Victor Diaz

About Victor Diaz

Results-oriented leader with significant experience in medical device Manufacturing Engineering, Process Development and Research & Development as well as in regulated nutritional industry leading Technical Services Teams (Capital Projects, Reliability Engineering, Automation Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities, Energy Center, Waste Water Center, Recycling Center and Contractor Management) responsible for site expansion initiatives for $200MM+.Success driven achiever who consistently exceed targets by motivating and engaging teams to align with organization’s goals. Strong team leadership experience to provide engineering support to manufacturing operations, introduce new products to manufacturing and transfer (insourcing and outsourcing) operations supporting corporate consolidation strategies. Ability to communicate effectively to different levels across the organization as well as different cultural backgrounds (fluent in English and Spanish). Areas of Expertise Lead and Mentor Engineering Teams on Process & Quality Improvements Projects, Design Changes, Cost Reduction Projects, Manufacturing Operations Transfer Projects and New Product Development Projects.Leading Cross Functional Team to supply customers with product on time Project Management – Lead International Cross Functional Teams External Regulatory Bodies Audit Experience (TUV/FDA/BSI) Talent Management for Manufacturing Engineering, Process Development and R&D Organizations. Process and Equipment Validation Product Process Flow Improvement/Value Stream Mapping Determining New Product Costing Product Transfer from Development to Manufacturing Product Site Transfers (In-sourcing and Outsourcing) Design for Manufacturability New Vendor Identification and Qualification Processes: Molding, Extrusion, Metal Processing, Finished Device Assembly, Cleaning, etc.

Experience

1. Engineering Leader

   West Pharmaceutical Services

   Dec 2025 — Present

Education

• University of Arizona

  Bachelor's degree, Materials Engineering

  2002 — 2005

• University of Arizona

  Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering

  2002 — 2005

• University of Arizona

  Minor, Electrical Engineering

  2002 — 2005

• University of Phoenix

  Master, Management - International

  2005 — 2009

• Pima Community College

  Associates, Engineering

  2000 — 2002

• University of Arizona

  Minor, Mathematics

Skills

• Verification and Validation (V&V)
• Continuous Improvement
• Corrective and Preventive Action (Capa)
• Fmea
• Dmaic
• Process Development
• Doe
• Strategic Planning
• Spc
• Gmp
• Injection Molding
• Matlab
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Fully Bilingual English
• Product Development
• Biomedical Engineering
• Gage R
• Product Launch
• Iso 13485
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Fda
• Design Control
• Extrusion
• Iso 14971
• Design for Manufacturing
• Minitab
• Molding
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Materials
• Plastics
• Validation
• Catheters
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing
• Engineering Management