Dexter Valdez
Operations Development Manager, Ex Lyft, Amazon, Toyota
- Role
- Operations Development Manager at Newell Brands
- Location
- Winchester, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dexter Valdez
Goal-oriented Operations Manager with a strong foundation in the Toyota Production System and structured problem-solving methodologies that drive continuous improvement.I’ve supported operations across highly complex and regulated environments, including two of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, oil & gas, ridesharing technology, e-commerce, and global commercial product organizations. I specialize in translating strategy into execution through standardized work, process engineering, and data-driven decision making—particularly during new product introductions.Known for a hands-on leadership style, I focus on building sustainable systems that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost while developing teams and operational capability.
Experience
Operations Development Manager
Mar 2022 — Present · Winchester, VA, US
Drives cross-functional collaboration across NPD and sustaining engineering to support critical product categories. • Collaborates with Product Engineering to trial, validate, and industrialize new product concepts with a focus on safety, quality, and manufacturability. • Facilitates root-cause problem solving and continuous improvement related to equipment failures and operational disruptions. • Leads execution of new product concepts by engaging shop-floor teams, fostering ownership, teamwork, and data-driven problem solving.
Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Manufacturing Operations
- Process Engineering
- Kaizen
- Mrp
- Smed
- Ergonomics
- Teamwork
- Spc
- Quality System
- V&V
- Process Simulation
- Poka Yoke
- Quality Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Operations Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Quality Control
- Gmp
- Analysis
- Supply Chain Management
- Jit
- Iso
- Tqm
- Pdca
- Training
- Personnel Management
- Capa
- Dmaic
- Operational Excellence
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Leadership
- Root Cause Analysis
- Troubleshooting
- Management
- Fmea
- Toyota Production System
- Industrial Engineering
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