Experience

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  Colgate-Palmolive

  • United States
  • Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Latam packaging engineer/Flexibles material coordinator

    • Oct 2019 - Present

  • Packaging Engineer Coordinator/ Cross Category ( Personal Care, Oral Care & Home Care)

    • Feb 2012 - Oct 2019

    -Activity grid implementation, detect and implement packaging materials saving, sustainability and innovation projects:. Innovation:Develop innovation strategies to detect new packaging opportunities. Vision :Ensure the accomplishment to all Company strategies , standards and policies. Speed To market: Support speed to market strategies to reach the company objectives. Continuous improvement: Support the design, development , implementation and improvement of new packaging materials .. Team Work:Implement and support global and regional packaging projects. Margin Improvement:Lead and support, projects to improve, The cost of products (margin improvement). Support and implement regional Packaging Supply Chain strategy. Team Work: Work with multidisciplinary areas to achieve desired goals (Customer service & logistic, Supply Chain management, Division and Subsidiary Marketing as well as outside suppliers, contractors and consultant). Priority settings: Effective packaging project planning and implementation. Project management: Manage packaging strategy to ensure the accomplishment to all activities related with packaging area.

  • Senior Packaging Engineer Home Care

    • Feb 2008 - Feb 2012

    Design, Development and implementation of new products:• Leads the conceptualization, initiation, development and implementation of new and improved regional packages and processes including: design generation, prototype development, engineering specifications, mold and machinery qualification, functionality and quality testing, and technology transfer.• Interfaces with Divisional/Subsidiary Management and packaging partners, Global Packaging and other Global Supply Chain functions to ensure packaging projects meet agreed upon goals.• Continuously assesses and communicates project results vs. goals and takes corrective action when required. • Lead multi-functional teams in packaging projects. •Development & Creation of the Technical Packaging information for new products and provides efficient and timely documentation and/or transfer of manufacturing and engineering technologies.

  • Packaging Auxiliary

    • Mar 2000 - Feb 2008

    . Quality Assurance on Liquids plant and blow molding process. Ensure the Cp & Cpk on filling process and blow molding process. Develop Packaging materials validation. Support Packaging Engineer on packaging designs and process validation. Lead and support Continuous improvement projects. Develop training and the implementation of quality standards. Develop quality agreements with suppliers. Develop quality strategies to improve process and products

  • Packaging Analyst Home Care

    • Nov 1992 - Mar 2000

    . Develop Incoming inspection process to all the packaging material received on the company. Define Quality Manuals. Develop test to define the material status according with the specs. Develop continuous improvement projects with suppliers and focus factories. Develop quality agreements with supplier . Develop procedures for packaging test

  • Quality Assurance Analyst

    • Feb 1992 - Nov 1992

    Implement Quality assurance program in all focus factories. Change quality control program to On line quality . Lead the implementation of new qualification program on line. Develop training with operators and supervisors. Develop the key release specification. Develop defect manuals. Define procedures

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  Microcircuitos

  • Cali Colombia

  • Production & chemical lab Supervisor

    • Feb 1991 - Feb 1992
    • Cali Colombia

    Supervisor & Laboratory chief.Process standardization: Develop the documentation related with the process procedures, manufacture sheets, etc). Develop and ensure the quality of the raw material used to develop the process. Develop Product analysis and qualification. Lead the operator gr...