# Christian Aquino-Orona

Christian Aquino-Orona is a remote worker on Himalayas, Quality Engineer at Rosenberger North America, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@christianaquino-oron

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Quality Engineer driving process improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, and IATF standards.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Job categories | Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Continuous Improvement Manager, Process Development Engineer, Product Development Engineer, Automation Engineer, Lean Practitioner, Quality Auditor, Quality Assurance Engineer, QA Engineer, Software Quality Engineer, Principal Quality Engineer, Product Quality Assurance Engineer |
| Skills | IATF 16949, Lean, Six Sigma, PFMEA, Solidworks, Autocad, Fanuc, Microsoft Office, Kanban, Root Cause Analysis, FEA (Analysis Of Tooling) |

## What I'm looking for

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I seek a role focusing on process and quality improvement using Lean/Six Sigma, cross-functional collaboration, measurable impact, and opportunities to lead continuous improvement.
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## About

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I am a Quality Engineer with a mechanical engineering background who designs, implements, and improves manufacturing and quality processes using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Across roles at Rosenberger, RH-Sheppard, The Ames Companies, AccuMED, and TE Connectivity, I have led continuous improvement projects, reduced changeover times, implemented Kanban and visual controls, and deployed automation to increase uptime and throughput.

I develop inspection and control plans tied to PFMEA and process flow diagrams, use SPC and DMAIC tools, and audit processes per IATF 16949. My work has included designing production processes for critical items such as face masks and maintaining high-volume production lines during urgent needs.

I am a collaborative leader and communicator who facilitates Kaizen events, engages stakeholders across functions, and drives measurable cost and quality improvements while maintaining a strong focus on safety and customer requirements.
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## Experience

### Quality Engineer (current)

Rosenberger North America. Feb 2025 - Present

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Developed inspection and control plans aligned to PFMEA and process flow diagrams, used SPC to set inspection frequencies and reduced defects through cross-functional improvement activities; audited processes to IATF 16949 standards.
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Skills: IATF-16949, PFMEA, Lean, Six-Sigma, Microsoft-Office

### Manufacturing Engineer

RH-Sheppard. Jan 2023 - Feb 2025

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Analyzed processes and led SMED changeover improvements, identified cost-saving projects with minimal capital investment, and managed continuous improvement projects through the quality management system.
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Skills: Lean, Continuous-Improvement, Project-Management, Quality-Management-Systems, Root-Cause-Analysis, Process-Optimization

### Manufacturing Engineer

The Ames Companies. Apr 2021 - Jan 2023

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Conducted equipment risk analyses and led safety improvement plans with cross-functional teams, directed automation installations to increase uptime and throughput, and improved production tracking using Lean methods.
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Skills: Risk-Analysis, Automation, Lean, Cross-Functional-Collaboration, Safety-Improvements, TPM, Continuous-Improvement

### Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

AccuMED Corp.. Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

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Explored and implemented manufacturing methods to meet customer requirements, introduced Kanban and visual controls to improve kitting throughput, and designed/maintained production lines for PPE during COVID-19.
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Skills: Kanban, Process-Design, Lean, PPE-Production, Throughput, Manufacturing-Engineering, Continuous-Improvement

### Continuous Improvement Lead

[TE Connectivity](https://himalayas.app/companies/te-connectivity). Dec 2017 - Jun 2019

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Led CI initiatives including Kaizen events and VOC-driven process selection, prepared product development teams for IATF 16949 audits, and fostered process-owner accountability across disciplines.
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Skills: Continuous-Improvement, Kaizen-Events, IATF-16949, Process-Improvement, Process-Control

## Education

### The Pennsylvania State University, Capital Campus

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State Harrisburg (Capital Campus).
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## Tech stack

- Gmail
- Root Cause
- SOLIDWORKS
- AutoCAD

To contact Christian, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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