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Guatemala

Guatemala, Guatemala

Guatemala

• Lead a team of 118 people; strategically align the team thru developing and adjusting productivity KPIs. Ensure the achievement of short and long-term goals.• Budget and control the expenses of the process, achieving +25% cost reduction (Approx annual budget of $4.5MM).• Plan and execute projects. Annual projects budget above $1.3MM.• Generate and evaluate cost savings/investment initiatives thru investment leverage and strategic alliances with suppliers. (Total savings for 2018-2019 of $260k)• Plan continuous improvement of the process, aligning them to the strategy of the company.• Coordinate asset management, ensuring compliance and updating of maintenance programs, optimizing resources according to established priorities. Achieved loss time reduction of +35%• Manage purchases of parts and services critical to the operation, repairs and projects. (Approx. Inventory of $1.1 MM).• Compliance of requisites of Health and Safety systems, Quality Assurance, Food safety, sustainability and environment (ISO 9001:2015,HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISCC Plus, Bonsucro).

Guatemala

• Lead a team of 73 people; responsible of the production of 450 tonnes of steam per hour.• Budget and control the expenses of the process, achieving $460k cost reduction for the 2021-2022 cycle (Approx annual budget of $2.8MM).• Manage and adapt KPIs to goals achievement.• Plan and execute continuous improvement projects. Coordinate multiple areas to project execution (Civil, mechanical, automation and electricity). Total Annual budget over $1MM.• Manage purchases of parts and services critical to the operation, repairs and projects. Negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost savings and inventory reductions. ( Approx. Inventory of $1.1 MM).

Guatemala

• Lead, during crop season, the operation of the plant during the shift.• Guide workers and processes to achieve KPIs of production, quality, health and safety.• Aid with solutions to emerging problems of the plant, following guidelines of plant manager.• Maximize sugar production, minimize loss time of the plant, maximize energy production, etc.

Guatemala

• Lead project to reduce time lost in the Milling process. (SS. Green Belt, with an approximate EBITDA of $130K).• Design and implement predictive maintenance program of the plant. Developing skills needed on the team, training future operators, gathering master data, configurating of equipments, constructing monitoring plans, etc.• Develop preventive maintenance plans for the Alcohol production Plant (Bio Etanol, S.A.)• Monitor inventory and budget management indicators.• Directly supervise mechanical maintenance tasks. This includes scheduling, coordination, distribution, and resource allocation.

• Collaboration on tasks of the supply chain area. • Developing safe working methods documents • Managing KPIs of the shipments facilities • Aid in the process of re-adequate the finished product storage.

Guatemala

• Implementation of management system to aid the forecasting of sales. • Elaborate multiple databases and automated systems to enforce supply chain and planning activities.

Support the head teacher of the physic laboratory. Aid to solve questions among students, review and grade weekly reports. Explain and supervise laboratory experiments.

• Lead a team of 7 people.• Aid on design and construction of systems used in small hydro power facilities.• Create and manage the suppliers, projects, purchases database (Microsoft Access).

• Control specific safety procedures required by American Airlines in all its ground operations.• Satisfactory performance as supervisor on duty.• Obtaining quarterly recognition to the best employee of the department.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, Master

Grado En Ingeniería, Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Vice-president of the students association of mechanical engineering (AMEC) on UVG. Years 2012 and 2013.

International Baccalaureate Diploma, Physical Sciences

www.ibo.org

Bachiller En Ciencias Y Letras