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PLANT MANAGER

Manufacturing – Productivity - Project Management - P&L - Supply Chain – People Management - Distribution… .

• Over 25+ years of domestic and international leadership in stablishing cost control, standard operating procedures and strategic planning in GMPs food manufacturing plants with product diversity and multicultural background. P&L oversight and multichannel product distribution, involving both start-up and growth organizations.

• Used continuous improvement philosophy to improve operational efficiency, boost productivity, maintain a positive work environment and positively impacting of top line revenues.

• Strong analytical and presentation skills. Keep effective and constant communication flow from middle management up to top executives.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES PRIOR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS 1995-2019:

Manufacturing:

• Directed the planning, production and packaging for the second largest PepsiCo. plant at Arlington Texas.

• Prepare plant facilities to comply with all local and federal requirement. As a result, QA audits such as AIB, EPA and DOD were passed with outstanding scores.

• Established Standard Work and SOPs for the manufacturing process, shipping and receiving department.

• Coordinated the transfer of new products, reformulating and packaging changes. Interacted with R&D to assure that the final product is in accordance with food safety and product quality standards.

P&L & Financial Acumen:

• Overseen AOP and summarize progress on short and long-range strategic plans.

• Kept a healthy financial statement within a ROS of 8%, by focusing on plant productivity.

• Monitored the following reports: Income Statement, EBITDA, Balance Sheet, Current Ratio and Cash Flow.

• Developed and presented for approval the strategic and business Annual Operating Plan to include; gross sales, inventories, overhead expenses, profit, investment and cash strategies, gross revenue targets, new products and business expansion.

CAREER SNAPSHOT

SUIZA DAIRY CORP. – Operations & Supply Chain Director (2015 – Present) PR Logistics • Procurement • Production Planning • MRP • DRP • Fleet Management • Distribution • Warehousing

$240M revenues • 800 Employees • 24 x 7 Operation • 185 Retail Routes • 75% Market Share

• Coaches and directs a team of 56 associates to include; procurement, transportation, warehouse, distribution, production planning, inventory control and fleet management of over 450 vehicles.

• Lead corporate short- and long-term strategic planning of over 200 SKUs and raw material inventory of $122MM.

• Lead weekly S&OP meetings involving sales, marketing, planning, procurement, operations and manufacturing.

• Oversees OPEX of $30MM to include; labor, company assets, Capex, maintenance and third-party contracts.

• Manage and negotiate contracts agreements for commodities, MRO, services, transportation, TVA and real state. Over

$1MM in savings of raw material negotiation has been achieved.

• Coaches the planning and procurement team in getting and understanding an Advanced Planning System and process control tools such as; MRP, Order Tracking System, DRP, consensus forecast meetings and Lean Six Sigma process improvements.

•Multi-Unit P&L analysis / Expense control •Line Process Validation •Employee Relations & Development

•Maintenance PM, TPM •ERP, MRP, DRP & Supply Chain •SOPs, Policies & Protocols

•Project Management PMP •Global Purchasing / Contract Negotiation •Transportation / Customer Service

•Continuous Improvement / LSS Deployment •Performance Metrics / Optimization (KPIs) •Consensus Forecasting

•Process & Profitability Improvement •Hiring, Training, Employee Performance •Best Practice & Transition Roadmap EDWIN TORO

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LASALLE GROUP – Consulting Coach & Instructor (2015 – Present) PR LSS • SMED • TPM • PMP • CI • VSM • SW

Provided consulting services within the following fields: Statistics, Lean Six Sigma, SMED, Cultural Transformation, Continuous Improvement, TPM, process control, Material Management, Supply Chain and business administration.

• Implemented TPM at Bacardi PR.

• Implemented Standard Work and Cultural Transformation at AMGEN PR.

• Designed an SMED study for a new SMT electronic board line assembly layout at SISTRONIC.

• Developed student guide and taught introductory and upper level courses in; Supply Chain, Logistics, LSS and CI. CAMPOFRESCO CORP. – General Plant Manager (2012 – 2015) PR Operation • Business Development • HR • CAPEX • Logistics • Engineering • Finance • Quality • IT

$50 million revenues • 140 Employees • 9 Manufacturing Lines • 3 shifts • Dry & Cold Storage Full P&L responsibility with focus on implementing business strategy and operational standards as well as organizational and talent development for a juice manufacturing company. Coached and directed the Plant Director, Finance Manager, Quality Assurance Director, Logistics & Procurement Manager, Human Resources Manager, Sales & Marketing Manager and IT Manager.

● Financial results ended with a ROS of 8%, in line with the AOP (Annual Operating Plan).

● Reduced head count from 211 to 140 employees by identifying synergy opportunities.

● Capital Appropriation Plan was executed as planned, ended in $7MM.

● Plant QA & QC Policies were updated. SQF certification stage II was completed.

● Raw material inventory was reduced by $1MM, consequently improving cash flow.

● Twelve new products were developed and launched successfully. Over 15 were reformulated improving GM. PEPSICO INTERNATIONAL – From 1995 to 2011 Fast track promotions in earlier career at PepsiCo include positions as: Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Warehouse & DC Operations Manager, Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Manager, NKA Manager, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager and Co-packing Manager.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Master’s degree in business administration, University of Phoenix. 3.89 GPA Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, RUM 3.07 GPA Associate of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico. 3.19 GPA Associate of Science Degree in Architectural Drawings, University of Puerto Rico. 3.19 GPA CERTIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND LANGUAGES

CERTIFICATIONS MEMBERSHIPS LANGUAGES

Certified Engineer (10265) CIAPR: 10265 English (Business) Lean Six Sigma BB APICS: 2031309 Spanish (Native)

PC Literate: Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Word, Microsoft Project, Minitab

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