Gustavo Islas is an industrial mechanical engineer with over 20 years of experience in injection molding engineering, the automotive industry, bottling plants, and plating, seeking new opportunities. He has held leadership roles such as director, plant manager, head design engineer, and maintenance manager. Islas has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and certifications in quality control, process improvement, and business administration.

1. Gustavo Islas
10070 Flomar Dr. Whittier, CA 90602
562. 360 .3644 / gislass@inbox.com
Industrial Mechanical Engineer
A highly experienced mechanical engineer with 20 years in Injection Molding Engineering, Automotive industry,
Coca Cola Bottling Plant Engineering, and Plating industry. Extensive management experience as Director, Plant
Manager, Head Design Engineer, and Maintenance Manager. Excellent interpersonal relationships and problem
solving skills. Trilingual in Spanish, English and Italian. A leader with marketing skills and a solid engineering
background to manufacture quality products with great design.
Core competencies:
 B. A. Mechanical Engineer Machine Shop Tooling Electrolysis E- Coating
 Industrial Injection Molding Production and Process Eng. Manufacturing
 Design Engineering Management, HR Administrative Maintenance Management
 Impact Testing Equipment Plating Techniques Microsoft Office, Excel, Access
 Trilingual Spanish, English, Italian Statistical control failure analysis, and Solid Works
Process Control
Professional Experience
Renault Argentina
Mechanical Engineer
 Redesigned new plastic or metal molds
 Reduced manufacturing cost 10%
 Introduce new techniques in fixing die-sets
Cobari Metals Company
Plant Manager
 Responsible for 200 + employees
 Manufactured metal and plastic parts for Automotive industry and the Milk industry
 Manufactured products for Argentina and Mexico, Italy and Brazil
 Negotiated contract pricing, manufacturing processes and costs
 Responsible for new business in excess of 2 million dollars per Annum
Nugar, SA, de C. V. Mexico

2. Engineering Manager
 Supervise 40 people
 Responsible for production, product design, maintenance and machine shop tooling
 Designed welding process for automotive parts
 Introduce new engineering auto-cad machinery to improve productivity
Pin, S.A. de C. V., Mexico
Maintenance Manager
 Managed 80 + employees
 Used Calendro process to manufacture plastic PVC film
 Responsible for quality control maintenance, failure analysis and process efficiency
 Managed administrative staff
 Gross sales in excess 30,000,000 dollars per annum
Coca Cola FEMSA Mexico
Corporate Manager PET Technology
 Manufacture Plastic Coke Bottles
 Constructive five new plastic bottle plants throughout Mexico
 Traveled to France to train engineering cadre for bottle plant construction
 Trained factory employees to use new French bottle equipment
 Introduced Scrap PET with virgin PET for new plastic bottles
Education
B.A. National University Technology, Cordoba, Republic Argentina
Masters Thermal Treatment Engineering
Certification Quality Control 9000
Certification (Just in Time) Process
Seminar Industrial Psychology
Seminar Business Administration
Seminar Manufacturing Processes