Martos, Andalusia, Spain
Prototype Workshop Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)): Responsible for the Prototyping solutions: mock-up construction, Prototyping for pre-Series and Production for serial products; in charge of a department with about 30 direct people, main contact of the department faced to the customers.
Since 06/2012 Lighting dpt Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)), working for VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS: Responsible for the R&D department in charge of the investigations/researchs ordered by VLS (product & process projects) for car rear lamps, head lamps and interior lighting manufacturing; responsible for a department with about 30 direct people (project teams (PM, R&D, Process) + CAD engineers + optic engineers), main contact of the department with VLS.
07/2009 - 05/2012 Research Project Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)), working for VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS: Responsible for Quality/Cost/Planning of investigation projects (product & process projects) for car rear lamp and head lamp manufacturing, in charge of a project team about 5 direct people + contributors, main contact of the team with VLS.
11/2007 - 06/2009 Industrial Project Manager at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Martos (Jaén - Spain): Responsible for Quality, Cost, Planning of industrial projects for car rear lamp manufacturing, in charge of a project team about 5 direct people + contributors, main contact of the team with car makers.
01/2005 - 10/2007 R&D Project Engineer at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Martos (Jaén - Spain)) : R&D responsible for the car rear lamps development in industrial projects (automotive industry), R&D responsible for new project pre-studies, main R&D contact with customers and suppliers, in charge of managing 10 contributors (CAD, optics, simulations, electronics, Lab., prototypes).
06/2004 - 12/2004 R&D Project Engineer at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Neuses (Nürnberg - Germany): R&D responsible for the car rear lamps development in industrial projects (automotive industry), R&D responsible for new project pre-studies, main R&D contact with customers and suppliers, in charge of managing 10 contributors (CAD, optics, simulations, electronics, Lab., prototypes).
01/2001 - 05/2001 APU/Process Engineer trainee at VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL (in Le Mans, 72 - France): continuous improvement of an Autonomous Production Unit: organisation of a Kanban system, organisation of the stocktakings, improvement of 5S.