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Fernando L.

29 years of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design experience

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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CFD Analysis Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) Die Casting Injection Molding Mechanical Engineer

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About

I am a degreed Mechanical Engineer with 29 years of experience.
I have a wide breadth of expertise ranging from the design and development of complex gear mechanisms and injection molding to foundry operations and mass production.

Specific skills and areas of expertise:
• Linkages, gear systems, and transmissions (from small millimeter systems to large agricultural-equipment)
• Machined, injected, cast/foundry, and stamped production methodologies
• Design for manufacturability (DFM)  
• Material selection

Software: SolidWorks, Creo, TurboCad, and DesignSpark

Solving difficult problems through creative thinking is my greatest strength.

I have held engineering management roles at DANA and TYCO.

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Experience

Plant Manager Grupo Dema · Full-time Jan 2019 – Mar 2022 3 yrs 2 mos San Justo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Injection molded and cast fittings, automotive parts production.
Purchasing Manager Papelera Tucumán · Full-time Nov 2014 – Dec 2018 4 yrs 1 mos San Justo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Non raw material supply management for 3 paper mills.
All technical supplies and contractor projects.
Engineering Advisor Owner · Freelance Mar 2013 – Oct 2014 1 yrs 7 mos Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina Mechanical engineering consulting on product design and production processes
Operations Director DANA Spicer Ejes Pesados S. A. · Full-time Sep 2011 – Mar 2013 1 yrs 6 mos Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Accountability for P&L, conversion cost, inventory, quality, outsourcing, delivery, etc. Total employee count under management 420.
In charge of a team of Area Managers, including Manufacturing, Operation Controller, Logistics, Planning, Quality and Manufacturing Engineering.
Plant Manager Tyco Flow Control Argentina · Full-time Nov 2009 – Aug 2011 1 yrs 9 mos Remedios de Escalada, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Project Manager for new operation in Brazil.
Responsible of, Business case, Manufacturing base, Organization definition and Project execution.

Engineering and Manufacturing Manager Argentina Facility.
Manufacturing accountability for, on time delivery, quality, manufacturing, conversion cost and inventory.
Product engineering, EH&S and Quality areas are under my responsibility. Total employee count under management 120.
Manufacturing Manager DANA Spicer Ejes Pesados S. A. · Full-time Aug 1996 – Oct 2009 13 yrs 2 mos Grand Bourg, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Started as Manufacturing process engineer 1996
Chief process engineer 1998
Sales and engineering manager 2004 up to December 2008.
Manufacturing accountability for, on time delivery, quality, manufacturing, conversion cost and inventory.
Each plant’s manufacturing chief is a direct report.
Total employee count on manufacturing 370.
Report to Site manager.
Product Design Engineer A y L Decaroli SA · Full-time Aug 1994 – Aug 1996 2 yrs Buenos Aires, CABA, Argentina Coach chassis design, axle design, linkages and suspension, ABS brakes and ASR traction control, driving environment and castings.
Product Design Engineer Favot SRL · Full-time May 1990 – Dec 1992 2 yrs 7 mos Cruz Alta, Córdoba Province, Argentina Agricultural Equipment Product Engineer.

Education

Universidad de Buenos Aires Project Planning, Evaluation and Management, Inversion projects, Ps 1999 – 2000 Draft project, economics, planning and reporting.
Go-no go, PERT, etc.
Universidad Nacional de Rosario MECHANICAL ENGINEER, Engineering in mechanical and materials domains., Bs 1988 – 1994 Mechanical engineering including machine design, industrial production processes and materials engineering.