Alberto Yáñez has spent over 18 years working in the capacity of continuous improvement, including but not limited to: Just-In-Time, Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Total Quality Management, Lean (Waste Reduction), Variation Reduction (DMAIC) & Design For Six Sigma (DFSS).
As a consultant and practitioner, Alberto has worked for the aerospace and automotive industries, chemical plants, the maquila industry (factories along the Mexican border), steel mills, and discrete and continuous manufacturing processes ranging from small to large corporations.
Alberto's experience not only encompasses manufacturing processes but also business (white collar) process improvements, which in many cases, can provide the biggest benefit to a company. Alberto possesses strong technical skills, but his biggest asset is the deployment of these concepts to manufacturing or business processes.
Prior to joining TMAC, Alberto worked for over 7 years at Bell Helicopter in the roles of Continuous Improvement Master, Black Belt and Project Specialist. As a Black Belt, he completed 14 projects with annual savings of $2.8 million and mentored through certification numerous Green and Black Belts. Alberto has been the lead instructor of 20 Green Belt courses, including Lean, DMAIC and DFSS. Alberto has also taught Black Belt training and has led numerous Kaizen events.
At Planergy, Alberto was the V.P. of International Engineering. His role was to market and implement energy saving shared programs for the automotive industry. Planergy would conduct an energy assessment, estimate required investment, finance and implement the projects, and share the energy savings by means of a pro-forma contract.
While at the George Group, Alberto worked as a consultant leading the transformation of a company with Lean projects, focusing in inventory control, defect and cycle time reductions. A typical engagement would include training at all levels and improvements to manufacturing and business processes.
Alberto received his Doctorate and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University Ibero America in Mexico. Alberto has full command of Spanish.
Contact:
albertoy@arri.uta.edu |
