PETER B. MIRANDA, MBA

Fall River, MA ***** • adocv8@r.postjobfree.com • 774-***-**** • Linkedin.com/in/petermiranda PRODUCT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Project Management I Manufacturing Innovation I Continuous Improvement Possessing 15+ years of Sales, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Packaging, Project Management and Quality Assurance experience, with the ability to increase growth and efficiency in any manufacturing organization. I am a Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit. Manage people, projects and product lines with high autonomy, manage multiple competing tasks at the same time, with a passion for success, and a desire for constant improvement. Trilingual: English, Spanish, Portuguese - Expert

Core Competencies

• Continuous Improvement • Product Management • Enterprise Initiatives

• Project Leadership • Packaging Innovation • Business Analysis

• Quality Assurance • Technology Management • Project Implementation Tech Qualifications: Google, Apple and PC computer systems, web and social media platforms. Programs include, not limited to: Microsoft Suite, Google suite, Adobe Suite, Globalvision, GDS1, Wrike, Daptiv, Project, Agile, SaaS, SQL, Scrum, Data Warehouse, Visio. Experienced in vendor portals such as Wal-Mart's Retail Link, Target's Partners online, Whole Foods. WORK EXPERIENCE

BLOUNT FINE FOODS CORPORATION 2007 – 2021

Corporate Performance Business Analyst Project Manager (2020 – 2021) Managed strategic corporate improvement projects with departments such as Sales and Marketing, Business Intelligence, Process Engineering and Quality Control, Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance to upgrade and enhance business and system processes and new applications by determining business needs, defining requirements and test plans, to deployment of solution and improvements. Managed multiple projects across the Enterprise Project Portfolio ranging from self-created enhancements to multi- million-dollar corporate initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities in North America. Recent projects include:

• Sales rep contract software platform to assist in streamlining process for regional sales in the United States to improve rebate and sales commission programs saving hundreds of hours per week resulting in money savings, and efficient accruals recording.

• Conversion of Analog temperature recorder to digital based hardware across 40+ cooking production lines in states in the U.S. Director of Enterprise Initiatives (2019 – 2020)

Researched and recommended X RAY equipment that reduced foreign material by 12% per year while dramatically reducing recall risk and customer complaints.

• Researched and executed a plastic reduction program that saved 10 million units of single use plastic components saving

$120,000 per year per facility.

• Deployed an A.I. Project Management software enterprise wide that reduced helpdesk calls and improved Project manager efficiency leading to faster product launches.

• Championed a packaging innovation team that reduced paperboard usage and improved pack out times by 2 hours per day.

• Designed and deployed industry leading packaging innovations leading to the awarding of Producer of the year multiple times and personally awarded Innovator of the year at Blount due to my own creative inventions. Director of Product Management (2014 – 2019)

Directly helped Blount grow from a small seafood company with a handful of customers to tens of thousands of customers, making BLOUNT the industry leader in fresh and frozen foods for restaurants, supermarkets, institutions and convenience stores. Multiplying its sales and revenue from $10M to over $500M by utilizing industry-leading project management methods and cutting- edge product innovation.

• Built and led a team of project managers, graphic designers, CPG labeling professionals, and forecast analysts to successfully launch tens of thousands of products from conception to marketplace.

• Built and maintained the product infrastructure to remotely manage products, at manufacturing plants in four states in the U.S. while deploying multiple product advancements leading to efficiencies and throughput increases.

• Launched unique printing tech for customer products, increasing sales, and landing vendor of the year award.

• Developed a unique innovation program with vendor partners, deploying new packaging techniques in the marketplace that set Blount apart from competitors in the soup/sauce/side industry leading to award winning products.

• Managed acquisition of three companies purchased by Blount, acting as the lead on product integration (systems, operations, I.T. regulatory, Ingredients, Packaging, Legal) while preventing sales interruptions.

• Awarded Innovator of the Year, Vendor of the Year as well as other accolades. Project/Product Manager (2007 – 2014)

Report to CEO, Vice President of R&D and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Duties include but not limited to the following: Managed new projects and products, line extensions, reformulations, regulatory changes, packaging changes from conception to launch, including determining project scope and detailed periodic post launch analysis.

• Communicated with brokers, customers, and internal departments (Quality Control, Production, Marketing, Sales, etc.) throughout the product development process. Maintained a project tracking system and oversaw project processes in over 10 departments within the company. Assisted in the design, approval and production of all labels/packaging.

• Managed USDA, Organic and FDA regulatory submissions. Managed members of the project management team and worked with 10 individual departments. Responsible for maintaining product system software, data entry and setup of all new products and BOM maintenance (Bill of Materials).

• Liaised with customers, vendors, suppliers, brokers, sales reps, including international accounts in Mexico, Taiwan, and Japan from product inception to product launch including management of ingredients. packaging, processing, manufacturing, management of, Seafood sustainability, labeling, printing, RFPs.

• Provided periodic detailed analysis of ingredient and parts usage, and managed discontinued ingredients and parts for planning and efficiency purposes. Oversaw and advised new technology deployment and equipment initiatives pertaining to the department.

• Managed submission and maintenance of company Trademarks and patents with the US Patent Office. Managed regulatory affairs with USDA, FDA, ORGANIC, NON-GMO Project, and Halal for fresh and frozen products.

• Successfully Managed over 200 national and international accounts with over 10,000 SKUs.

• Recipient of MVP, Vendor of the Year awards.

EDUCATION

Johnson & Wales – Providence, RI Master's Degree in Business Administration

(Concentration Manufacturing and Marketing)

Wentworth – Boston, MA Bachelor's Degree in Project Management Bristol CC – Fall River, MA Associate's Degree in Business Administration New England Institute of Technology – Providence, RI Associate's Degree in Telecommunications Volunteer Experience: Active volunteer for charities: Red Cross, Salvation Army, Shriners Hospital for Children. Fall River Neighborhood association, Massachusetts Highway Cleanup Partner.