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Juan Pablo Pellegrini

Q ualifications

Six years of multifaceted experience with one of the largest manufacturers, importers and distributors of

industrial gloves and industrial safety equipment

Created complete lines of products (Aramax & Aramax XT) that brought $7MM in revenue during the first year

Led manufacturing team to achieve 80% growth within a two year period

Diverse background in Product Engineering, Cost Accounting, Management and Finance

Multi-lingual with fluency in Spanish

E xperience

9/11-Present Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Chicago, IL

P roduct E ngineer

Lead manufacturing division’s product development initiatives for company’s top selling products and materials

Develop exclusive raw materials or re-engineer existing product in response to client needs and challenges such

as increased performance and cost efficiency

Provide technical expertise and assistance to 80 plus Sales Executives: Respond to inquiries, attend sales calls,

create and delivery presentations, assess client manufacturing operations and applications in order to provide

product recommendations

Cultivate supplier relationships and design and negotiate rebate programs with key suppliers

Report to VP of Supply Chain with buy versus make analysis for company’s entire portfolio of products

Develop product costing for the Manufacturing team

Liaise with Manufacturing team and assist with process improvements and operational redesigns to foster

efficiency throughout the company

Responsible for the design compliance and verification of product performance through several national and

internationally recognized standards. These include:

NFPA 70E, Electrical Safety (US), NFPA 2112, Flash Fire Safety (US), ASTM F955, Heat Transfer Performance for

Molten Metal (US), ASTM F1506, Arc & Flame Resistant Apparel (US) among others

6/08-9/11 Magid Glove & Safety Manufacturing Chicago, IL

C ost Accountant/Project Manager

Directed cost reduction initiatives through process improvement using Lean Manufacturing methodology

Evaluated internal and external manufacturing processes to develop cost estimates and life cycle costs related to

production system, personnel and operations

Led assessments of manufacturing procedures and created solutions for more efficient processes

Completed analysis of revenue and costs by business unit and product line

Performed actual vs. variable cost analysis to lower labor and cycle time

01/05-12/06 7-Eleven Chicago, IL

C o - owner/Manager

Managed store operations, recruited, trained and supervised employees, managed inventory

Created sales initiatives to increase store’s profitability

E ducation

U niversity of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelor of Science in Finance, College of Business Administration

F undacion de Altos Estudios en Ciencias C om erciales, Argentina

Bachelor of Arts in Communication

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