Ricardo Guardado
Sheboygan,USA
Summary
Seasoned safety engineer with a professional career in different international companies (Caterpillar, Burgess-Norton, Delphi, Chemtool, Navistar International (VW), Norma Group, and others). Specialist in job safety assessments (safety FMEA´s), safe work permits and safety programs for operators. Well versed in national and international safety & environmental legislation. Work based on competencies as well as effective communication skills to promote teamwork. One of my best achievements was working for Chemtool as a Site Manager (in-plant for 3 Caterpillar facilities in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico), leading 6 laboratory chemical analysts in charge of the management of chemical materials and hazardous waste through 11 fluids operators with zero recordable incidents in almost 3 years, while I oversaw the Chemical Management Program for Caterpillar, reducing the spent in chemicals from a yearly budget of USD $3MD to an annual spend of USD $1.8 million dollar through the implementation of chemical titration, periodical audits to the ATS maintenance department, and GMPs (good manufacturing practices) for the use of hazardous chemicals in these three facilities with a monthly high level presentation of results to the US / MEX Top Management of Caterpillar Remanufacturing Division. Former EHS Manager of a Caterpillar manufacturing plant, leading 33 safety technicians, 3 safety engineers, 1 environmental coordinator and a Security general supervisor. After a professional career of 21 years with progressive experience in the health, safety & environmental field in Mexico with some projects in Ontario, Canada and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I decided to challenge myself by continuing working in the United States of America.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
HSE Engineering Leader
NEMAK USA, Inc.
07.2022 - 01.2024
- Responsible for leading the development and enhancement of new and existing HSE procedures and policies
- Performing safety risk and compliance evaluations, as well as develop and implement optimal recommendations, addressing any noted engineering deficiencies
- Review and analyze loss data to identify accident trends and work closely with departments that are experiencing higher than average employee accidents to develop and implement strategic corrective actions
- Identify and provide engineering support to develop and implement regulatory codes and requirements set by local, state, federal, and corporate policy
- Participate in the reviews and monitoring of chemical product usage, shortage, and transportation, ensuring compliance with legal requirements
- Develop and present health and safety training programs to upper management for all personnel
- Identify necessary updates to training programs, while remaining compliant with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory guidelines
- Conduct and review investigations of accidents, identifying root causes to develop and implement corrective action plans
- Analyze and identify situations to avoid future similar situations
- Collaboration with applicable departments to develop and establish engineering safety measures, as well as make recommendations to upper management regarding improvements in employee health and safety protection plans.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Process Engineer
HWASEUNG AUTOMOTIVE USA, LLC
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Apply engineering, science, and business skills for fabrication and assembly of auto parts for new cars (FCA, GM)
- Develop, evaluate, and improve operations processes (Continuous Improvement)
- Utilize sequential flow patterns in processes
- Minimize backtracking of work
- Implement a predictable process and reduce scrap by 20%
- Review KPI monitoring systems to determine ways to improve company operations and eliminate unsafe acts and waste
- Develop best practices and routines, and innovate new solutions to improve the production floor rates and overall part quality
- Work closely with the Quality Team to create, improve, and develop standardized work instructions
- Develop & implement action plans for projects and rotate Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) including Budget, engineering specifications, schedule, management, start-up, evaluations, and presentations
- Confer with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes, and reduce costs.
EHS Manager
CATERPILLAR REYNOSA, SA DE CV
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Employ the DMAIC Methodology (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) for Safety Projects, in order to achieve Zero (0) recordable injuries result during my journey in Caterpillar
- Re-organize the Safety Department team of 3 safety coordinators
- Implement Ishikawa and 5 Whys in all incident and accident investigations
- Make sure each Production Supervisor was empowered and were held 100% accountable for their area and personnel safety
- Manage 31 safety technicians, distributed in 3 shifts, and 10 different Value Streams / Production lines
- Schedule, control and supervise safety & environmental permitting applications before municipal, state, and federal government, ensuring that they are delivered in a timely manner
- Observe current and obsolete Safety programs and define to management which should and deserve to be re-implemented in the second half of 2020 and 2021.
EHS General Supervisor
INGENIERÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD, SA DE CV (IBIO)
06.2019 - 01.2020
- On-site EHS Consulting Services for Kansas City Southern (KSCM)
- Supervise the construction company personnel, in order to assure 0 recordable injuries
- Develop the daily safety risks assessments and communicate these to the workmen on a daily basis before starting the work day, after the gymnastics exercises
- Assure compliance of environmental legislation and terms & conditions of an Environmental Impact Assessment Resolution, issued by SEMARNAT to KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN MEXICO
- Implement and record corrective actions to mitigate and compensate for any relevant Environmental Impact
- Supervising the construction company for a railroad construction project, as well as receiving federal and local government inspectors on site.
EHS Assistant Manager
NORMA GROUP MEXICO, S DE RL DE CV
10.2016 - 03.2019
- Lead Daily Gemba Walks (NBS, Norma Business System, based in the Toyota Production System)
- Maintain ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certification
- Implement and record corrective actions to control recordable accidents
- Receiving external, and internal auditors (NSF International), as well as federal and state government inspectors
- Maintain the ISO 14001 certification from 2016 year to date for two different facilities and keep environmental compliance for different customers (mainly for FORD MOTOR COMPANY, VOLVO, NISSAN, CHRYSLER, BMW, MERCEDES-BENZ, between other customers)
- Maintain our voluntary OHSAS 18001 certification from 2016 year to 2019 (ISO 45001)
- Prepare Safety A3 reports to our COO, Regional Ops
- VPs and Q&EHS Regional Directors, and keep track of Lost Time Accidents corrective and preventative actions
- Integration of information for our Corporate Responsibility award presentation for 2019.
Site Manager
CHEMTOOL DE MEXICO, SA DE CV
12.2013 - 09.2016
- Management, supervision, payroll, and evaluation of 6 chemical analysts, and 11 fluids operators under their charge, distributed in 3 different manufacturing facilities of CATERPILLAR in three different shifts, as part of the Fluidynamics Division, of Chemtool de Mexico, SA de CV
- Testing of chemical parameters of metalworking fluids, coolants, pure oils, honing/grinding oils, cleaning solvents, detergents, and others for chemical quality by refractometry and/or chemical titration, warehouse inventory control, solids analysis, tramp oil, conductivity and pH determination, cleanliness tests, personnel management, Overtime planning for employees, planning of new personnel entrance (psychometrics, medical examinations, honesty tests, safety test) before their contract signature, customer billing, and collections
- In charge of the suppliers contracting, and supervision for preventative maintenance (for the wastewater treatment system, reverse osmosis, and thermal oxidizer), chemicals management, wastewater treatment operation, and waste management for the customer, a Caterpillar facility, in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, complying with the contract with the customer, as well as Caterpillar global EHS procedures.
Education
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
San Nicolas De Los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico12.2010
Bachelor of Science - Automatic Control Systems
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
San Nicolas De Los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico06.2000
Skills
- Leadership
- Continuous Improvement
- Risk Assessment
- Decision Making
- Quality Assurance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Conflict Resolution
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Performance Metrics
- Emotional Intelligence
Accomplishments
State Youth Award in 2005 (Cateogory: Ecology & Environment Protection)
Academic History
- Bachelors in science in Control Engineering
- Masters in science in Environmental Engineering
Spanish (Mother tongue)
My native language is Spanish.
I´m also 100% bilingual in English & Spanish.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
HSE Engineering Leader
NEMAK USA, Inc.
07.2022 - 01.2024
Process Engineer
HWASEUNG AUTOMOTIVE USA, LLC
02.2021 - 06.2022
EHS Manager
CATERPILLAR REYNOSA, SA DE CV
02.2020 - 07.2020
EHS General Supervisor
INGENIERÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD, SA DE CV (IBIO)
06.2019 - 01.2020
EHS Assistant Manager
NORMA GROUP MEXICO, S DE RL DE CV
10.2016 - 03.2019
Site Manager
CHEMTOOL DE MEXICO, SA DE CV
12.2013 - 09.2016
Master of Science - Environmental Engineering
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
Bachelor of Science - Automatic Control Systems
Universidad Autonoma De Nuevo Leon
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