Manuel Ramirez R

About Manuel Ramirez R

Experienced Quality and Program Manager who has implemented quality improvement initiatives across Engineering and Manufacturing functions including Customer Engineering, saving organizations nearly $20M. Certified Master Black Belt skilled at solving complex problems. Exceptional ability to engage team members and drive multiple projects to completion. Able to assess, design and implement solutions that meet the needs of internal and external customers and suppliers. Consistently produce deliverables that exceed performance measures. Effective bilingual communicator and leader of cross-functional, global teamsSpecialties / Expertise: Voice of the Customer (VOC) Research • Six Sigma - DMAIC & DFSS • Project Management • Cross-functional Leadership • Problem Solving • New Product Introduction (NPI) • Customer Support Excellence •

Experience

1. Platform Quality Manager

   Valeo

   Jun 2016 — Present · Greensburg, IN, US

   Define and Monitor Customer Quality Assurance plan at Platform level around plants.• Secure Customer quality deliverable on time and insure customer total satisfaction.• Lead and validate prototype and mass production control plans prepared by quality engineers are aligned with FMEA, Critical Characteristics and RPA.

Education

• Instituto Tecnologico de San Luis Potosi

  Mechanical Engineering, Design

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Fmea
• Lean Manufacturing
• Dmaic
• Automotive
• Continuous Improvement
• Kaizen
• Black Belt
• Root Cause Analysis
• Value Stream Mapping
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Green Belt
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Engineering
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Manufacturing
• Ppap
• Dfmea
• Supplier Quality
• Apqp
• Gd&T
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• 5s
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Forecasting
• Annual Planning
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Production Part Approval Process (Ppap)
• Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (Dfmea)