Experience

NATURASOL, S.A. DE C.V.

• Mexico
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director de investigación y desarrollo

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Responsible for Management of the R+D department of the different Categories (Seeds, Cereal Bars, Spreadable Fillings, Jams, Jams, Seasonings, French Fries, Corn Products and Cereals) with 19 Professionals in my charge. Cost reduction programs for processes and formulations, Improvement of Production Processes. Support to the Plant Operations Team. Main achievements: •Implementation of the R&D laboratory and work team at 100%. •Creation of the department of CEIDENA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Naturasol). •Creation of the Nature Flavor Department. •Creation of the Regulatory Department and Project Manager. •Development of new suppliers. •More than 50 new product launches in 1 year, with 80% of these launches winning tenders with global customers. •Launch of Aladdin Peanut Butter with International Client ACH Foods. Show less



GRUPO SIRO / I+DEA

• Mexico - Spain

• Haed of Research and Development America

  • Nov 2012 - Aug 2020

  Research and Development Responsibilities: • R&D Mexico Leader. • Adaptation of products developed in Spain to Mexico. • Work team Development. • Laboratory Mexico Development. • Supplier support and development to meet quality control requirements. • Presentations of different America global clients. • Americas Board Member. • Reduce costs programs for processes and formulations. Main achievements: • Build Laboratory and work team in Mexico. • Build the Bread business in the company (referring to R & D) • Achieved 100 percent increase in product development and production. • Fall in love with clients of the Work Model. • Generate leaders, who are promoted to other areas and positions. • Implementation of new cookie technologies in the current plant. • Reduction of raw material costs by up to 20%. Show less



AB Mauri

• Technical Applications Manager / Mexico, Central America and Caribbean

  • Sep 2010 - Nov 2012

  Technical Applications Manager / Mexico, Central America and Caribbean. Responsible for opening new businesses in the field of industrial accounts Baking for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; specialized technical advice Industrial Process Control Bakery (loaf, buns, cakes, biscuits, wheat tortillas, etc.); training theoretical and practical industrial level for the implementation of new products; diagnoses operation of production lines (mixed, fermented, rolling, baking and packing); consulting and development clients wishing reach or take the step from a small company to a company semi industrial or semi-industrial to industrial. Industrial processes training and functionality of bakery ingredients. Development of New Products bakery. Technical Support Show less



International Flavors and Fragrances

• Food Technologist

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2010

  Technologist of Foods of the Bakery Application Lab (Bakery). I´m in charge of the Lab in Mexico, doing flavor applications and prototype creations (cereal bars, cookies, crackers, cakes, muffins, coverings, fat fillings, etc.) by utilizing new materials and new technology in different Food Industries of Mexico and LatAm; working directly with customers and suppliers. I personally attend to customers in Mexico and LatAm, presenting proposals and pricings, making presentations, giving marketing plans. I also give technical support to IFF affiliates in Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. Achievements: the introduction of IFF flavors a 20% more (in sales) in the Bakery market, the expansion of the Bakery lab regarding equipment and facilities, the standardization of IFF prototype formulations, more timely answers to customers by delivering requests a 50% faster, the obtaining of Innovation Day awards with internationally distinguished customers. Show less



Bimbo S.A de C.V

• Project Leader.

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Project Leader. January 2003 - January 2006. Domestic Offices, in the Research and Development of New Products area, developing new products at a national level such as: cookies, crackers, cakes, box bread and sweet bread; from the prototype design, contact with customers, specifications and pricing up to their implementation in production lines and their market behavior. I worked directly with Marketing, Sales and Maintenance for the development of the NP. Achievements: All developments were launched in the time estimated; Cost reduction in formulations. Manufacturing Department. September 2001 – January 2003. Worked in the shop floor, collaborating in the implementation of quality systems AIB and HACCP, gave support in training the unionized workers in GMP, was the interim supervisor in production lines of tortillas, bread, buns, cakes, grissini and ground bread; was the supervisor of new product development in the plant. Show less