Augusto Silva
Lean & Quality Leadership | Industrial Engineer & Six Sigma Black Belt | Creative Product & Footwear Concept Designer I Licensing Luxury Women’s Footwear Concepts | Bilingual EN/ES
- Role
- Cpi Project Leader (Six Sigma Black Belt) at Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company
- Location
- Hickory, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Augusto Silva
I am an Industrial Engineer and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with 30+ years of experience across manufacturing, quality, reliability, and new product development. My career has focused on building systems that translate ideas into reliable, manufacturable, and scalable products across regulated and high-performance environments.I have worked across diverse industries including aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, apparel, printing, mining, aluminum extrusion, and children’s products—supporting R&D, manufacturing, supplier quality, product safety, and continuous improvement initiatives. My work emphasizes prevention, root-cause thinking, and disciplined execution.Alongside my engineering leadership, I develop original creative product concepts, including licensable luxury women’s footwear designs. My footwear work focuses on sculptural elegance, emotional storytelling, and production-ready thinking, and is developed for exclusive or non-exclusive licensing to established brands. Concepts are shared privately upon request.Beyond engineering and product design, I am also an author, illustrator, and fine artist. I write and illustrate children’s books and lead creative community initiatives centered on resilience, personal growth, and systems thinking. These experiences strengthen my ability to communicate complex ideas, design with empathy, and connect people to purpose.My professional strength lies in connecting structure with creativity, fostering ownership, and helping teams translate strategy into meaningful action—whether improving quality systems, developing products, or shaping new ideas.
Experience
Cpi Project Leader (Six Sigma Black Belt)
Progress Rail, A Caterpillar Company
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
1979 — 1984
Villanova University
Certificate in Lean Six Sigma from Villanova University completed May 26 2015, LEAN SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATION
2015
University of South Florida
Master’s Degree, Engineering Management (MSEM)
1991 — 1992
Skills
- Drawing Skills
- Risk Mitigation
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Six Sigma
- Public Relations
- Oil Painting
- Spc
- Troubleshooting
- Sketchup
- Powerpoint
- Quality Assurance
- Risk Analysis
- Strategy Development
- Industrial Safety
- Technical Training
- Qfd
- Process Mapping
- Risk Assessment
- Technical Writing
- Design for Assembly
- Root Cause Analysis
- Sketchfab
- Product Development
- Boundary Diagrams
- Prevention
- Pugh
- Public Speaking
- Dmaic
- Hand Drawing
- Project Charter
- Doe
- Presenter
- Continuous Improvement
- Safety Management
- License Management
- Sculpture
- Hse Management Systems
- Functional Specifications
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