RD, PM & RA Engineer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Head of Laboratory

• Jul 2018 - May 2021

• Reviewed monthly nearly 120 results of analysis made in the QC laboratory based on the FINAT method.• Reviewed raw materials analysis made in QC laboratory.• Responsible for department non-conformances and implementation of corrective action ensuring all corrective actions are documented and corrective/preventive actions are closed in a timely manner.• Prepared quality reports, monitoring and identifying Key Performance Indicators of the quality department.• Prepared reports of new project designs and developments.• Assisted Quality Assurance Manager in any required task.• Managed FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) chain of custody certification.• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor. Audited and maintained records necessary for quality control Show less

Quality Control Techniccian Chief

• Aug 2012 - Jul 2018

• Supervised from the quality point of view the monthly production of millions square meters of self-adhesive materials by reviewing process control quality reports and procedures in production plant. • Created and managed a second quality’s warehouse measuring and controlling quality deviations from the specifications of each product. Presented statistics to Management of how much material entered monthly and analyzed the main root causes of these deviations generating the corresponding corrective actions.• Trained and supported constantly production operators working in shifts on assessment of products based on quality specifications achieving reduction of internal non-conformities and external non-conformities.• Planned industrial trials for development or assessment of new raw materials. Analyzed suitability and maintained cooperative relationship with suppliers and customers towards project developments.• Created commercial-technical data sheets for products presentation at customers, and the technical specifications for production making.• Contributed in the implementation of ISO 9001:2011 and was responsible of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) of different working areas: purchasing, raw materials reception, inventory control, supplier evaluation, lamination, cutting, national and international dispatch, national and international customer service, claims handling, etc.• Managed FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) chain of custody certification.• Internal auditor of ISO 9001:2011 then upgraded to ISO 9001:2015 and FSC chain of custody. Show less

Quality Assurance, Research and Development Chemist

• Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

• Executed analysis of raw materials, in-process materials and finished goods for approval and final release.• Analyzed products in development and under customer’s non-conformity using FINAT method. FINAT test method describes test procedures for adhesive labels analysis and application-oriented testing of self-adhesive labels.• Analyzed and controlled incoming raw materials. • Prepared quality reports for external non-conformity quality claims.• Recorded data in quality software for traceability and follow-up at supplier claims.• Prepared quality compliance certificates for customers. Show less