Dipl.-Ing. Alfredo Salinas-Benitez

- Managed and delivered 10 cost reduction projects in 4 plants. - Technical Leader of Additive Manufacturing Project - Implemented modifications to the PLM and inventory systems. - Established best practices aiming to reduce the percentage of tooling repair by improving the technical know-how of the tooling department with regard to hardfacing (SAW). - Platform Manager of the company’s Board of Innovation. - PLM, CAD & CAE Administrator.

- Collaborated in 5 cost reduction projects for products manufactured for the U.S., Canadian and Israeli markets. - Contributed to new product developments by creating and improving the structural design of plastic injection components and working with procurement to identify cost alternatives, creating/modifying the BOM and utilising NPD methodologies. - Selected by R&D manager to receive Unigraphics Masterbelt & 6 Sigma intensive training over a two-week period.

- Model and drafting creation in new product development projects - Directed implementation project to identify defects in Waspaloy rings. Paper presented at the

Dissertation: Design of advanced tooling for aero-engine inspection and repair. (Sponsored by Rolls-Royce, awarded “Distinction”).

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Management (Awarded excellence in Thesis: "Cracks research on Waspaloy forged rings") Thesis presented at the IX Mechanical Engineer Ibero-American Congress.