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JANET RODRÍGUEZ14357 Southern Red Maple Drive

Orlando, Florida, 32828(H) 407-381-0743 (C) 321-246-1984 & 321-331-4696

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Industrial engineering professional with a progressively successful career in the Pharmaceutical and Food Manufacturing Industry. Skilled at Budgeting, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Quality and Financial management. Extensive expertise in complex Operations, Quality initiatives, Supply Chain/Logistics and the development of innovative systems and procedures to increase productivity and profits. A hands-on leader and mentor with strong personal influence and communications skills, and the ability to merge the processes and systems to achieve organizational success. Consistently delivers projects on time and within budget. Bilingual: Spanish and English.

Process Optimization/Simulation Inventory and Logistics Management Information Systems Design Quality/BRC/FDA/USDA/DEA regulations Warehouse/Shipping/Customer Service ERP Systems (SAP PP/SD/MM/WM)

New Product Launch Readiness Statistical Tools / (Six Sigma) Packaging and Manufacturing operations Kanban/SMED/TPM/JIT/5m Food, Tablet, Capsules & Liquid Mfg

experience

Selected Professional Accomplishments 2016 Implement Production and QA documentation control to reduce possibility of mislabeling and product recall 2016 Reduced Food Ing. DOH from 250 days to 40 days : 84% reduction 2015 Reduced Food ingredients rejections by 74%, Annual savings : $500k 2014 Developed internal strategy to reduce supply and service spending.: $24k annual savings 2014 Developed strategy of cloth lab coats vs disposables, $50k annual savings 2012/2014 Reduce Food Cost of 2 different Businesses, Retail from 56% to 51% ($625k) , In-flight from 61% to

51%. ($400k) 2012/2013 Support Quality department on BRC audit, while QA manager was out. Improve documentation

processes and QAP’s training requirement compliance. 2012 Implement operational processes to support product recall within 2 hours of notification that an ingredient

has quality issues. 2011 Implement MRP systems – SAP MM, PP & SAP SD, part of the pilot and implementation team 2011 Recognized by LSG with the 2011 Lean Award: highest award given by the organization in recognition of

operational excellence. 2008 Reduce Customer complaints from 40 monthly complaints per month to less than 5 per month 2002 Recognized by the Company with the Upjohn Award: highest award given by the organization in

recognition of operational excellence. 2000 Reduce capsule lot defect by applying HACCP technique in the identification of root cause. 1998 Developed a Simulation process to identify bottleneck that limited production output per shift and to meet

rising market demands. Maximized operational capacity by 33%.



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Selected Professional Accomplishments 1998 Created and implemented a strategic plan to support a new product readiness program. Simulated

production warehousing, and laboratory processes. Eliminated the need for multi-million dollar capital investments.

1996 Led the production department transition from hierarchical management organization to Self-directed team environment. Provided direction and guidance in the process of integrating other functions (Finance, HR, QC and Engineering) in the Manufacturing and Packaging operations.

1996 Implement Capacity planning modules and Headcount requirement/analysis tools. 1996 Led and coordinated all disaster recovery efforts for plant to re-open in two weeks. Resumed production,

added third shift, and even with 30% staff turnover achieved year end production goal on schedule. 1995 Implemented “quick-change-over” systems and techniques in tooling room. Removed non-valued-added

and external activities. Productivity increased from 70% to 85%. 1995 Implemented KPI’s throughout the organization. Create KPI’s forums and tracking system (Microsoft

Access) which permitted departments to share and access metric information. This allowed for prompt and accurate identification, and correction of process errors under the Key Performance Indicators, Right the First Time, and Event Investigation Programs.

1995 Led the company in designing and implementing SMED and TPM initiatives. Packaging change-over time was reduced by 75%. Manufacturing change-over was reduced by 50%; from sixteen hours to eight hours.

1995 Negotiated and acquired QC approval for improved manufacturing and packaging records documentation. Led team that reduced documentation entries by 40% without loss of quality and increased documentation RFT index.

1995 Directed “Right the First Time” initiative which resulted in RFT increase from 70% to 94% in two years. 1994 Implement MRP 2 systems (Warehouse, Quality, Planning, Production, Sales, Capacity modules). Lead

Supply Chain team responsible to implement a Class A MRP 2 operation – Certified by Jack Gibbs – MRP Auditor.

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1988 Designed and developed a sticker-less location system for the incoming warehouse. Reduced internal warehouse by 80% and reduced staff by 33%.



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EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Twelve years of experience in the Supply Chain Field, managing Materials procurement, Warehouse operations, Inventory control, Site Master Scheduling, New product Introduction, and Customer service operations. Also managing customers need, complaints, cycle/product changes, Quality audits/Requirements and MRP Systems. Twenty years of experience in the Manufacturing Industry. Deep knowledge of all disciplines required to manage a business (Procurement, Planning, HR, Finance, Operations (Packaging & Manufacturing), Customer Service, Pkg and Mfg Engineering, Maintenance, Quality and Lean Manufacturing).Fifteen years of experience managing manufacturing excellence/lean manufacturing projects in the areas of operations, warehouse, customer service, quality control/assurance and finance. Responsible of site Right First Time program and improvement initiatives. Able to coach and lead team members in a way that were successful to reach and exceed established goals. Represent the Site in Inter Site Manufacturing Excellence team. Ten year of experience working in a Team based organization where the respect for people was one of the fundamental values. Seventeen years of experience working with an Organization Committed to Excellence and Continuous Improvement.Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, Word) Knowledge of Access. Very proficient with Information system application (including MRP II systems). Knowledge of SAP PP, SD and MM.Subject matter expert in MRP II implementation in the areas of Planning, Shop Floor Control, Capacity Planning, Operations, Quality Control, Warehousing and Budget. (SAP, MIMS, CBASE, PRISM)Twenty years of experience developing and managing Unit Objectives and Budget Plan.Fifteen years of experience of Documents revision and development (Ex: SOP’s, policies and Quality investigations).Twelve years of experience and strong knowledge of: High (300b/min) and medium (100b/min) speed Packaging Technology (Bottle & Blister), granulation trains (TK Fielders/Aeromatic), Compressing machines (Fette/Thomas Eng.), Coating machines (Accelacota) and capsule Filling machines (MG’s / HK).Ten years of experience in tablets and liquid manufacturing/packaging. Responsible for the proper manufacturing and packaging following company procedures and assuring regulatory agencies compliance. Eighteen years of experience working in a USDA/FDA/DEA environment, involve in several quality initiatives to improve quality index and reduce quality/complaints problems at packaging (empty bottles, short/over count, missing label, missing printing) and manufacturing (assay, dissolution, color variation, broken tables, etc …) areas.



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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ROLE COMPANY LOCATION PERIOD

SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR TAYLOR FARMS ORLANDO FL 09/2015 – PRESENT

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE MANAGER TAYLOR FARMS ORLANDO. FL 01/2015 – 09/2015

SUPPLY CHAIN & MAINTENANCE MANAGER LSG SKY CHEFS ORLANDO. FL 01/2009 – 12/2014

LEAN & CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER LSG SKY CHEFS ORLANDO, FL 03/2007-01/2009

BUSINESS CO – OWNERWIRELESS TOYZ APOKA, FL 2005 - 2007

OPERATIONS AND IE DIRECTORPFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS CAGUAS, PR 2000 - 2005

OPERATIONS MANAGER (PKG & MFG) PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS CAGUAS, PR 1998 - 2000

PROCESS SYSTEM EGINERING MANAGER PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS CAGUAS, PR 1997 - 1998SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS CAGUAS, PR 1996 - 1997

MANUFACTURING MANAGERMASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULER

NIGHT SHIFT SUPERINTENDENTMANUFACURING SUPERVISOR

PACKAGING SUPERVISORWAREHOUSE SUPERVISOR

PFIZER PHARMACEUTICALS CAGUAS, PR 1987 - 1996

Education Polytechnic University – San Juan, PRMaster Degree – Manufacturing Engineering (35 Credits)

University of Puerto Rico (accredited by US Educational System) – Mayaguez, PRBachelor Degree (Magna Cum Laude) – Industrial Engineering

Recognition and AwardsLSG Sky Chefs - Orlando- Florida, USA2012 North America Region Innovation Award2011 Annual Lean Manufacturing Award2010 / 2009 Quarterly Lean Manufacturing Award

UpJohn Award – Caguas, PRHighest recognition given to a professional (performance and contribution award).