Carlos F.

Experience Summary

WestRock Packaging, Houston, TX 2018 - present Performance Excellence Practitioner Developed and implemented the WestRock Performance Excellence System in one Corrugated Packaging Plant with 150 employees and $24M annual revenue. • Reduced cost of production by 7% with a projected annual savings of $1.3M. • Trained and coached the entire Plant Leadership Team on strategy and execution of Lean Operating Systems. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Sugar Land, TX 2016 - 2017 Senior Director Operational Excellence Planned and executed Operational Excellence strategy across six manufacturing sites globally with a total of 2,800 employees. • Coached and mentored 25 plant employees to ensure their continued development in Continuous Improvement. • Led the Resp/Derm Cost Reduction Program across 4 Sites with an overall annual cost savings of $3.7M. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Jacksonville, FL 2015 - 2016 Staff Process Excellence Engineer Developed, coordinated and deployed the J&J Production System (based on TPS) at a 1,200 employee Site. • Led the deployment of J&J Production System resulting in annualized savings of $4.4M. Covidien, Deland, FL, Gananoque, Canada, 2008 - 2015 Divisional Operational Excellence Manager, 2010 - 2015 Operational Excellence Manager, 2008 – 2010 Developed, coordinated and executed Operational Excellence deployment plan to four Manufacturing Sites with a total of 5,500 employees, including Lean Deployment, Six Sigma DMAIC and KATA methodology. • Reduced over USD$6.0M of labor, material and OH costs by implementing Lean/Six Sigma concepts including Packaging VATF, Kaizen Events, SMED, VSM, 5S, RCA, Kanban, Line Balancing. • Assisted and mentored 65 Lean/Six Sigma Candidates towards internal Certification. Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Company 2005 - 2008 Burnaby, B.C., Canada Manufacturing Manager, Continuous Improvement Manager Planned and facilitated kaizen events in manufacturing and transactional processes across four Vancouver sites with a total of 2,000 employees. • Reduced over CDN$3.4M of labor costs per year by implementing Lean concepts such as Line Balancing and SMED. • Successfully reduced USD$1.4M of total inventory for Proofing and Color Value Stream in a period of 12 months by implementing Six Sigma (DMAIC) and Lean concepts. Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada, Mackenzie, B.C., Canada 2003 - 2005 Mechanical Project Engineer As a Project Manager, managed major maintenance and capital projects including the preparation of budget and capital expenditure requests. Additional Relevant Experience Noma Automotive, Canada 2002 - 2003 Industrial Engineer Delphi Automotive Systems, Brazil 1994 - 2002 Process Engineering Supervisor Process & Industrial Engineer

Teaching Style

I follow the TWI (Training Within Industry) methodology for effective teaching.

My Hobbies

Chess, read Management books, Soccer, Tennis

Other Comments

I am a seasoned Industrial Engineering professional with more than 25 years of experience in four different industries – automotive, pulp & paper, graphic communications and health care. I have an extensive background in Lean Manufacturing with strong interpersonal skills, important to help teams and individuals overcome resistance to change. I have a proven track record of accomplishments coaching and teaching Industrial Engineering concepts to more than 500 employees over 25 years.

All Subjects I Tutor

• Industrial Engineering