Diana Rojas Ugalde
About Diana Rojas Ugalde
Diana Rojas Ugalde is an Industrial Engineer specializing in new products, transfers, and acquisitions at Boston Scientific in Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Current Role at Boston Scientific
Diana Rojas Ugalde serves as the New Products, Transfer & Acquisitions Industrial Engineer at Boston Scientific. She has been in this role since 2018, working out of Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Her responsibilities include designing, installing, and running new production lines capable of producing over 48,000 highly complex medical devices per year. She also manages production lines that alternate between 11 different part numbers with a staff of over 170 production operators.
Previous Roles at Boston Scientific
Before her current role, Diana worked as a Quality Training Specialist at Boston Scientific from 2016 to 2018, and as an Industrial Engineering intern from 2015 to 2016 in Coyol, Alajuela. During her tenure as a Quality Training Specialist, she contributed to various quality training programs, ensuring compliance and efficiency across different production lines.
Experience at Dos Pinos and UCR
Diana's professional journey includes a role at Dos Pinos, where she developed an equipment management program based on the TPM philosophy from 2014 to 2015 in San Carlos. Prior to that, she worked as an Assistant in the program of UCR curricular adaptations at Universidad de Costa Rica from 2012 to 2014. Her experience in these roles helped her build foundational skills in industrial and quality engineering.
Educational Background
Diana Rojas Ugalde holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from EUDE Business School, which she completed in 2021. She also has a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Costa Rica, earned in 2014. Her educational background equips her with both the technical expertise and business acumen necessary for her role.
Contributions and Impact
In her role at Boston Scientific, Diana has significantly contributed to efficiency improvements. She has successfully improved efficiency indicators from 100% to 115% using Lean Manufacturing tools, resulting in annual cost savings exceeding $200K. Additionally, she leads continuous improvement strategies that impact over 4,000 direct and indirect workers through Lean tools training and implementation.