OBJECTIVE:

Warehouse Manager

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Trilingual executive with 10+ of experience and a well developed business acumen reflecting a career of strong leadership skills coupled with hands-on, proven ability to multitask while meeting challenging deadlines, strong capacity to improve operations efficiency and profitability.

Recognized ability to apply advanced technical solutions to a diverse range of functional business requirements. Outstanding record of delivering simultaneous large-scale, mission critical projects on time and under budget. Team based interaction style and superior interpersonal skills. Strengths in:

logistics

distribution

planning and project implementation

warehousing

manufacturing

transportation

quality

maintenance of equipment and vehicle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Logistics Manager

December / 2012 - Actual

Railpro Group of Canada Inc

Responsible for new product development, manufacturing, inventory control of materials and finished products, transportation and delivery of products. The result of the implemented continuous improvement actions generated a gain on:

•reduce manufacturing costs in 20%

•reduction of assembly time in 81%

Production and Quality Manager

May/2010 - November/2012

AS Composite Inc

Responsible for project development of products, manufacturing processes, implementation of quality system and performance indicators, supplies, maintenance, storage and dispatch. As a result I obtained could improve the following indicators:

•increased production efficiency by 25%

•decreased setup time by 67%

•increasing the quality of the panels produced from 50% to 97%

Project Manager

June/2009 - January/2010

Atara Equipment Ltd

Responsible for developing and implementing the project, using Inventor software, I drew parts, accompanied the construction and installation of equipment, ensured that all staff was informed of the project progress as well as the client, ensuring compliance with the implementation schedule and controlled spending.

Logistics Manager

November/2008 - May/2009

Transportes Imediato Ltda (Ambev)

Responsible for the operation of Ambev's distribution centers in the cities of Curitiba and Paranaguá, Brazil, with:

•fleet of 120 operating delivery trucks and 30 trailers (53’),

• staff of 340 employees

•serving 4,000 clients daily

Administrative and Operational Manager

March/2006 - October/2008

Transportes Cavalinho Ltda

Responsible for the delivery of Jurubatuba's distribution center, the largest distribution centers for Coca-Cola in the city of Sao Paulo:

•a fleet of 100 delivery vehicles

•staff of 280 employees

•serving over 4,500 customers per day

Managed the transport's operation of products from factories to distribution centers and customer service to large customers using a fleet of 100 trucks and I managed Paulinia branch, responsible for the chemicals' transport operation.

Logistic, Transport, Distribution and Industrial Manager

January 1981 - March 2006

Coca-Cola Group (FEMSA and Refrescos Bandeirantes)

Logistics

I implemented resizing the logistics network located in the region of São Paulo (capital and countryside), which resulted in:

•cost savings over US$ 2 million/year due conversion of 18 to 6 distribution centers

As part of that process, I worked in the development and implementation of a Macro Distribution Center, and I was responsible for the analysis of economic feasibility in the implementation of special projects such as:

•developing different vehicles for transport and delivery

•systems for warehouse management (WMS)

Manufacturing

I coordinated the development, assembly and implementation process for the Jundiaí plant (the largest and most modern Coca-Cola plant in Brazil). From the project’s inception, I was responsible for:

•selection and training of operating teams (assembly, production, maintenance and quality)

•increased capacity building, based on the principles of Coca-Cola Total Quality System

•factory certification in ISO 9000 standard and the implementation of the Total Quality System Coca-Cola

Developed and implemented processes to improve and modernize the Refrigerantes Bauru S/A plant that transformed the operation into the best in the nation and for three consecutive years, the company received the best system manufacturer award. Participated in the design and construction of the Marília City facility, a subsidiary of Refrigerantes Bauru S/A, the second best operation in Brazil.

Transport

Responsible for transport and maintenance fleet, I implemented procedures that included:

•direct delivery operation from 4 factories to over 2,000 large customers and supply to 18 distribution centers with 100% guarantee delivery on time

•manage the maintenance of its fleet of 1250 trucks delivery (32 ') + 250 trailers (53') + 1,000 cars

•US$ 3 million cost savings in freight due direct delivery to Kaiser Breweries

•annual savings of US $ 2 million due to reduction in the number of maintenance workshops in 86%

Distribution

I designed and implemented an innovative system for storage, handling and distribution for Coca-Cola that has resulted in the design becoming the basis for other centers, and it won the corporate “best distribution center” award for three consecutive years.

Logistics and Distribution Manager

December/2002 - March/2005

LDB Transportes Ltda

Responsible for operation in all northeast region of Brazil (8 branches), I implemented operational procedures that resulted in a more simple, agile and flexible structure. I created indicators and achieve significant reductions in operating expenses, such as:

•reduction of more than 250,000 liters of fuel per year

•increased operational productivity by 35%

•overtime eliminated

UNIVERSITY DEGREE

Specialist in Transportation and Logistics AEC – LCA.CB

In Progress

Champlain College - Saint Lambert

Mechanical Production Engineering

February/1997 - December/1999

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP) - Santa Bárbara - Brazil

Mechanical Engineering (up to 4th year)

August/1987 - June/1991

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) – Bauru- Brazil

Mechanical Technology - Maintenance

February/1983 - June 1985

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)- Bauru - Brazil

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