MARIO ROJAS
Hermosillo,NY
Summary
Engineering and Operations executive with 15+ years of leadership across automotive, industrial, EV and medical device manufacturing. Proven record delivering engineering strategy, operational excellence, automation, product commercialization, and organizational transformation. Experienced leading $50M customer portfolios, $2M budgets, 80+ NPIs, and cross-functional teams to improve profitability, productivity and customer satisfaction.
Overview
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Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager
ICA Mid Atlantic (Amphenol)
01.2021 - Current
- Lead engineering strategy for $50M+ customer portfolio.
- Managed $2M engineering budget and $2M automation CAPEX.
- Improved productivity by 35% and OEE from 72% to 84%.
- Reduced NPI cycle time by 15%.
- Executive liaison for Caterpillar, Liebherr, Textron, EZ-GO and BraunAbility.
Senior Engineer – R&D & NPI
Velcro Companies
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Led automotive and medical device launches.
- Implemented DFM/value engineering.
Sr. Supervisor – R&D & NPI
CVG
01.2010 - 01.2019
- Led 30 engineers and 50+ personnel.
- Launched 80+ NPIs.
- Reduced inventory 15% ($2M), scrap 12%, engineering costs 10%.
- Generated $15M in revenue through new launches.
- Supported ISO 13485/FDA compliance.
Education
Diploma - Business Management
Universidad Del Valle De Mexico
Campus Hermosillo12-2007
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Universidad Del Valle De Mexico
Campus Hermosillo12-2007
Skills
- Engineering Strategy
- Operations Leadership
- NPI
- Program Management
- Portfolio Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Automation
- Cost Reduction
- Operational Excellence
- APQP
- PPAP
- FMEA
- ISO 13485
- IATF 16949
- FDA
- Oracle
- Epicor
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- IATF 16949
- ISO 13485
- FDA Quality Systems
- APQP
- PPAP
- FMEA
- MSA
- SPC
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- $50M+ Customer Portfolio
- 80+ Product Launches
- $15M Revenue from New Launches
- 35% Productivity Improvement
- $2M Engineering Budget
- $2M CAPEX Projects
- 30 Engineers / 50+ Employees
- 15 Manufacturing Lines
- OEE 72% → 84%
- 15% Inventory Reduction ($2M)
- 12% Scrap Reduction
- 15% Faster NPI
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Engineering Manager
ICA Mid Atlantic (Amphenol)
01.2021 - Current
Senior Engineer – R&D & NPI
Velcro Companies
01.2019 - 01.2021
Sr. Supervisor – R&D & NPI
CVG
01.2010 - 01.2019
Diploma - Business Management
Universidad Del Valle De Mexico
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Universidad Del Valle De Mexico