Carlos Yac, fully bilingual (english-spanish) Mechanical Engineer, skilled on Operations departments as Manufacturing Engineering, Production Supervisor and Operations Manager. Skilled developing and implementing tools for Control and Improvement of Operational KPIs (Lean Six Sigma, 5’s, TPM, SPC, Poka Yoke, Visual Management, Kaizen, etc.). Experienced on Start up Production Projects, transition of Production lines from USA and Korea to Mexico, on Budget and Cost reduction analysis for Production Areas. Emphasis on Lean six sigma’s methodology, Green Belt certificate. Leadership presenting P&L reports for Operations Areas. Strong expertise on Cost reduction projects, on financial analysis (Gross margin, Absorption, Variances control, etc).
Education
- 01/2000- 06/2005 Master at ITESM
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Master on Engineering of Quality and Productivity Systems
- 06/1990-07/1995 Mechancial and Electrical Engineering at UANL
- 2015-2017 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Instructor at SIGMA PRO
Experience
- 01-2019 Date Business Unit Production Manager at Medtronic
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MEDTRONIC / MEDICAL INDUSTRY ISO 13485:2016, FDA Certificates. Responsible of Operation of Stent grafts and MICROTRAC (items for cardiac and aortic surgerys), 15,000 sq ft, 880 production operators, 2 shifts.
Successful implant of MOS (Medtronic Operation System-OPEX initiatives) transformation of production lines from traditional concepts to COS (Cell Operating System) with its subsystems (STABILIZING: cell operation, Heijunka, Material Replenishment; STANDARIZING: std Work, 5Ss; VISUAL MANAGEMENT: Visual Management, Stop / Fix; CLOSING THE GAP: Problem Solving, Continuous Learning) applying VSM (Value Stream Mapping) and DMAIC Methodologies for projects Control.
Onboarding process improvement project after opening a DMAIC A3 project (direct turnover improved from a monthly 12% to 6%).
Improve of main Operations metrics (Scrap: from 17 to 3%, FTY: from 85 to 97 %, Productivity: from 91 to 98%) after several Continuous Improvement projects implanted. Such as: “Improve of Operators performance Improvement”.