María Alba Berrutti de Castro

** ***** ***, *******, * children

Telephone: +598-********

Colonia, Uruguay

actf5p@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Chemical Engineer. Master in Occupational Risk Prevention. Master in Pulp & Paper Engineering (thesis pending). Project Manager. Over 15 years linked to process industry in responsible positions roles and leading technical teams. Experience in process engineering including green field projects, production, asset care, environment and safety. DCS/SCADA knowledge and experience.

POST GRADE AND GRADE STUDIES

• Master in Occupational Health and Safety. Miguel de Cervantes University Valladolid (Spain). 2011-1013

• Master of Pulp and Paper Engineering. University of Helsinki (Finland) and UDELAR (Uruguay). (thesis pending) 2011-2014

• Chemical Engineer. UDELAR (Uruguay). 1992-2002

COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES:

Management and Project Management Studies

• Manager Development Program IEEM Business School (Uruguay) 2010

• Project Manager Program IEEM Business School (Uruguay) 2009

Safety Studies

• Industrial Radiologic Protection in measuring devices. Ministry of Industry, Energy and mining of Uruguay (Uruguay) 2014

• IATA Hazardous materials air transport Specialist. DGM (Argentina) 2013

www.dgm-argentina.com.ar

• Working height: Lifting safety operations ASME (Argentina) 2013 Cert: #OP-13-049

• ATEX Explosive Atmospheres. CTI (Argentina) 2012 www.ctisolari.com.ar

• Risk Assessment at Industrial Plants. CTI (Argentina) 2011 www.ctisolari.com.ar

Environmental Studies

• Cleaner Production Program at the Cleaner Production Center. Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay). 2005 www.cpml.com.uy

• Waste and recycling: Integrated Solid Waste Management UNIT- CEMPRE (Uruguay). 2004 www.cempre.org.uy

• Environmental Management Specialist ISO 14000. UNIT (Uruguay). 1998

Quality Management Studies

• Laboratory Quality Management Standard ISO 17025. UDELAR (Uruguay). 2002

• Quality Management Specialist Standard ISO 9000. UNIT Uruguay (Uruguay). 1998

IT Technologies Tools Knowledge acquired in TCS (Tata Consultancy Services)

• Seagate Crystal Reports.

• Programmer Visual Basic 5, SQL.

• Software Development Tools (TCS): UML.

PROFESSIONAL EXPIRIENCE

Sep 2014 up to date PWF PEPSICO Colonia, Uruguay

Actual Position: Maintenance/Engineering Senior Supervisor

Responsibilities:

Asset Care management: design, implement and bend to continuously reduce downtime performance. Implement strategy to achieve manufacturing goals in the areas of safety, cost, quality and service to customers. Manage and operates Utilities including waste water biological treatment plant, ensuring legal and PepsiCo Standards compliance.

Operations, Utilities and Facilities R&M budget responsible. AOP Build and provide forecasts.

Achievements: Implemented new MMS including new asset register code. Rebuild cero base R&M budget. LOTO Project Champion: implemented procedures to process areas. Achieved Maintenance Management Control Level Stage from reactive level. 100% requested tasks are submitted by system. Reduce 30% corrective maintenance work orders. Redesign maintenance organization chart, including responsibilities and area project assignments. Develop team member’s skill levels by training, coaching, on-the-floor troubleshooting, solving problems, setting direction and empowering the team to achieve their performance improvement results. Each technician had been assigned with specific project. Safety and environmental targets compliance.

2006 – Oct 2014 UPM SA (before December 2008 Botnia SA) Fray Bentos, Uruguay www.upm.com. Pulp, paper and Energy Company. Certified in EMAS, ISO 14000, 18000, 9000, 55000, 22000.

Position (2011-2014): Mill Safety Coordinator

Responsibilities: Ensure efficient Safety Management and proper compliance with international and national standards and regulations. Set objectives and action plans. Plant operation areas and tasks Risk assessment. Occupational Health management.

Achievements: over 2 years without LTA in process areas. Place the mill as a leading plant at UPM Global Operations, integrating Frontrunner Safety Club. World-wide recognition: Innovate, develop and utilize electronic Permits to Work System. Develop a Professionalized Safety Management Program for all contractors with direct operations impact. Innovate with an Annual Contractor Safety Program Award.

Position (2006-2011): Plant Engineer as Shift Supervisor in production

Responsibilities: Lead production under normal and contingency operating conditions including energy production management. Safety, environment and quality responsible. Programing and Operate DCS/SCADA. Prioritize tasks and corrective maintenance (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, automation) during shift. Lead the shift team. Develop team member’s skill levels by training, coaching, on-the-floor troubleshooting. Set team and individual objectives and develop multiskills program.

Achievements: Comply with all safety, environmental, quality and production target at the mill during shift. Reached record daily production in own shift in comply with all the standards. Minimized downtime to avoid production lost, coordinate with maintenance to achieve repairs on time.

During project phase: Select and train plant technicians. Plant erection Commissioning duties: water runs, hydraulic and process fluids testing. Programing and Operate DCS/SCADA

2004-2005 TCS Tata Consultancy Services. Zonamérica Montevideo www.tcs.com

Position: Training Department Responsible. (2005)

Responsibilities: Manage training needs in programming languages and project management tools.

Achievements: Improved continuous training in various information technologies. Responsible of the TCS TATA’s First Iberoamerican Conference on Software Architecture (Tactics) Organization. October 2005.

Position: Consultant / Developer (2004)

Responsibilities: Software Developer offshore company AIG Chile Insurance. Software engineering requirements. Languages: Visual Basic 5, Sybase and Crystal Report.

2004-2005 Germany - MERCOSUR Technical Cooperation (SGT6)

(GTZ, GIZ since 2011). www.giz.de/en

Position: Short Term Consultant (Oct 2004 to Feb 2005. License requested in TCS)

Responsibilities: Technical assistance “Promotion of cleaner production practices in the graphic industry Program”. Identify opportunities to improve economic, organizational and environmental performance. Follow up actions to be implemented in the graphics sector from preliminary assessment. Collect, organize and process the information gathered in the program.

Achievements: 12 graphic industries involved of Montevideo. Author of an Environmental guide for graphic sector

2002-2005 ERCLIS S.A. Montevideo Uruguay. Chemical Logistics Company www.erclis.com.uy

Position: Technical and Environmental Consultant.

Responsibilities: Technical assistance in engineering, safety and environmental areas, including transport, storage and fractioning of chemicals on a large scale. EHS Instructor. Technical Responsible at MSP, MIEM, DINAMA, DNB and Customs.

Achievements: Compliance with all national regulations for storage, handling and distribution of chemicals.

2005 Cesmart S.A. Montevideo Uruguay. Aluminum tubes manufacturing company.

www.cesmart.com.uy

Position: Independent consultant-Cleaner Production Project

Responsibilities: Feasibility Study and implementation of opportunities to improve productivity, performance and safety of manufacturing aluminum tubes criteria C&P.

Achievements: Reducing energy consumption by optimizations in isolation paint ovens. Propose adjustments to improve efficiency in the electric plant.

1995 – 2005 Christian Brothers College Montevideo Uruguay www.stellamaris.edu.uy

Position: Teacher of Physics, High School

Position: Teacher of Ecology and Environment. High School

Position: Chemistry Laboratory Officer, High School

PUBLICATIONS

• Lecturer at the "2nd Workshop World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 3M Uruguay". Topic: “Contractors Management.” Gestión de Contratistas . Montevideo. 2013

• Author of the handbook "Good management practices in the graphic industry” “Buenas prácticas de gestión en la industria gráfica” Germany - MERCOSUR Technical Cooperation (SGT 6). 2005

• Paper Presentation at “2nd meeting of the National Bureau of Cleaner Production”. Industries Chamber of Uruguay. Title: "Promoting cleaner production practices in the Graphic industry”. 2005

• Paper Presentation at “5th National Microbiology Meeting” (UDELAR). Title: "Enzymatic Removal of cows hair" Alternative treatment for cows shaved skin, which is not environmental friendly compares from the traditional shaved. 2001

LANGUAGES

• Spanish Native speaker.

• English Advance level. Working language at PepsiCo, UPM, Botnia and TCS.

Berlitz Institute Level 5. 2013

First Certificate in English. University of Cambridge. 2002

• Portuguese Basic knowledge.

February 2016

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