Bachelor in Science, Chemical Engineering and Environmental and Health Safety, with more than 35 years experience in Business Management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Research and Development Laboratories. He worked in the three of the largest multinationals in Paint and Coatings companies, as DuPont, PPG and BASF. He holds the following qualifications: Deep experience in R&D, holding two international patents on Anticorrosive Cathodic Electrodeposition Coatings and UV Curing Varnish for Exotic Woods. He also took under his responsibility the introduction of several new Technologies into the Latin American Markets. To get the planned good results in those programs he coordinate actions involving several groups and chains as marketing, technical services, sales, manufacturing to attend customers targets.(customer oriented).Expressive experience conducting business meetings and commercial negotiations in companies through several countries as USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentine, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Germany, France and Spain including the responsibility for technology transfers an acquisitions, supporting Sales and Technical Services and existing business or coordinating new business developments. Due to these activities he has gotten strong know how in International Chemical Trade Business. Last position at BASF, as South American Technical Manager for Automotive and Industrial Coatings, had under his responsibility of eleven Coatings and Resins R&D Laboratories, namaging 63 chemists and engineers. He also held the BASF’s Regional Product Steward position reporting to the Global Technical Director at BASF – AG. Worked as Total Quality Director at PPG South America responsible to keep ISO/TS 16949-2002 and ISO 9001 standards certifications and Laboratories, Process Engineering, Manufacturing and SHE coordination.Worked deeply to implement Quality, Lean Manufacturing and Sigma Six Programs.