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Operations leader with ~30 years of experience driven by ambitious goals to deliver for patients. Committed to excellence within a zero-error environment through focus on quality and compliance. Proficient on end-to-end processes to deliver best cross-functional outcome. Trained in Industrial Engineering with direct exposure to medical devices, food, pharmaceuticals, viruses, proteins manufacturing, supply chain, customer service and commercial operations. Experienced in business transformation and disciplined execution with change management. Lead altitude-appropriate discussions on strategy and tactics. Able to motivate and lead the efforts of a team, ensuring high efficiency and reliability. Able to communicate fully in Spanish & English.Selected Achievements: Developed Global Supply Chain Strategy to enable faster growth by reaching more patients.  Transformed operations using lean practices. Enabled full conversion of a Make-to-Stock to a Make-to-Order model.  11 years of operational execution under a zero-backorder environment; sustained and flawless. Implemented several Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) along my career and delivered millions on tax savings. Transformed distribution operation site infrastructure to entail an innovative ultra-cold secondary packaging operation. Managed Human Resources within union and non-union manufacturing environments.  At every role assumed personal accountability to build Best Teams and deliver on new business capabilities. Through Operational Excellence enabled operations to support Japanese market needs. Enabled a merger integration into a new culture to deliver for patients.  After facilities commissioning, enabled significant technical transfers & stellar manufacturing ramp-up with 99% success rate.