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Walter Mayorga

Frankfort,IL

Summary

Experienced Bilingual Engineering Manager with a strong foundation in Mechanical Design, Operations Management, and Cross-Functional Leadership. Skilled in driving complex engineering projects from concept through completion, while managing daily operations and delivering innovative, cost-effective technical solutions. Demonstrated success in leading and mentoring high-performing teams, fostering cross-departmental collaboration, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

NewStar Lighting
06.2022 - Current
  • Collaborate with Sales, and Marketing teams to identify and support market needs and develop customized engineering product solutions for product road-map.
  • Communicate project status and key milestones to executive leadership, highlighting progress, risk mitigation, and adherence to budget and schedule targets.
  • Lead and coordinate daily activities of Sustaining Engineering and Product Development teams while managing resource allocation, setting priorities, and budgets across multiple projects to ensure alignment, efficiency, and on-time execution of engineering objectives.
  • Review project specifications for the city of chicago underpass bids and coordinate the creation of comprehensive product submittal packages, including technical documentation, design drawings, and IES photometric files, to support sales representatives and ensure compliance with project requirements.
  • Manage daily engineering lab operations, including personnel oversight, equipment management, and maintenance for photometric, thermal, and electrical distribution testing to support product validation. Lead efforts to obtain and maintain internal UL certification, ensuring the lab consistently meets all regulatory and technical compliance standards essential for lighting product development.
  • Collaborate with Procurement and Operations to standardize components, reduce SKU complexity, and improve supply chain resilience for both existing and new products.
  • Oversee and manage the engineering budget for certification-related expenses, including UL listing fees, NSF, ISO, DLC, and other industry certifications, while supervising new product cost forecasts to ensure alignment with financial objectives and project milestones.
  • Provide technical support to customer service, quotes team, sales team, and end users by addressing application-specific inquiries, troubleshooting product issues, and delivering custom engineering solutions. Participate in site visits and virtual meetings to offer expert guidance on tailored product adaptations and installations.

Operations Supervisor

Focal Point
02.2019 - 06.2022
  • Partnered with the leadership team to perform project management functions to guide activities essentials to production revenue growth, staff personnel, and production area floor space.
  • Manage and Motivate a group of machine operators, group leaders, and operation engineers with their daily production activities.
  • Directed and coordinated new product introductions to Production through the creation of assembly workstations, fixturing, routings, work instructions, and line training.
  • Enforced regulatory compliances and company policies to improve workplace, employee safety and implement best practices.
  • Performed Yearly Performance Reviews for Production personnel and provide guidance for personal career growth.
  • Determined and created Quality Controls processes for Production and implemented preventative machine maintenance.
  • Assist the Fields Service Team with real-time onsite job support and field service report.

Operation Product Engineer

Focal Point
01.2017 - 02.2019
  • Team lead engineer provided assistant to junior industrial engineers with their onboarding training and role responsibilities.
  • Partnered with the Product Development Design Team to lead and execute on the industrial engineer product launch activities, project management, and activities Production.
  • Prepared the cost of parts for manufacturing to the design engineers and supplied the Assembly labor cost to the marketing team for product cost evaluation.
  • Conducted product time studies, parts routing table matrices, system process parameters, and work instructions for Production.
  • Assisted Production Team with Product Prototype & Pilot Runs on the assembly lines for new product introduction.
  • Conducted research and development to test and analyze part feasibility, operation process, performance of equipment, components, and systems.



Sr. Product Designer Engineer

Focal Point
04.2011 - 07.2017
  • Lead new design development projects with multiclass functional teams to bring new improved products to market.
  • Worked closely with upper management on product scope, specifications, target cost, and market timing to meet requirements needs for customers.
  • Created 3D modeling, assemblies, drawings to support the engineering process, and product life cycle.
  • Rapidly develop proof of concept design muck-ups and prototypes for evaluation and validation testing.
  • Analyzed design and operation risks with DFMEA and PFMEA to follow the correct quality control procedures.
  • Drive design reviews, prototyping, and testing to validate new concepts and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., UL, DLC, Title 24).

Designer/Supervisor

Sharn Enterprieses Inc
05.2005 - 04.2011
  • Assigned production functions, daily staff personnel priorities, and set schedule for Assembly order priorities.
  • Met with clients for product specification reviews and project updates.
  • Design AutoCad 3D, 2D product models, drawings, for a completed phase of Design and Production.
  • Prototype and tested products to meet merchandise specifications with customer requirements.
  • Created and revised project bills of materials (BOM) and scheduling files for product manufacturing.
  • Designing web interactive flash CD-ROM products catalogs for clients.
  • Creating and designing marketing projects, brochures, flyers and postcards.

Education

Associate of Science - Computer Aided Design & Drafting

Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
01-2011

Bachelor of Arts -

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
05.2002

Skills

  • SolidWorks Modeling
  • SolidWorks Composer
  • SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
  • AutoCad Desk 3D, 2D
  • Pro-Engineer Wild Fire
  • Industrial Engineering
  • GD&T
  • Oracle JD Edwards
  • Continuous Improvements
  • Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook
  • Adobe Software's

Timeline

Engineering Manager

NewStar Lighting
06.2022 - Current

Operations Supervisor

Focal Point
02.2019 - 06.2022

Operation Product Engineer

Focal Point
01.2017 - 02.2019

Sr. Product Designer Engineer

Focal Point
04.2011 - 07.2017

Designer/Supervisor

Sharn Enterprieses Inc
05.2005 - 04.2011

Associate of Science - Computer Aided Design & Drafting

Joliet Junior College

Bachelor of Arts -

Olivet Nazarene University

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