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FreelanceConsulting Specialist | Continuous Improvement & Optimization | Energy Management | Sustainability
Oct. 2019● Energy reduction in Conaceites almost 37% this first 2024 trimester equal to 3.600 GJoules saved ● Designed and implemented a new process to convert soap stock into acidulated vegetable oil, in 3 months for incrementing business revenues for US$80.000/month in a small company (Intermix Oil SAS).
● Improvement of palm oil fractionation in order to assure consistent quality of product and optimize time. (Conaceites S.A.).
● Development a new and cheaper formulation for puff pastry margarine.
● Designed and implemented a laboratory industrial test with a high-pressure reactor and nano filtration unit, in 8 months developed a wastewater treatment solution.
● Planning, and implementing (CAPEX and OPEX) new agribusiness.
● ISO9001 and ISO22000 consulting.
● Design and fabrication a device to recovery methanol from raw crude glycerin from bio-diesel process (Esterificadora de la Costa SAS)
● Developed 4 new ingredients derived from food byproducts into feed, in compliance with USDA regulations, including a nutritional table and technical datasheet in 15 months.
Gracetales LtdaTechnical Director
May. 2008 - Dec. 2019Barranquilla● Support the Plant Manager and other site leaders in determining and directing long-range plans, objectives, and others in Integrated System management, leading and implementing OSHAS, Environmental, Quality, and Food Safety (SQF, GFSI) in 18 months to get government and client compliance.
● Certification of Food Safety management system, I could lead and achieve certifications with my team in ISO 9001, ISO 22000, Kosher, HACCP, and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil).
● Analyze and investigate product complaints or client claims to assure closure in accordance with internal and external regulatory requirements. This way we diminished the number of complaints from 17 to 1 per year.
● Laboratory leader and hands-on duties if needed, this way our team implemented a new technology (NIR) in 2010 in order to change some old techniques into new ones, this way we could save at least US$100.000 per year in chemical reagents.
● Leader of Quality and Food Safety, OSHAS, Environment, Energy, and Sustainability committees; producing in those at least 80% of business improvement initiatives, this way the continuous improvement of plant KPIs and OPEX (5% per year).
● Identify training and development opportunities within the team and department, create plans to close gaps, and ensure transfer of training, this way I provided training and support to the Quality Assurance technicians, production workers, and sales team on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes, I trained more than 80 people.
● Liaise with the Corporate group regarding complaints related to product quality and technology initiatives with product, processes, insights, and analysis. ● Serve as the principal contact with outside agencies, quality audit organizations, customer, and supplier quality departments.
Gracetales LtdaQuality Assurance Manager
Jan. 2007 - May. 2008Barranquilla, AtlanticoMAIN ACTIVITY: Planning, control and management of the Integrated Management System for Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Industrial Safety. Implementation of the Integrated Management System Design of the Planning of the Environmental Management System, including environmental programs, Objectives and indicators.
Industrial Danec SATechnical Assistant
Jun. 2004 - Dec. 2006Quito, EcuadorTechnical support to the institutional and industrial channel. Improvement of processes and products with research and development tools
New business development
Pilot plant trials
Business Process Improvement
Formulation and product recomendation in Bakery and confectionery Industry
Progral saProduction Superintendent
Jun. 1997 - May. 2004Giradot, CundinamarcaPlanning, control and management of the operating process in the vegetable oil refinery. technical support to industrial customers. Senior management representative for the quality management system. process improvement.
Inventory management
Operational management
Quality management
High quality steam supply
Technical support to customers in the biscuit and bakery industry
Laboratory skills
Plant tests
Industrial and wastewater treatment management
Management of personnel in the edible vegetable oil packaging room
PromigasQuality Control Engineer
Jan. 1995 - Nov. 1995Caribe ColombianoSupervision of works in the Ballenas Barrancabermeja gas pipeline
right of way
Trenching and lowering of pipes
Geotechnical protection works
hydrostatic tests on gas pipes
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