SOS®
Client Demographics
North America (operations turnaround, business plan, quality and technical assessments, yield efficiency improvement, technical problem solving, training)
Europe (technical assessments, account management, technical problem solving, trouble shooting, technical training)
Asia (operations assessment, technology transfer assessment, quality assessment, supply chain, quality and process control, maintenance, packaging, training)
Career Summary
Proven record of accomplishments in operations management, technology transfer, and new product introductions in 7 separate businesses (revenues: $10M to $1B), domestically and internationally, in leading edge technologies.
Prepared operations of a private corporations for profitable growth, most recently for a liquidity event and subsequent acquisition by a Fortune 250 company, and in another instance, for an initial public offering and subsequent acquisition by a UK holding company.
Managed new product, capacity, and cost productivity programs (project capex: $100K to $15M; cost improvements >$7M at each of 2 companies), resulting in successful technology transfer from engineering to manufacturing. Experienced in developing and implementing turnkey plans from product conception through production to ensure premium quality at lowest possible cost.
Managed manufacturing operations with varying levels of automation and multiple production lines (reports: 5 to 320; budgets to $40M) serving numerous market segments. Experienced in
both union and non-union environments, while meeting and exceeding quality, cost productivity, and customer service objectives.
Led due diligence team in prospective USA business acquisition, and mentored transition teams to accomplish technology transfer. Evaluated numerous other businesses (potential suppliers and competitors, with both domestic and international operations) as prospective acquisition candidates. Experienced in developing competitive domestic and international supply chains.
Excellent interpersonal skills to coordinate activities of manufacturing, engineering, marketing, financial, quality and customer service functions. Utilized a high degree of organizational development and analytical skills, resulting in a demonstrated record of technology implementation.
Master's in Engineering Management
George Washington University
Bachelor's in Industrial Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Core Competencies
Business Startup & Turnaround
Technology Transfer & Implementation
New Product Introduction/Launch
Cost Control
Supply Chain Management
Lean Manufacturing
Key Skills
A Certified Quality Engineer, I am bilingual and multi-cultural, fluent in both English and Spanish.
I relate to people easily, winning confidence and building strong, sustainable teams.
Strategic Operations Solutions
Dwighd Delgado
9443 Hickory View Place
Gaithersburg, MD 20886
Ph (443) 280-1714
(800) 793-2775
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Personal Style
*Focus on long term self-sustaining results,
balanced with short term needs
*Emphasis on cost productivity, balanced with quality
*Organizational development, with a customer service (internal and external) theme
*Analytical, performance metric driven
*Overseas experience (EU, CH, JP, MX)
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Career Demographics
United States of America
Mexico
Germany
Japan
United Kingdom
Career Positions Held
Consultant/Interim Vice President of Operations/Project Manager
Vice President: Strategic Sourcing/Operations/Manufacturing
Director of Manufacturing/Fabrication
Technical Leader/Resident Engineering Manager/Senior Project Manager
Manager - New Processes and Equipment
Operations Manager/Manager - Special Projects
Manager - Shop Operations/Production Engineer/Specialist - Materials and Production Control
