Gerardo Quintanilla

Engineering Manager in Pressure Washer division. - Coordinate projects with companies like Lowes,Sears, Home Depot, Trupper and so on. - Visit the key suppliers (Plastic, forging, machining, tooling companies.) - Provide the most feasible design for the customers according to price of the product, price of tooling and on time. - Deliver the products until assembly line. - Deal with aggressive markets, environments, and different cultures. Engineering Team : 15 persons.

· Design New Products and Parts. · Cost Reduction Projects. · Design for Manufacturability. · http://www.karcher.com/ The usual activities deal with: · Management of Bill of Materials Ø Create and Update BOM’s. Ø Deliver ECR’s (Engineering Changes Request). Ø Coordinate activities with other departments like purchasing, outsourcing, production & manufacturing and support these departments. Ø Interact with USA and Germany for Design Release. Ø Drive New Product Introduction (NPI). · Designing New Components

Responsible for Meat Grinders and Mixers. · Drive NPI’s. · Design for Manufacturability. · Support Process MFG. · http://www.torrey.com.mx/ Obtained Profits: Introduce a 22-Lb/min Axial Bearing Meat Grinder, increasing flow rate in 30%. Introduce a 32-Lb/min Axial Bearing Meat Grinder, increasing flow rate in 20%. Design a new Worm/Head for current grinders, improving capacity in 20%. Design a Handle Clamping, based on acme thread for new grinders. Implement a Forming Tool Design, to improve the time of as

· Implement Maintenance Programs. · Hiring/Managing Team Members. · Lease/Sales of Construction Heavy Equipment · http://www.issasa.com.mx/ Obtained Profits: Establish of Role Definitions and Maintenance Programs, improving Productivity in 200%.