Luis Lopez Espinar
Luis Lopez Espinar
Mechanical Engineer, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
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As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified through Ford, he has led numerous initiatives focused on operational performance improvement, cost reduction, and successful product launches. with more than 33 years of experience in the automotive and advanced manufacturing industries, including over 17 years in management and leadership roles. As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Mechanical Engineer, Luis specializes in helping organizations improve operational performance, stabilize complex manufacturing processes, and deliver measurable cost reductions.
Throughout his career, Luis has held cross-functional leadership positions in production purchasing, indirect purchasing, supplier technical assistance, and new program development, working extensively with global OEMs such as Ford and Toyota and their supplier networks. He has led numerous initiatives focused on process optimization, supplier performance improvement, product quality enhancement, and risk mitigation, enabling successful product launches and sustainable operational improvements.
Luis brings deep expertise in automotive quality systems and structured problem-solving methodologies, including APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, Control Plans, 8D problem solving, TBP, 5S, and Quality Operating Systems (QOS). His hands-on experience spans a wide range of manufacturing environments, including plastics, injection molding, injection blow molding, extrusion, electronics assembly, and machinery manufacturing.At AM Saxum, Luis works with manufacturing organizations across the Americas to identify performance gaps, reduce process variability, and unlock productivity improvements through Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement strategies. He is particularly effective in complex operational environments where organizations must balance quality, cost, capacity, and launch timing under demanding conditions.Fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese, Luis supports organizations implementing Operational Excellence initiatives and supplier performance improvements across global manufacturing networks.
Manufacturing
+33 Years of Experience
Plastics & Mold Making
With more than 10 years of experience in the plastics and mold making industry, Luis supports manufacturers in improving productivity, product quality, and operational performance through Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence methodologies. His hands-on experience spans critical plastics manufacturing processes, including injection molding, injection blow molding, extrusion, and finishing operations such as painting.
Luis works closely with manufacturing teams to reduce process variability, stabilize production, and identify sustainable cost reduction and efficiency improvement opportunities. By applying structured problem-solving tools and continuous improvement practices, he helps organizations address quality issues, improve throughput, and strengthen manufacturing reliability.
His practical understanding of plastics processing and supplier manufacturing environments enables him to support companies in enhancing process capability, improving product consistency, and achieving measurable performance gains across their production operations.
Automotive
With more than three decades of experience, Luis drives operational performance for our United States clients and partners. His background includes executive manufacturing roles at Ford and Toyota, where he specialized in localized cost-reduction initiatives throughout North America. As a Ford-certified Black Belt, Luis leverages his deep understanding of US-based Tier suppliers to ensure successful product launches and measurable efficiency gains.
Luis has supported manufacturing site startups, supplier development, and supplier resourcing initiatives, helping organizations achieve demanding objectives related to quality, productivity, launch timing, and capacity stability in highly complex production environments.
His work is grounded in structured problem-solving and automotive quality systems, applying methodologies such as APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, Control Plans, 8D, TBP, 5S, risk management, and Quality Operating Systems (QOS). In addition, Luis has delivered targeted training programs on these disciplines to strengthen organizational capabilities and ensure sustainable operational improvements across automotive manufacturing and supplier networks.
Machinery & Equipment
Luis brings extensive experience supporting machinery and equipment manufacturing operations, helping organizations improve productivity, stabilize quality, and optimize operational performance. By applying Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence methodologies, he works with manufacturing teams to reduce process variability, address capacity constraints, and identify sustainable cost-reduction opportunities.
His hands-on approach focuses on improving manufacturing efficiency, process reliability, and production flow while strengthening quality performance across complex production environments. Luis leverages structured problem-solving techniques and proven operational disciplines to help organizations resolve technical and operational challenges that impact throughput, consistency, and delivery performance.
Through practical implementation and close collaboration with production teams, he supports companies in achieving measurable improvements in manufacturing performance, quality stability, and overall operational efficiency within machinery and equipment manufacturing environments.
Other Manufacturing
With more than 33 years of experience in manufacturing operations, Luis supports organizations in resolving complex capacity, quality, and production performance challenges while enabling reliable and efficient product launches. He has worked extensively with manufacturing sites to reduce cycle times, lower defect rates, and improve workplace ergonomics, helping teams strengthen operational stability and production efficiency.
Luis has also supported the installation and integration of supplier manufacturing operations within OEM facilities, acting as the key liaison between organizations to ensure alignment on launch timing, quality standards, and operational readiness.
Leveraging Lean Six Sigma methodologies and advanced manufacturing quality tools, Luis helps organizations improve process reliability, reduce operational inefficiencies, and achieve measurable gains in productivity, quality performance, and manufacturing consistency. His practical, hands-on approach ensures that improvements are implemented effectively and sustained across complex manufacturing environments.
Service/Transactional
+10 Years of Experience
Financial Services
Luis brings experience supporting financial services organizations in improving operational efficiency, service quality, and process reliability. By applying Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence methodologies, he helps organizations streamline workflows, strengthen operational controls, and reduce operational risk.
His work focuses on process standardization, performance stability, and service delivery improvement, enabling financial institutions to operate more efficiently while maintaining strong compliance and control frameworks. Luis collaborates with leadership and operational teams to identify inefficiencies, stabilize key processes, and implement structured improvements that enhance productivity and customer service performance.
Through disciplined process improvement and continuous improvement practices, he supports financial services organizations in achieving sustainable cost optimization, improved operational transparency, and more reliable execution of process transformations and new service launches.
Technology
+10 Years of Experience
Hardware
Luis brings solid experience supporting electronics manufacturing operations, with hands-on expertise in wave soldering, printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and population, and electronic welding processes. By applying Lean Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies, he helps organizations stabilize critical production processes, improve product quality, and reduce defect rates within complex electronic assembly environments.
Luis works closely with engineering and production teams to address process variability, yield losses, and capacity constraints, enabling more reliable and efficient manufacturing performance. His approach focuses on strengthening process control, improving production consistency, and enhancing overall operational efficiency across electronics manufacturing operations.
Through practical implementation of Operational Excellence and continuous improvement practices, he supports organizations in achieving measurable improvements in product reliability, manufacturing throughput, and quality performance in electronics assembly and manufacturing environments.