Sergio Manuel S.

Director de ingeniería

About

More than 30 years of cumulative experience in the application of engineering within medical, aerospace and electronics industries; in different areas such Testing, Automation, Product Design, Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement and Project Management. Co-Author of Book “Manufacturing 4.0, the use of emergent technologies in manufacturing” (it’s considered in top 100 Best Manufacturing Books All Time). Participation in different technical publications, as well as several local, regional and international panel/conferences. Bachelor Degree in Electronics Engineering with specialization in Telecommunications; in the same way, various studies of Master Science Degrees such Control & Automation, Networks & Telecommunications, Big Data, and Administrative Sciences. Other Certifications in: Six Sigma Black Belt, LEAN Enterprise, Project Management, PTC Pro Engineer, Visual Studio and LabVIEW, among the most significant.

Country

Mexico

City

Tijuana

Industry

Medical Device

Skill

Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, SPC, Manufacturing, Design of Experiments, Kaizen, Testing, Electronics, Microcontrollers, Product Development, Lean manufacturing, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Programming, FMEA, Design Control, FPGA, ISO 13485, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality System, Database Design

Experience

Director de ingeniería

Carl Zeiss Vision Manufactura De Mexico S De Rl

2026-5 - Present · 5 mos

Tijuana, Baja California, México

Global AME, Mgr Sr

HARMAN International

2025-1 - 2026-5 · 1 yr 5 mos

Mexico

Global Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Manager Sr

OPEX & Automation 4.0, Regional Director

EssilorLuxottica

2023-8 - 2025-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

México

NSL Mexico Region. OPEX, Automation & Digitalization 4.0 Director

Industry 4.0 and New Technologies Consultant

IDET Capacitación Profesional

2023-6 - 2025-10 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Tijuana, Baja California, México

Senior Advanced Engineering Manager

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

2022-3 - 2023-5 · 1 yr 3 mos

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

New Technologies Implementation, Consultant

Zenkai

2018-9 - 2023-3 · 4 yrs 7 mos

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

New technology trainer and consultant (4.0; Robotics, Data Collection and Automation)

Engineering Manager MMS EMI

2016-6 - 2022-3 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Main Responsibilities: ENG Org Structure creation, responsible of all engineering areas at BD MMS TJ segment 2016-2020 (Process, CI, Product, PMO, Advanced Mfg. Eng., Maintenance Ops). And currently supporting TJ Business Operations (ENG Ops) and Mfg. Process Technology. Additional Comments: Winner of BD world awards, innovation, and technology, 2018. Implementation of emergent technologies such AR for remote collaboration, training, and assembly purposes. Collaborative Robots, Machine Learning, Lean Automation, Real Time KPI Dashboards, electronic DHR (prototype level), components’ level scanning systems/traceability, etc.

Sustaining Engineering Supervisor

CareFusion

2013-10 - 2016-5 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Main Responsibilities: Product R&D supporting USA Tech Center, V&V, Product sustaining support at Ops Mfg. level. Value Capture Projects, PCN, NPI, Incremental Improvement projects. Additional Comments: Other contribution to operations is the development of process KPI real time system under a digitalization roadmap. Packaging design and optimization projects portfolio.

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Greatbatch Medical

2012-6 - 2013-10 · 1 yr 5 mos

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Main Responsibilities: Process transfer and special process validation (Switzerland to TJ, Mexico). Additional Comments: I actively participated in the implementing of some especial projects beyond my responsibilities such laser cutter robot (programming), assembly and testing machines validation and other chemical processes optimization and validation. Creation of risk management board and activation of contingency plan to mitigate project’s delays and overcoming other challenges.

Sr. Manufacturing & Projects Engineer

Flex Medical - Flextronics

2010-6 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Main Responsibilities: Manufacturing/Process sustaining and support. CI Lean program deployment, Center of Excellence - Tiger Team Leader. Transferring Process Project Manager (Palo Alto, USA to TJ, Mexico) surgical product. Contract Manufacturing environment, customer: MEDTRONIC. Additional Comments: Winner of TJ Flextronics CI annual events, Shingijutzu 2010 and 2011. Lean enterprise ~ +30% efficiencies, ~20% HC reduction, ~>40% Scrap avoidance, etc. Use of statistical tools for process optimization, FI analysis and validation purposes with the use of MED-Stat and Minitab tools.

Education

Esden Business School

Data Science

2019-6 - 2022-12 · 3 yrs 7 mos

COMMENTS: Unfinished since program stopped three months before completion due to world's pandemic contingency. Program reinitiated in 2022 but I was not able to offcially complete it.