Gerardo Tova Izquierdo
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Barcelona, Spain. Time Zone GMT+1
Profile Summary
My professional experience has been focused mainly on Discrete MANUFACTURING and Oracle Supply Chain PLANNING and Distribution areas. Although I've also participated in a few ASCP and Process Manufacturing projects.
Since 1997 I've been involved in the european implementation and customization of Oracle SCM Applications, leading both local and international project stakeholder teams. Ahead of this, I was working in America for several factories.
Professional Degree: Computer Systems Engineer (I.T.E.S.M. Dec1989)
Job Experience
INDRA Systems: ERP Manufacturing Senior Expert
Client/Company : Duro Felguera (Asturias, Spain)
Project : ERP implementation
Project Duration : December 2011 - March 2015
Standard Role : Manufacturing Expert
Project & Role Description Oracle Project Manufacturing modules implementation:
Bills Of Material, Inventory,Work in Process, Average Costing, Advanced Supply Chain Planning, Quality, Alert.
ACCETURE: ERP Delivery Manager until end of October 2011 for the following clients:
• Client/Company : iNDAL Group Lighting Solutions (iTV Netherlands, Emmen)
Project : IT TakeOver SITC
Project Duration : March 2010 - June 2011
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Oracle Manufacturing modules implementation:
Engineering, Bills Of Material, Inventory,Work in Process, Average Costing, Advanced Supply Chain Planning.
• Client/Company : THALES D3S Rail Signalling Solutions & Secutiry Systems
Project : D3S Spain rollout
Project Duration : May 2009 - February 2010
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Manufacturing implementation & Applications Maintenance Support
Project Manufacturing, Inventory, Work in Process, Average Costing, Advanced Supply Chain Planning.
• Client/Company : ISOFOTON Solar Energy (Malaga)
Project : WinIT AMS
Project Duration : January 2009 - April 2009
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description AMS support (Manufacturing modules)
Bills of Material, Inventory, Average Costing, Work in Process, Interfaces, Forms&Reports design.
• Client/Company : Vodafone Devices UK (Newbury)
Project : Strategic Order Fulfilment (SOF)
Project Duration : August 2008 - December 2008
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Interfaces Development for distribution modules:
Inventory / Shipping
• Client/Company : ISOFOTON Solar Energy (Malaga)
Project : WinIT
Project Duration : May 2008 - July 2008
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Oracle Manufacturing modules implementation
Bills of Material, Inventory, Average Costing, Work in Process, Bespoke Interfaces, Forms&Reports design.
• Client/Company : VODAFONE networks Netherlands, Maastricht
Project : B2B Vodafone Procurement Company (phase 3 integration testing)
Project Duration : March 2008 - April 2008
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Two full Integration SAP/ORACLE Test cycles (up to 17 scenarios) plus User Acceptance Tests assistance on XLM messaging B2B to VPC: Messages tested included: PRICAT, MATMAS, PO, POR, POC, GRN, INV.
• Client/Company : FLOWSERVE Pump Division (Madrid, Netherlands Ettenleur)
Project : ORACLE Supply Chain Planning implementation
Project Duration : April 2007 - January 2008
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description Implementation of the following discrete manufacturing modules:
INV (inventory), CST (Average Project Costing), ENG (engineering), BOM (bills of material), MRP (material requirements planning), WIP (work in process), QA (quality assurance) .
• Client/Company : UPONOR Germany/Finland/Latvia (Haassfurt / Vantaa / Riga)
Project : ORACLE Advanced Supply Chain Planning
Project Duration : January 2007 - March 2007
Standard Role : Software Product Specialist
Project & Role Description SME support service from Riga Delivery Centre for Uponor's ASCP/ Demand Planning (Nordics/Baltic) implementation. INV, BOM, WIP, ASCP.
ROSS SYSTEMS: Manufacturing Senior Consultant for the following client:
• Client/Company : SPB Chemical (Valencia)
Project : ROSS Process Manufacturing
Project Duration : April 2005 - December 2006
Standard Role : Senior Consultant
Project & Role Description Working as a Process Manufacturing Senior Consultant. Implementing projects with the following continuous process ERP products:
iRenaissance (Enterprise Resources Planning suite)
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
DP (Demand Planning: forecasting)
APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling: finite capacity tool)
Conference Room Pilots, meetings and interviews with Key Users related to: purchasing, inventory control, formula specifications, quality control, machine scheduling, cost analysis, EDI, sales forecasting, production planning and control, materials requirement planning, etc.
Training End Users, developing ERP setup documentation, operational procedures, customization analysis and benchmark test documents.
ORACLE ibérica SRL: Manufacturing Senior Consultant for the following clients:
• Client/Company : PRAMAC LIFTER Group (Siena, Italy)
Project : ORACLE Manufacturing EBS
Project Duration : September 2001 - March 2003
Standard Role : Senior consultant
Project & Role Description Implementation of the discrete manufacturing e-Business suite:
ENG, BOM, INV, CST, WIP, MRP, QA
• Client/Company : RALSTON PURINA Europe
Project : Oracle EBS Implementation UK
Project Duration : October 2000 - July 2001
Standard Role : Senior Consultant
Project & Role Description Supply Chain EDI messaging mapping/configuration and deployment (Forecast, Price Catalogs, Advance Shipping Notices, Purchase and Sales Orders, Purchase and Sales Invoices, etc.)
Customized Standard Cost Reporting design and testing.
• Client/Company : PUERTOS DEL ESTADO (San Sebastián)
Project : ORACLE Purchasing (workflow account generator)
Project Duration : November 2000 - November 2000
Standard Role : Senior Consultant
Project & Role Description Purchasing Customization from Workflow Account Generator.
• Client/Company : RED CROSS (Spain)
Project : ORACLE Procurement
Project Duration : October 2000 - November 2000
Standard Role : Senior Consultant
Project & Role Description Inventory and Purchasing implementation
• Client/Company : RODIO CONSTRUCTORES (Madrid)
Project : ORACLE Purchasing (workflow account generator)
Project Duration : October 2000 - October 2000
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Purchasing Customization for Workflow Account Generator
• Client/Company : ALUMAFEL (Vitoria)
Project : ORACLE Manufacturing suite
Project Duration : November 1998 - October 2000
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Implementation of the following discrete manufacturing modules:
INV (inventory), CST (standard costing), BOM (bills of material), MRP (material requirements planning), WIP (work in process), OE (order entry / configurator)
• Client/Company : SONY BCN Plant & Design Centre (Barcelona)
Project : ORACLE Discrete Manufacturing suite Pan-European implementation
Project Duration : September 1997 - September 1999
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Implementation, interfaces, reporting and customizations among the following ORACLE e-Business suite modules:
INV (inventory), CST (standard costing), ENG (engineering), BOM (bills of material), MRP (material requirements planning), CRP (capacity requirements planning), DRP (distribution requirements planning), WIP (work in process), QA (quiality assurance)
• Client/Company : UEE (Unión Española de Explosivos)
Project : ORACLE Supply Chain Planning implementation
Project Duration : September 1998 - February 1999
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Implementation of the following modules:
BOM (Bill of materials), INV (Inventory), SCP (Planning) and WIP (Work in Process)
• Client/Company : INGERSOLL RAND BEARINGS (Bilbao)
Project : ORACLE Planning
Project Duration : September 1997 - July 1998
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) and Work in Process (WIP) modules implementation.
• Client/Company : INGERSOLL RAND Dresser Pumps (Madrid)
Project : ORACLE Planning implementation
Project Duration : April 1997 - July 1997
Standard Role : Consultant
Project & Role Description Average Costing, Distribution and Materials Requirement Planning modules implementation.
VENUSA LTD Medical Industries: Manufacturing Systems Analyst:
• Client/Company : VENUSA LTD Medical Industries (USA)
Project : Deployment of Plants & Distribution Centers
Project Duration : December 1995 - February 1997
Standard Role : Manufacturing Systems Analyst
Project & Role Description During a two-year period I performed the Manufacturing Systems Analyst position at New Jersey headquarters as well as in both, the assembly plant in Juárez México and El Paso Texas distribution warehouses.
Working in collaboration with the Logistics & Materials Department beside the Technical Operations Manager to ensure the timely arrival of all components needed for production. Coordinating shipments with Customs Department and being responsible for periodical and physical inventory counts. Also scheduling and coordinating work orders production sequence and lot preparation.
In charge of factory production related software such as: Inventory Control, Purchasing, Customs, Production Scheduling, Sales Orders, Materials Requirement Planning, Bills of Material.
Experience on: 10BASE-T local area networking, small Relational Databases under WindowsNT: Access, FOXPRO, SBT Accounting systems, TiW workshop.
GENERAL ELECTRIC (Leiser): Production Planning and Quality Control Systems Specialist:
• Client/Company : GENERAL ELECTRIC Appliances (México)
Project : LEiSER MABE Group
Project Duration : May 1993 - November 1995
Standard Role : Production Planning and Quality Control Systems Specialist
Project & Role Description Domestic appliances manufacturer for GENERAL ELECTRIC Louisville Kentucky USA plant.
For a couple of years I performed as a Production and Quality Control Systems Specialist at the Manufacturing Systems Department. Software development, maintenance and end-user technical assistance on computer automated real-time systems at multiple plant areas such as: steel-die press, welding cells, enamel chambers, production control, assembly lines, quality control lab, packaging & finished goods routing and shipping.
Software development and reporting for the following areas: Production Control, Sales Forecasting, Materials requirement Planning, Advanced Manufacturing Research lab, Quality Control Incoming Inspection, Accounts Payable/Receivable.
Experience on: multiuser/multitask HP3000 & HP9000 systems, X-Windows HP workstation environment, HP-UX UNIX operating system, SHELL and ANSi-C programming, embedded SQL and ALL-BASE RDBMS.
A.C.P.I: freelance contractor:
• Client/Company : ACPi
Project : Industrial Process Automation and Control
Project Duration : September 1992 - April 1993
Standard Role : freelance contractor
Project & Role Description Working in several projects as a freelance contractor for this Bar Code Readers and PLC (Programmable Logic Controlers) Devices distributor of the following brands: Intermec, Symbol, Monarch, Zebra.
LASCASIANA SA de CV: Manufacturing Assistant Programmer:
• Client/Company : LASCASIANA Locomotive Company (México)
Project : CNC Production Computerized System
Project Duration : January 1990 - July 1992
Standard Role : Manufacturing Assistant Programmer
Project & Role Description Austrian /German company for maintenance, assembly and repair of diesel locomotive engines (GE, ALCO, VOLVO, PERKINS, CUMMINS).
Two years working for Production Management department as a Manufacturing Assistant Programmer. Developing CAD/CAM - ORACLE RDBMS interface software for CNC Tooling (Computerized Numeric Control) as well as assisting end-users on Engineering Changes, Bills of Material and manufacturing cells Numeric Control interface related software.
Experience on DECNET (Ethernet) network administration and VAX11785 mainframe operator duties, ORACLE relational database management system, FORMS & REPORTS development, VMS operating system, AutoCAD and desktop publishing (CorelDraw & PageMaker)
Education
University/College Degree Year
I.T.E.S.M. (Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey) Computer Systems Engineering 12/1989
Training/Continuing Education
Course Company/Vendor Date Taken
ENGLISH certification North American Institute for Cultural Relations, S.L.P., México October 1984
C programming language Engineering Faculty U.N.A.M, D.F. México May 1990
Relational Databases (RDBMS design) ORACLE, D.F. México September 1990
AUTOMATED INTEGRATED DATA COLLECTION S.M.E. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Detroit Michigan, U.S.A. November 1990
SQL-PLUS structured query language ORACLE, D.F. México February 1991
SQL-FORMS 4th generation language ORACLE, D.F. México March 1991
Neural Networks,Expert Manufacturing,Robotics,ComputerVision,GeneticAlgorithms I.T.E.S.M. Artificial Intelligence Center, Monterrey México. May 1991
PETRI NETWORKS and FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING (I.P.N. México) Manufacturing Systems Modeling/Benchmarking Research & Advanced Studies Center May 1991
BUSINESS REPORT WRITER Hewlett-Packard, D.F. México May 1994
UNIX Solaris 2.x SUN Microsystems June 1996
Skills
Skill Proficiency Yrs of Exp Last Year Used
Spanish Advanced 15+ Years 2014
English Proficient 15+ Years 2011
Oracle-SCM Proficient 15+ Years 2013
Oracle-SCM-Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP) Proficient 3 Years 2011
Oracle-SCM-Logistics Proficient 3 Years 2007
Oracle-SCM-Manufacturing Proficient 10 Years 2013
Oracle-SCM-Supply Chain Planning Proficient 10 Years 2003
Oracle-Procurement Novice <1 Year 2008
Oracle-SCM-Order Management Novice 2 Years 2001