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United States

United States

Puerto Rico

SME for business excellence, continuous improvement and innovation processes. Innovation program leader and liaison to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives, best practices, and processes across the site by applying lean and project management principles. Consultant for department head leadership on projects prioritization, impact and return on investment in function of current and midterm MBOs. Develop, lead and improve employee innovation program. Create liaison and collaboration efforts with engineers, operational managers, supervisors, and QA. Support, coach, and mentor senior management and employees through the innovation process. Accomplishments & Projects:• Design, implementation and improvement of site innovation program (platform and policy).• Combined efforts to lead projects for over ~$600k in savings annually.• Led the Packaging Materials Reuse project. Initiative granted with 2019 Roche’s Global Leadership Award • Led the redesign and implementation of site wide business innovation process included but not limited to guidelines, processes, software, program management, KPIs and change management. • Global site representative on business innovation processes and projects.• Continuous improvement representative to identify top offenders and potential problem-solving activities and projects

Puerto Rico

Led manufacturing operations teams on several business units. Managed hourly and salaried resources to achieve operational and projects results. Liaison with HR stablish potential strategies to increase employee engagement. Identified, develop and execute formal career path and performance improvement plans for salaried and hourly employees using coaching and mentoring principles. Accountable of analyzing and/or generating regular progress reports and manufacturing metrics. Area representative for FDA, ISO and corporate audits. Execute QA risk assessments and sustain quality compliance mindset among leaders, employees and processes. Partner with quality engineering and functional team members to minimize CAPA/non-conformance issues. Convoke rapid response teams and partner with engineering department to identified improvement opportunities and lead complex improvement through project management principles. Accomplishments & Projects:• Increased compounding process yield over 2.5% resulting in over One Million Dollars in absorption capability. • Standardized compounding area and established leading indicators for potential product performance impact. • Performed changeover improvement project with an impact of one additional lot capacity increase per week. Initiative selected as part of the Global Diabetes Care Collaboration Forum. • Led visual management team in conceptualization, design, and implementation to support future manufacturing models. • Led functional teams (Natural Teams) integration between Operators, Supervisors and Engineers to improve business results. • Design and implement career path plans to develop and promoted new leadership talents.

Puerto Rico

HR Business Partner in charge of workforce planning, talent acquisition, policies implementations, talent development, performance management, and employee relations for assigned BUs. Provided guidance to the business on work environment best practices, team dynamics, HR compliance and people KPIs. Accountable to support and implement new site cultural transformation plan through: activity matrixes, individual strength finder studies, skills and role matching exercises, employee profile and career path expectations.Accomplishments & Projects:• Implemented several initiatives that led to ~$170K in cost reduction and savings events. • Key player for the design and implementation of an organizational structure re-design. Initiative worked with natural talents, innovation roles, task/processes matrixes and communication network system.• Conceptualization and design of new personnel actions guide and matrix (occurrence and severity). • Re-conceptualization, design, and implementation of new attendance incentive.

Puerto Rico

Led HRIS, onboarding process, payroll, and day-to-day HR operations. Accountable and record keeper for employee related records on different platforms such as SAP, Workday, Access Control CA, among others. Site security leader accountable for security budgeting, personnel, equipment and the implementation of corporate strategies based on risk assessments. Accomplishments & Projects:• Achieved ~$290K in savings and cost avoidance by implementing security business solutions.• Conceptualization, collaboration on design and implementation of site security command center structure and strategy. • Completed all corporate security audits and assessments with no findings or mid to high priority level recommendations.

Puerto Rico

Led and coordinated daily warehouse activities such as receiving, incoming inspection and storing goods, managing inventory levels (WIP and finished goods), ensuring the efficient delivery of goods, supervising staff, and securing the warehouse.Accomplishments & Projects:• Developed a cross-training program and task management matrix to avoid further resources acquisition. Cost avoidance of ~$24,000. • SAP implementation for warehouse. • Developed and implemented area work balance and visual management strategy.• Implemented efficiency programs to increase savings on external suppliers’ services.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Human Resources Management / Industrial Management

Activities and Societies: SHRM Students Chapter President at Universidad Interamericana de PR

High Performance Teams

Leadership Academy Graduate, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

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