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Ivoro Ventures is a venture studio specialized in agri-foodtechthat finds opportunities and builds companies. From idea to market.

Lisbon Metropolitan Area

Golegã, Portugal

• Responsible for various projects such as the project of building a new department dedicated to the production of small- batches of sauces while reducing waste and maximizing the efficiency.
• Support, provide advice and coach to accelerate the continuous improvements process of the production of sauces and condiments.
• Investigate and analyse sustainable alternatives to the plastic bottles and flexible films used in the company.

Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands

• Reporting to the two owners of the company.
• Leading the small factory team towards a more organized and lean way of working
• Started to implement a KPI’s system with a factory scorecard, structuring and streamlining procedures, start introducing a product passport, improvements projects, 5S and creating One-Point-Lessons.
• Optimization of the flow of information to better suit the B2B - private label - environment in which the factory operated.

Santa Iria, Lisbon, Portugal

• Fima – Produtos Alimentares, SA / Olá – Produção de Gelados e Outros Produtos Alimentares SA Portugal Providing strategic direction and management, reporting to the National Supply Chain Director, with accountability.
• Manage organisational change to develop people and teams to implement opportunities for improvement, new practices and novel products (e.g. Cornetto Halal, liquid margarine etc.).
• Ensuring straightforward transformation and integration processes of five separate production units to a competitive operation under single management using:-Change Management Program tools to achieve cultural.
• Developing and maintaining the efficient and effective functioning of the five manufacturing units located at the Santa Iria site resulting in increased productivity.
• Management of the acquisition of raw and refined oils, including negotiations with vendors and ensuring that recommended purchases align with allocated budgets (more than 20 M Euros) and stock strategy.
• Carrying out high-level administrative tasks including the preparation of budgets, reports, proposals, briefs and correspondence.

Santa Iria, Lisbon, Portugal

• Olá – Produção de Gelados e Outros Produtos Alimentares SA PortugalProviding a high level of strategic formulation and leadership within areas of manufacturing, final product development and scale-up, planning and.
• Carried out two major re-organisations (2001-2005) which resulted in the significantly improved positioning of the European Unilever sourcing strategies; key achievements: best quality Cornetto ice-cream in 2006.
• Direction and oversight of up to 213 staff and 3 managers who are responsible for:Warehousing & Palletisation, Planning and Sourcing, Production, Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance as well as Continuous.
• The leader of the Regional Virtual Site (RVS) of ice-cream cups products consisting of 5 European Sourcing Units and with direct reporting to Unilever’s European SC VP for ice-cream.
• Supervision of Finance, HR, Quality Assurance Safety & Environment, Development (NPD) of and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
• Providing assistance and knowledge (ERD input) to supervisors and staff in the Implementation and Maintenance of Quality, Environment and Safety Systems (GMP, IFS, ISO, OHSAS18001).

Heppenheim, Germany

• 1993-1996 Production Manager, Heppenheim Ice-Cream Factory
• Providing a high level of strategic management and leadership to 4 managers and up to 640 staff within ice-cream production, mixing department and packaging lines, with full loss and profit and Continuous Improvement.
• Strong project execution, skilled in cost/benefit analysis, ROI.
• Installation and implementation of the first Magnum ice-cream lines in Germany, beating the original start-up time schedule by 10%.
• Proactive handling the selection of suppliers and the acquisition and specification of all relevant equipment, from ice-cream extrusion to packaging resources, and ensuring that recommended purchases align with.

The Netherlands

• Van den Bergh B.V., division of Unilever N.V., the Netherlands 1989-1991 Project Engineer, New Plant Department
• Planning, development and implementation of capital investment proposals for the processing and packing of edible fats and dressings as well as for oil refining / technical facilities of the factory.Van den Bergh B.V..
• Design, installation and commissioning of processing/packaging lines.

The Netherlands

• Unilever Research Laboratory, the Netherlands 1986-1989 Project Engineer, Technical Application Unit
• Managing technical innovation projects for various European production units.
• Team leader for the Task Force Team to analyze problems and propose solutions

Crema, Italy

Design, installation, and commissioning of processing/packaging lines for a variety of food products (margarine, cheese, ketchup etc.) and improvement projects in the oil refinery.

Business Sustainability Management, 82.2

Issued 13 October 2021 - No expiration date

Master Of Science - Ms, Mechanical Engineering, Msc / Master Degree