SKILLS SUMMARY

Goal-driven Manager with proven experience in a fast-paced environment, requirin

g expertise in production scheduling, quality management, team building, trainin
g, cost control, and troubleshooting. Effective in utilizing resources, improvin
g processes, increasing quality and all while reducing costs. 18 years of experi
ence in marketing and production, with an emphasis on project management. Bi-li
ngual in both English and Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
M&G INC.
JEWELRY MANUFACTURER AND REPAIR SPECIALISTS
1994 2010
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Supervised a staff of 43 out of 102 total Company employees
Accountable for the planning and implementation of the companys annual producti
on plan, that allowed the company to grow 65% in the past 3 years
Implemented Toyotas Lean process that created greater value for the Customers b
y utilizing fewer resources hence becoming a key strategy in the overall growth
of the companys profitability
Point Accountable for a project that changed the production lines to a single f
low piece. This action allowed Management to change its focus from having to opt
imize separate technologies, assets, and vertical departments, to optimizing the
flow of products and services through entire value streams that flow horizontal
ly across the department
Decreased companys production turnaround from 10 days to 4 days, in a period of
6 months through the implementation of a single flow piece, where parts are man
ufactured one at a time, and flow throughout the manufacturing and supply chain
as single unit
Developed departmental crossfunctional training programs to avoid the need to h
ire specialized temporary employees
Point Accountable for implementing Inventory control processess of all the sup
plies, reducing overstock and shortages in the areas of the production process
Point Accountable for IT oversight and coordination of IT consultants throughou
t the company
Point Accountable for the recruiting, hiring, development and leading the produ
ction staff, reducing the turnover by 25% of the department
FIXALIA-FISSONS, TECNOQUIMICAS S.A 1993 - 1994
BRAND MANAGER
Cali, Colombia
Planned annual budget of $1.2 million for sales and production departments
Designed marketing strategies for 5 family of products
Designed promotional and advertising plans
Coordinated sales representatives nationwide (5 Branches)
Accountable for the development of the package program for new products
Managed the production and scheduling of the marketing material

REVLON, TECNOQUIMICAS S.A 1992 - 1993

BRAND ASSISTANT MANAGER
Cali, Colombia
Maintained and updated the market search and sales reports
Supervised franchisers and distributers nationwide
Implemented budget of $.5 million for sales and production department
 Designed presentations and demonstrated the brands value proposition through pr
oduct on campaign promotions

EDUCATION
Masters Degree - Business Administration University of Redlands - California - 2
002
Bachelor of Science Degree - Business Administration University ICESI Cali, Colo
mbia - 1992
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Professional Designation in Marketing and Sales, UCLA
International Management Development System (IMS) - Intensive course in Pharmace
utical Marketing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Project, OneNote, Backup Ex
ec, TimeForce, Networking