Presentation

By: Luis A De Leon

Professional• To be remembered as a mentor, someone who leads

by example. • To build teams / groups that can work together and

take ownership. • To make everyone think outside the box.• To maintain a safe, free hostile work environment.• To drive continuous improvement for increased profitability, customer satisfaction through quality and on-time delivery.

Professional History – (1)• DiSanto Technology Inc; (Shelton, CT) Production Manager.• Release clients order by putting all control plans and blue prints in packages. • Data collection to help introduce Value

Stream Mapping.• Oversee key operational functions

including production, inventory, and quality.

• Assist Engineer with changes, and process improvement.

Professional History – (2)• LDI Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) started as a production supervisor ended as a General Plant Supervisor- assistant Plant Manager. • We manufacture aftermarket and redesign actuators, sensors, solenoid, plastic components, and coils. • We had multiple work-cells, that made different components. • Some with high volume long term and others were small volume short and long term run.

Professional History – (3)• Steelcase Furniture 2nd shift plant supervisor. (Grand Rapids, MI) • Manufacture office furniture for enclosed and pen concept.• 2nd shift supervisor, over see operation of the entire work force on second shift, including but limited to maintenance.• Implement work safe environment, rules and company policy.• Enforce 5S and Lean manufacturing to help decrease waste throughout the plant. • Quarter meeting for safety and quality issues.

Professional History – (4)• Roskam Baking, Packing Food (Grand Rapids, MI) Plant Supervisor.• We baked pretzel, Cinnamon bread, package Chex-Mix and, Bugles.• Efficiency was low while labor and product waste was high. • Worked on the efficiency by evenly mixing experience with non-experience workers. • Removed extra employees that were none added value. • Appointed a team to be responsible for ALL change overs. • Cross train operators / employees. • Improved production 10%, waste was reduced by 14% and labor was reduced by 12%.

Professional History – (5)

• Norwalk Powder Metals, (Norwalk, CT) started as Plant Supervisor ended as Plant Manager. • We made parts out of powder metal. • Scrap was as high as 40%. • Downtime between 30-40%.• Problem solved by adding turn tables to the equipment's.• Allowing time to properly inspect

parts.• Overall scrap was reduced by 45% and productivity rose by 55%.

Professional History – (6)• Buck Scientific Inc. (East-Norwalk, CT)

• Polish Crystal, Prism and other optical crystal to a clear surface shine allowing no more than 2 inferred lines.

• Analytical Instruments, assemble, build and final test them.

• PFP7, interchange components and power supply to allow unit to operate in the United State.

Other Professionalism• Sikorsky Aircraft Technology;

worked on the Black Hawk riveting certain section of the helicopter.

• Familiar with manually hand soldering P.C. board components as well as wave soldering.

• Familiar with Metal Stamping equipment as well as inspecting and changing die’s.

Greatest AccomplishmentCVS Prosys• Equipment was running 24/7 producing 172 pph, 1,200 per shift. • Time study and arranging stations, showed process could be improved. • Preparation, and sample run showed increase on productivity. • Results 336 pph, 2,350 per shift eliminating weekend for all shifts.• Overall cost saving $ 1.4 million dollars.

Career Challenges • Not being taken serious.

Results; Take ownership and prove leadership.• Need to finish B.A and Masters Degrees.

Results; Completed my B.A and my MBA.• Communicate throughout the organization that change is better than resting within comfort zones.

Results; Conduct group meeting(s). • Illustrated to employees the benefits to them in accepting change.

Results; Introduce data and time-studies results.• Training and challenging a unskilled workforce.

Results; Schedule time and date’s to properly train employee.• Converting poor moral to a can do attitude.

Results; Give back to employees by holding quarterly safety raffle. • Implement roles, responsibilities and expectations throughout the

organization.. Results; Hold monthly meeting to introduce company results poor and good and encourage employees to be part of new ideas. Offer rewards for improvement that are introduce to the process.

Learning Experience• Never give up, if at first you do not succeed try

again from a different point of view.• Experience is as important as an education. • Shows you are willing to exceed professionally and responsibly. • Not everyone has a closed mind, learn to

communicate by showing leadership, then results. • Everyone has a different way of adapting to new

changes, have patience, remember your first time.

Conclusion• Demonstrate the ability to adapt to any situation.• Ability to improve process and productivity.• Communicate and increase moral.• Maintain a safe, hostile free work environment. • Up hold company phrase, (no idea is a bad idea). • Everyone (regardless who you are) is and shall be

treated equally.• To be successful in a work place, we all need to work as a T.E.A.M (Together -Everyone -Achieves -More)