Hector Manuel Ortega Zarate

• New Business Development, Account Management,

Supply Agreement / Contract Management, Develop Business Relationship, Pricing /Quoting/Re-cost, Identify New business Opportunities, Networking, Budget, Forecast, Sales, Profitability Management

• Developed annual budgets based on historical data analysis and projected growth objectives.
• Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
• Identified strategic acquisition targets, contributing to company expansion efforts.
• Collaborated with product development teams to ensure alignment between customer needs and product offerings.
• Boosted sales performance through new customer and new business opportunities.

Operations Management (Production, Procurement, Logistics, Quality, continuous improvement, Engineering, Maintenance, Technical department, people development ) of the Rubber Mixing Department

Report to me: 5 staff people, and 40 employees as direct labor.

Building design, building construction, Equipment installation, set u, ramp up and SOP of the new rubber mixing facility.

Process Engineering Department of Weather strip sealing facility also reported to me.

Transfer of process, equipment and production from USA & Canada to Mexico.

Production Management

Rubber Compound Development

Quality Assurance

Process Control.

Continues improvement

Scrap reduction programs.

People Management and People Training & Growth

Launch of new building facilities, new process, new technologies

Glass recipe design and control, Research and Development Department. Production Management.

• Enhanced production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing lean manufacturing techniques.
• Reduced waste and material costs by optimizing resource allocation and inventory management.
• Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products according to customer requirements.
• Conducted root cause analysis on production issues, devising corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Managed multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely completion and meeting budget constraints.

• Rubber Compounding. Recipe design. Recipe control, Mixing Parameters, Scrap Reduction, Scale up of New Recipes, Continuous Improvements.
• Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.
• Developing cost-effective solutions to engineering problems.
• Reduced production costs through continuous improvement initiatives and root cause analysis.

• Continuous Improvement, Process control
• Implemented new strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency of engineering team.
• Collaborated with other departments to facilitate successful project completion.
• Analyzed and interpreted data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Designed and implemented quality control processes to facilitate customer satisfaction.
• Optimized R&D processes by implementing innovative engineering techniques and tools.