José Armando Sosa Cortés – Heat Treat Today 40 Under 4
Name: José Armando Sosa CortésCompany: John Deere México
Position: Strategic Manufacturing Materials Competency and Heat Treatment Lead
In-House Heat Treater
Years in Industry: 8
At John Deere México, José Armando Sosa Cortés is sought out by the company when there are heat treating, forging, and materials questions. As a mentor and a leader, he is a very important element of the company, supporting all eight John Deere factories in Mexico as a heat treatment expert. José Armando Sosa Cortés has a master’s degree in Materials Science with a specialty in heat treating from Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, as well as Electrical and Mechatronics degrees. In addition to these degrees, he draws from work experience at Nemak and Whitney Blake Company.
He also oversees a production line with hot forming, quenching, tempering, painting, and packaging. His ability to choose the right temperatures and times for different kinds of materials and different mechanical properties has increased production capacity up to almost 50%. José Armando Sosa Cortés is also skilled in root cause analysis, and leverages this to achieve success. He has made other contributions to cost reduction, as well as optimized projects that helped to enhance the process capabilities and delivery times using Six Sigma (Green Belt status) strategies like DMAIC methodology.
Nominated by: John Deere México
