Michelle Beck - Palomar College

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• Led transformation efforts surrounding the employee union associations which enabled the implementation of
continuous improvement and high performance teams at shop floor driving variable cost reduction by3pp.
• Led the implementation of the latest technology for cream cheese production which increased yield by 5pp.
Plant Manager, 2001 – 2005 México, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama
Exceeded a challenge to manage plant operations throughout Central and South America. Led food manufacturing
plants containing 100 to 1,100 employees that produced products (8-100 milllion pounds) for distribution to multiple
countries. Responsible for multi-million dollar budgets impacting manufacturing, logistics, finance, human
resources, warehouses, safety & environment, quality and business development.
• Successfully turned around manufacturing plants in Mexico and Venezuela. Results included: plants’
transformation, cost reduction (>$3 million/ year, 8% conversion productivity), KPI improvement (+8pp OEE,
+2pp yield, consumer complaints 40% reduction), customer service level increase (+15pp).
• Surpassed plant expectations despite a Venezuela political crisis which stressed people management, affected
materials imports and challenged product costs due to government prices control.
• Implemented successfully ISO9000 Quality system and ISO14000 Environmental system (Venezuela, Mexico).
• Led the Panama plant closure by informing people in advance (6 months) delivering expected results without
business disruption and assuring a smooth process with employees. (Panama).
• Successfully transferred mayonnaise production from Panama Plant to Valencia Plant. (Panama, Venezuela).
Manufacturing Manager, 1999-2000 Cali, Colombia
Led production, maintenance, warehouses, quality, production planning, and R&D teams of a plant containing 450
people and producing 70 million pounds per year for distribution to multiple countries.
• Delivered outstanding results in production efficiencies by implementing mechanical operators and team leaders
on the shop floor (+7pp); people performance became the benchmark for the LA region.
Quality, Research and Development Manager, 1997-1999 Cali, Colombia
Led the quality process control, quality assurance and new products development in a plant producing powder
beverages for the Andean region. Successfully directed the implementation of the Quality Standards (QCMS, GMP).
SUGAR MILL INDUSTRY 1991 – 1997
Quality and Harvest Manager, 1994-1997 Central Azucarero del Táchira, Venezuela
Managed quality and harvest areas in a sugar mill with 900 people harvesting, 100 people at the factory and
producing 90 million pounds per year. Delivered sugar cane yield increase (+ 2.8pp) through training and processes
improvement in the growth and harvest of the sugar cane, and implemented the Quality System based on ISO 9000.
Quality Laboratories Chief, 1991-1994 Ingenio Central Castilla, Colombia
Managed QC laboratories for sugar cane and production process. Implemented on line QA analysis and mini-labs.
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EDUCATION
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL
Executive MBA 2011
UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE Colombia
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering 1991
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ADDITIONAL
• US Green Card holder.
• Bilingual Spanish and English.
• Led the implementation of a cross-industry manufacturing council, hosted by the Grocery Manufacturer's
Association, 2008, USA with the purpose of sharing best practices and key performance indicators.
• Awards: “Latin America Region Award” (2005, 2007, Mexico), “Kraft Foods International Plant Safety
Performance Award” (2006, Mexico), “Presidents Award” (2003, Venezuela), GSC recognition (2001, Panama).