HL | Automation Engineering and Manufacturing
Resume
Experience
2020 - 2026
Director of Engineering
Optum RX
Temecula, CA
Technical executive overseeing the architecture, delivery, and lifecycle management of complex automation, robotics, and AI systems across large‑scale, regulated operations. Leads multidisciplinary engineering organizations—spanning automation, controls, robotics, software, and quality—to design and deploy enterprise platforms that increase capacity, improve reliability, and enable scalable growth. Drives system architecture decisions, technology roadmaps, and integration strategies across PLC‑controlled equipment, SCADA, AI vision, and custom robotics applications. Partners with R&D, IT, Operations, and external integrators to ensure seamless technology transfer, robust validation, and production‑ready deployments. Known for building high‑performing engineering teams, maturing engineering processes, and delivering mission‑critical automation with zero business disruption.
2011 - 2018
​Sr. Automation Engineer -Fulfillment Systems Integration
Optum RX
Carlsbad, CA
Led a 10‑person engineering team supporting daily pharmacy operations and driving automation upgrades across multiple sites. Maintained uptime of the Automated Pharmacy System, delivered capital improvements that boosted production by 35%, and executed a full PLC migration to TwinCAT3 - more than 350K lines of code. Responsible for system reliability and validation software, controls, and process changes through production rollout.
Education
2018 - 2020
Manager of Engineering
Optum Rx
Carlsbad, CA
Directed cross‑functional engineering programs delivering high‑speed pharmacy automation, integrating industrial controls, enterprise software, and scalable fulfillment platforms. Revived and delivered stalled automation initiatives, executed multi‑site system rollouts with zero disruption, and built data models and simulations to improve forecasting and operational planning. Supported real‑time control systems, strengthened cross‑system reliability, and ensured validated, production‑ready deployments across the fulfillment pipeline.
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2004 - 2011
Industrial Integration- Manager
Baldor Electric - Imferra
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Professional skillset
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Industrialization Strategy & Road-mapping
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Manufacturing Process Innovation & Automation
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Capacity Planning, CapEx & Resource Forecasting
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PLC (TwinCAT3), Motion Control, Robotics Integration
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AI/ML for Predictive Maintenance & Vision Verification
Languages
English (native)
Spanish (proficient)
French (proficient)