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GERARDO QUINTANILLA
119 Gable Way - Madera, CA 93637
Cel. phone (559)474-5959
gerardo_quintanilla@comcast.net
A RESULTS-ORIENTED BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL WITH 19 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND PROVEN ABILITIES IN STRATEGIC
PLANNING, MANAGING PROJECTS, IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF OPERATIONS, TEAM BUILDING, AND DETAILING PROJECT TO
DETERMINE EFFECTIVE PROCESSES FOR OPERATIONS. ABLE TO IDENTIFY WEAK AND STRENGTH AREAS AND IMPLEMENT
COMPANY POLICIES, OPERATION STANDARDS, CHANGES IN OPERATION, AND SYSTEMS THAT OPTIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY AND
BOTTOMLINE. DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO MOTIVATE STAFF TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY AND CONTROL COST TO THE MOST
EFFECTIVE USES OF MANPOWER AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. BILINGUAL ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES.
 RESTRUCTURATION PROJECTS  LABOR UTILIZATION ANALYSIS
 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT  MICROSOFT OFFICE / SAP EXPERTISE
 MANAGER / MOTIVATOR  LEAN OPERATION EXPERIENCE
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
 IMPLEMENTED ALL STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES, OPERATION CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND REPORTS IN A
MILLING DIVISION IN MEXICO (9 PLANTS TOTAL), LEADING THE STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY
30% FROM 35K SACKS PER WEEK PRODUCED IN 1998 TO 45K SACKS PER WEEK IN 2000.
 RESPONSIBLE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN US MILLING OPERATIONS THAT REDUCED THE GENERATION OF WASTE IN
56%FROM 13.6M OF POUNDS ($1.7MM) TO 5.95MOF POUNDS ($743K) RESULTING IN A COMPANY REVENUE
OF $1MM PER YEAR.
 IMPROVING OPERATION PROCEDURES AND CONTROLS AND THE ANNUAL SHRINKAGE OF RAW MATERIALS FROM
1.5%TO ONLY 0.1% ACHIEVING A $500K PER YEAR REVENUE FOR THE COMPANY.
 IMPLEMENTED ORGANIC AND NON GMO CERTIFICATIONS, AND AIB SUPERIOR QUALIFICATIONS, ISO9002
CERTIFICATION IN SUPPORT OF HIGH QUALITY OPERATION STANDARDS.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 ABLE TO INSTILL VISION TO ACHIEVE COMPANY GOALS AND SURPASS PRODUCTION EXPECTATIONS WHILE
MAINTAINING QUALITY, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE INTEGRITY THROUGH TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT.
 SUCCESSFUL IN CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC PLAN, SETTING AND ADMINISTERING BUDGETS, AND
DEVELOPING IMPROVED PROCESSES TO MEET SHORT AND LONG TERM OBJECTIVES.
 OVERSEES FACILITY OPERATIONS TO ENSURE FACILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MEET WITHIN ESTABLISHED BUDGET,
DESIGN PLAN FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS TO MEET PRODUCTION GOALS AND TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR CUSTOMER
SERVICE.
 INTERVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES SCHEDULES STAFF, EVALUATES PERFORMANCE AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTIONS. ABLE TO STABLISH A TEAM-SPIRITED ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A POSITIVE
AND PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE.

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GERARDO QUINTANILLA
PROFESSIONAL LABOR
COMPANY: GRUMA USA (AZTECA MILLING, L.P. DIVISION, MADERA, CA PLANT)
JOB TITLE: OPERATIONS MANAGER
DATE: JUNE 2006 TO FEB 2016
FUNCTIONS: OVERSEEING THE OPERATION OF THREE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING BUDGET, CAPITAL PROJECTS, SUPPLY
AND DEMAND OF RAW MATERIALS, INVENTORY CONTROLS AND RELATIONS WITH VENDORS. PART OF THE
OPERATIONS MANAGER ROLL IS TO ENSURE ALL STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED AND
PERFORMING ACCORDINGLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, FOLLOW UP WITH ALL THE QUALITY PROGRAMS
ESTABLISHED BY CORPORATE AND PRESENT RESULTS TO UPPER LEVEL AS NEEDED. RESPOND TO CORRECTIVE AND
PREVENTING ACTIONS BASED ON CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
COMPANY: GRUMA USA (AZTECA MILLING, L.P. DIVISION, MADERA, CA PLANT)
JOB TITLE: CORN CONTROLS MANAGER
DATE: OCTOBER 2002 – MAY 2006
FUNCTIONS: PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE OPERATIONS MANAGER TO DEVELOP THE BEST OPERATIONAL PRACTICES TO ENSURE
THE OPERATION IS RUNNING AT OPTIMUM LEVEL AND IN A RELIABLE WAY TO PRESENT RESULTS TO UPPER LEVELS AT
CORPORATE. ESTABLISH DIFFERENT CONTROLS TO MANAGE THE OPERATION AND HELP THE OPERATIONS MANAGER
TO ESTABLISH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO HELP IMPROVING THE OPERATION. OVERSEEING AND TRAINING
SUPERVISORY STAFF FOR THREE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
COMPANY: GRUMA MÉXICO (ASESORÍA DE EMPRESAS, SA DE CV)
JOB TITLE: OPERATIONS SENIOR AUDITOR
DATE: JANUARY 2000 – SEPTEMBER 2002
FUNCTIONS: RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING, LEADING AND DAILY MANAGEMENT OF THE AUDITORS THRU THE AUDITS AT AZTECA
MILLING DIVISION AS WELL AS MOLINERA DE MEXICO DIVISION.
COMPANY: GRUMA MÉXICO (ASESORÍA DE EMPRESAS, SA DE CV)
JOB TITLE: OPERATIONS AUDITOR
DATE: FEBRUARY 1997 – DECEMBER 1999
FUNCTIONS: AUDIT INTERNAL CONTROLS OF THE OPERATION AT THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS IN GRUMA SUCH AS GIMSA
(MEXICO), AZTECA MILLING (USA), MOLINERA DE MEXICO (MEXICO); PRODISA (MEXICO) AND MONACA
(VENEZUELA); RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING, LEADING AND DAILYMANAGEMENT OF THE AUDITORS THRU THE AUDITS
IN AZTECA MILLING DIVISION AS WELL AS MOLINERA DE MEXICO DIVISION.
BACHELOR DEGREE
AGRONOMIST ENGINEER AT UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON
MASTER DEGREE
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX (NOT COMPLETED)