Abby — Controls Engineer

Led the operations department, aligning resources strategically and managing talent acquisition through interviews and team selection. • Coordinated multiple automation projects at Stellantis, Comau, Rivian, ensuring teams adhered to timelines, promptly addressed and resolved issues, and delivered projects on schedule and within scope. • Successfully led and managed all company projects, ensuring the utilization of JIRA Software and strict adherence to Agile methodology for effective project execution. • Pioneered new product initiatives, including the development of a collaborative platform for automation engineers with software developers, a comprehensive PLC training suitcase, and automated scoreboard systems for sports centers, delivering innovative solutions tailored to industry needs.

Led and coordinated the launch of a new Electric Vehicle Body Shop at Rivian (EDV), from initial installation to start of production. • Developed and executed comprehensive project plans, integrating internal teams (Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Production Control) and external stakeholders (Suppliers, Controls Engineers). • Collaborated with the IT team to integrate a Manufacturing Execution System (MES), working closely with the Rockwell team and Rivian to enhance system architecture, develop a detailed implementation plan, and ensure seamless deployment. • Actively managed project timelines and progress, communicated updates, and escalated high-risk issues to ensure program success. • Identified the critical path and implemented strategies to reduce project timelines by optimizing time, resources, and scope management. • Conducted daily and weekly planning sessions to ensure effective cross-functional integration across all manufacturing areas. • Reported risks and proactively addressed issues to ensure a flawless launch

Leading and implementing new projects development for North America manufacturing plants in the pin headers area, supporting and assuring flawless launch between a new process and product. Main functions: • Coordinate meetings with supplier and multidisciplinary team (US and Germany) to develop and implement new manufacturing processes to meet timing and customer requirements such as safety, volume quality, OE, scrap and design, ensuring the launch of the new product. • Leading controls design and improvements for new processes working with servomotors, PLC Siemens and Allen Bradley, Robots SCADA, Epson and Staubli, Vision and marking systems. • Perform and coordinate R@R, MQ1, MQ2 and PPAP. • Estimate and investment (equipment and tooling), expenses and labor for all new programs. • Support customer meetings and provide evidence of quality and process controls.

Planning, coordinator and supervisor of the production and maintenance of the cylinder heads line for engines of 5.7L, through the properly application on diagnosis of mechanic, pneumatic, hydraulic, electric and electronic machine failures and continuous improvement, ensuring the efficiency of the productive line, reducing dead times with the implementation and development of preventive and predictive maintenance. Management of 30 technical and 30 operational staff. Main functions: • Analysis, operation, programming and diagnosis of the equipment in the line, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC and VLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) servomotors, drives, robots, computer networks, leak testers, as well as, the comprehension of the machining algorithms, electric and pneumatic and hydraulic diagrams, measurement systems and motion control. • Member of the energy team obtaining the certification of ISO50001 of "Energy management systems" by measuring and improving efficiency in machines and reducing energy consumption in the line, achieving the first FCA plant of Mexico certified.

Launch, coordination and supervision of the activities of mechanical, electronic and electrical maintenance of 3 connecting rod machining line (retooling line). Ensuring the implementation of World Class Manufacturing (WCM) in the production line. Achieved a launching OEE from 40% to 85% within one year. Main functions • Programming and proposing solutions according to the production line needs to increase efficiency and reducing machine stoppages through the implementation of preventive, predictive and autonomous maintenance, and analysis of root cause. • Ensuring the accomplishment of the indicators (KPI's and KAI's) of quality, safety, delivery, focus improvement, costs, personal development, autonomous and professional maintenance, environmental and energy of the production line. Achieving Bronze award in the WCM international audit.