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Edgar Escutia

Summary

Accomplished Engineering Senior Manager at General Motors Co, adept in strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration. Spearheaded quality enhancements and cost reductions, achieving significant milestones. Expert in operations management and customer orientation, leading to improved product quality and customer satisfaction. Proven leadership in driving team productivity and advancing innovative quality engineering strategies.


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Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Engineering Senior Manager

General Motors Co
01.2019 - Current
  • 2023 - present.- Lead the Thermal team at TREC, developing Coolant and AC plumbing, HVAC Ducts and Functional Black Plastics.
  • Reinforced quality system to achieve project milestones and deliver high quality results. Identify Engineering With Simplicity (EWS) strategies and integration of thermal components into modules.
  • Responsible of Door Trim and Carpets, Acoustics & Trunk Trim (CATT). Successful integration of both areas to achieve program milestones and deliver high quality results. Reduced costs, tool waste, and warranty IPTVs and improved efficiency in managing projects.
  • Increase focus on strategic initiatives with a long term view in mind, reinforce Product Development execution at TREC, incorporating Lessons Learned and preventive actions.
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
  • Responsible of the newly formed Virtual Development and Design Validation including physical validation testing. Develop strategy to move to 100% virtual validation as well

Senior Manager Central Quality

General Motors Co
05.2015 - 01.2019
  • Responsible to address all quality related and warranty problems for vehicles sold in Mexico and Central America.
    Lead product development quality process at GM Mexico to assure flawless launches of new models and assure vehicles will meet customer requirements.
    Responsible to execute Field Actions, port holds and vehicle distribution center inspections and reworks if needed.
  • Responsible of the Quality Engineering teams at GMM assembly plants
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Consistently met or exceeded annual performance targets set by senior leadership.


Quality Engineering Manager

General Motors Co
05.2012 - 05.2015
  • Responsible of the QE team at the plant.
    Assure all parts meet engineering requirements. Support new launches, warranty reduction, supplier quality issues.
  • Improved product quality by implementing effective inspection processes and procedures.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on defects, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by addressing complaints promptly and effectively resolving any outstanding issues.

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Arkansas State University
State University, AR
11.2025

MBA - Business Administration

Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
12.2009

Master of Science - Engineering Mechanics

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
05.2008

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Operations Management
  • Cross-functional Team Coordination
  • Customer Orientation
  • Quality Orientation
  • Safety Commitment
  • Workload Management

Certification

  • Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems (MIT)
  • Quality Manager with Organizational Excellence (American Society of Quality)
  • Project Management (ITESM)
  • Customer Value & Market Success (Stanford University)

Timeline

Engineering Senior Manager

General Motors Co
01.2019 - Current

Senior Manager Central Quality

General Motors Co
05.2015 - 01.2019

Quality Engineering Manager

General Motors Co
05.2012 - 05.2015

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Arkansas State University

MBA - Business Administration

Indiana University Bloomington

Master of Science - Engineering Mechanics

Purdue University

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