Operations Manager

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Superior ability to achieve goals.

Strong management skills.

Advance multicultural abilities & knowledge.

Vast experience in startup and development of manufacturing facilities.

Solid adjustment to different types of challenges and industries.

Bilingual English - Spanish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mar 2016 – Present

BEL Industries (http://www.belindustries.com/)

Owner based in Pontiac Michigan USA

Responsibilities: Manage and operate the company.

+ Minority Certified Enterprise (MBE)

+ Startup of distribution facility for tooling, engineering and thermoforming plastics for packaging

+ Distribution of production Steel Racks

+ Setup manufacturing facility in Mexico with ISO 9001:2015 certification (FMW)

+ Board of Director Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Nov. 2010 – Mar. 2016

Peninsula Plastics (http://www.peninsulaplastics.com/)

Vice President of Business Development and Operations based in Auburn Hills Michigan USA

Responsibilities: 1 manufacturing facility called Brushstrokes Fine Arts in Mexico & Canada; Manage Peninsula Plastics sales and tooling departments for US and Mexico.

+ Increase efficiency of Mexican manufacturing plant by 45% in less than 3 months.

+ Close down manufacturing facilities in Mexico & Canada and transfer all assets to Michigan.

+ Sell process negotiation and assets transfer of Brushstrokes

+ Expansion into Mexico with over $ 3 Million US dollar in sales.

+ Increase overall sales by 20% in 2014 vs. 2013

Apr. 2008- Aug. 2010

SandenVendo America (http://sandenvendoamerica.com/)

Vice President of Operations based in Dallas Texas USA.

Responsibilities: Manage the departments of manufacturing, logistics, purchasing, maintenance, quality, design and process engineering.

+ Responsible for more than 600 employees.

+ Only Latin American in a V.P. Position over the entire corporation.

+ Save more than 1 million dollars based on supply chain efficiencies.

+ Lean manufacturing processes implementation with 17% reduction in production floor needs.

+ 2.5 Million US dollar raw material and WIP inventory reduction.

+ 7.2 Million US dollar obsolete inventory reduction.

+ 20% supplier base reduction.

Mar. 2003- Mar. 2008

Unique Fabricating de Mexico (http://www.uniquefab.com/)

General Manager based in Monterrey Mexico.

Responsibilities: 1 manufacturing facility and 1 distribution center.

+ Full Startup in Mexico

+ Growth from a sales office (2 people) to 70 employees in 3 years.

+ Sales growth from 120,000 to 5 million dollars.

+ ISO-9001:2000 & TS-16949 implementation.

+ Zero PPM during 2 straight years.

+ Improve delivery time from 72 to 98.5%

+ 27% Inventory reduction developing local supply base.

Sep. 1999- Jan. 2003

Avery Dennison Converted Products (http://www.fastener.averydennison.com/)

General Manager for Latin America based in Monterrey Mexico

Responsibilities: 1 distribution center in Mexico, 1 manufacturing facility in Brazil plus 4 sale offices in Central (Guatemala & Costa Rica) and South America (Colombia & Brazil).

+ Develop Asian supplier for alternative products in our offering

+ Became number 1 office in % growth worldwide starting at 14 out of 15.

+ Increase production rate in 27%

Jan. 1992- Jun. 1999

London Consulting Group (http://www.londoncg.us/)

Project Director / Consultant based in Monterrey; Mexico City; Chihuahua Mexico, Cali; Medellin Colombia & Cuenca; Quito Ecuador.

Responsibilities: Managing projects in several areas; manufacturing, sales, processes, logistics, purchasing and quality systems.

+ Increase the number of consultants in Colombia, from 5 to more than 80.

+ Awarded as the youngest Projects Director at London Consulting Group.

+ Two digits decrease in inventory

+ Increase in double digits inventory turns.

+ ISO-9001 system implementation.

EDUCATION

Bachelor in Business Administration

ITESM (Monterrey Institute of Technology) Monterrey Mexico Campus

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