Raul Villa
Foundation Partner | Former VP, Mexican Mechatronics Association | Michelin Site IT Manager for Two Sites: LXT & Cooperhead
- Role
- Information Technology Site Manager (2021- Today) at Michelin
- Location
- Lexington, SC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Raul Villa
Experienced management professional with 29+ years of know-how in management, capital projects, design thinking, Lean philosophy, IT, automation, robotics, data analytics, IA & Agile methodologies. Founding Partner and Former Vice President of the Mexican Association of Mechatronics. Proven track record of leading interdisciplinary teams to drive continuous improvement in production, quality, safety, cost, delivery, and maintenance using Design Thinking principles and Agile methodologies. Specialized knowledge in Lean Manufacturing philosophy, Industry 4.0, Mechatronics, and Data Analytics. Extensive international experience in Mexico, the United States, Canada, France, Serbia, and Germany, with successful business collaborations in Italy, Spain, Brazil, and China. Industry exposure includes renowned companies such as MICHELIN, KELLOGG\'s, CONAGUA, PEMEX, CHRYSLER, 3M, KOSTAL, NISSAN, and more.
Experience
Information Technology Site Manager (2021- Today)
Oct 2005 — Present · Lexington, SC, US
20••••21 Site Automation & Methods Manager RSTEC Leon Gto. Mex. Manage team for Prototype Plant installation with Industry 4.0 & Digital Manufacture philosophy proprietary software testing & implementation. Reliability improvements. 20••••18 BE Automation Project Engineer- Ardmore OK. USA Prototype plant expansion new production lines installation and proprietary software development & test for worldwide proliferation20••••16 Automation Engineer - Lexington SC. USA USA Prototype plant expansion new production lines installation and proprietary software development & test for worldwide proliferation20••••13 Automation Specialist/TB Maintenance Engineer - Bridgewater NS. Canada Prototype plant expansion new production lines installation and proprietary software development & test for worldwide proliferation20••••08 Automation Tech Support - Queretaro Qro, Mexico Interdisciplinary teamwork for: Machine cycle time & reliability improvement, Projects control & Machine installations; Data analytics, Industry 4.0 & Lean Manufacture. Developing work methods and determining training necessities. Support to keep machines trustworthiness and profitability; Projects & expertise in all the process from Mixing to curing.
Education
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Industrial Engineering with Specialty in Automation and Robotics, Engineering
1993 — 1997
IPADE Business School
Special Program Management, Business Administration and Management, General
C.E.C.y.T #9
Machinery and Tooling Technician
1991 — 1993
Skills
- Project Management
- Controllogix
- Ms Project
- Automation
- Engineering
- Microstrategy Reporting
- Scada
- Automotive
- Business Intelligence
- Simulation
- Cad
- Negotiation
- Project Engineering
- Technical Documentation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Six Sigma
- Microsoft Excel
- Robotics
- Visual Basic
- Vbscript
- Integration
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Project
- Continuous Improvement
- Assembly
- Lean Manufacturing
- Electrical Engineering
- Data Analytics
- Fmea
- Vba
- Customer Service
- Allen Bradley
- Kaizen
- Power Bi
- Plc
- 5s
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
- Product Development
- Process Control
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