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Angel Romero-Rodríguez

Angel Romero-Rodríguez

Chemical Engineer
Mexico City,CMX

Summary

Precise Quality Assurance Manager proficient in all QA operations, policies and procedures. Experience hiring and developing individual team members. Committed to thoroughly assessing product quality and manufacturing processes to achieve excellent results and customer satisfaction.

Systematic Quality Assurance Manager with 5 years of Food industry experience. Proficiency in QA Software implementation and comprehensive quality management. Successful at meeting long-term goals through high standards of daily production quality.

Thorough Quality Assurance Manager creates successful quality assurance strategies and processes. Accomplished at identifying deficiencies and initiating solutions to problems. Experienced performing both process and outbound inspections.

Overview

3
3
Languages
27
27
years of post-secondary education
9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Manager

Alta Vida Alimentos
Mexico City, CDMX
09.2019 - 02.2020
  • 1.- Implementing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system, giving training courses in Good manufacturing practices (GMP), HACCP, and quality systems, improving 100% quality of raw materials.
  • 2.- Reported production malfunctions to managers and production supervisors.
  • 3.-Cooperated with engineering, manufacturing and corporate accounting to verify adherence to quality standards.
  • 4.-Implemented new quality assurance and customer service standards.
  • 5.-Evaluated Interactions between associates and customers to assess personnel performance and implement strategies for customer satisfaction improvement.
  • 6.-Specified quality requirements of raw materials with suppliers.
  • 7.-Collected production samples regularly and performed detailed quality inspections.
  • 8.-Recorded, analyzed and distributed statistical information.
  • 9.-Inspected Products and worker progress throughout production.
  • 10.-Monitored Staff organization and suggested improvements to daily functionality.
  • 11.-Estimated financial requirements of new projects.

Quality Assurance and Safety Manager

Grupo Restaurantero LCT, SA DE CV (La Casa de Toño)
Mexico City, CDMX
10.2018 - 08.2019
  • 1. Implementing Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system, giving training courses in Good manufacturing practices (GMP), HACCP, and quality systems.
  • 2. Developed and maintained defect databases for known issues.
  • 3. Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
  • 4. Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • 5. Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
  • 6. Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • 7. Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • 8. Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules.
  • 9. Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
  • 10. Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • 11. Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
  • 12. Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.

Technical Advisor and Personnel Training

Empacadora El Fresno, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico City, CDMX
02.2018 - 08.2018
  • Giving training and updating courses to staff, in legislation and Good manufacturing practices (GMP).
  • Advising client in elaboration of nutritional labels, according to NOM-051-scfi / ssa1-2010
  • Advising client in elaboration of nutritional labels according to FDA to export to USA.
  • Advised project managers on simultaneous technical workstreams, aiding in alignment of broader business goals.
  • Monitored technology infrastructure against core standards to provide technical assessment and advisory services.
  • Published technology roadmaps for multi-site facility installation, designing purchasing and installation plans based on customers' budgets and technical needs.
  • Offered insight into standard methodologies and common obstacles faced by competing companies, based on experiences with past clients and third-party research.
  • Served as primary point of contact for triaging all technical issues.
  • Evaluated technical control manuals and operational documentation, editing content for clarity and compliance with Health and Safety standards.

Sales Manager

Laboratorio Quibimex, SA de CV (EMA)
Mexico City, CDMX
06.2013 - 08.2017
  • Developing rescue plan for company, expanding portfolio of clients, recovering clients and bringing in new clients; interested in food analysis, as well as leading sales force to achieve goals. Preparing audits, guiding clients on required analysis, and Good Manufacturing and Hygiene Practices, recovering 30% of losses of previous period
  • Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
  • Managed order cycle to enhance business development and maintain sustainability and customer satisfaction.
  • Developed rapport with international suppliers and collaborated with factories to develop, design and select product for retail stores.
  • Reduced expenses by effectively negotiating contractor prices, terms and service agreements.
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive salesperson training program.
  • Identified, hired and trained highly-qualified staff by teaching best practices, procedures and sales strategies.
  • Coached employees in successful selling methods and encouraged cross-selling to drive revenue.
  • Monitored metrics and marketing investments to assess performance and implement continuous improvements.

Deputy Manager

FUTON COMPANY LTD
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
10.2005 - 03.2009
  • Advising users on best purchase option, according to their resources and tastes, in addition to helping them in assembly, use and maintenance instructions of purchased goods; Increasing sales by 40%
  • Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
  • Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
  • Partnered with upper management in executing functional strategies and reporting capabilities.
  • Established and administered annual budget with controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
  • Eliminated functional bottlenecks by streamlining communication channels between management and employees.
  • Stayed up to date on changing product and service options to provide top-notch support to customers and employees.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Mexico City, CDMX
10.1991 - 07.2018

Skills

Policy reinforcement

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Additional Information

  • Languages: English TOEIC Certificate ETS Total: 740 points (listening: 435, Reading: 305).
  • Courses: Everything for the prevention of COVID-19 (IMSS Certificate), Household Action Plan for COVID-19 (IMSS Certificate), “Hygienic Food Handling” Distinctive H (Gobierno de México y Secretaria de Turismo SECTUR), “Good Hygiene Practices” (Ministry of Health and the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS)), Continuous Improvement and Rework Workshop (Laboratorio Quibimex, S.A. de C.V.), “everything you need to know about biofuels, bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas” (NeoPetrol®), Human processes in the organization (Laboratorio Quibimex, S.A. de C.V.), Introduction to Environmental Chemistry (National Autonomous University of Mexico, the Master and Doctorate program in Chemical Sciences, the Laboratories of Environmental Chemical Engineering and Environmental Chemistry), Latin America Meeting and Product Training (Kendro Laboratory Products, GmbH), Service Training Courses for Surgical Operating Microscopes (SOM) (Leica Microsystems Ltd), Product – Course for Klöti, CataRhex PRO, Quinto, Orbit VIP and Wet-Lab organization” (Oertli Instrumente AG), Service Training Courses for Surgical Operating Microscopes (SOM), Microscope type M500 (Leica Microsystems Ltd). Service Training Course (DIDACTA Italia), Using a Segmented Flow Auto Analyzer (SKALAR)
  • ACHIEVEMENTS: Implement a quality system for Alta Vida Alimentos, S.A. de C.V., Development of a process for the production of avocado oil., Implementation of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system for Grupo Restaurantero LCT, SA DE CV (La Casa de Toño), Maintain and develop the market for Laboratorio Quibimex, implementing a personalized service, providing customer support and developing new market niches, to help rescue the company from its fall in the third-party laboratory market, recovering 28% of the 30%, lost when taking over management, Award for his contribution with the poster that was the best in the round table on Efficient Energy Use in the VI mini-symposium INTERNATIONAL ON THE ELIMINATION OF POLLUTANTS FROM WATER, the atmosphere and soil, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) ( September 8-11, 2010

Software

Microsoft Windows, Internet, Software belonging to different kinds of laboratory equipments (DAS, Data Acquisition’s Systems)

Timeline

Quality Assurance Manager

Alta Vida Alimentos
09.2019 - 02.2020

Quality Assurance and Safety Manager

Grupo Restaurantero LCT, SA DE CV (La Casa de Toño)
10.2018 - 08.2019

Technical Advisor and Personnel Training

Empacadora El Fresno, S.A. de C.V.
02.2018 - 08.2018

Sales Manager

Laboratorio Quibimex, SA de CV (EMA)
06.2013 - 08.2017

Deputy Manager

FUTON COMPANY LTD
10.2005 - 03.2009

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

National Autonomous University of Mexico
10.1991 - 07.2018
Angel Romero-RodríguezChemical Engineer