Otto Afanador
Burlington, NC *****
Phone 336-***-**** / Fax 336-***-**** / e-mail *********@***.***
QUALIFICATIONS
Ability to change and adapt to any culture in order to obtain winning performances for internal and external customers of the organization
Bilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese) and technical skills support a successful project/sales management career in Plastics, Textiles, Renewable Energy, Health Care, and HVAC industries
Constantly reaching for excellence in personal performance and the implementation of manufacturing disciplines at all levels of the organization. This is a most valuable asset to offer as a contribution to the success of the entire team.
WORK HISTORY
2003-Present Afavis Sales
(Owner)
Sales agency representing a select group of minority-owned businesses.
Central Carolina Products: Conduct sales of Custom Injection Molding with assembly and painting capabilities.
SBM Solar Inc. Custom solar module manufacturer.
OttoSolar.System Integrator for renewable energy projects &HVAC.
Alamace Community College.Add-on instructor HVAC program
Alamance Regional Medical Center. Spanish Medical Interpreter
1998-2003 Latin America Sales, Sclavos
A manufacturer of textile equipment
Sales Executive
• Employed as sales executive to develop and expand the market for the area of Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America, Spain and Portugal.
• Received the territory in early 98 with one active country, by end of 2002 the company had 7 new active countries and actual sales of 3.5 MM/year.
1995-1998 Export Sales Director, Scholl America
A manufacturer of textile equipment
Export Sales Director
• Promoted as Export Sales Director to develop and expand the markets for the area of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
• Received the market in middle 95 with two accounts, by end of 97, the company has 15 active accounts and sales of 4.7 MM.
Project Manager
• Employed as Project manager to raise up the manufacturing standards and to fill gaps of communication between sales, service and engineering.
1990-1995 Nypro Carolina
A large plastics manufacturer
Manufacturing Manager
• Employed to coordinate all technical groups such as process technicians, maintenance and mold makers.
• Directly responsible for plant’s production performance.
• Achieved stockholder status due to the significant contributions at all levels of the organization.
1988-1990 Mercury Marine
A manufacturer of inflatable boats & outboard engines
Mechanical Engineer
• Employed to offer technical support in plastic molding area with emphasis in manufacturing/processing, assembly, and supervising of maintenance and ground activities.
1984-1988 Cincinnati Milacron
International Service Engineer (Miami based)
• Employed to accomplish service efforts in Latin America for Injection Molding Machinery.
• Handled hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, electrical, electronic issues associated with machine start-ups.
• Maintained excellent assistance service with customers on training and processing of their product.
EDUCATION
2004-2006 Associate Degree in HVAC, Alamance Community College, Haw River NC.
1975-1980 BS in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia