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Gilbert Mora

Phoenix

Summary

Strategic engineering and operations leader delivering positive change and multimillion dollar savings through fostering a highly collaborative and growth minded culture, driving innovation and value creation.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operations Manager – Engineering

Becton Dickinson
Tempe
06.2023 - Current
  • Lead manufacturing engineering operations at the Tempe site, ensuring business continuity and FDA compliance across all product lines.
  • Foster a collaborative team culture that leverages individual strengths through knowledge-sharing and open decision-making to drive business objectives.
  • Responsible for P&L project and cost-to-win initiatives, including equipment procurement, inventory E&O reduction, production ramp readiness, and execution of validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ, TMV, PPAP, MSA, FAI) to ensure compliance and process capability.
  • Established a collaborative continuous improvement culture between Engineering, Quality and Operations, resulting in a 7X increase in cost to win savings within first two years of employment, $230K in the first fiscal year and $450K in the second.
  • Enhanced OEE by implementing critical spare parts tracking and downtime management strategy, leading to a $65K reduction in repair and maintenance expenses within the first physical year.
  • Championed Kaizens to improve cost of poor quality (COPQ), streamlined quality nonconformance processes, escalated and completed CAPA’s, provided FDA audit support.
  • Acted as liaison between design and manufacturing for new product development and ongoing sustaining projects.

Business Consultant

Clarisse Machanguana Foundation (CMF)
Maputo
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • Provided strategic consulting alongside a team of senior-level professionals as part of Thunderbird School of Global Management’s Global Challenge Lab, supporting the foundation’s mission to empower young women leaders through sports, leadership, and community programs.
  • Developed a strategic business model canvas, clarifying CMF’s value proposition, customer segments, revenue streams, and cost structure to align organizational objectives with mission impact.
  • Crafted a targeted marketing strategy to boost brand visibility and engagement, focusing on core audiences to support CMF’s flagship initiatives.
  • Designed a corporate pitch deck template for high-impact presentations to corporate donors, including ExxonMobil, to elevate sponsorship appeal.
  • Created a digital transformation strategy to enhance CMF’s online presence across social media and web platforms, ensuring alignment with donor and community expectations.
  • Engaged in cross-cultural collaboration, enhancing adaptability, communication, and strategic enterprise skills in an international hybrid work environment.

Senior Operations Manager

Chromalloy
Phoenix
05.2022 - 02.2023
  • Managed a 5-shift production team for the Repair and OEM businesses, fostering a culture of safety and collaboration.
  • Ensured timely customer deliveries by balancing budgetary, machine downtime, and personnel constraints while continuously tracking key metrics and P&L to optimize operations in a dynamic production environment.
  • Partnered with the Leadership Team to develop and implement 90-day plan targeting key P&L initiatives, resulting in a 67% reduction in delivery past dues and a 15% increase in on-time delivery.
  • Actively managed planning, purchasing, warehouse, shipping, and maintenance logistics to ensure timely availability of materials, critical spares, and equipment to meet customer demand.
  • Partnered with Procurement, HR, Planning, and Engineering leaders on SIOP integration to digitalize and improve data-driven inventory management, capacity planning, and labor management, enhancing operations planning and forecasting.
  • Led an OEE machine uptime initiative, establishing vendor PM schedules, conducting machine risk assessments, executing mitigation plans, identifying and purchasing critical spare parts, implementing kanban, and providing maintenance training.

Director of Engineering

Chromalloy
Phoenix
01.2021 - 05.2022
  • Directed the Engineering, Tooling & Design, Continuous Improvement and Maintenance teams to deliver on key business metrics for new product implementation (NPI), LEAN manufacturing initiatives, process optimization, cost reduction, yield improvement, and special projects.
  • Partnered with SBU leaders, program managers, and customers to execute NPD projects, resolving capacity gaps, procurement delays, and bottlenecks; increased vendor capacity and applied Agile principles to meet budgets and deadlines.
  • Ensured Quality Management System compliance, managing FAA 14 CFR Part 43, ISO 9001, and NADCAP audits; spearheaded CAPA resolution with 5-Why’s, 8D, and fault tree analysis to address root causes and enforce process controls.
  • Developed and implemented an employee growth strategy, including succession planning, cross-functional training, and mentoring, boosting HR retention scores in ethics, environment, accountability, and values.
  • Drove the strategic transfer of non-core product lines to a sister facility, resolving delays and escalating to leadership when needed to boost production throughput by 15% and improve margins by 10% through optimized pricing.
  • Leveraged CT scanning to develop cost-efficient digital part models, driving $150K cost savings, acquisition of a carbon fiber matrix 3D printer, and doubling CNC EDM production throughput.
  • Led a weeklong LEAN Leadership event to revamp the repair facility layout, implementing a new consolidated U-shaped production line, visual controls, 5S areas, and GMPs. Achieved an 88% reduction in product travel and a 25% improvement in turnaround time.

Director of Engineering

Chromalloy
Tampa
10.2018 - 01.2021
  • Directed a design authority engineering team to enhance machine plant processes, manage PMA NPI projects, ensure FAA 14 CFR Part 21 compliance, and drive continuous improvements across the supply chain.
  • Championed operational excellence through Kaizen events, A3 problem-solving, and Green Belt Six Sigma training, achieving 50% team certification, implementing Minitab for data analysis, and reducing year-end scrap by 86%, establishing a company best practice in process improvement.
  • Led and coached engineers through a CNC grinding project, resulting in a 95% scrap reduction and a $200K cost avoidance, reinforcing Lean initiatives and quality control.
  • Implemented employee engagement strategy with succession planning, cross-functional training, and regular feedback sessions, driving significant HR retention gains in Talent & Career, Leadership, and Communication from prior year surveys.
  • Partnered with PMA supply chain leaders to streamline TAT, quality, scrap, and rework improvements, achieving over $800K in CPEx savings and leveraging Community of Practice initiatives to drive $200K in coating process cost savings.

Engineering Manager

Chromalloy
Phoenix
06.2017 - 10.2018
  • Led a 15-member engineering team focused on production support, new product development, yield, cost reduction, and process improvements aligned with company goals and customer requirements.
  • Championed a continuous improvement culture, integrating business case development, DMAIC fundamentals, and standard work practices to identify ERP and finance-driven opportunities, achieving $1M in annual cost savings.
  • Trained and empowered engineers, quality inspectors, and production leads to run multiple Traveler Optimization kaizens to identify process gaps, streamline operations, and reduce rework by 50%.
  • Led an international engineering Community of Practice (CoP) for Aluminizing and Plating, unifying best practices across sites in the UK, France, Mexico, US, and Thailand, achieving $250K in annual cost savings.
  • Developed a $500K revenue-generating scrap salvage business plan, converting two-vane turbine nozzles into single-vane units.

Production Manager – OEM Business

Chromalloy
Phoenix
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Managed a 65-employee operations workforce, including supervisors and leads, to deliver jet engine components through various manufacturing processes, achieving key metrics to meet customer demand and P&L goals.
  • Eliminated shift silos and fostered a collaborative cross-functional operations team, implementing process improvement Kaizen sessions and training to enhance process flow and quality awareness.
  • Achieved a 97% reduction in past dues, reduced TAT by 52%, increased first-pass yield from 93% to 98%, and introduced PFMEAs in two OEM cells, boosting operational awareness and efficiency.

Engineering Metallography Lab Supervisor

Chromalloy
Phoenix
04.2014 - 06.2017

Component Investigations Engineer III

Honeywell Engines
Phoenix
05.2012 - 05.2013

Engineer Mechanical I & II

Honeywell Engines
Phoenix
02.2005 - 05.2012

Education

Executive Masters of Global Management - Global Business

Thunderbird School of Global Management – ASU
Phoenix, AZ
08.2024

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
12.2004

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • Change management
  • Team development
  • Manufacturing expertise
  • Process optimization
  • Product development
  • Industrial engineering
  • P&L ownership
  • Operational excellence
  • Lean Six Sigma methodology
  • Data-driven improvement
  • Quality compliance
  • ISO 9001 certification
  • NADCAP accreditation
  • FAA regulations knowledge
  • FDA compliance
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement strategies
  • Strategic problem solving skills
  • Business acumen

Certification

  • Design for Six Sigma Hardware Green Belt | Honeywell
  • NADCAP Certifying Agent – Materials Testing: Specimen Machining | Honeywell
  • NADCAP Source Certifying Agent – Materials/Mechanical Testing, Coating, & Heat Treat | Honeywell
  • Instrumentation Engineering Level One | ITC at ASU
  • Leadership / Soft Skills Training
  • Rise: Building Manager Foundations | BD
  • Lifelong Personal Leadership | Thunderbird
  • Global Leadership | Thunderbird
  • Front Line Leadership | Chromalloy
  • DISC Assessment and Communication | Chromalloy
  • Situational Leadership | Chromalloy
  • Technical Training
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training | Villanova
  • Agile Project Management | LinkedIn Learning
  • Supply Chain Foundations | LinkedIn Learning
  • Innovative Product Development & Project Metrics, Risk Management | ITC at ASU
  • Design of Experiments | Arizona State University

Awards Recognition

  • Chromalloy Gold Award
  • Honeywell Bravo Bronze Award
  • Honeywell Trade Secret Meritorious Award

Hobbies and Interests

  • Arizona Trail hiking
  • Camping
  • D&D
  • Star Wars comics
  • Professional development
  • International travel

Manufacturing Processes

  • Coatings
  • Met Lab
  • Chemical Processes
  • Heat Treat
  • Weld
  • Braze
  • Blend
  • EDM
  • Machining
  • Extrusion
  • HITL automation

Professional Highlights

  • $7M+ in cost savings through manufacturing process improvements, yield optimization, and rework reduction at Chromalloy.
  • $3.5M in CAPEX funding for key projects: $1.6M strip line, $1.5M vac furnace, $250K SEM, and $150K for new engineering offices.
  • $1M revenue recovery Six Sigma Black Belt project that sustained a 30% reduction in coating cycle times across all product lines.
  • $800K in resolved TAT, scrap, and rework savings through cross-functional efforts within PMA supply chain.
  • Championed LSSGB training for 30+ engineers/technicians across two corporations to improve CI and Quality focused cultures.

Timeline

Business Consultant

Clarisse Machanguana Foundation (CMF)
05.2024 - 08.2024

Operations Manager – Engineering

Becton Dickinson
06.2023 - Current

Senior Operations Manager

Chromalloy
05.2022 - 02.2023

Director of Engineering

Chromalloy
01.2021 - 05.2022

Director of Engineering

Chromalloy
10.2018 - 01.2021

Engineering Manager

Chromalloy
06.2017 - 10.2018

Production Manager – OEM Business

Chromalloy
06.2016 - 06.2017

Engineering Metallography Lab Supervisor

Chromalloy
04.2014 - 06.2017

Component Investigations Engineer III

Honeywell Engines
05.2012 - 05.2013

Engineer Mechanical I & II

Honeywell Engines
02.2005 - 05.2012

Executive Masters of Global Management - Global Business

Thunderbird School of Global Management – ASU

Bachelor of Science - Materials Science and Engineering

University of Arizona

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