ALEJANDRO BARRIOS
**** * ********** **. # ***. DAVIE, FL. 33328. USA
954-***-**** / *******@*******.***
EDUCATION
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DAVIE, FL.
June 2013: Master in Business Administration. Major: Management
GPA: 3.92 / 4. I will receive the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society recognition
UNIVERSITY OF CARABOBO. VENEZUELA
July 2001: Electrical Engineering Degree.
Major: Automatic and Measuring Systems.
GPA: 3.2 / 4. Graduated with honors, on top 1% of the class / Honor diploma for academic
achievement.
WORK EXPERIENCE
U.S.A
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY – OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING
Feb. 2012 – Apr. 2012: STUDENT CALLER
Communicate with NSU alumni to confirm and update records .
Inform and ask NSU alumni for gift/pledges to support the university and/or other students
VENEZUELA
EMPRESAS POLAR - ALIMENTOS POLAR COMERCIAL
Feb. 2010 - Mar. 2011: MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR
Directed a team of 19 technical electricians to coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance .
Applied effective strategies and administrative procedures to assure the reliab le operation of plant equipment,
machinery and processes following the normative guidelines of productivity, quality, and security of the
organization.
Participated in the development of the annual budget and supervised the execution as well as managing different
accounts to guarantee the effective utilization of resources.
Identified key opportunities for improvement and address them with the active participation of the maintenance
and production personnel.
Analyzed historic fails and plan activities accordingly to prevent failures and keep the production lines and assets
operating.
Supervised and improved the indicators (KPI) related to our department.
Responsible for work orders, backlog tracking, inquiries, purchase orders.
Addressed concerns, ideas, requirements of the maintenance team (tools, training, vacation time, shifts)
Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2010: AUTOMATION ENGINEER
Proposed alternatives for new automated technologies and project development with the purpose of covering the
necessities, adhering to quality standards and minimizing cost and time.
Designed and implemented a control system for the Tallow Whitening Plant to automate the process, reduce fa ults,
and reduce production personnel.
Designed and implemented a control system for the Glycerin Plant to improve the operations and upgrade the
current process controller.
Designed and implemented changes in the current process control of the Detergent Plant to increase the capacity
of production from 7 Ton/hour to 10 Ton/hour.
Maintenance and automation activities in the bar soap and dishwashing plants including end of production lines.
Successfully perform the following activities: Install machines such as baggers, pallets, checkweighers, scales,
pumps, on-off valves, control valves, level transmitters, temperature transmitters, ther mo-wells, T/C, level
switches. PLC troubleshooting, successfully guarantee the codification of the required equipment in the stock,
manage maintenance orders, purchasing equipment and parts, install parts, Wonderware backups and add -
remove I/O signals, backups in PLC Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, Telemecanique, HMI Magelis (software
backups, programming, installation), HMI Allen bradley (backup and installation), installation of wrappers, design
of control cabinets with PLC, relays, contactors good m anufacturing practices (GMP), ISO 9000, SAP
management, AutoCad drawings, responsible of the electrical projects in the plant, transmitter configuration,
cover maintenance supervisor vacation every year during almost 7 years, schedule and coordinate electr ician
shifts, coordinate electricians vacations time, electrician tools procurement, managing service providers,
implement new solutions together with my teammates and production employers. Installation and configuration of
soft starters and variable speed drives (brands: Allen-Bradley power flex, Telemecanique, Danfoss). Installation
of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). - Help the manager and planner to program the maintenance activities
every year when the plant or production lines shutdown for preven tive maintenances including some activities
such as quotations, suppliers, service providers, procurement, managing of SAP orders, maintenance
supervision.
AUTOMATIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS (SAIN)
Jun. 2001 - Apr. 2003: ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Provided technical support for the sales department and technical assistance for the configuration and calibration of
instruments used in automation and control of processes. Assisted the following companies:
2003. INDUSTRIAS METALGRAFICA. Instrumentation of a flame control system for a furnace.
2002. FORD MOTOR 0F VENEZUELA. Instrumentation of a dryer paint furnace.
2002. PEPSI COLA of Venezuela. Reinstallation of a batch system for the addition of phosphoric acid and caramel
using a mass flow system.
2002. CERAMICAS CARABOBO. Pressure and temperature control system of an atomizer.
2002. GOOD YEAR OF VENEZUELA. Checking off a mat and barrier security system.
2002. VENEZOLANA DE PINTURAS. Conceptual engineering. Automation of an addition system of additive and
thickener for the emulsion area.
2002. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE. Design and installation of a monitoring level system for the water supply tank, water
flow and the supply of chlorine for drinking water.
2001. PFIZER. Ultrasonic transmitters calibration and measurement of tanks in the liquid area.
2001. TETRAPAK. Design and installation of a counting and totalizing system of carton.
2001. SERVIPACK. Installation and configuration of a temperature loop control.
DUPONT of VENEZUELA
Jul. 2000 - Mar. 2001:
Internship and thesis in inventory measurement for solvents and resins tanks. Engineering Department.
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING VENEZUELA
Mar. 2008: Siemens Simatic S7 solutions workshop.
May 2007: Wonderware InTouch HMI 9.5 Fundamentals of app. development.
Feb. 2006: Operation and Maintenance Training of Bagger Machines. Triangle
Package Machinery.
Nov. 2005: Coaching. Enterprise: Trimillenium Co. 16 hours.
Nov. 2005: Leadership. Enterprise: Trimillenium Co. 16 hours.
Aug. 2004: Program of total productive maintenance (TPM). Manprocal, Co.
Apr. 2004: SAP workshop. Maintenance module. Mavesa. Planta Limpieza.
Jan. 2004: Quality management systems. Standard ISO 9000:2000. SQA Co.
Dec. 2003: Proactive Security. Mavesa. Planta Limpieza. 16 hours.
Aug. 2001: Flame control and measurement of boilers and furnaces. Fundiutval.
Aug. 2001: Honeywell Transmitters. Venoco Co. and Colgate-Palmolive Co.
May 1999: Programmable Controllers I. Fundiutval
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Spanish and English. Basic French.