Manufacturing Operations Director

José Fibla ******@***.***

**** * ***** *** ****. Tulsa OK 74105

Cell 011**-***-***-***

Plant Manager / VP Manufacturing / General Manager

Engineering / Start-ups / Manufacturing / Management / International Experience

Engineering and Management. I enjoyed 10 years in Engineering Projects and I driven to Manufacturing Management for the last 17 years. Career track: Professional growth through positions as Sales Engineer, Projects Director, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Director, Plant Manager, and VP Manufacturing. Two times Awarded in CEVISAMA 82 / 90 for Industrial Ceramic Projects.

Start-Up / Manufacturing. Above 10 years in engineering. I expertise in designing equipment and process start-up. Projects always accomplish under schedule. After more than 17 years in manufacturing, I have a track record of increasing quantities and qualities as well as reducing costs and upgrading processes and operations.

Skills & Capabilities. Capable of working with family-controlled business, as well as major corporate boards. Great analysis ability helps in solving problems and implementing solutions under tight deadlines. Hands-on executive. Perfectionist, versatile and self-motivated, I am talented to efficiently manage diverse business, and different budgets.

Multicultural Experience. My career gave me the opportunity to expertise in North / South America and in Europe.

Education

·BA - Electrical & Mechanical Engineer. ICAI - Madrid 1978.

·MBA - University of Phoenix. Tulsa 2005.

·Languages - Spanish / English / French.

Career Overview

·Through January 2006. Director of Operations GOVESAN. Powder Coating. Facilities in Madrid and York-PA. Plant Re-Engineering: Organization structure, Work distribution, Quality management, Process improvements.

·Vice-President of Manufacturing. (2000/05). LAUFEN CERAMIC TILES in Tulsa-OK. Plant Outsourcing. Relocating of production under Laufen standards in Spain and Brazil.

·Process Manager in Cerámicas Belcaire, a floor tile company from the Spanish ROCA group, new computer tools for planning and control production, process improvement. Feb 2000.

·Plant Manager in CERAMICAS GAYA SA. (1994/99), production of pressed floor and wall tiles (25,000 square meters/day). Responsibilities in all areas: production, planning, process and cost control, maintenance, and logistics.

·Joined to General Manager in the company “Construccciones Batalla SA” (1992/93). New production and managing computed techniques in all company areas: production, and business managing.

·General Manager in NATUCER SA. (1989/91). Plant design and assembly after four months stay in Germany, looking for the best production systems, and after three months training period, production and commercialization. Award in CEVISAMA 90. Development process for the production of extruded rustic tiles in a roller hearth kiln with reduction atmosphere to obtain the rustic effect like in the traditional and slow-firing tunnel kilns.

·Sales Engineering Department in FERRO ENAMEL. (1984/88). Technical support to Sales Department.

·Design and production of ceramic equipment. (1981/84). Preparation of raw materials, drying, firing and control technology in the company TECERSA. Project Coordinator for the Spanish construction of a continuous roller hearth kiln for single, double-fired tiles. Award in CEVISAMA 82 (The annual Valencia Tile Show) for this project.

Advanced Studies

·Doctor Courses (1982/84) into the Industrial Engineer College in Valencia. Sewage Disposal, Cleaning Exhaust Fumes, Solar Energy, Operations: Planning and control, business project planning computer system, just-in-time, process analysis and computer simulation techniques, strategy of process engineering, production inventory systems, planning and control.

·Master in Nuclear Technology. (1977/78).

·Navy Engine Lieutenant (1979/80).

·AutoCad Design (1991).

Teaching

Associate Professor at the “Jaume I” University, in Process Engineering. (1994/96).

Research

Project with Microwave Department of Telecommunication Barcelona Engineer and the TECERSA Company. Development and construction of a microwave dryer for special ceramic materials. (1983).

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