RAFAEL VELAZCO

SUMMARY

Chemical engineer with over 25 years of experience in the industry, managing Quality and Production departments, with excellent results in both areas.

EDUCATION

• Chemical Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, (Master Degree)

University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Graduate: May 2002

• Bachelor of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry,

University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Graduate: April 1990

Quality Assurance Specialist ISO 9001.

Quality Assurance Specialist BRC (Global Standard for Consumer Products).

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Over 25 years’ experience in laboratory analysis, food (HACCP, SSOP), bakery products, automotive, construction and health industry.

I have worked for multinational companies such as PepsiCo (Lay's subsidiary) and Citroen-Peugeot.

OGIMAR S.A. (Liquids Detergents) Montevideo, Uruguay June 2014 – Present

PLANT MANAGER

•Ogimar manufactures liquids detergents, household sanitary products and other products for industry.One of our major clients is Unilever.

•Excellent management of the production area and logistics company, generating an increase in plant efficiency of 56% with consequent savings for the organization.

•Efficient control of the operating budget of the Industrial Plant, achieving savings of 10% in electricity, etc.

I 'm used to working in teams, I’ve formed multisectoral groups that have allowed me to achieve excellent results.

I led the launch new production lines working together with the various technicians and operators of the company.

I have developed and implemented training programs with excellent results, to expand the capacity of all staff.

Represent Ogimar with the media and external constituency groups including community, governmental, and private organizations and build excitement for Ogimar’s mission.

I have developed and implemented a system for tracking and reporting on the progress of the strategic plan implementation.

Management Representative according to the standard BRC (Global Standard for Consumer Products).

EMEDICAL S.A. (Health) Montevideo, Uruguay March 2012 – March 2014

PLANT MANAGER

•Excellent management of the production area and logistics company, generating an increase in plant efficiency of 40%.

I was fulfilled in time with 100% of production exported.

I 'm used to working in teams, I’ve formed multisectoral groups that have allowed me to achieve excellent results.

I have developed and implemented training programs with excellent results.

Represent Emedical with the media and external constituency groups including community, governmental, and private organizations.

I have developed and implemented a system for tracking and reporting on the progress of the strategic plan implementation.

Management Representative according to the standards ISO 13485: 2003 and ISO 9001: 2008.

PANGIORNO (Bakery Industry) Montevideo, Uruguay March 2011 – March 2012

PLANT QUALITY MANAGER

I developed and implemented the Total Quality Model of the Company.

I managed to fulfill all defined quality standards for raw materials, production and environment, achieving a 50% reduction of customer complaints.

Development of new products.

I organized the work and I encouraged all my staff to achieve the goals.

Technical assistance to customers for claims.

Responsible for the conduct of all HACCP, SSOP and GMP Company Plans.

Training of all human resources of the company.

SKILLS/STRENGTHS

Personal

I have a high potential to solve problems.

I can work independently and in a team environment.

I have excellent research skills and strong analytical.

I have ability to work with other team members effectively, which allowed to achieve many improvements for the organization.

Ability to work in a fast-pace environment.

Extensive knowledge of current engineering tools used for computing and analysis

I have a lot of potential for organize tasks, programs and production lines, decreasing costs significantly.

Flexible handling a variety of tasks and shift priorities simultaneously.

I give close attention to details, because they make the difference.

Chemical Engineering competencies

Familiarity with all process design safety requirements.

Possessing a excellent team spirit and capable of interacting effectively with other discipline engineers.

Comprehensive understanding of government and industry related rules and regulations.

Extensive experience of developing industrial chemical processes.

Able to work in cross-functional projects.

Able to perform predictive and root cause analysis of problems and then initiate corrective action.

I have had direct responsibility for certification and maintenance according to ISO -9001:2008 and BRC company since October 2004.

Responsible for the conduct of all HACCP and SSOP plans of various plants of the company, as well as GMP.

• Computers

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, etc

SAP experience

Adobe: Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, etc

• Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish

• Teaching

Teaching for Mathematics and Chemistry courses (High School).

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