FELIPE RICARDO URRUTIA GODOY

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Education.

Major: Agriculture Engineer, Santo Tomás University, Santiago, Chile.

Academic Degree: Agronomist.

Emphasis: Fruitculture Production, Operations, Quality Control and Food Safety.

Thesis: “Harvest Systems and other quality and condition parameters to control pitting in sweet cherries (Prunus Avium) cv. Van” (Realized in Dole Chile S.A.)

Work Experience.

July 2011 – Feb 2016, AMC Direct LLC, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Position: Quality Control Manager

Job Description: Responsible for the quality control process upon receipt of product, on hand inventories, and the products being selected for customer shipments. Follow U.S.D.A. and good delivery standards to properly inspect all products throughout the entire shipping process. Establish, define and improve inspection processes and procedures for both inbound and outbound products. Direct communication with growers and sales team. Supervision and control of the warehouse operations. User of Famous.

Nov 2002 - June 2011, Decofrut Inc., New Jersey – Florida – California - Arizona, U.S.A. and Chile.

Position: General Manager for Packing & Logistics – Decofrut. (2009-2011)

Job description: Production and repack services management. In charge of develop costs, budget and projects, generate costs and invoices, commercial and operative relations, plan and supervise repack activities, food safety program, logistics and quality and condition standard.

Position: Operations manager (2007-2008)

Job description: Jac Vandenberg Inc. in Miami office. In charge of the improvement of the operations and productive area management, logistical operations, coordinate with regulatory agencies and custom brokers, coordinate vessel arrival to the warehouse, close communication with sales office.

Position: Coordinator manager (2003-2005)

Job Description: Coordinate and manage all the inspections for the import fruit from our customers, develop of new procedures and tolerances. Management of repack process in san Joaquin Valley.

Position: Inspector of export fruit in origin and destiny. (2002-2003)

Job Description: Supervise processes of field packing and packinghouse for an optimum Control of quality and condition for export fruit in origin and destiny.

2005 – 2006, Kingfresh Produce Chile, Chile, México and U.S.A.

Position: Quality Control and Food Safety Supervisor.

Job Description: Supervise quality and condition in table grapes in Chile, México and U.S.A. Controls of materials, good relations with growers and supervision of food safety programs with our growers.

Other experience related:

Agrícola Sarajevo, Melipilla, Chile

Position: General Field Manager

Job description: Develop, operate and manage in field for export almonds, total of 230 acres, responsible for its P&L, irrigation system installation and management, land prep, planting, fertilization and pesticide applications, pruning, and harvesting. Identifies, sources, and hires labor; develops and manages crews; ensures proper training; manages performance.

Agropeak Ltda. Rancagua, Chile

Position: Technical and Operations Manager.

Job Description: Management of packinghouses and field work (Planting, pruning, thinning harvest and packing), agricultural processes for export fruit (Stone fruit, apple, cherries, pears, grape and kiwi), agricultural administration, optimization of agriculture resources, agricultural personal qualification. Control and supervise all food safety programs. Manage over 800 people.

Dole Chile Las Torres, Rancagua, Chile

Position: Research Assistant Agronomist

Job Description: Research and supervision of precondition treatments on stone fruit for the “Sweet and ripe” program, studies in “Effect of the cold chain interruption in the storage of different cultivars in peaches, nectarines and plums”, “Ionized oxygen and its use in air, land and ship transport and its effect in the postharvest quality and condition in export peaches and nectarines” and postharvest research in sweet cherries for export.

University Santo Tomas, Santiago, Chile

Position: Research Assistant.

Job Description: Research and supervision of biochemistry and Vegetal Physiology thesis and laboratories. Expertise in chromatography, embryogenesis, electrophoresis, spectrophotometry, In-Vitro propagation of plants and others related.

Courses

June 2014. United Fresh Produce Inspection Training Program at the USDA SCI. Fredericksburg VA.

Interpretation of Standards / Tolerances, Equipment overview, GAP / GHP Overview, Types of inspection, Grades, Lot Accessibility, Perishable product Labs.

March 2015, Costco Supplier Logistic Workshop, Monroe NJ

Identify Components of the Costco Item Agreement / Quote Form Relevant to Logistics, Dimensions Terminology; Recognize the Significance of Loadable Dimensions, Review Costco Pallet Requirements, Optimum Distribution Pallet & Vehicle Loads, Introduce ePACPlus Loading Software & Discuss Process for Approving Loading Diagrams.

Skills

Native Spanish and fluid English (oral and write). Software’s skills: Microsoft excel, word, PowerPoint, advanced internet, Front Page, Network, PaintShoPro6, Famous 6.0 and AS-400.

References.

- Claudio Olave, Director at Sunfresh CA. Ex - General manager Decofrut. Cell:661-***-****

- David Schiro, President, Jac Vandenberg, acu0js@r.postjobfree.com, Office: 914-***-****

- Patricio Mendoza, Regional Manager Q.A. West Coast, Oppenheimer California. 310-***-****

- Pio Alonso, Procurement West Coast, AMC Direct. 201-***-****

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