ING. MIGUEL TONATIUH TECUATL OSORNIO
Columbus,NE
Summary
Leverage extensive automotive manufacturing leadership to enhance operational excellence and financial performance. Proven track record in driving improvements in OEE and reducing downtime, with expertise in WCM and TPM implementation across various high-volume operations. Strong focus on team development, cost control, and adherence to global manufacturing standards.
Overview
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Certification
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANAGER
CAMACO COLUMBUS
Columbus, Nebraska
09.2025 - Current
- Lead maintenance activities supporting automotive manufacturing operations in Columbus, Nebraska, ensuring production continuity and compliance with IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and safety requirements OSHA
- Oversaw operations for 23 presses, 220 robotic welding systems, five laser cells, and paint operation producing 120,000 parts weekly, ensuring optimal equipment functionality.
- Drive preventive, predictive, autonomous, and proactive maintenance toward 82% OEE and downtime below 3%.
- Managed tooling, MRO, benchmarking, and cost control while making technical decisions for welding processes, powder coating, and bending machinery to enhance operational effectiveness.
Sr. Operation Manager
PUREM by Eberspacher
02.2023 - 09.2025
- Led World Class Manufacturing initiatives to improve production efficiency.
- Managed tooling, MRO, and benchmarking to drive cost control and technical decisions for welding GATS and bending machinery.
- Coordinated maintenance and repair operations to ensure production reliability.
- Administered tooling operations to ensure effective production workflows.
- Ensured adherence to IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and safety standards.
- Benchmarking high-impact decisions in welding GATS and bending machinery.
- Implementation Best practices & World Classes Processes.
SR OPERATION & TOOLING MANAGER
DAIMAY AUTOMOTIVE
01.2019 - 02.2023
- Oversaw maintenance and tooling for high-productivity plastic injection operations, enhancing CNC utilization and implementing tooling engineering changes.
- Executed TPM/WCM proactive maintenance strategies to improve reliability, quality, and process optimization.
- Supported BMW manufacturing programs and coordinated Maintenance, Tooling, Engineering, Production, and Quality.
- Tracked and reported KPIs across safety, quality, delivery, cost, morale, environment, and training to ensure operational excellence.
PLANT MANAGER
CIE AUTOMOTIVE — DERRAMADERO PAINT
05.2005 - 09.2018
- Managed maintenance and process support for high-volume automotive paint operations; achieved zero warranty claims for seven consecutive years.
- Led paint projects for Bed-Liner, contamination-prevention standardization, TPM/OEE system improvement, JIS implementation, and equipment installation, validation, and start-up.
- Developed and managed preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance teams to enhance equipment availability.
PRODUCTION & MAINTENANCE LEADERSHIP
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
06.1993 - 05.2005
- Advanced through roles including Production Supervisor, Maintenance Superintendent, and Night Shift Manager, enhancing operational leadership skills.
- Oversaw paint, assembly, and quality operations, ensuring full compliance with Autonomous Maintenance standards.
- Executed TPM, Ford Production System, Kaizen, 5S, and Six Sigma initiatives while managing CAPEX, P&L reporting, vendor relationships, LOTO training, and employee development.
Education
M.D. - Business Administration and Management
Instituto Panamericano De Alta Dirección (IPADE)
Monterrey, Nvo. León01-2014
Bachelor of Science - INDUSTRIAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MÉXICO (UVM)
ESTADO DE MEXICO01-1991
Skills
- Automotive Processes: Presses, robotic welding, laser cells, plastic injection, paint, assembly, JIS, CNC machining, GD&T
- Cost control
- Cost reduction
- Predictive Maintenance: 40 tools, Data analysis
- Quality compliance
- KPI dashboards
- Equipment maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
- Tooling engineering
- Plan and schedule PM's
- Perform physical inventory of spare parts
- Data entry of weekly and monthly maintenance KPIs
- Led the implementation of total productive maintenance TPM
Personal Information
Title: Plant Manager | Operations & Maintenance Manager | Automotive Manufacturing Executive
Certification
- Six Sigma Black Belt; MIT "Product Design Strategies; DOE; DMAIC; WCM—FIAT-Chrysler Technical Pillars; TPM; Autonomous Maintenance; Lean Manufacturing; Continuous Improvement; Kaizen; FMEA; PPAP; Control Plans; GD&T.
Accomplishments
- 30+ years leading automotive Operations, Maintenance, Tooling, Production, Quality, and Engineering.
- Seven consecutive years with zero warranty claims in automotive paint operations.
- 100% Autonomous Maintenance coverage at Ford Motor Company.
- Extensive CAPEX, equipment validation, process start-up, tooling refurbishment, CNC spare-part manufacturing, and digital KPI dashboard experience.
- Strategic, hands-on leader committed to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Environment, and Continuous Improvement.
Languages
Spanish—Native; English—Bilingual / Professional Proficiency.
Timeline
SENIOR OPERATION & MAINTENANCE MANAGER
CAMACO COLUMBUS
09.2025 - Current
Sr. Operation Manager
PUREM by Eberspacher
02.2023 - 09.2025
SR OPERATION & TOOLING MANAGER
DAIMAY AUTOMOTIVE
01.2019 - 02.2023
PLANT MANAGER
CIE AUTOMOTIVE — DERRAMADERO PAINT
05.2005 - 09.2018
PRODUCTION & MAINTENANCE LEADERSHIP
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
06.1993 - 05.2005
M.D. - Business Administration and Management
Instituto Panamericano De Alta Dirección (IPADE)
Bachelor of Science - INDUSTRIAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE MÉXICO (UVM)