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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