VICTOR VAZQUEZ CARDENAS

Covina. CA acw29d@r.postjobfree.com 818-***-****

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Senior Chemical Engineer

Pharmaceutical, medical devices, veterinarian, food, chemical, plastics and

textiles

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SUMMARY

Insightful senior level Chemical Engineer. Record of successful completion

of both small and large projects. Recognized the ability to communicate

project requirements, goals and status to team members and managers.

Certified Six Sigma green belt and ISO 9000 Auditor. Known for identifying

and implementing chemical, quality and operational process improvements.

. Plastics formulation (PVC, TPR,EPOXY resins)

. Chemical synthesis of pharmaceutical, plastics, textile products

. Synthesis and formulation of Veterinarian products

. Color Chemistry

. Analytical Chemistry

. PVC Extrusion, injection molding and film production

. Chemical processes transfers

. Bilingual English/Spanish

TECHNICALS SKILLS

. Proficient in Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook.

. Laboratory testing and analytical equipment operation.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LABORATORY MANAGER

Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

PROCESS ENGINEER

Jul 2008 - Sept 2014

TEKNOR APEX

City Industry, CA.

PVC compounding and film producer for Medical devices and industrial areas

Manage 1 supervisor and 6 technicians.

Work according to GMP, GLP, 6 SIGMA, ISO 9000, FDA, NSF and other official

norms.

Process development and introduction new products in plant

Customer complaints investigation and root cause analysis, Corrective

actions implementation.

Technical support for PVC processing; extrusion and molding for medical

devices.

Coordinate and implement new projects and process equipment.

Process extrusion productivity improvement, increasing the output of the

line 30%

Three projects were implemented to reduction of the number of customer

complaints in 60% in the areas of Medical Devices and Irrigation products.

Previous Experience

PRODUCTION MANAGER.

Jun 2006 - May 2008

INDUKERN DE MEXICO.

Formulation veterinarian products (antibiotics and nutrients)

Production scheduling, scale up new process, develop liquid and solid

formulations.

Lead engineer for the development of new products.

Prepare project scope for cost estimation, process design, and preparation

of equipment specifications, bid analysis, and preparation of purchasing

requisitions.

Manage 1 supervisor and 6 workers.

Work according to GMP, GLP, and ISO 9000.

PRODUCTION MANAGER.

Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

AGUILAR CO.

Thermoplastic rubber formulation

Manage manufacturing operations, materials handling and technical service.

Develop and scale up of formulations from laboratory to plant production.

SPC and ISO 9000.

PRODUCTION MANAGER DYEING AND FINISHING. 2003-2005

LOMATEX SA de CV.

Manage the dyeing processing for different textile fibers and its

blends; Polyester, cotton, acrylic and nylon.

Develop and implement new dyeing methods.

Programming the raw material orders;

Manage 4 Supervisors and 25 operators.

R&D ENGINEER 2000-2003

CYDSA SA de CV. CRYSEL Plant.

Process development Acrylic fiber dyeing.

Develop mass dyeing process for micro-fiber.

Develop different co-polymers to increase fiber dye capacity of saturation.

Develop acrylic fiber pigmentation for outdoor use.

Responsible for outdoor fiber pigment color match.

Develop a multi component spectrophotometer analytical method for mixtures

of dyes and pigments.

Star up the dye hose formulation area.

Performed detailed engineering and supervised installation for minor

capital projects (under $200,000 capital value) for micro fiber dyeing.

Assist clients in the dyeing process troubleshooting of acrylic fiber and

its blends.

Work in coordination with the quality assurance department following the

instructions of 6 Sigma, statistical process control and ISO 9000 to

improve process productivity and capability.

ANALYTICAL LABORATORY & QC MANAGER (1989-1999)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (1985-1989)

ANALYTICAL CHEMIST (1980-1985)

CIBA-GEIGY/NOVARTIS

Atotonilquillo Jalisco. Mxico

Develop analytical methods classical chemistry and instrumental chemistry.

Develop analytical fast methods for process control. (Flow injection

analysis)

Set up the reflectance spectrophotometer for color evaluation.

Knowledge of spectroscopy techniques: UV, AA, ICP and FTIR.

Chromatographie techniques: GC, GC-MS, HPLC, IC, TLC.

Chemical synthesis of dyes, textile chemicals, intermediates,

pharmaceutical products, plastic additives, epoxy resins and polyesters

Develop wastewater chemical and photochemical treatment methods.

Process scale up and risk analysis. Chemical process equipment design and

construction specifications

Prepare project scope for cost estimation, preparation of equipment

specifications, bid analysis, and preparation of purchasing requisitions,

equipment purchase specifications, equipment bid evaluations, Coordination

of project activities with other design disciplines.

Manage projects of introduction of new products in production. Equipment

selection and coordinate the activities with Engineering group, Contractors

and Equipment Manufacturers to accomplish the project.

ISO 9000, SPC and 6Sigma, GMP and GLP.

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EDUCATION

BS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Universidad de Guadalajara

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