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Mexico City, Cdmx, Mx

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Achievements• During this period the New Business represented around 15% of annual sales.• Deal closed for pharma and supplement food products (OTC and Brand Generic) products for more than $ 20 MM USD sales peak at 3rd year • New business development together with International companies as Hetero, Biogaia, Medix, Hansen, AstraZeneca, Boiron, Dr. Readdy’s, Catalent.• New business development together with local companies as Ultra Lab., Gelpharma, Olnatura, Andromaco, Sandoz, Neolpharma, Schwabe Pharma and others.• Developed deal contract for pure distribution, supply, license for brand generic and food supplements products.• Defined molecules for a new portfolio of gynecologic products, working together with marketing, medical and KOLs, looking for a source of each molecules with local and international pharma companies.• Identified commercial opportunities for current products lines including CNS, Cardio, Respiratory, Gastro, and approved P&L for launching.• Launch the first OTC, food and food supplement products of Abbott in Mexico.• Launch more that 10 new molecules and more than 30 presentations.• Worked together with Marketing to define budget for launching and supported Marketing strategy Duties and Responsibilities• Identify commercial opportunities for improving current portfolio, create new portfolios and new product as OTC, supplements, etc.• Define P&L of project and preparing the budget and launch strategy together with Marketing and Medical areas• Get the approval of P&L of project• Define better deal strategy for each project according to business conditions (deal model, sources, QA, supply, prices, etc.)• Develop deal with support from: Legal, RA, Medical, QA, Operations, Supply, etc.• Lead task forces with members from senior managers of Medical, Finances, Marketing, Legal & Compliance, Commercials, QA, Operations, to prepare & follow-up action plans for approved projects. • Report progress of projects to GM and region reports.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Achievements• During this period the sales of NPI projects reached until 10% of annual sales.• Launched more than 50 new presentation, that include new molecules and line extension including Abbott and Abbvie products.• Products Launched as: Synthroid, Serc, Ellekta, Frepada, Mechanun, Monalty, Irmeglol, Oscillococinum, Influvac, Neobrufen, Zentioxor, Bitalofar Humira pen, Kaletra sol., Kaletra tablets, etc• Benchmarking of NPI process for LA region.• Implementation of NPI Process• Coordinated projects of new sources with global and regional area for key products to avoid backorders with areas as Regulatory, Supply, demand etc. • Reduce the lead time for launch product after to get the MA at 3 months for local source and 4.5 months for global sources.Duties and Responsibilities• Implementation of new products from local and external source• Develop P&L of project with Marketing and Medical support • Get Local and regional approval of project• Lead the project end to end and coordinate all activities needed for launching with areas as Commercial, Marketing, Training, Regulatory, Supply, QA, Labeling, etc, for launching the product. • Present project status in S&OP and meeting region.• Assure to launch products on time, identified critical route and development alternative action plants for activities with delay.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Achievements• Benchmarking in Labeling process for LA region,• Reduce the time to develop and approve artworks at 1 week for local products and 1.5 weeks for export products.• Developed internal web for artwork development and printed equipment • Eliminated backorder due to labeling issues for pharma and nutritional products.• Working together with global and regional area to develop a system for labeling change for global implementation.• Homologation of legal texts for pharma products for LA regions and south America. • Changed the image of packing material in two times, defined strategy and coordinated in Mexico and LA region.• Develop new supplier for label and carton, increasing quality and reduction costs together with supply area.• Developed artworks on time for launching products as: Humira injectable syringe, Kaletra sol., Norvir tabs. Infant formulas, Pediasure, Depakene syrup and tabs., Controlip, Duphaston, Lucrin depot, Avonex inj. Pedialyte oral sol. etc.• Defined strategy of bar code to avoid recatalogin process for nutritional products.Duties and Responsibilities• Assure that all label of products includes the current texts approved by MOH and CCDS warnings • Develop artworks for pharma and nutritional products with local packaging, export and import from other sites. • Responsible of GS1 for assigning and handling bar codes of company. • Lead new projects and initiatives of labeling projects as: Implementation of new image in packaging materials, costs reductions, new suppliers of printed packaging materials, etc. • Implement new image of company• Support NPI projects in labeling responsibilities.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Achievements• Developed new labels for Herbal essences shampoo and conditioners • Increased the productivity developed packaging materials according to requirements of packaging line• Approved tooling for bottles for conditioner products with several layers and new caps• Worked with new manufacture TPM for implement new products according to packaging responsibilities.• Launched products: Herbal essences dyes line, Herbal essences shampoos and conditioners, new images of Miss Clairol dyes, Mum and Old spices deodorant. Duties and Responsibilities• Develop packaging material specification. • Approve tooling for bottles, caps.• Develop new supplier of packaging materials locally and regional. • Reduce packaging material costs.• Audit supplier together with QA areas. • Support development for new products with commercials and operation areas.• Local and external approval of print color for packaging materials.

State Of Mexico

Achievements• Developed all packaging material specification for packing materials• Implemented new image in printed packaging material in 3 times during join ventures and acquisitions• Implemented new warehouse with Stocklin equipment (project time 9 months)• Implemented artwork development process and system • Reduction of plants from 4 to 1 to integrate operation in one site.• Bought new packaging equipment for solid, liquid, injectables form.Duties and Responsibilities• Lead projects for improving the productivity, assessment and buy of packaging lines, building and reconditioning of manufacture and packaging areas. • Perform productivity studies and manufacturing routes. • Responsible for Packaging Engineering area for 15 packaging lines. • Packaging material standardization.• Control of printing foil area.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Responsible of planning and production control. • Responsible of Industrial Engineering activities: plan capacity, standardization activities, floor control, etc.• Responsible of QA activities, implementation of QA control, process and finishing.

Innovation, Diploma

Master, High Direction

Autocad, Diploma

Packaging Engineering, Diploma

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial Engineering