Growth-focused, goal-driven, and seasoned executive with extensive experience in providing expert leadership to the start-up, design, commissioning of large-scale and complex projects in the industrial and chemical engineering industry

Recognized for solid work ethic, along with exemplary ability to manage multiple priorities, keep project on track and within budget, and surpass expectations

Well-versed in developing project proposals, organizing budgets, planning cost and equipment, and initiating project startups

Knowledgeable of processes related to project designs, plant maintenance, chemical process design, process operations, process reliability, cost control, and chemical facility operability

Expert at formulating and evaluating design and technical documentation

Equipped with articulate communication and interpersonal skills, with bilingual fluency in English and Spanish; effective in building positive and long-term strategic partnerships with professionals of all business levels

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project and Design Engineering

Daily Plant Operations Management

Business Strategic Planning

Project Planning, Management, and Delivery

Financial Analysis Modeling

Cross-functional Team Leadership and Collaboration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICES CORP. GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO

Project Engineering Manager 2012–Present

Provide expert leadership to daily operations, which includes providing consulting services, technical, and process design support to ethanol plants, alcohol distilleries, oil and sugar refineries, heat recovery systems, and renewable energy alternatives

Lead all engineering capital projects and initiate engineering component design, design calculations, assembly drawings, project startup, design, and project commissioning

Design the master budget plan, which includes capital cash flow, project budgets, monthly quarterly costs, project cost tracking, and master schedule forecasting to prevent delays

Oversee control requirements, such as basis of design (BOD), life cycle cost analysis, design and equipment reliability, work hazard analysis, manufacturing and maintenance reviews, supplier reliability analysis, and site permits

Render effectual support to maintenance managers, project engineers, and third-party contractors in handling various technical issues

Maintain active communication with engineering personnel and site contractors to guarantee accurate bid estimation and timely scheduling process

Supervised a team of 10 to manage product reengineering and manufacturing operations, while maintaining high volume workload and completing more than 10 projects annually with a combined expense budget of $16M

Directed all design, start-up, and commissioning of all capital projects, which involved engineering and equipment specifications, process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment lists, project scheduling, cost estimates, contract requisitions, and project completions for all civil, mechanical, structural, environmental and electrical requirements

CR BARD SHANNON LTD. HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO

Intern 2013–2014

Actively participated in a scrap reduction project using DMAIC methodology approach to decrease plastic particulate from the DAVOL hernia mesh manufacturing line

Designed and developed a suction enclosure cart prototype for plastic particulate reduction; contributed to the pilot testing project in the manufacturing line valued at $6K, and successfully collected data

Initiated statistical analysis between the actual process and the proposed improvement process, using Pareto analysis, fishbone diagram, risk assessment analysis, financial analysis, and hypothesis testing, to enhance mesh cleaning process in the manufacturing line, thus achieving more than $101K in cost savings annually

BIOMET MEDICAL DEVICES GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO

Intern 2013–2014

Managed all aspects of a facility layout optimization project using time and motion studies for establishing standard times, which involved a product flow analysis to revise the facility layout and enhance the manufacturing of bone healing devices

Demonstrated adeptness in using various tools for product flow analysis, such as Lean Six Sigma metrics, line balancing, material flow and handling, process planning, time standards, spaghetti diagram, simulation, flow diagram, and decision matrix

Made significant contributions in enabling the company to save approximately $27K annually on transportation logistics and demand scheduling expenses

DESTILERIA COQUI, INC. MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO

Chief Manufacturing Engineer 2010–2012

Supervised all aspects of daily manufacturing operations and production scheduling monitoring for a rum distillery production line

Directed a multidisciplinary team of 10 staff in handling product engineering and manufacturing operations, including product design and development, technical drawings, packaging design, production planning, inventory control, quality control, project management, process improvement, cost control, profit and loss, and plant maintenance

Streamlined all manufacturing processes, raw material component product sourcing, assembly technical specifications, and in-house alcohol beverage recipe tasting development activities

Led a total restructuring plan of manufacturing procedures, process operations, raw material purchasing, production requirements, and inventory which brought forth $219K in annual savings

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICES CORP. GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO

Lead Business Manager 2005–2010

Oversaw daily operations of a chemical engineering company, which included offering consulting services and technical support to ethanol facilities, alcohol distilleries, sugar refineries, renewable energy, and heat recovery systems alternatives

Efficiently managed the development of project proposals, company budgets, project startups, and cost and equipment plans for new customers

Develop financial models, business case and executive reports to establish company strategic objectives and, financial target metrics and budget planning analysis tools

Implemented key financial metrics to monitor alignment with company revenue goals and growth

Managed all finance-related tasks, such as procuring equipment, logistics, and payroll

Provided profit and loss analysis for a company with $11M in annual revenues, including team leadership, vendor and supplier contract negotiations, project planning and delivery, and project engineering costing

SELECTED PROJECTS

2014 Distillation- Fermentation System Design, Installation, and Start-up Commissioning

Client: Destileria Coqui, Inc.

Budget: $750K

Main Function: Development, build, and contracting of a fermentation and distillation facility with a production capacity of 1,000 liters of rum daily at 175 proof

2013 Landfill Gas to Energy System Design, Construction, and Startup

Client: Landfill Technologies Corp. – Fajardo Municipal Landfill

Budget: $850K

Main Function: Management to the design, construction, and startup of a new landfill gas to energy project in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, capable of producing 2,200 kw/h of clean electricity using 1,100scfm of raw landfill gas from the municipal landfill

2012 Rum Rectification and Tank Farm Design, Procurement, and Construction

Client: Club Caribe Distillers

Budget: $6.8M

Main Function: Design, engineering, and commissioning of a new rum distillery for a capacity of six million proof gallons per year using high wines at 160 proof as raw material.

2012 Pet Cremation Unit

Client: Landfill Technologies Corp. – Carolina Municipal Landfill

Budget: $750K

Main Function: Supervision to the construction and startup of the first Pet Cremation Unit in Puerto Rico using landfill gas in the Carolina Municipal Landfill, controlling the overflow of dead animals entering the landfill

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Bachelor of Business Administration in General Management

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

TRAINING

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10-Hour Professional Certificate - General Industry Program

AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Industrial Engineers American Society for Quality (ASQ)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, and Project) Minitab Google Sketch Up Pro

AutoCAD Arena Simulation SAP SIMUL8 Adobe Photoshop QuickBooks Pro

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