Category: BUSINESS-DEVELOPMENT

         ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT       Summary    Persuasive business development professional, successful at establishing and maintaining key partnerships with corporate decision makers. Offering more than 12 years of successful corporate business development and operations experience. A top-performer with the entrepreneurial vision and leadership skills to drive business expansion. Proven skills in driving results, product development, project management, account management and problem solving. Successful at leading large scale commercialization of new platform and innovation initiatives for highly visible capital projects. Recognized for leading teams to exceed results in fast paced, high growth business environments. Committed to healthy eating, healthy living and a healthy planet. Bilingual.      Highlights        Business Development	Cross Functional leadership New Product Commercialization Effective Negotiator Manufacturing Processes	Change Management Operations Management	Build Dynamic teams Marketing Strategy and Innovation Diversity and Mentoring            Accomplishments      Recognized for leading teams to exceed results in fast paced, high growth business environments  Granted "Values in Action Award" for an outstanding leadership role  Granted, "Values in actions award" for leading a flawless execution  Kraft Foods, Coffee Bean Brilliance Award, 2015  Kraft Foods, President Choice Award, 2013        Experience      Associate Director Business Development   12/2012   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State     Lincoln Led commercialization effort for the largest platform innovation program and the largest strategic partnership in the history of Kraft Foods with over $25MM capital investment in multi countries. Y1 combined GR +$300MM Avatar Responsible for leading team engagement which includes establishing strategic team meetings, review project time lines and cost regularly with the project team, facilitate creation of mitigation/contingency plans and manage communication to senior leadership and manufacturing facilities.        Operations Supervisor   01/2012   to   12/2012     Company Name   City  ,   State     Co-led the largest new product initiative in the history of Kraft Foods. Delivered $140MM GR in Y1. Spear headed first moment of truth and shopper relevancy by creating in store merchandising program and by designing and delivering sales materials and shelf set recommendations for top 5 customers. Developed IMC by creating the consumer response plan for social media, direct consumer and CRM. Developed full recommendation on Direct to Consumer launch strategy, timing and resources. Created pre and post launch performance and pricing trackers. Managed business analytics, quarterly forecast, annual contract, consumption report and budget for two brands with a combined GR of $150MM. Created first Instant Yuban In-Store merchandising program that resulted in $2.2MM incremental Lead the coffee category cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of a broad project portfolio of 46 programs that included; new product development, packaging structure and graphics changes, productivity initiatives and In-Store merchandising programs. Delivered projects within the specified cost, time and quality parameters. Facilitated the definition of project scopes, goals, tasks, people resources and cost requirements. Assisted in the resolution of conflicts within Kraft functional teams, and between Kraft and its business partners. Led the package change and commercialization of the new Instant Coffee Plastic Jar. Granted "Values in Action Award" for an outstanding leadership role. Department leader responsible for Operations and P&L Accountable for meeting safety, quality, productivity, maintenance and financial goals.0.2MM favorable against OB Most profitable line in the coffee sector with plastic bottle yield less than 0.0001% and equipment productivity of 98%. Implemented the second largest packaging change and restructure on time and within budget by leading the department's conversion from a can making operation to a depalletizer/warehouse operation. Developed safety, quality, warehouse management, operations procedures and training program. Reduced crewing from 19 employees to 12, and developed the department's coordinator position to empower the work force to enter leadership roles. Created and led a culture of self-directed employees towards enhanced results, by the equalization of training across the department. Introduced the warehouse management, FIFO, and lean culture. Granted, "Values in actions award" for leading a flawless execution Supervised over 30 union employees in the can and vacuum packaging departments. Responsible for 5 production lines, and maintenance activities. Accountable for meeting Production, quality, and safety requirements. Utilized computer tools such as MES, SAP and KPIs to identify, track, and address equipment downtime and improve OEE (overall equipment efficiency). Reduced product rework and packaging waste by 32%. Successfully implemented the company-redesign initiative by cross training employees, resolving Developed CBT (computer based training) presentations for monthly safety training for all 300 Successfully worked through labor relations issues that resulted in favorable decisions for the January 2002 Estimated the utilization of resources and calculated the lead time, assuring high quality and low Ranked as top performer for surpassing commercialization expectations of the largest partnership in the crewing issues, and reducing labor costs. Led QCMS department initiative and served as an internal auditor. Created and Implemented operational and administrative training for new supervisors in the department, and developed guidelines for future training processes. employees in the plant. company, saving over $100M. BV AND ASSOCIATES, INC	January 2000 to Project Engineer Jacksonville, FL Participated in the identification, planning, and execution of design projects. cost. Summarized the final project reports using FDOT (federal department of transportation) city standards, and quality specifications. Applied engineering computer applications (Micro station and AutoCAD).        Integrated Marketing Campaign   01/2012   to   01/2012     Company Name    2012 MH / Yuban Instant Coffee customer-specific action plan across top 10 retailers Led the execution of the Instant Yuban blend reformulation targeting Hispanics consumer to fill the gap in the West region. Created Yuban 2012 Integrated Marketing Campaign brief in collaboration with the agency, incorporating new consumer learnings to develop new SVC target to include Hispanics. IMC drove realization across the brand of a new business opportunity. Additional responsibilities included a major packaging redesign and downsizing initiative, development and commercialization of new promotional items, consumer promotions tactics (shelf banners, FSIs, in-store display) and sales support.        Education      Master of Business Administration  :   Essentials of Financial Management. London    University of North Florida, Coggin School of Business   City  ,   State  ,   US     University of North Florida, Coggin School of Business Master of Business Administration Jacksonville, Florida Essentials of Financial Management. London, England May, 2008        Sun Yan Set University   City  ,     CN     Global Branding Strategy, Sun Yan Set University. Beijing, China May, 2007        Bachelor of Science  :   Production Engineering Continuous Improvement and Management    EAFIT University    EAFIT University Bachelor of Science: Production Engineering Continuous Improvement and Management Medellin, Colombia Professional Recognitions Kraft Foods, Coffee Bean Brilliance Award, 2015 history of Kraft Foods. Y1, GR $188MM             2014       HACE Leadership Academy    Kraft Foods Delegate at HACE Leadership Academy, 2014        Certifications    CBT Targeted Selection Certified Interviewer OLA (Organization Latinos at KFT) Certified Recruiter Anthony Robbins, Life and Wealth Mastery University Graduate President, Kraft Foods Latino Council, KFT Beverages Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Color Analyst - Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC      Languages    Fluent in English and Spanish      Affiliations    Created Yuban Integrated Marketing Campaign brief in collaboration with the agency      Presentations    Developed CBT (computer based training) presentations for monthly safety training for all 300      Skills    Packaging, Accountable For, Maintenance, Operations, Training, Associate, Autocad, Cbt, Computer Based Training, Engineer, Fdot, Machine Safety, Mes, Project Engineer, Safety Training, Sap, Vacuum, Award, Budget, Fifo, Self-directed, Warehouse Management, Merchandising, Business Development, Mitigation, Sales, New Product Development, Product Development, Transmissions, And Sales, Ibm Svc, Integrated Marketing Campaign, Marketing, Marketing Campaign, Promotional, Sales Support, Svc, Crm, Customer Relationship Management, Pricing, Its, Jar, Account Management, Change Management, Exceed, Leadership Skills, Manufacturing Processes, Marketing Strategy, Mentoring, New Products, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Project Management, Recruiter, Six Sigma, Six-sigma, Financial Management, Branding, Continuous Improvement