Gerardo O.
ASPICE Auditor
Experience
May 2023 - Present
2 years 4 monthsSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
ASPICE Auditor
KOSTAL
- Lead assessor for ASPICE Assessments for GM, STELLANTIS, TESLA, FORD, RIVIAN projects up to CL3 per Customer requirements and KOSTAL internal KPIs.
- Coach Team in preparation for ASPICE audits according Audit Plan.
- Coach HW team in preparation for updates of KOSTAL standard process to PAM 4.0.
- Support NA QA direction to drive QA initiatives.
- Support management for KOSTAL QA quotation to customer.
- Lead Customer Warranty investigations. Technical and process errors analysis to find RCA in customer complaints.
- Drive standard process updates based on ASPICE results common findings.
Apr 2021 - May 2023
2 years 2 monthsSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Principal Engineering Product Development Quality Specialist
KOSTAL
- Acted as co-assessor in ASPICE audits for FORD, TESLA, STELLANTIS projects.
- Ensure that processes definition in Kostal QMS (Standard process) are deployed and able to achieve the ASPICE capability levels required by customers (FORD).
- Prepare lesson learned workshop.
- Programs KPIs review.
- Software, Mechanical, Project Management, Hardware, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Systems, Requirement management and SW validation engineering disciplines process coach/auditor.
- Tailoring for the project to standard process.
- Prepare Quality assurance strategy for each program.
- Assure quality of work products (deliverables have the quality criteria defined by standard process).
- Assure quality of Process (process is followed and its deliver on time).
- Prepare SW, HW, SYSTEM sample releases form to customer quality documentation.
- Escalate deviations and risk to upper management.
- Report quality status of program across different stages of development.
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
2 yearsSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Sr. Engineering Quality Analyst
VISTEON
- PD Quality ASPICE Lead for NA FORD programs (support for GM Programs)
- Ensure that processes definition in Visteon QMS (Standard process) is deployed and able to achieve the ASPICE capability levels required by customers.
- Refer to current Job for similar responsibilities /activities.
Mar 2017 - Mar 2019
2 years 1 monthSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer
HARMAN
- Evaluate process adherence in Lifestyle Car Audio development projects for different engineering disciplines (Electronics Design, Software Design and Validation and Mechanical Design, Systems engineering, requirement and Project management). This through all the product development milestones (Planning, prototype, DV-PV, Pilot and Launch phase).
- Manage Audit Schedule for North America Lifestyle division. Assign resources to perform audits and Responsible of continuous improvement initiatives and process development/definition for engineering team for North America team.
- Asses ASPICE methodology implementation in the organization and guarantee that customer expectations are achieved.
- Define Metrics for QRO team to measure/improve performance and global metric SCORE (Widely important Goal).
- Experience auditing TOYOTA, FORD, CHRYSLER, HYUNDAI and GM.
- Leading Harman QRO engineering center / manufacturing plant to get certified with IATF16949 on 2018.
- Refer to current Job for similar responsibilities /activities.
Dec 2015 - Feb 2017
1 year 3 monthsSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer
GEIQ (General Electric Infrastructure Querétaro)
- Responsible for Software Quality assurance activities for all engine programs (commercial and NPI) in GE AVIATION Engines as required by FAA /EASA (DO‐178 rev C/ D).
- Ten engine programs, 300 engineers/ team. Software Class A (Catastrophic consequences if SW fails).
- Waterfall methodology, participated trough the “V“ Software Development and testing life cycle. From allocation of system requirements through system testing, activities included:
- Creation of LOI and BOE (estimate of cost and level of involvement for projects.
- Planning documentation review/creation (PSAC, SVCP, SDP, QAP, SCMP, etc.).
- Configuration Management, Support environment, Formal testing, Engineering design review, requirements traceability, project completion, defect management and Problem Reports Audits.
- Conformance of test stations.
- Participation in engineering design reviews.
- Verification for embedded control systems for airborne control systems of commercial and military aircraft programs.
- White‐box unit‐level test design to achieve 100% Modified Condition/Decision Coverage.
- Participation and attendance to regulatory meetings (Stage of Involvement meetings 1 to 4).
- Responsible for Quality assurance activities for Navigation & Guidance team in GE DIGITAL required by FAA /EASA.
- Two main programs, 150 engineer team. Software Class B.
- Agile methodology, same activities for GE AVIATION Engines.
- Prepare/update quality management system for GEIQ re certification (AS9100).
- Schedule training for AS9100 rev D (update to the norm) for Quality management representatives.
- Update procedures, work instructions, turtle diagrams to be in line with norm.
- Organize internal audits in preparation for formal audit.
- Create QMR (estimate of cost for quality activities)
Apr 2010 - Nov 2015
5 years 8 monthsSantiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Lead Controls Engineer (SW developer/Tester) / DMAIC Black belt
GEIQ (General Electric Infrastructure Querétaro)
- Controls system Engineer in charge of programing the FADEC (Full Authority Electronic Control) for legacy engine programs. This device controls the behavior of the engine based on requirements defined by airframe (customer), FAA/EASA for America/ Europe (government agencies) and GE Aircraft Engines team.
- Six sigma Black Belt for PIC controls team (around 50 members). Since 2012 responsibilities included (in addition to Controls Engineer tasks): Annual project savings (Around 300 K dollars), mentoring new hires to get GB certification within a year in the company and to promote continuous improvement Culture (conducted Lean Six Sigma action workouts/lean events as part of the savings reported).
- Led initiative to fulfill customer satisfaction and complaint management to fulfill point 8.2 of the AS9100 quality certification for GEIQ Aviation Engines and Systems business. To perform this, I organize both business black belts to define and implement a procedure to measure and manage customer feedback and satisfaction. To document the new procedure, quality team was coordinated to document these procedures into the business quality management system.
- Led Control system team for Boeing 747/787 aircraft engines from 2011 to 2013.
- Brought dry rig testing process from US to Mexico, this to support certification for the Federal Aviation Regulation part 33 (FAR 33) in legacy programs. During first stage the process was ran remotely (using a SQA to witness the execution of the testing) then the hardware was sent to Queretaro facilities where this process is now executed locally.
Aug 2007 - Mar 2010
2 years 8 monthsAutomation Engineer supervisor
Fertinal (PEMEX)
- In charge of updating Software for Programmable Logic controller in all 13 production plants.
Summary
Experienced Process Engineer with over 10 years in embedded development projects in the automotive industry. Proficient in ASPICE, Functional Safety ISO 26262, Cybersecurity ISO21434, and Agile methodologies. Skilled in leading ASPICE assessments, quality assurance initiatives, and familiar with IBM and Atlassian ALM tools. Eager to contribute to Denso's Process Group by leveraging technical skills and innovative solutions.
Languages
Spanish
NativeEnglish
AdvancedFrench
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2009 - Jun 2012
ITESM Campus Morelia
Business Administration, Finance concentration · Business Administration · Morelia, Mexico
Oct 2002 - Jun 2007
ITESM Campus Queretaro
Bachelor of Science · Electronics and Communication Engineering · Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
Certifications & licenses
ASPICE Competent Assessor
intacs
ASPICE Provisional Assessor
intacs
Green / Black Belt
GE Aviation
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