David Mejía

Experience

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  GE

  Mar 2012 - Nov 2014

  Project Engineer

  Project Leader for P&E / Lean Mfg. SpecialistMetal-mechanical industry - Manufacturing and Facilities Project Leader. Continuous Improvement projects.- Plant & Equipment expenses manager for Mexico City Factory. Follow up and Presentations of Goals and Objectives of Productivity, Budgets & EHS of projects.- Lean Mfg. Events: Direction of “Action Work Outs”, participant in Shingijutsu at GE Monterrey, mentor on Lean Challenge 2013 (1st place), 5 S culture among factory.- EHS Commission memberMaintenance Trainee | 2013 – 2014 Metal-mechanical industry- TPM implementation. Management of Maintenance requests, shut down times, problems and faults analysis, requisitions and POs management, KPI generation.- Participant on Lean Challenge 2012 (2nd place) Show less

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  Bimbo, S. A. de C. V.

  Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

  Project Engineer

  Corporate Projects management• Finance Analysis, planning, development, installation and commissioning of new technologies in bread-making process. (Baking, primary and secondary packaging, automation). (EG Start of a completely new bakery line, and packaging, in Bimbo Monterrey). (EG Installation of new technologies for Baking process in USA, Panama, Spain and Mexico). Tech Innovation Processes• Research, development and execution of disruptive processes based on Innovation.• Feasibility studies, experiments, and process execution. (EG Collaborative robotics for secondary packaging, Hydrophobic covers for raw materials, Low pressure chambers for baking processes)Certificate: Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma. (2015) Seminar: Leaders and Supervisors' Excelence (Mexico, LatAm). Grupo Bimbo (2015) Show less

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  GRUPO CUPRUM

  Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  Lean Transformation Leader

  Lean Projects Leader for Ladder manufacturing site• Process improvements using Lean Methodology resulting in major savings. ( E.G. Production rate increased by 50% in high volume products by eliminating waste and balancing operations). • Improved Safety and Ergonomics by implementing working cells and automated machinery.• Lean Manufacturing Certification by Centro de Competitividad de Monterrey (CCMTY)Transformation Projects• Accountable for budget execution on CAPEX for over 50 MM MXN. Automated machinery, processes transformation, building works, fixtures and tools.• Coordinator among interdisciplinary areas for new processes and new products execution: Engineering, Manufacturing, Tooling, Maintenance and Suppliers. KPI & AOP facilitator• HC planning, budgets and Annual Operation Plans according to KPIs.• Efficiency foresight and current calculation. Conversion costs calculation. Foresight and monitoring for savings resulting from continuous improvement and disruptive projects. Show less

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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2024

  Lead Customer Service team on Chemical Analysis Division for Mexico, Chile and Brazil, managing ateam of 6 experienced professionals.I have created a culture where Customer Service team takes the lead of being a single point of contactamong Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial and Customers. This has led to an increase of over 80%in Customer Allegiance Score and contributed to recognize over 95% of the revenue against annualoperation plan.Lead Practical Process Improvement projects, as a Process Manager.I have led Value Stream Maps, fostering open forums for transformation projects and executing over10 projects, such as Kaizens, Just-do-its, and RCCM projects. I'm an active member of InnovationCommittee and Corporate PMO. Show less Project management – key / complex projects. - Managed projects for over 12MM USD per year over the last two years, from supporting Sales team on bids and customer meetings, through all the supply process including booking, planning, sourcing, f-up to manufacturing, logistics and revenue recognition. -Face-to-face with customers in public and private industries.-Follow up with globally located factories.Establish common way of working. I've ensured best practices, such as: -"Clean" order process for projects- Setting std. times and process for handover to diverse factories, working with different locations such as Germany, South Africa, USA, Germany and Australia. - Standardize system entry information for Mexico's most important Business Unit. Backlog management with factories.-I've managed accurate reports, follow ups and actions to secure Bookings and Revenue numbers, in order to meet Annual Plans, and looking forward accomplish planned dates on different milestones.Single point of contact in case of Supply / Delivery issuesPractical Process Improvement Process Manager. -I've got certified in Thermo Fisher's continuous improvement work method: Practical Process Improvement. I'm a Process Manager, and on the way to become a Sr. Process Manager.-I've leaded Kaizen events, Value Stream Maps, Gemba Walks, PDSA events and provided trainings on PPI. Show less

  • Operational Excellence Manager LATAM

    Aug 2022 - Oct 2024

  • Customer Service Manager LATAM

    May 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Client Service Project Manager

    Feb 2019 - May 2021
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  Ingram Micro

  Oct 2024 - now

  Sr. Manager Operational Excellence LATAM