Ana Paula B. Email and Phone Number

Senior Manager for scoping LA Quality Strategy design and deploy for Foods & Ice Cream CategoriesWorks within a Regional Product Group organization (an aggregation of category technologies within a region) focused on factory operations, implementing, executing, improving and providing technical quality support to manufacturing sites (UL and third party), engineering, technology and innovations teams for Quality Management System compliance, innovation execution, early equipment management and quality improvement.Key role in mitigation and management of UL Corporate Operational Risk (Design and production of products that meet our environmental, consumer safety and quality standards):- Support UL Quality strategy, governance and goals through PG specific projects and targets- Provide expertise, leadership, and support in Quality management for resolution of Quality issues - Lead efforts to ensure compliance to product technology GMP requirements across PG network sites- Lead or participate in Quality Expert interventions - Ensure / support that changes linked to innovation or other aspects (VIP, Supplier, product sourcing strategy, etc.) are managed through Quality processes focused to maintain consumer safety and product quality- Ensure consumer safety and product quality in newly acquired factory sites by assessing compliance to UL Quality requirements and driving improvement plans to close gaps.- Support compliance and calibration across PG network sites to UL Quality Management System and supports Quality deployment.- Verify that third party can meet UL Quality standards by conducting technical capability assessments and providing Quality support for issue resolution- Lead / support implementation of agreed Quality leading practices to ensure quality improvement across sites- Support efforts with Site Quality managers to integrate agendas, build and keep alignment across the PG Quality community

Responsible for technology improvement and engineering project execution for the Dry Savory Category In Latin America ( Mexico, Central America, Andean, South Cone and Brazil): - Factory capacity increase exercises in Latin- Innovation projects delivery and implementation.- Directly responsible for 15 process coordinators, located across Latin America (from Mexico to Argentina)/ - Annual capital budget of around 60 €mio.

- Responsible for the Tomato manufacturing area of the Goiania site.- Optimized the process capability of the Tomato Process & Packing Lines- In charge of design new process, innovation & restructuring projects implementation-Co-ordinated the cost reduction program at the Tomato manufacturing area.

- Responsible for the quality assurance & consumer safety system for tomato manufacturing lines.- Responsible for the implementation of the Quality Assurance & Consumer Safety Framework Standards at the Goiânia site- Co-ordinate, together with the Procurement Team, the performance of around 1000 suppliers, including Ingredients and packaging materials.- Applied TPM as a quality tool.
- Responsible for directly managing 30 professional employees

- Responsible for the implantation of the System for Total Quality Management [TQC] with focus on results and breakdown of the guidelines of the company;- Responsible for the implementation of controls for information management processes and products, ensuring the treatment of non-compliances and reduction of consumer complaints - Responsible for the Implantation of the Routine Management, Autonomous Maintenance, 5S, enabling the implementation of semi-autonomous groups [model cells work].- PDCA application of the methodology for improving quality, reducing costs and achievement of key performance indicators.- Implemented ISO 9001 at the Anapolis site.