Erick Medina
Muntinlupa
Summary
Industrial civil engineer with 19 years of experience in the manufacturing and service industries. Leading large and diverse teams in global companies with more than 100.000 employees and doing business in complex and demanding environments. Agile practitioner and passionate coach focused on developing empowered teams and individual’s growth mindset in the Energy, Mining and Shipping industry. Proven expertise with Six Sigma and project portfolio management leading continuous improvement initiatives at local and regional levels in alignment with corporate strategy. Disciplined, passionate and fast learner able to work across functions and cultures achieving results with or without direct authority. Areas of expertise: Certified Supply Chain Professional, Supply Chain, Project Management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Line Production, Management, Coaching, Mentoring, Quality Assurance, Agile, Statistics, Professor, Consulting.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Lead to Agreement Execution Asia Pacific and Latin America
Maersk Line
07.2012 - Current
- As part of the commercial leadership team main responsibility is supporting our global sales organization to deliver a smooth experience to our customers while reducing operational cost through process migration and automation.
- Leading a team of 350 colleagues based in The Philippines and China, we cater Asia Pacific and Latin America Tender Contract Management, Disputes and Contract Maintenance activities.
- Continuous process migration and automation generating annual savings of USD8,2M.
Asia Pacific Business Relationship Manager
Maersk Line
11.2017 - 11.2022
- Responsible for the end-to-end execution of contracting activities supporting Asia Pacific and Latin America.
- Cross-functional collaboration through Agile methodology while keeping large teams highly engaged.
- As business relationship manager acting as a liaison between our Global Service Center and Commercial teams to help them navigate both structures and process landscape.
Latin America Process Excellence Regional Manager
Maersk Line
02.2014 - 10.2017
- Senior leader responsible to select strategic actions to guide the organization on the implementation of global initiatives within the region as prioritized by Line Management Board of the company.
- In addition to concrete PEX responsibilities, also has additional responsibilities in terms of coaching and direction setting to people in the region.
West Coast of South America Process Excellence Manager
Maersk Line
07.2012 - 01.2014
- As member of the management team of West Coast of South America cluster is responsible for the deployment of problem-solving methodologies as Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing tools with focus on improving the customer experience.
- Coach and mentor of future green belt candidates and project portfolio management of improvement initiatives.
Six Sigma – Black Belt
BHP Billiton
08.2010 - 06.2012
- Advisor to the Management of BHP Cerro Colorado mine in achieving strategic objectives, with emphasis on continuous improvement, identifying gaps in the processes analyzed using high level statistical tools and developing the people skills needed to optimize process performance.
- Lead problem resolution, under the DMAIC methodology, in key projects to improve quality, reduce costs and increase process efficiency.
Planning and Control Manager
Schneider Electric Chile S.A.
06.2008 - 08.2010
- Responsible for the manufacturing plant and other support functions including Local Procurement, Quality, Maintenance and Production.
- Under the 40 principles of SPS (Schneider Production System based on TPS) improves productivity and efficiency of production lines by reducing their PLT (process lead time) from 6 days to 24hrs.
- Developed a time study under UAS MTM methodology for ETO (engineering to order) establishing the equipment logistic offer and deployed Master Production Schedule adjusting current plant capacity to the market demand, converting some lines from a push system to a pull system.
- As a result of that inventory coverage went from 135 days to 74 days and tied up capital was reduced from MUSD$8.1 to MUSD$3.4.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Schneider Electric Chile S.A.
10.2005 - 05.2008
- Accountable at country level of technical risk management through reverse logistics, under the guideline of GRAP (Global Recovery Analyze Process), to ensure the safety of our customers.
- Additionally, responsible for Six Sigma portfolio management, project execution and coaching/training of future candidates.
- Kaizen Events to improve flow of material, VSM for production lines and '5S' program turning the factory into a showroom for our customers.
Simulation Specialist
Cía. Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A.
05.2004 - 07.2005
- Develop of a simulation model (Digital Twin) of the internal transport system responsible for the movement of all products and sub-products inside the facilities.
- As a result of the analysis the model developed in Flexsim generated monthly savings of KUSD$16 by removing trains in each shift.
Education
Supply Chain - Logistics
ASCM - Association For Supply Chain Management
Association For Supply Chain Management (ASCM)07.2023
Master of Arts - Strategic Quality Management
EGEU Business School, Université Libre Des Sciences De L’Entreprise Et Des Technologies De Bruxelles
Santiago, Chile01.2014
Black Belt - Six Sigma
BHP Billiton
Antofagasta, Chile01.2011
PMP - Project Management Professional - Project Management
PMI - Project Management Institute
Santiago, Chile04.2010
Felix Program - Organizational Leadership
Schneider Electric Chile
Paris, France01.2009
Lean Expert - Lean Manufacturing
Schneider Electric Chile
Sao Paulo05.2008
Quality Management and Six Sigma, Black Belt - Six Sigma
University of Chile
Santiago, Chile05.2007
Industrial Civil Engineering majoring in Management - Industrial Engineering
Universidad Del Bío Bío
Concepción, Chile01.2004
Skills
- Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt)
- Project Management (PMP)
- Supply Chain Management (CSCP)
- Coaching
- Agile Practitioner
- Statistics
- Simulation
- Line Production
- Customer Experience
- Transformation and Automation (RPA)
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Asia Pacific Business Relationship Manager
Maersk Line
11.2017 - 11.2022
Latin America Process Excellence Regional Manager
Maersk Line
02.2014 - 10.2017
Head of Lead to Agreement Execution Asia Pacific and Latin America
Maersk Line
07.2012 - Current
West Coast of South America Process Excellence Manager
Maersk Line
07.2012 - 01.2014
Six Sigma – Black Belt
BHP Billiton
08.2010 - 06.2012
Planning and Control Manager
Schneider Electric Chile S.A.
06.2008 - 08.2010
Quality Assurance Engineer
Schneider Electric Chile S.A.
10.2005 - 05.2008
Simulation Specialist
Cía. Siderúrgica Huachipato S.A.
05.2004 - 07.2005
Supply Chain - Logistics
ASCM - Association For Supply Chain Management
Master of Arts - Strategic Quality Management
EGEU Business School, Université Libre Des Sciences De L’Entreprise Et Des Technologies De Bruxelles
Black Belt - Six Sigma
BHP Billiton
PMP - Project Management Professional - Project Management
PMI - Project Management Institute
Felix Program - Organizational Leadership
Schneider Electric Chile
Lean Expert - Lean Manufacturing
Schneider Electric Chile
Quality Management and Six Sigma, Black Belt - Six Sigma
University of Chile
Industrial Civil Engineering majoring in Management - Industrial Engineering
Universidad Del Bío Bío
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