Alberto Avilés

Poprad, SLOVAKIA Concentration Area: Material Management - Lean Manufacturing Position: Logistics General Manager for a 14,000 m2 Whirlpool production plant. Project: Evaluate, re-engineer, Implement and control a new material handling strategy for 2 production lines, with the objective of optimize the inventory level and support the Lean Manufacturing Journey implementation strategy.

Torino, ITALY Concentration Area: Product Engineering Position: Design Responsible for 2.0L, 1.3 L EURO 5 Diesel engines fuel lines. Project: Engineering Release lead time reduction for OPEL AG Kaiserslautern plant in Germany. Commodity: Fuel injection System (High Pressure Fuel Lines & Fuel Return System)

BEHR GmbH Barcelona, SPAIN Project: Process improvement of component logistics for new vehicle HVAC and Engine Cooling modules involving Supply Chain Strategy analysis, pre-serial planning and component Just In Time readiness set up for Alfa Romeo, MeMercedes-Benz, FIAT and Volkswagen new programs.

- Secure and develop world-class quality for production and operational processes within the North American General Motors Supply Base. - Develop Supplier Quality, production and throughput performance indicators using a wide range of engineering methodology.- Cost Reduction Auditing & Operations-Process-Quality Auditing, application to different companies doing business with GM. - Advanced Product Quality Planning APQP Management. (Coordinated successful launch for the GMT-319 SUV for body stamping)

- Quality project team member for the development and adaptation of the Company’s Quality Assurance & Control System for the Engineering and execution works of the “Sokolska” project for the Natural Gas transmission pipeline system in the Polish city of Katowice. - Negotiated successful agreement for new measurement equipment acquisition from United States and Western Europe suppliers. - Prepared quotation documents and specifications, reviewed supplier bids for compliance and value.

6 Sigma, DOE, SPC, QSB, Error Proofing, Problem Solving, Red X, Value Stream.

Operations Research, Quality, Logistics, Production