Fernando Murrieta
Automotive E-Coat & Corrosion Protection Manager | OEM Quality, Pretreatment & Paint Application Systems
- Role
- E-coat Manager at Gestamp
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Fernando Murrieta
My professional experience has been developed in automotive painting process, including the launch of production lines, chemical raw materials management, logistics, paint formulation, corrosion control. I have also overseen the paint application and the production of finished vehicles. My ability to resolve process-related issues effectively manage tools has enabled me to implement significant improvements to the paint process.Milestones:Scrap ReductionProcess Equipment evaluation Process Evaluation & ImprovementsPainting lines Launched Chemical materials evaluationProduction capacity IncrementationMaintenance managementPremium Quality specifications reached Corrosion evaluation
Experience
E-coat Manager
Sep 2025 — Present · Chattanooga, TN, US
I lead and optimize high-volume electrocoating (KTL) operations, ensuring corrosion protection, paint quality, and production stability for structural automotive components.I own the full E-coat process — from pretreatment through oven cure — managing critical chemical, electrical, and mechanical parameters to meet OEM corrosion and durability standards (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, VW, etc.). Process ownership: pretreatment, phosphate, E-coat, UF systems, anolyte, ovens Corrosion compliance: cyclic corrosion, edge protection, salt spray Scrap reduction, OEE, SPC, root cause analysis New launches, audits, PPAP / control plans and PFMEAs Continuous improvement, TPM and technical team developmentMy role sits at the intersection of chemical engineering, process control, and production leadership, acting as the last technical barrier between raw steel and long-term vehicle durability.
Education
Universidad Tecnológica de México
Master of Business Administration - MBA, MBA
2013 — 2015
Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Lean six sigma Black Belt, Lean six sigma
Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
Lean six sigma, green belt
Universidad Anáhuac
Master Finance , Accounting and Finance
2017 — 2019
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Chemical Engineering
2002 — 2008
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