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Orlando, Florida, United States

Winter Garden, Florida

o Responsible to manage the cold storage warehouses which include all functions involved such as shipping, receiving, and inventory control under the SAP platform.o Sorting, labeling, and storage of drums and bins, cycle counts, and issuing of all related paperwork such as bills of ladings, shipping manifests, and HAZMAT documents.Achievements:- 99% inventory accuracy on quantity and locations, on all five (5) warehouses, 19,000 pallet positions, 106 SKU.

Winter Garden, Florida, United States

Responsible for the blending, bulking, and drumming operations of concentrated, and NFC juices, as well as tanker loading and offloading. - Work together with quality assurance and logistics to ensure production requirements.- Improve productivity through small projects to gain operational flexibility and safety.Achievements:- Oversee the re-piping project that allowed simultaneous tanker loading/offloading operations.- Contract and oversee 0°F freezer upgrade, by replacing… Show more Responsible for the blending, bulking, and drumming operations of concentrated, and NFC juices, as well as tanker loading and offloading. - Work together with quality assurance and logistics to ensure production requirements.- Improve productivity through small projects to gain operational flexibility and safety.Achievements:- Oversee the re-piping project that allowed simultaneous tanker loading/offloading operations.- Contract and oversee 0°F freezer upgrade, by replacing two, 30TR ammonia evaporators. Show less

Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela

Is the third largest Poultry producer in Venezuela, 120K MT/yr. The company operates as a vertical integration, controlling the different stages of the production cycle.- Managed daily operations including production, maintenance, process control, raw material inventory, warehousing and shipping- 150.000 birds/day processing plant, 720MT/day Feed Mill plant and Rendering & Wastewater plants. - Reached a 120 headcount reduction by labor re-engineering processes. - Actively… Show more Is the third largest Poultry producer in Venezuela, 120K MT/yr. The company operates as a vertical integration, controlling the different stages of the production cycle.- Managed daily operations including production, maintenance, process control, raw material inventory, warehousing and shipping- 150.000 birds/day processing plant, 720MT/day Feed Mill plant and Rendering & Wastewater plants. - Reached a 120 headcount reduction by labor re-engineering processes. - Actively involved during the SAP implementation process (PM and PP modules). - Delivers a consistent 90% yield, thought continuous improvement and process control practices.- Active participation on the expansion project that doubled the plant installed capacity.- Increased plant reliability by installing key redundancy machinery.. Show less

Valencia, Venezuela

Global packaging manufacturer. Operations in Venezuela comprise Plastic Injection and Blowmolding Packaging. Husky, Sidel, Aoki, Krones, 310 employee, Annual sales $90MM. Operations Director Nov 2004 – Nov 2008Responsible for the overall production, maintenance, process control, quality and projects.- One production plant and 5 on site operations at customer's facilities.- Led several plant expansion projects resulting in… Show more Global packaging manufacturer. Operations in Venezuela comprise Plastic Injection and Blowmolding Packaging. Husky, Sidel, Aoki, Krones, 310 employee, Annual sales $90MM. Operations Director Nov 2004 – Nov 2008Responsible for the overall production, maintenance, process control, quality and projects.- One production plant and 5 on site operations at customer's facilities.- Led several plant expansion projects resulting in a 72% increase on plant installed capacity.- Handled $1.2MM on annual plant maintenance expenses- Delivered $41K in annual cost savings from packaging optimization improvements. - Led cost reduction initiatives at different on sites facilities with $144K on annual saving Show less

Valencia, Venezuela

- Achieving 95% manufacturing efficiency and 0.56% scrap, during 2001/03, by implementing regional’s best manufacturing practices.- Installed a centralized raw material storage and pneumatic distribution system- Led the installation of a centralized climate control system for the injection area.- Member of the Latin America Task Force initiative to share best operational practices.

Valencia, Venezuela

JV between DANA Incorporated (US) and a local partner, dedicated to the manufacturing and sale of automotive chassis and steel structural components for passenger cars, light, medium and heavy trucks for Navistar, AM General, Blue Bird, Ford and GM. 80% of sales export market.Operation Manager Dec 1999 – Mar 2002Responsible for the overall production, maintenance, dispatch, continuos improvement andtooling preparation, on a 88 people, 200… Show more JV between DANA Incorporated (US) and a local partner, dedicated to the manufacturing and sale of automotive chassis and steel structural components for passenger cars, light, medium and heavy trucks for Navistar, AM General, Blue Bird, Ford and GM. 80% of sales export market.Operation Manager Dec 1999 – Mar 2002Responsible for the overall production, maintenance, dispatch, continuos improvement andtooling preparation, on a 88 people, 200 MT/day, press stamping and frame assembly facility.- Achieved 27% improvement on unplanned down time and $24K saving cost by punch redesign.- Delivered 18% productivity improvement on the 2500ton press, through 6 sigma techniques.- Two times recognized with the DANA Venezuela Eagle distinction, for cost reduction and innovation initiatives, 2000 & 2001. Show less

Valencia, Venezuela

Responsible of production on a 200ton/day, 50 employee, stamping press facility.- Achieved 15% productivity increase by the use of LEAN Manufacturing techniques.- Obtained 87% reduction on changeover time using SMED techniques.- Led the side rail coating line upgrade, from liquid to powder electrostatic, Nordson technology

Valencia, Venezuela

New projects evaluation and implementation.- Two pick up truck frame assembly lines for Ford & GM- Financial pro forma preparation / analysis- Technical-economic feasibility study for a new $16MM facility in Valencia-Venezuela

Valencia, Venezuela

Local manufacturer of certified (API / ASME) tanks for the food, oil and chemistry industries. Part of EMPRESAS POLAR, largest private owned industrial conglomerate in Venezuela, with main businesses in Beer, Soft Drink and Food industries- Provided mechanical designs, cost estimates and construction drawings for metallic tanks.- Technical assistance during external audit and certification processes

Cagua, Venezuela

Local manufacturer of conveyors and automatic material handling systems, using Rapistan technology.- Prepared construction drawings and layout arrangements for conveyor equipment’s.- Technical assistance during assembly and commissioning.- Major projects; 52 gallons drum palletizer system, Car Puller system to haul 44 ton metallic coils.

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering concentration

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Coral Facultad de ingeniería

Advanced Management Program