Roberto L.

About Roberto L.

I strategize, lead, charter, innovate, and implement manufacturing solutions in global operations from product concepts all the way to production floors with favorable business P&L and ROIs. I serve as the Automation Manufacturing Technology Vice President of Global Operations in TE Connectivity. Here are a few related experiences:Strategic Global Roadmaps creation, chartering, and execution globally.Direct & cross-functional global talent leadership.Strategic innovation solutions deployed to more than 92 plants in TE globally with US$950+M benefits from 2011 to present.Leading content generating hardware and software global teams for 14+ years.Chartering global technology & AI engineering and automation teams.Created digital twins, simulations, IIOT, Ind4.0, Lean principles and Six Sigma that improved production efficiencies:~11%- 35+% per case.Innovated re-usable manufacturing platform solutions with AI. 50+% re-usable. Enabled via global infrastructure supply chain teams in China. Created the “AI Innovation Group” since 20•••79 members. 680 AI deployments (ROI mostly <1Yr). 320+ AI innovations. Benefits:$~10M/yr. Innovated and implemented modular mass customized automation platforms on multiple new product development launch cycles.Led a DFMA (Design For Manufacturing and Assembly) program at the enterprise level that benefited capital improvement of $450M.Strategically directed innovations to earn Patents with direct and indirect team members over 14+ years. 85% conversion to production rate.Talent development. Technical training to ~1,500+ people globally per year. Built teams in China (2012), Mexico (2014), Singapore (2024), Poland (2015), India (2021), Philippines (2024), and USA (2012).Coached and promoted team members from within: engineers to directors. My direct and indirect teams collaborate internally and externally in product engineering, academia, manufacturing, global operations, supply chain, quality, logistics, and EHS. Leadership SkillsSituational Leadership. Strategy and result oriented communication with C-Suits. Glob al culture awareness. Cross functional collaboration. Innovation execution. Entrepreneurship. Leading by example & influencing. Problem solving with resilience. Adaptability. Analytical decision making. Talent development. Financial savvy. Integrity.Personal InformationCitizenship: USAHome: Bellevue, Washington, USA. Email: r••••••••@hotmail.com Languages: fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese

Experience

1. Vice President - Automation Manufacturing Technology

   TE Connectivity

   Apr 2011 — Present

   Lead direct technical and matrixed teams with entrepreneurial mindset and speed. • Lead highly educated PhDs, Masters, and a Sr. Fellow in the company.• Created and executed strategic road maps.• Managed fourteen cost centers with P&L responsibilities.• Executed with partners on typical ~150 - 200 global solutions annually. 92 sites. • Created the AI Innovation Group. 680+ deployments, 500+ members.$9.5M/Year. • Created the TE AI Cup since 20•••00+ students, 30+sites, 180+projects.$30+M.• Created the RoboCup since 20•••15+ teams & $96+M realized from 2013 to 2024.• Led the Assembly Center of Excellence, 20•••••00+ members, 100+ sites.$219M.• Led teams to innovate and implement flexible AI automation platforms that run 200+ part numbers.• Created the Operations Simulation group. 330+ members. 108+ projects.$22+M.• Led and innovated more than Patents with teams on strategic road maps. • Established teams in China, Mexico, Poland, Philippine, India, Singapore, and US.• Strategized innovations to increase stamping speeds.$10-20+M/yr. • Strategized innovations on molding efficiency.$30+M the first year.$10-20M/yr.• Ran a technical mentorship program. 400+ mentees with 100+ mentors globally.• Talent development on technical training reached ~1,500+ persons/year.

Education

• Marquette University

  MS, Mechanical Engineering

• Virginia Tech

  ME, Industrial Engineering

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership

• University of Washington

  MS, Industrial Engineering

• Feng Chia University

  BS, Materials Science

• University of Washington

  PhD, Industrial Engineering

Skills

• Technology Roadmapping
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous Improvement
• Establishing Strategic Partnerships
• Minitab
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Simulation
• Industrial Engineering
• Decision Analysis
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Robotics
• Aerospace
• Mass Customized Precision Automation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Root Cause Analysis
• Analysis
• Statistics
• Systems Engineering
• Simulations
• Strategic Planning
• Establishing and Leading Innovative Teams
• Value Stream Mapping
• Project Management
• Technological Innovation
• Materials Science
• Process Engineering
• Optimization
• Six Sigma