Fernando Caballero

Fernando Caballero

Senior Plant Director | Operational Excellence, Lean & Six Sigma

9 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week

About

I have 20+ years of experience in the industry including E-Commerce, logistics, Electrical, Automotive (Metal mechanic) and Service. I was the Operational Excellence Manager for ABB in USA and the Operations / Plant Manager in ABB for 8 years in power products. I was managing 5 Product groups in 2 business units (High voltage and Transformers) in San Luis Potosi, Mex with full P&L responsibility. As an operations manager I increase the revenues from 8M USD to 32M USD, Increase productivity 30% and reduce the operation cost by 20%. I complete the Executive Management program at the IPADE Business School on 2013 and the Operational Excellence certification program on December 2011. I am Industrial Engineer and Certified Black Belt (Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma expert) with 3+ years of experience e-commerce operations executive, 9+ years of experience in the electrical industry, 5+ year of experience at the automotive industry and 2+ as a black belt. I have 6+ projects with demonstrated success and financial results and 20+ implemented projects as a mentor of Green Belts. On these projects, in addition of Lean and Six Sigma tools we implement and improve processes increasing automation grade to reduce variation, speed up production lines and reduce cost. My skills are Operations Management, Operational Excellence, Product development, Manufacturing, Production control, Project development, New project development, Statistical Analysis, Implementation of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Methodologies (DMAIC & DFSS), ISO/TS 16949 Auditor, MSA, FMEA, PPAP & AQP.

Experience

  • Senior Plant Director · Central Moloney05-01-2024

    As a Senior Plant Director, responsible for overseeing plant operations, ensuring efficiency, and driving strategic initiatives.

  • Senior Operations Manager · Hitachi Energy08-01-2023 – 05-01-2024

    As a Senior Operations Manager, led operational strategies, improved processes, and managed teams to enhance productivity.

  • Site Leader, Sr. Operations · Amazon02-01-2017 – 06-01-2023

    Held roles as Site Leader and Sr. Operations, managing site operations, optimizing logistics, and leading teams to achieve operational excellence.

  • Operational Excellence Manager · ABB Inc.01-01-2015 – 02-01-2017

    As an Operational Excellence Manager, focused on process improvements, quality management, and operational efficiency.

Education

  • Tecnológico de MonterreyIndustrial and Systems Engineering, Manufacturing
  • IPADE Business SchoolCertificate, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  • Duke UniversityLeadership Development Program, Organizational Leadership
  • ABB Power Products High VoltageOperational Excellence Certification, Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • ABBManagement Training, Business Administration and Management, General
  • Kaizen InstituteBlack Belt, Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma

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