Mario Aragon

Managed a 54,660 m² smart logistics warehouse and operations, overseeing average inventory value of $15M USD and monthly billing of $13.5M. Reduced fixed costs by 55% and improved warehouse performance by 11 percentage points through implementation of quality controls.

Launched and scaled polypropylene big bag and wire-harness production, increasing output from 6K pcs/month to 13K pcs/month. Led plant launch projects across 25+ employees and 20+ customers, driving VAVE initiatives and monthly quality/cost/delivery targets while sustaining continuous improvements.

Led the Manufacturing Engineering Group, owning production process design and ensuring Chrysler/Jeep/Ram program requirements for quality, cost, delivery, and environment. Managed manufacturing production line transfers and production launch activities, including root-cause analysis and mentoring.

Managed regional and global capital equipment sourcing and supplier development, including supplier prototype phase risk analysis, delivery and cost, and ISO/TS 16949 compliance activities. Built quality integration strategies, handled supplier escalation and price harmonization, and supported capital investment planning with an Americas region budget of $110M USD.

Planned and launched multiple wire-harness programs, managing APQP activities and KPI reporting to customers while resolving quality issues using structured problem solving (8D). Administered lean office processes and supported product transfers and DFM guidelines to enable early quality and cost-reduction outcomes.

Developed manufacturing and quality engineering processes for new design changes to eliminate top quality concerns from final assembly and customer plants. Coordinated feasibility studies, prototype/tooling builds, change containment implementation, and PPAP/pilot build support through Job 1/SOP readiness.

Earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de la Laguna (2009–2012).