Manufacturing, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Logistics

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Jorge Alvarado

*** *. ***** ****. #****. Long Beach, CA. 90802

Supply Chain - Manufacturing - Logistics

Work Experience.

Valley Fruit & Produce, Co.

**/**/**** - **/**/2017. Los Angeles, California.

Account Manager.

Work closely with the Sales Department and CFO, to strategically set up and analyzed the international & domestic performance of the suppliers' raw material.

In charge of International negotiations, contract management, for the Imports of Tropical Fruits. Reefer Ocean Cargo with Shipping liners, CBP, CTPAT, related port issues.

Embrace the Supplier & customer relations, exercising all out business planning for future needs. Use the Category Management Strategies for sourcing, and securing the yearly supply chain of product. Global Fresh, Inc.

12/2007 to 04/01/2015. Los Angeles, California.

Supply Chain Manager.

Work with the International negotiations Import and Export between European, US and Canada customers, proposal, solicitations & contract review intended to the trading of raw materials for the produce industry. Managing of Supply Chain activities (Negotiation with vendors, purchasing, shipping and receiving of goods, Logistics and documentation for all imports from Central America, The Caribbean, South America and Asia to the United States.

Responsible for Customer Service, Claims and following open order management. Working closely with the Custom Broker agencies CBP, USDA, FDA and most of the Ocean Shipping Lines to Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Chester DE., and Philadelphia.

TropiFresh, Inc.

04/2004 to 011/2007. Los Angeles, California.

Account Manager.

Managing of Supply Chain activities (Negotiation with vendors, purchasing, shipping & receiving of goods. Handle customer service, claims and following open order management. Responsible of 15 employees, managing roles and responsibilities. Supervising the warehouse inventory rotation. Tempco Eng. / LMI Aerospace.

09/1986 to 03/2004. Sun Valley, California.

Program Manager.

Oversaw all phases of 20+ million dollars manufacturing operation. Responsible for accuracy of the MRP system. Pursued and managed programs to ensure strategic positioning that leads to capturing future production, contracts in accordance with company objectives. Worked with manufacturing and engineering departments to obtain maximum efficiency and meet customer performance objectives. Responsible for liaison pertaining to business, job costing, systems, procurement, engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance and repair station for the customer program. Represented the company to customers and suppliers. Maintain technical and business integrity of the production/program. Identify and evaluate possible business opportunities for products and contracts, in logistics, Mfg., customer service. Worked my way up, from Assistant Quality Control Manager, to a Program Manager.

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Jorge Alvarado

300 W. Ocean Blvd. #6401. Long Beach, CA. 90802

Education

12/2012 Primus GFS Standard Training Seminar. Woodland Hills, California. Food Safety Management Systems–FSMS, Primus GFS - Standard Good Agriculture Practices–GAP Option, Good Manufacturing Practices-GMP. Hazardous Analysis Critical Controls Points HACCP.

11/1998 Glendale College, Glendale, California.

Certification. Statistical Process Control and Lean Mfg., 5's Methodologies. 1982 University of Costa Rica. San Jose, Costa Rica. Some College Coursework Completed. Curriculum in Business Administration. Emphasis in Statistical Control and Management Theory.

1976 to 1981 Don Bosco Technical, San Jose, Costa Rica. High School Diploma / Vocational / Machinist. General Education - Vocational Manufacturing. Computer Skills: MS Project. Windows. Quick Books. MS Office. Produce Pro. Epicor Vista / Vintage. Additional Information.

Knowledge and proven success in European Contracts for products out of Europe, Asia Central and Sur America. Attended International Symposiums in Netherlands, Berlin, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Shanghai, China, as well as the Trans Pacific Maritime Long Beach and related meeting regarding International Supply Chain.

Work closely with the main shipping ocean vessel lines such as: American President Lines (APL), Maersk Line, NYK Line, Dole, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Dole, Seaboard Marine, Evergreen and Isabella Shipping. As well as with some of the NVOCC’s. (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier). International Trading, import & export experience, in accordance with the USA requirements. Material Management, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Military and Commercial, knowledge in precision machine parts manufacturing. Work very close with:

And their parts requirements. Knowledge of the M230, M242 Gun Subsystems and Apache AH-64 Helicopter Area Weapons Systems. Kaizen, Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, SPC, JIT and TQM. 5’s process. Knowledge of treatments and process such as: Blue Print reading, Anodizing, Plating, Heat Treat, Nitride, Paint, NDT Magnetic and Penetrant Inspection, Ultrasound testing and fracture critical parts. Knowledge of machinery equipment such as: Mill Machine CNC and Manual, EDM Sinker and Wire, Grinders OD, Center less and Surface, Lathes CNC and Manual, Inspection Gages and Equipment.

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