Execute Focused Improvement initiatives, lead Root Cause Analysis for both operational KPI deviations and safety related incidents. Develop and maintain a Continuous Improvement (CI) roadmap that aligns the Distribution Center to Walmart Corporate goals. Support work stream of projects by identifying areas of opportunity and lead improvement projects. Lead In-site Management of Change (MOC) process: analyze proposed changes, develop new processes, update documentation, and communicate the changes, to ensure no additional risk is introduced to the operation Design executive KPI dashboards over different operational tiers, driving proactive performance review.

Drive execution of the Cargill Manufacturing Excellence System (CMES) strategy across 8 sites in the southeast and midwest.Provide guidance for the CI portfolio, by conducting activities such as Lean Six Sigma trainings, production excellence workshops, Kaizen events, Stable Ops, and other process optimization events.Leading Lean Six Sigma projects as Black Belt lead and mentoring Greenbelts.• CMES road map implementation for the Global Edible Oils Solutions (GEOS) in NA, incorporating a daily management system comprised of a tiered series of meetings throughout all organizational levels.• Black Belt project: Bleaching clay usage reduction.• Green Belt project: Vacuum losses downtime reduction.

• Performance: 100% achievement of operational plan.• 11% increase of the productivity index. • Implementation of calculating productivity, per line and product. • Planning and implementation of kaizen events in the mask line. • Update of the production routings.• 20% increase in charging capacity of high pressure cylinders.• Successful start of industrial production of new product (mask line).

• Promote the philosophy SQCDMS Kraft Foods Global ( Safety, Quality , Cost , Delivery , Motivation and Sustainability) and creation of the continuous improvement structure of the organization• Lead project Continuous Improvement Lean Six Sigma Engineer as the figure of Blackbelt .• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement through a systematic review of the Balanced Score Card and Waterfall Chart (loss tree) of the plant, implementation of project management methodology applying Kaizen problem solving and other tools from Lean Manufacturing as 5S and SMED.• Monitor the management of the recognition system of Kaizen projects.• Promote the implementation of TPM to consolidate Integrated Lean Six Sigma in the organization.• Lead the process of continuous improvement in the production lines to a 3+ Sigma level.• Capture productivities.• Implementation of investment projects.• Encourage the development of the green rooms and improvement ideas generated in them• Coordinate LSS projects in a business unit and functional area.• Manage the development and maintenance of systems and methods for measuring the degree to which they are meeting the project goals, objectives and metrics.• Solid knowledge of the manufacturing process and transactional process.• Use of statistical tools and analysis on production variables• Strong skills in Microsoft tools• High expertise in Minitab software.Main Achievements• Oreo Line Waste reduction: 21% (Estimated USD 122K) • Investment Project: Optimization of the production volume of Oreo (USD 600K) • Training staff 100% of the productive areas about the Lean Manufacturing tools (5S, VSM, SMED).

• Promote the development of continuous improvement activities of manufacturing, logistics and administrative processes in different areas of the plant by diffusion of Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing philosophy.• Lead the implementation of the value corporate goal of capturing productivity in manufacturing, transactional and logistical operations of the organization.• Conduct ongoing monitoring of performance indicators to all functional areas of the plant and promote corrective and preventive deviations in the presence of negative trends or activities.• Monitoring the implementation of operational investments and social welfare. Managing master data capabilities of the jobs held in Administrative Management System SAP.Main Achievements• Generate savings of $ 1.2 million in various projects. • Involve 100% of plant personnel in the Kaizen program.

• Planning and overseeing the production of precooked corn flour and oil for human consumption, and flakes for brewery, including temporary substitutions Management Food Production Plant Polar Chivacoa.• Supervision and control of inventories of intermediate products and finished products from precooked flours, flakes and raw brewery corn oil. Monitoring and planning the production process of crude corn oil by solvent extraction• Desing spread sheets for production control and inventory of raw materials and bulk processing. Selection, reception and theoretic and operational personnel training in the area daily payroll mill for Polar Foods Plant Chivacoa. Monitoring and managing the process of receiving, packaging and storage of maize harvesting plants silos.• Formation of teams to optimize the volume of production lines by applying techniques of Value Stream Mapping and Smed. Kaizen event planning.Main Achievements• Increase yield performance Grit / Maize (Estimated USD 700K) • Downtime reduction at 11%