Manuel Álava Valenzuela

7480 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 new
plants integrating new technologies with company policies, values and procedures, implement
manufacturing strategies, high level of troubleshooting skills and problem solver, ability to improve
business processes and performance. Built cross-functional teams developing, train and coaching
subordinates Operations and international sales experience bilingual English and Spanish.

Areas of Expertise
Operations 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 as
grooming 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 wasted
material 20%.
 Re-engineered batching process designing and implementing an automatic system, the
downtime time was reduced from 6 to 1 ours by week
 Operate the SIDE 4 cavities blower machine when machine operator was absent
 Collected data about repetitive failures to perform electrical, mechanic and hydraulic
maintenance to the blower and rest of equipments

Valdo Envases S.A. de C.V., México 2004–2007 Commercial Director—International Business

International producer of PET 5 gallons buckets for purified water HDPE bottles and PP closures.
 Provide technical contributions to develop new Valdo’s 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 wall
thickness material distribution to improve process quality and cycle time.
 Drove expansion into China and Taiwan designing and developing Valdo’s first Pet five gallon
buckets injection and blowing TWO STAGE machines.

BMAZ S.A. de C.V., México City, Mexico 2003–2004 Project Director

Mexican 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 quick
mold change over and reactivate the preventive maintenance program.

AMCOR Pet Packaging Mexico, Nov. 2000– March 2003 Com. Director – Plant Mgr Pet Jars
Global leader in PET preform and bottles
 Started Up AMCOR - Unilever Best Foods Mayonnaise Wide Mouth jars USD $10M investment
project, 3 Sidel Blowers, 4 high speed Husky injection machines and 1 HDPE Uniloy extrusion
Continued…
 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 Centroamérica S.A. de C.V., Mexico City 1993 – 2000 Int. Operations Director
Japanese 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, Caribbean
 Lecturer representing Nissei ASB International Sales Meeting in Germany, 1998
 Frequent visits to Nissei ASB Komoro - Japan Head Quarters for training and technology up
date

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, new
machinery 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 costumers
facility

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 container
to export fresh fish, the cooler was so successful that the machine payback last one year.

• Responsible for payroll, production activities, and machines maintenance

TRAINING & RELATED EXPERIENCE

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

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

• 1990- Colortex- Grupo Quimipac, Quito - Ecuador. Installation of Sanforization machine, vertical
dyeing 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 Tecnológico Autónomo de México ¨ ITAM ¨

* Master in Business Administration. ITAM Mexico 1998 – 2000.

* Master in International Business Management. ITAM México 1996 – 1998.
* Universidad Nacional de Guayaquil – Ecuador Industrial Engineer 1978 – 1988.