Carlos Martinez Gradilla

About Carlos Martinez Gradilla

Quality leader with more than 20 years of progressive experience working in all areas of quality assurance departments such as Quality Management System, Process Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality, Incoming Inspection, RMAs and Customer Care in world class companies of the medical device, automotive and appliance industries, building high performing teams through effective coaching and mentoring, and achieving results through cross functional collaboration and partnership with internal and external stake holders.Core competencies, training and certifications:• Languages: English and Spanish bilingual level.• Completed several leadership trainings such as Ignite, Emerge, Critical Thinking and Elevate.• Certified Quality Engineer by the American Society for Quality (CQE) since 2013. • ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 Lead auditor certified by BSI.• Experience working under 21 CFR Part 820 regulated environment.• IPC-A-610 Rev. E, CIS certified.• Experience on ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949 audits.• Lean Manufacturing and 6 sigma green belt trained.• Computer software: Agile, Minitab, MS office, SAP and Oracle.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager, Supplier Quality

   MiniMed

   Mar 2026 — Present

Education

• CETYS Universidad

  MS Degree, Quality and Productivity

  2006 — 2008

• Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Campus Obregón

  Bachelors Degree, Industrial Engineering

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Ppaps
• Negotiation
• Gr&R
• Microsoft Office
• Lean Manufacturing
• Calipers
• Engineering
• Auditing
• Mrp
• Kaizen
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Minitab
• Quality Assurance
• Aar
• Fmea
• Testing
• Apqp
• Gauges
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Quality Control
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Autocad
• Iso