Abraham Arturo Palacios Moreira has over 30 years of experience in operations management, quality assurance, and project management. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Guayaquil and an MBA from INCAE Costa Rica. Currently, he is the Plant Manager & Supply Chain Director at Kellogg Ecuador, where he oversees manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and continuous improvement. He has previously served as the General Manager of Business Units at Reybanpac and Operations Manager at NOBIS Universal Sweet Industries Group.

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Dirección Ceibos Norte Manzana 840, Villa 310 Teléfono 2853303 Cel: 093308796
PERSONAL DATA
Name : Abraham Arturo Palacios Moreira
IC : 0907170435
Marital Status : Married
Address : Ceibos Nte Av. 1ra Mz.840 Villa 310
Telephone : 59342853303 / 593993308796
Education
Industrial Engineer. University of Guayaquil (87).
Master Business Administration INCAE Costa Rica (97-98).
Courses and seminars
Corporate Finance Diploma ITESM Monterrey DF (04-05).
Management Coaching Diploma. ITESM Monterrey Ec (2010).
Diploma in Total Quality. ITESM - Quality Center.
CH9800870 HACCP Certificate SGS - Canada Ecuador.
Certified TQM. INEN - Ecuador.
Certified Trainer Train. Coca-Cola Santiago Chile.
Industrial Administration. Parma – Italy.
Plants Administration PET SIDEL France, Amsterdant
Crisis Management PepsiCo University of Miami USA
Certificate of Technical Competence Quality INEN-Ecuador.
Current Activity.
Plant Manager & Supply Chain Kellogg Ecuador since 2007- to current.
Main functions: -Lead Business Unit in the plant by taking the areas of
manufacturing, quality, maintenance, engineering, BP Finance, HR BP, BP-
Procurement, EHSS and Continuous Improvement.
 Manage financial budget management and human resources to the
organization to effectively operate the plant. To track indicators of the plant.
 Manage all processes implemented by MyHR people, reviewing the PDP, IDP
and training plans for project plans to team leadership race.
 Manage the implementation of new processes and programs adopted by the
Global Supply Chain management.

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Dirección Ceibos Norte Manzana 840, Villa 310 Teléfono 2853303 Cel: 093308796
 Manage programs to ensure good organizational climate on the Plant.
 Manage and document projects capital investment (CAPEX), protecting the
COGS Business.
 Participate in meetings of S & OP and Fill Rate, OTIF and Service Rate.
 Correct deviations found in audits and inspections on the ground related to
industrial safety, maintenance programs Quality and Food Safety, HACCP,
SQF and GMP.
 Management plans and programs in the area of maintenance.
 Review and address the plans and programs of productivity and continuous
improvement.
General Manager Business Unit Reybanpac (Grupo Wong, 2011-12)
Lead Business Unit, responsible for the planning and management of the
company, managing the good operating, commercial, and industrial plants up
Mirador and Sangolqui, manufacturing of dairy products and their
derivatives. With annual sales of $ 50 million. Include responsible of Capex
manage the project and construction of the new plant and Yogurt Dairy
implemented in Mirador-Santo-Domingo.
Operations Manager NOBIS Universal Sweet Industries Group. (2006-07)
We begin with the opening adjusting Plant facilities, structure and processes.
Within my management I was leader of the SAP implementation in
Manufacturing and Logistics costs. Manicho we position the brand back on the
market and other product line chocolates and candies.
Manager Business Unit 2002- 2005 FIEMEX S.A de CV. México D.F
As leader of the unit conducted a market research in the state of Mexico,
Mexico City and Puebla in Mexico to determine the feasibility of initiating a
focused compete as a trademark "B" operation. The plant operated with
partner companies such as Bebidas Toluqueñas Calidad, El Jaracho in Cordova
Veracruz and Tehuacan Puebla Springs. The operation had a turnover of USD
$ 35 million. I was responsible for all areas of both commercial, financial and
industrial businesses.
Operations Manager Pepsi Bebidas Refrescantes S.A Ecuador 1999-2002.
My main role was to lead the industrial operation of the plant Pepsi
Guayaquil, Quito and Pepsi-Thessaly Spring Co. was in charge of
manufacturing, quality, maintenance, safety, projects, and Distribution. Later

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in my role involved in the new project of forming a plant in Mexico to develop
the Cock and Flavors brand.
Quality Assurance Manager Coca-Cola Guayaquil INGASEOSAS 1993-
1999.
He was Leader of the implementation of processes Quality Management and
promoter of changes in bottling lines with the inclusion of systems ASEBI
control and monitoring system Quality Masselli within my role was in charge
of controlling plant Ref-blown PET and PET and the control board of the ICP,
ICE and other indicators of manufacturing indicators.
Quality Superintendent Plastigama S.A. Current Mexichem 1982-1993.
I run the factory as three divisions were split Pipe & Fittings, Fiber and
Flexible Packaging, we certified ISO-9002 in 1988 INEN, improved
productivity resulting in reduced Scrap 16% to 2.5%. Also pioneered research
of compounds of PVC using Brabender Equipment for preparation. Within my
career plan, I had responsibilities: production, safety, sales thecnical and
regulatory.
Teaching Experience. from 1988-2013
Honorable Member of the board of the Faculty of Engineering of the University
of Guayaquil.
Professor of Graduate Education in Schools of Chemical Engineering and
Industrial Engineering.
Professor of Undergraduate Faculty of Engineering of the University of
Guayaquil.
Professor of Continuing Education at the Escuela Superior Politecnica del
Litoral.
Professor at the Business School of the Pacific University of the Pacific today.
Instructor Chamber of Production.
Vice-president of the Regional Association of Industrial Engineers del Litoral
in two periods.
Experience in Project Management.
Assembling and Packaging Plant Milk Yogurt in Santo Domingo, with
investment of US $ 7 M. 2011-2012.

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Quality Certificate in Dairy in Reyleche Group Favorita Fruit Company.
Installation of packaging lines Cereal Plant Industrial Effluent and opening of
CEDI in Kellogg-Ecuador Year 2011-2012.
Assembly Line Krones bottling Pepsi-Cola-Ecuador year 2002.
Assembly Line Packaging and cartoning for Cereal. year 2009.
Plant Startup "Universal Sweet Industries" to making chocolate .year 2006.
Quality Certification GMP and Quality Management System in Toluca-Mexico,
PepsiCo Bottling Plant. year 2005.
Implementation of Quality Models under ISO 9000, SQF, HACCP system. At
Kellogg Company in Ecuador. 2009, 2010, 2013.
Getting Quality marks under Standard Ecuadorian INEN 9000 in 1988.
Other mentions.
Member of the Sud-technical Standardization Committees INEN from 1984–
1993.
Ex - Vice President of Regional Association of Industrial Engineers of the
Province of Guayas.
arturo.palacios@kellogg.com.
arturopalacios@cablemoden.com.ec.
palacios.arthur@hotmail.com.