ALVARO BARBOZA

Materials Engineer / Polymers Major

Colinas de la California,

Caracas, Venezuela

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STRENGTHS

• English proficiency: excellent, 8 / 9

• Detail oriented, analytical mindset

• Focused on conveying a clear and precise message to all stakeholders

• Capacity for research oriented towards business results

• Experience in design of user interface and data processing operations for plastics supply chain management software

• Experience in software verification: internal results and outputs provided by software vs desired outputs

• Tutor of technical subjects and High School classes PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Operations Polímeros Nacionales C.A.

2015 - 2021 Instagram @polimeros000

El Anís, Mérida, Venezuela

• Design and development of recycling business software to manage inventory and handle supplier accounts within the city, managed over 500 accounts

• Design and setup of plastics recycling business model

• Training personnel in operation of machinery

• Selection and purchase of plastics recycling machinery from foreign suppliers

• Training of suppliers and personnel in best sorting techniques to optimize material quality

• Development of flakes dry washing technique with reusable friction agent

• Set up of private plastics collection chain to feed our processing plant Design Engineer Industrias MGM C.A.

2008 - 2010 Caracas, Venezuela

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• Designed Plastic parts, creating various 3D models, meeting technical and aesthetic requirements, from basic sketches into a prototype

• Mold design for blow molding based on input provided by the client

• Used CAM software to program milling sequences necessary to create the mold in 3 axis CNC milling machines

Production Engineer Suramericana de Envases c.a.

June – December 2007 Caracas, Venezuela

• Managed manufacturing operations. Designed and executed production plans, supervised manufacturing activities of injection molding machines, extruders and printing/varnishing units

• Trained the workforce on the technical details of each manufacturing activity, on how to improve the quality of each operation and how to perform precision measurements

• Researched the company s manufacturing operations Research Assistant INDESCA www.indesca.com

May 2006 – March 2007 Maracaibo, Venezuela

• Operated polymer processing machinery: injection molding machines, film extruder with its take up line, single-screw extruders, twin-screw extruder and a PVC batch mixer

• Evaluated the thermo-dynamic stability of PVC formulations, participated in the development of formulations for specific applications

• Prepared reports for operating conditions and results. Provided appropriate conclusions and recommendations based on technical analysis

EDUCATION

B.Sc. in Materials Engineering / Polymers Major May 2006 Universidad Simón Bolívar www.usb.ve

Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance to International Trade Exhibitions:

NPE 2012, NPE 2015, Orlando, Florida, USA

SCA PET, 2015, 2017, Colombia

IFAT 2018, Messe-Munich, Germany

K-show 2016, Messe-Dusseldorf, Germany