Operations Manager for installation and management of 2nd largest concrete crossties production facility in Latin America- Assembled and manager HR, Logistics, Maintenance and Production teams (staff of 300 employees)- Achieved on budget and on time delivery despite re-design of facility (capacity expansion by 4x).- Increased crossties production by 20x in 3 years, capturing 62% market share.North Region Account Manager for Urban Furniture division (40% of revenues).-… Show more Operations Manager for installation and management of 2nd largest concrete crossties production facility in Latin America- Assembled and manager HR, Logistics, Maintenance and Production teams (staff of 300 employees)- Achieved on budget and on time delivery despite re-design of facility (capacity expansion by 4x).- Increased crossties production by 20x in 3 years, capturing 62% market share.North Region Account Manager for Urban Furniture division (40% of revenues).- Achieved customer retention on 95% of revenue generating customers and outperformed P&L targets of 60% YoY revenue increase.- Involved in business development strategy design for engaging customers in new regionsLed costing and pricing projects on 2 business units.- Developed and executed turn around plan for Flooring unit, returning to profitability in under 6 months by reducing costs and renegotiating contracts with largest customers.- Took over management of P&L for Liquid & Gas Conveying Systems division. Reduced overhead costs by 5% and increased revenue streams from existing accounts.Led implementation of ISO 9001/2008 quality standards across all divisions, as representative for Board of Directos- Achieved certification in under a year.- Re designed and implemented new KPIs and Performance Evaluation system for whole company.- Resulted in expansion of project to implement ISO standards in 2nd production facility Show less

Managed production process & planning division, supporting Sales and Logistics- Developed company-wide order tracking & information system, reducing receivables by 5 days, and increasing quality and customer satisfaction on orders deliveredCoordinated Sales, Logistics, Manufacturing, Buying and Maintenance divisions- Successfully reduced re-production needs from 5% to 1%. Improved KPI’s across the board, outperforming production targets, leading to higher new… Show more Managed production process & planning division, supporting Sales and Logistics- Developed company-wide order tracking & information system, reducing receivables by 5 days, and increasing quality and customer satisfaction on orders deliveredCoordinated Sales, Logistics, Manufacturing, Buying and Maintenance divisions- Successfully reduced re-production needs from 5% to 1%. Improved KPI’s across the board, outperforming production targets, leading to higher new targets.Created a cost tracking system with Manufacturing division- Achieved reduction of production costs in 3 business units through improvement of order allocation and productions targets per team.- Negotiated targets and incentive packages with Regional Union representatives Show less

Managed logistics department (team of 4)- Developed tracking and scheduling system for in-bound supply and delivery to final customer.- Engaged customer for delivery coordination and compiled regular customer information onto CRM system- Reduced logistics overhead costs by 5% by re-designing delivery routes, improving order preparation and setting rules for efficient picking, while managing 40 transports per day

• Research coverage on LatAm corporate debt issuers from Mining, Pulp & Paper, Oil & Gas, and Food Retail industries. Developed financial models for tracking company and industry performance• Analyzed financial information of 30 companies in order to evaluate liquidity and repayment capacity• Supervised monthly publication of Emerging Markets Top Picks (including bonds from EEMEA, Asia and LatAm)• Coordinated LatAm Corporate Liquidity Analysis project covering over 100 corporate… Show more • Research coverage on LatAm corporate debt issuers from Mining, Pulp & Paper, Oil & Gas, and Food Retail industries. Developed financial models for tracking company and industry performance• Analyzed financial information of 30 companies in order to evaluate liquidity and repayment capacity• Supervised monthly publication of Emerging Markets Top Picks (including bonds from EEMEA, Asia and LatAm)• Coordinated LatAm Corporate Liquidity Analysis project covering over 100 corporate bond issuers Show less