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Hugo Villa

Cody

Summary

Exceptional technical abilities with extensive experience in project, operations, and engineering management. Highly proficient with product cost analysis, continuous improvement, new product development, departmental budgeting and planning. Able to motivate and lead a team of technical individuals while also promoting overall teamwork and communication between company departments

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

CAD Engineer

NeedleCreek LLC
02.2021 - Current
  • Created 3D models of potential Influx Shelter site locations. Provided technical drawings and other media files for contract submission, this was done for four individual sites.

Plant Engineering Manager

Y-Tex Corporation
01.2020 - Current
  • Manage ID engineering as well as Shop and Plant Overhead departments, responsibilities include but are not limited to: budgeting, staffing, projects, and maintenance.
  • Improve Preventative Maintenance program and increase consistency of execution.
  • Manage five technical direct reports.
  • Led several high value capital purchase projects. Projects required simultaneous coordination of multiple contractors and vendors and were completed within 10% of estimated budget in a timely manner.
  • Qualified alternative raw materials resulting in approximately 30% cost savings, adjusted other product formulations for additional savings to the bottom line.
  • led several safety projects which required becoming knowledgeable with OSHA standards.
  • Participate in audits aimed at ensuring production using hazardous materials was compliant with internal and international health and manufacturing standards.
  • Currently leading several projects with focus on continuous improvement, new products, and lean manufacturing.
  • Perform and aid in installation of equipment involving high voltage electricity.
  • Hired on as Plastics Engineer in January 2020, promoted to Plant Engineer in June 2020.

Process Engineering Technician

CoorsTek
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Set up dry and cold isostatic presses for production of ceramic parts; performed quality control procedures of upstream product.
  • Improved load and unloading procedures of pressed parts into and from designated kilns assuring optimal part handling and minimal production scrap/waste.
  • Revised and documented handling procedures of products including but not limited to: tumbling, dye checking, edge breaking, sanding and machining of a variety of ceramic parts.
  • Gathered and maintained records of technical data such as process and material deviations, OEE, waste characterization and quality non-conformances.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado
2018

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Quality Control
  • Department/Capital project budgeting and forecasting
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office programs
  • Proficient with Excel Visual Basic Coding
  • Personnel Management
  • Project Management; proficient with Jira
  • SOP development and publication
  • SOW development and publication
  • Bilingual: Spanish and English

Timeline

CAD Engineer

NeedleCreek LLC
02.2021 - Current

Plant Engineering Manager

Y-Tex Corporation
01.2020 - Current

Process Engineering Technician

CoorsTek
10.2018 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Colorado School of Mines
Hugo Villa