Chemical Engineer (BS) and Business Administration (MBA)

ALBERTO RIVERA VELASCO

CHEMICAL ENGINEER

MASTER IN BUSSINES ADMINISTRATION

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CO, 80905, EE.UU.

Cellphone: +1-719-***-****

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PROFILE

Chemical engineer, MBA, with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing industries related to; beverage, chemical specialties, confectionery, textile processing and cleaning products, focused primarily in production, quality, research and development, sales and management. The last 15 years of my career, I have been dedicated to growing business PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS RYV SAS, entrepreneurship forged from the business idea to position the brand in the cleaning and degreasing sector. Expert in: - Management of productive plants, - Direction of productive processes applying ISO, GMP, KOSHER, TPM, environmental standards, and industrial security, - Management of engineering projects related to plant capacity expansion, productivity increase, industrial processes standardization and process automation, - Management of preventive and corrective plant maintenance - Wastewater biological treatment. Excellent people management skills, knowledge transmission and logistics coordination, as well as extensive knowledge in systems and statistical process control. Strong skills in creativity, innovation, resourcefulness, teamwork and leadership. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS RYV SAS (Manufacturer and Marketer Company of industrial cleaners and degreasers)

General Manager. January 2007 – June 2024

Professional in charge of the company’s strategic direction, responsible for control, monitoring and evaluation of the goals achievement in each of the company’s areas, allowing its growth, sustainability and positioning in the market, in the long term. Directly responsible for; production (planning), sales (market strategies and search for new business opportunities), technical department (field technical support), research and development (innovation and continuous improvement), finance and investment. MODATEX S.A. (Industrial Laundry)

Production Manager. July 2006 – December 2006

Responsible for; processing of garments in the wet zone, production scheduling in machines and operator shifts, review and adjustment of process formulations, monitoring of batches in the plant (traceability), rework scheduling, coordination of preventive and corrective maintenance in plant, scale-up of processes from pilot plant to production, standardization of processes (evaluation of standard curves of dyeing and wet processing).

CONFITECOL. (Confectionery manufacturing company)

Quality Engineer. June 2005 – July 2006

Responsible for control of the de critical variables of the production process and the assembly, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of the company’s quality management system, based on GMP and ISO 9000.

• Implementation of statistical control in the die-cutting process – control charts, operator training, continuous improvement.

• Responsible for the company’s metrology program – Implementation of measurement instruments in the critical points of the production process, responsible for the coordination and programming of the Maintenance, Verification and Calibration of the company’s measurement instruments.

• Updating and adaptation of the existing documentation in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9000 standard.

• Responsible for the quality laboratory – analysis of; raw material, packaging material, product in process and finished product. PROTECNICA INGENIERIA S.A. (Manufacturing Company of chemical specialties) Plant Manager. 2001 – 2003.

Effective management of human and physical resources to meet the need and expectations of internal and external customers, in the right time, with the required quality and at the lowest operation cost, always keeping in mind the comprehensive development of staff, safety in our daily operation and respect for the environment.

• Management of engineering projects aimed to the continuous improvement of plant processes, process standardization, cost reduction and the increase in the plant’s productive capacity.

• Responsible for maintenance of the quality system (ISO 9001 – 2000, GMP, KOSHER), in the production area.

• Responsible for the management indicators of the production process.

• Preparation and control of the cost budget of the production process.

• Responsible for execution and monitoring of process control.

• Responsible for monthly scheduling and shifts in the production area.

• Direction of university degree works and internships focused on production.

• Qualification and training of plant operators in unit operations and management of production equipment.

• Responsible for the operation and maintenance of WWTP (wastewater treatment plant).

• Planning and coordination of preventive management of plant equipment focused on minimizing down times due to mechanical failures.

• I decreased the nitrogen consumption in the grinding process.

• I reduced the cost of fuels (ACPM and PROPANE GAS) in the plant, reducing its consumption by changing the main boiler to Natural GAs.

• I directed the assembly project for a new reactor for the esterification area. PANAMCO COLOMBIA S.A. (Coca Cola bottling plant in Colombia) Production assistant. – Bottling 1999 – 2001

ACADEMIC INFORMATION

• Master in Administration Valle University – 2016. Research work: Strategic plan for PRODUCTOS Y SERVICIOS RYV SAS period 2016 - 2021. Scholarship for academic average.

• Diploma “Manufacturing and Productivity Management” 2003, Javeriana University.

• Seminar “TPM & Lean Manufacturing” 2003 Autónoma de Occidente University.

• Seminar “Instrumentation and Control of Processes”, 2003, Colombian association of Chemical Engineering.

• Seminar “Inventory management” 2002, Andean Seminars.

• Seminar Costs of Non-Quality 2002, Javeriana University.

• Seminar Effective Communication 2001, Comfenalco training center.

• Seminar Application of Strategic Planning as a Competitiveness Structure 2001, Cali Chamber of Commerce.

• Chemical Engineer Valle University - 1999. Thesis: Design of a pilot plant for the extraction of essential oils using supercritical carbon dioxide. Scholarship for academic average.

• Academic Bachelor Champagnat Institute, Pasto - 1993. With honors. Excellence award for Best Bachelor of Nariño 1993, awarded by the government of Nariño.

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