Experience

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  Esiqie

  Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

  Graduate research student

  - Synthesis of nanomaterials.- Material characterization (chemical and physical properties).- Supportive activities (experiment and synthesis design, equipment calibrations) for different publications related to colloidal systems.

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  Servicios integrales para la radiación (sirsa)

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Field service engineer

  - Analytical calculations (based on International Commission on Radiation Protection, ICRP) of required shielding for storage and transportation of radioactive sealed sources (fixed and mobile applications), and X-ray generators.- Calculation of radiation levels and equivalent doses for operative personnel.- Radiological protection audit and radiation levels monitoring for radioactive seald sources: Continental Automotive Mexicana, Albany International México, Akra Polyester, Styrolution Mexicana. - Key achievements: Analytical calculations of required shielding for Baker Hughes Operation Mexico (radioactive sealed sources and densimeters), Moscamed (labyrinth shielding for radiation attenuation), Segtec (calculations for safety interlocks failure), Acerlan (installation design for 2 MeV and 6 MeV equipment). Show less

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  Capsa corporativo consultoría ambiental

  May 2016 - Nov 2016

  Project engineer

  - Development of "Cédula de Operación Anual (COA)" for LPG transportation and storage terminals, according to requirements from "Agencia de Seguridad, Energía y Ambiente (ASEA)".- Monitoring of authorizations from "Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT)" in order to accomplish with conditions in terms of environment protection and environment, health and safety regulations.- Key achievements: Review and analysis of detailed engineering studies for different areas and projects of the energy sector, oil and gas industry (storage and distribution). Calculation of risk scores for project risk analysis using different scenarios (equipment, process conditions for ammonia transport). Show less

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  Saint-gobain adfors

  Dec 2016 - Apr 2019

  - Development of new products and formulations.- Tests for improvements for PVC plastisol formulations. Improvements in coated fiberglass yarns (chemical and mechanical resistance).- Raw materials homologation in plastisol formulations. Research of new additives for chemical-mechanical improvements under different process optimization.- Dip coating process monitoring. Temperature and curing optimization.- Key achievements: Projects for costs reduction in PVC plastisol formulations and defect reduction of 2 major defects in coating and weaving processes. Development of WCM projects (coating dies improvements). Benchmarking of products for mechanical, physical and chemical improvements. Process conditions development for start-up of new coating process line (tensile strength for fiberglass yarns, temperatures, plastisol viscosity, friction reduction and winding). Show less - Development of tests for dip coating process improvements. Development of process and products specifications. Statistical analysis for process variables. Monitoring of dip coating process.- Validation of fiberglass yarns. KPI's following and implementation.- Validation of new machinery and development of new products (dip coating, winding and weaving of technical fabrics).- Key achievements: Validation of new machinery for defect detection on fiberglass fabrics. Validation of 2 major fiberglass developments (increasing 5% in OEE for 2 lines, from 89% to 94%). Curing temperatures optimization for one specific plastisol color formulation in dip coating (reduction of 5% of scrap, from 7% to 2%). Show less

  • Plant Chemist

    Feb 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Process Engineer/Technical Development

    Dec 2016 - Jan 2018
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  Owens corning

  Apr 2019 - now

  - Process engineering leader for new projects for productivity and technical improvements in Mexico City.- Engineering leader for new projects (process, raw materials), new formulations (glass, binder, fiberglass) and new equipment (process monitoring and control).- TPM Focused Improvement (FI) Pillar Leader. Coordination of projects for cost savings and major losses reduction across all production and manufacturing areas. JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) guidelines and site calibration.- Quality leader coordinating activities for preventing process and product deviations with Core Tools and Lean Six Sigma methodology implementation.- Chemistry laboratory leader for new process equipment monitoring and control (raw materials-batch, binder, fiberglass).- Management of CapEx for productivity and infrastructure projects.Achievements:- JIPM 1st and 2nd stage approval for Excellence Award (1st insulation plant in North America).- Project savings from FI implementation: 1.1 MUSD (2022), 795 KUSD (2023), 612 KUSD (Jan-Sep 2024). Show less - Responsible of centrifugal fiberizing process and 9 technical operators. Optimization of process conditions from furnace (melting) to fiberglass production.- Statistical and technical analysis of process variables involved to optimize fiberglass quality. Validation of prototypes in process improvements.- Key achievements: Reduction and stabilization of automotive wool scrap (<3%). Projects for cost reduction in binder application (30 KUSD/monthly in 2020 and a new design for 7 KUSD/montly reduction in 2021). Reduction of scrap of 3 major categories, equivalent to 4 KUSD/monthly. Show less

  • Mexico Plant Technical Manager | Process Engineering & Focused Improvement

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Sr Engineering Specialist

    Apr 2019 - Apr 2022