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Manuel lava Valenzuela7480 S.W. 107 Avenue, Apt. 4-105 Miami, FL 33173

(305) 282-8039 manuel.alava@gmail.com

OPERATIONS - PLANT MANAGER Executive Profile; Hands-on operations manager in manufacturing and production, opened newplants integrating new technologies with company policies, values and procedures, implementmanufacturing strategies, high level of troubleshooting skills and problem solver, ability to improvebusiness processes and performance. Built cross-functional teams developing, train and coachingsubordinates Operations and international sales experience bilingual English and Spanish.

Areas of ExpertiseOperations Planning ~ Manufacturing Methods & Procedures Implementation ~ P/L responsibility ~

Cost Reduction Control ~ Production Control ~ Documentation ability ~ Quality assurance ~

Lean Manufacturing implementation ~ Process Improvement ~ Preventive Maintenance ~

LEADERSHIP SUMMARY

SynergyLabs, F. Lauderdale, April 2007 - August 2009 Plastics Operations VP / Plant Mgr.Specialty chemical company that manufactures its own branded products or private labels asgrooming aids, cleaners, disinfectants, deodorizers, cosmetics, fragrances, training aids, pesticides,pharmaceuticals and nutritional supplements.

Lean Manufacturing implementation packaging set up time was reduced 50 % and the wastedmaterial 20%.

Re-engineered batching process designing and implementing an automatic system, thedowntime time was reduced from 6 to 1 ours by weekOperate the SIDE 4 cavities blower machine when machine operator was absent

Collected data about repetitive failures to perform electrical, mechanic and hydraulicmaintenance to the blower and rest of equipments

Valdo Envases S.A. de C.V., Mxico 20042007 Commercial DirectorInternational BusinessInternational producer of PET 5 gallons buckets for purified water HDPE bottles and PP closures.

Provide technical contributions to develop new Valdos PET blowing machine.Design the reheating station to provide annealing to the PET bucket

Redesign the Pet Preform profile, total height, internal and external diameters, and wallthickness material distribution to improve process quality and cycle time.

Drove expansion into China and Taiwan designing and developing Valdos first Pet five gallonbuckets injection and blowing TWO STAGE machines.

BMAZ S.A. de C.V., Mxico City, Mexico 20032004 Project DirectorMexican company dedicated to the custom PET bottles market, isotonic, hot sauce, foods, and

personal care besides liquid detergents.Improve PET bottle design aligning applications with customer needs.

Internal processes improvements, Standard Operation Procedures implementation, and quickmold change over and reactivate the preventive maintenance program.

AMCOR Pet Packaging Mexico, Nov. 2000 March 2003 Com. Director Plant Mgr Pet JarsGlobal leader in PET preform and bottles

Started Up AMCOR - Unilever Best Foods Mayonnaise Wide Mouth jars USD $10M investmentproject, 3 Sidel Blowers, 4 high speed Husky injection machines and 1 HDPE Uniloy extrusion

Continued

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and Blow gallon jars.

Set up and equipped the production facility in eight months before schedule and on budget.

Responsible for P & L, establish critical measurements indicators, cost reduction programs,implement quality program and machine maintenance.

Lead off projects for Amcor new markets as baby food, ketchup heat resistant Pet Jars.

Nissei ASB Centroamrica S.A. de C.V., Mexico City 1993 2000 Int. Operations DirectorJapanese manufacturer of injection and blowing PET machines

Improved sales incomes elevating the region to # 2 within the organization

Leader of the first five gallon PET water bucket project Mexico, Central America, CaribbeanLecturer representing Nissei ASB International Sales Meeting in Germany, 1998Frequent visits to Nissei ASB Komoro - Japan Head Quarters for training and technology update

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Price Waterhouse Del Ecuador Ltd., Guayaquil, Ecuador, Total Quality Consultant

Total Quality Program Director

Diagnosis to identify opportunities for improvements

Technical Implementation on customers site

Multigrafica Cia. Ltda., Guayaquil, Ecuador, Plant Manager.

Leader in the Printing Industry for a wide range of export seafood products

Production manager responsible for 3 shifts, 24/7, payroll, machine maintenance, newmachinery installation and start up.

Quimipac Ecuador Cia. Ltda. Production & Technical Manager.

PVC compound producer for electrical wires, sport shoes outsoles, irrigation hoses.

In charge of the production plant of PVC, PET HDPE injection and blow

Installation and start up of Pet Injection and blow Nissei ASB machine for Soft drinks

Provide technical assistance to customers in Peru who import the PVC compound.

Solve technical and quality problems with PVC extrusion and injection machines on costumersfacility

Aislantes Plumavit Guayaquil, Ecuador, Production Supervisor - Plant Manager.

Expanded polystyrene foam producer with production facilities in Chile, Ecuador and Colombia

Install and start up two German brand new injection machines in Ecuador and Colombia.

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Design and build injection molds for packaging TV sets, household

Designed and make the aluminum injection mold for one EPS thermal cooler used as containerto export fresh fish, the cooler was so successful that the machine payback last one year.

Responsible for payroll, production activities, and machines maintenance

TRAINING & R ELATED EXPERIENCE

From 2004 to 2006 constants visit to CHINA and TAIWAN providing technical support for VALDOinjection & blowing machine development.

1992- Hotel Colon International, Quito - Ecuador. Lecturer representing Price Waterhouse at theinternational Seminar "Managing the Human Resources Direction within Total Quality".

1990- Colortex- Grupo Quimipac, Quito - Ecuador. Installation of Sanforization machine, verticaldyeing machines, water steam boilers, all support equipments and start up of complete plant for

textile industry. Investment over 8 MM US$

1988 Turin-Italy. Training with extrusion twin screws to produce Master batch for plastics 1986 Nissei ASB Mach.Co. Hueda-Japan. Training on injection and blowing equipment for

manufacturing PET Bottles and also hydraulics, pneumatic, electric and electronics components

EDUCATION

Instituto Tecnolgico Autnomo de Mxico ITAM

* Master in Business Administration. ITAM Mexico 1998 2000.* Master in International Business Management. ITAM Mxico 1996 1998.* Universidad Nacional de Guayaquil Ecuador Industrial Engineer 1978 1988.