining the technology throughout the department.• Review and coordinate the initial installation and the use of new equipment to ensure proper operation and implementation / integration to the assigned area.• Analyze and resolve technical issues, specifications, develop improvement plans, estimates and other information necessary engineering.• Responsible for completion in time for simultaneous improvement projects.• Participate in and support projects involving other departments.• Update list of materials (BOM) and calculation of the uses of the components.• Changes and process improvement and Layout. Show less

    • Emerson network power

      May 2009 - Mar 2015

      -Design and improve of plant layout.-Improve process and products-Transfer and introduce new products.-Lean Projects-Safety Projects.-Balanced Lines and take times-Determinate Takt Time and productions rates for a especific demands.-Design of the fixtures, select ergonomic tools and equipments. -Transfer and introduce new products.-Create and review ECR's-Create adn review BOM's-Design fixtures for improve production rates and prevent error's.-Cost reduction projects.-Change of the Layout line.-Lean Projects.-Selection and review tools and equipments-Line Balance and Takt Times, 5S's, Kaizen events.-Line support and interactive with the other departments.-Improve the production rates and eliminate the scrap. -Design and implement fixtures and safety guards.-Focus on resolve safety and ergonomic problems on the production lines and especifict operations.-Auditor to safety tours inter plants.-Review and respond cases about safety issues.-Review and evaluate risk conditions on the production floor.-Investigate and evaluate safety issues.-Participate on the safety group..

      • Lean Manufacturing Engineer

        Jan 2010 - Mar 2015
      • Manufacturing Engineer

        Jan 2010 - Sept 2012
      • Safety Engineer

        May 2009 - Jan 2010
    • Pentair

      Apr 2015 - Apr 2016
      Lean manufacturing engineer v

      -Improvements trough Kaizen Event's.-Capacity Planning and Analysis.-Implement 5S.-Continuous Material Flow.-Calculate and Update System PFEP (Plan For Every Part).-Calculate and Update System EPEI (Every Part Every Interval).-Development and Update Material Delivery Routes (Mizusumashi).-Production Lines Design.-Lines Balancing (Yamazumi).-Development Audits for Sustaining Improvements.-Internal Coach of Lean Manufacturing

    • Iqor global services

      May 2016 - Sept 2019
      Lean six sigma coach

      1.Value Stream Alignment with Lean Vision and Strategy:- Work closely with Plant Manager to introduce and sustain a Lean Culture into a Value Streams.- Provide coaching and support on VS design sessions, project identifications and prioritization.- Coach, monitor and continuously improve VS transformation initiatives to ensure continuous and aggressive throughput time reduction.2.Building a Lean Production System and Lean Culture:- Be a leader, mentor and coach towards integration of Lean Principles, values, philosophies and tools for driving continuous improvement through Kaizen Events, Blitzes and Lean Projects along VS.- Develop a best practice sharing internal network supported by the use of eKaizen, align with Financial process to bring the impact of projects that are part of a Lean Program.- A coach and active facilitator in Bronze Certifications Projects and mentoring sessions.3.System Measurement and Feedback:- Responsible for VS transformation metrics and data integrity with eKaizen.- Ensure the Lean Index Assessment in begin used to measure and enhance VS transformation.- Leverage factory floor knowledge and employee feedback propose improvements to the Staff.4.Ensure Program and Cultural Sustainability:- Develop and mentor Lean Leaders to facilitate and lead Kaizen Events.- Support Staff Managers to propose and develop strategies in support of the standardization of effectiveness of the sites Lean Six Sigma Program.- Anticipate and meet/exceed customer expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively. Show less

    • Bettcher manufacturing llc

      Aug 2018 - Sept 2019
      World class manufacturing coordinator

      - Drive WCM implementation at plant level by building and following roads maps and Implementation plans according to the management objectives. Ensure implementation consistency and proper resources allocation between pillars. Ensure proper documents are developed, maintained and managed in accordance with the Central documentation. - Organize the communication and the promotion of WCM program to the local employees. Act as a coach to help people to understand management way change.- Educate, coach, train local pillars managers as a reinforcement of the Central Team actions. Help the pillar managers to solve issues, act as a first level of escalation to plant manager.- Report KPIs and KAIs as well as implementation issues and risks to the plant manager and to the Central Team. Organize and facilitate local periodic review meetings as well as Steering committees and program reviews. - Contribute to develop the WCM program at the group level by participating to working teams and - workshops and occasionally by developing standards documents. Facilitate the communication and action of the Central Team toward the local pillar managers.- Organize local audits, trainings and workshops.- Benchmark best practices with other sites (Bettcher or other companies). Participate to the audit of other sites ( Bettcher or other companies Show less

    • Landis+gyr

      Sept 2019 - Jan 2023
      Continuous improvement leader

      Analyze Business Process:-Drive change across the organization by GAP analysis of PDCA to find opportunities for improvements as wells losses which they troubleshoot further to determinate root causes.Develop Strategies:-Act as internal consultant to develop short-and long-term strategies for the organization and incorporate Lean, Six Sigma and other practices to facilitate progress and cost reduction in terms of sales and workflow inefficiencies.Lead Activities:-Lead, Coach and coordinate key projects for improvements across all levels of the organization by supervise several teams directly or collaborate with other managers to re-engineer processes.Monitor Progress:-Define and establish measurable standards to validate results to Projects, Goals and KPI’s across the organization in order to achieve annual targets and identify new opportunities to improve.Provide Mentorship:-Act as a Coach to coordinate workshops and team trainings as integral part of company culture by sharing guidance and technical expertise to ensure that learning obtained contribute on a new world class cultural change and get best results. Show less

    • Cinch connectivity solutions

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2024
      Ci & project manager

      - Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management to define and implement strategic projects.- Lead & Coach industrial engineering team in the advancement and implementation of Lean Manufacturing initiatives such as 5S, Takt Time, Level Load, Kanban, JIT Systems, TPM Systems, Poka-Yoke, VSM and Kaizen.- Coach and support production in recognizing non-value-added operations, work with production to suggest and implement actions to eliminate them.- Drive all cost reduction / avoidance initiatives.- Develops and implement methods for improving worker efficiency and reducing waste of materials and utilities such as restructuring job duties, reorganizing workflow, relocating workstations and equipment, and purchase of equipment.- Manage development of project plans with focus on achievement of project goals and corporate initiatives, including project specific KPI’s or metrics.- Coordinate the efforts of the team to develop an integrated project plan and risk analysis with action plans to mitigate the risks.- Participate in the financial management and analysis of costs for projects, including capital appropriation requests (CAR’s) travel, training, resources allocation and other project related costs.- Identify best costs solutions to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e., modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).- Provide key stakeholders with regular project performance status, variances to plan and identification of corrective actions (if required).- Drive relevant, concise and effective communication through a variety of mediums.- Lead a culture that promotes involvement, communication, mutual trust, respect and teamwork. Show less

    • Nvent

      Jan 2024 - now
      Campus lean manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • World class manufacturing

      Alfra lean advisors
      Mar 2020
    • Lean champion

      Emerson network power
      Mar 2014
    • Six sigma black belt

      Sigmapro americas
      Oct 2017
    • Lean six sigma bronze

      Iqor
      Jan 2016
    • Certified associate in project management (capm)

      Project management institute
      Nov 2014
    • Lean sponsor

      Emerson network power
      Oct 2011
    • Six sigma yellow belt

      Corning optical communications
      Jan 2007
    • Perfect execution - reliable flow of materials

      Emerson network power
      Sept 2014
    • Six sigma green belt

      Sigmapro americas
      Jan 2015
    • Lean six sigma silver

      Iqor
      Jan 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      ROI Lean Scan Assessment ROI sept. 2019 1st Global place of Lean Culture implementation ( Brasil, Grecee, India)
    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      Lean Six Sigma Silver (Plant Certification) iQor AMS févr. 2018 Application of Lean foundation system focus on Value Stream Transformation
    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      Best of the Best Site Competition iQor AMS févr. 2017 1st place between Business Units of the best practices focused on Human Development & Social/Environmental Responsibility , Customer Satisfaction and Operational Excellence.
    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      Best of the Best Local Competition iQor AMS janv. 2017 1st place on local competition of the best practices focused on Human Development & Social/Environmental Responsibility , Customer Satisfaction and Operational Excellence.
    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      Lean Six Sigma Bronze (Plant Certification) iQor AMS nov. 2016 Plant Level Awareness of Lean Six Sigma Principles & Basics Lean Tools, Focus on Problem Solving Methodologies & Waste Elimination.
    • Awarded to Andrés Cruz
      Shop Floor Level (Plant Certification) iQor AMS oct. 2016 Plant Level Capable to Implement Incremental Improvements & Maintain Gains.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Vocal

      Issued by Asilo San Vicente de Paul on Jan 2006
      Asilo San Vicente de PaulAssociated with Andrés Cruz