Felipe Guerrero

About Felipe Guerrero

Global Lean & Operations Leader | Scaling Manufacturing & Capital EfficiencyI am a Global Operations and Lean Executive with 25+ years of experience leading enterprise transformations across high-value, high-mix industrial environments in the U.S. and Europe. My passion lies in solving complex operational puzzles—specifically, how to scale capacity, compress cycle time, and free up working capital without proportional increases in cost or headcount.Throughout my career, I have served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on CapEx strategy, industrialization, and global manufacturing strategy. I don\'t just focus on \"cutting costs\"; I focus on enabling revenue growth through smarter systems.Core areas of expertise:Global Lean Transformation: Standardizing systems across multiple countries (TX, VA, Ireland, Italy, Brazil).Manufacturing Scale-Up: Supporting revenue jumps (e.g,$500M to $1B+) and massive footprint expansions.Financial Impact: Delivering $75M+ in cost avoidance and releasing multi-million dollar working capital.From my time as a Staff Sergeant in the USAF to my current role leading global Lean strategy, I champion a high-energy, coaching-driven leadership style that builds ownership and accountability at the frontline.Credentials: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt | B.B.A. Business Management | Shingo Prize Recipient

Experience

1. Global Lean Operations

   Munters

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Global Lean Manager | Manufacturing & Operations ExcellenceMunters – Datacenter Technologies | USA & EuropeGlobal Lean and Operations executive leading enterprise-wide transformation during a period of hyper-growth (scaling from ~$500M to $1B+ revenue). I serve as a strategic partner to leadership, standardizing operational excellence across manufacturing sites in the US, Europe, and South America to ensure capacity keeps pace with record-breaking demand.Key Leadership Focus:Global Standardization & Scale: Architected a unified Lean manufacturing system across international sites (TX, VA, Ireland, Italy, Brazil), replacing fragmented processes with a scalable global standard that significantly increased throughput capacity without proportional headcount growth.Strategic CapEx & Industrialization: Lead the industrialization of high-value products, authoring and executing CapEx strategies that introduce automation and compress production cycle times from weeks to days.Cost Structure Optimization: Focused on structural cost reduction, delivering substantial recurring labor cost avoidance and removing skilled-labor bottlenecks through process innovation and automation.Cultural Transformation: Champion a high-energy, coaching-driven leadership style that moves beyond theory to practical implementation, building teams that take ownership of the transformation journey.

Education

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• Mid-America Christian University

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

  1997 — 2000

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  Black Belt Certification, Six Sigma

• Mid-America Christian University

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Power Generation
• Smart Grid
• Natural Gas
• Energy Markets
• Turbines
• Nuclear
• Power Plants
• Electric Power
• Commodity Markets
• Renewable Energy
• Energy
• Electricity Markets
• Project Planning
• Energy Management
• Energy Policy
• Engineering
• Gas Turbines
• Process Improvement
• Maintenance Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Warehouse Management
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Microsoft Office
• Rfid Applications
• Visual Communication
• 5s
• Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Problem Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Inspection
• Supervisory Skills
• Operations Management
• Factory
• Leadership
• Procurement
• Customer Service