- Steven P. Del Real has over 15 years of experience in retail management, sales, and packinghouse operations management. - He has strong skills in operations management, food safety protocols, employee management, budgeting, and project management. - He seeks a position that utilizes his leadership abilities and experience developing and implementing food safety and operational standards.

1. STEVEN P. DEL REAL
4755 S. FRESNO RD.
LEGRAND, CA 95333
CELL: (209) 769-4980 HOME: (209) 389-0321
SUMMARY:
- Over 15 years of experience in retail management and sales.
- 10 years of experience as a packinghouse operations manager.
- Able to work in fast paced and stressful environments and manage multipletasks while
prioritizing whatis most important.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. I also can read,speak and write in
Spanish.
- Strong analytical,mechanical and technical skills.
- Ability to type 40 wpm, use a ten key and have experience with Microsoftword, excel and
Famous.
ATTRIBUTES:
- Worked with 3rd party auditingfirmto develop an comprehensive and custom food
safety program based on HACCP, GMP’s and GAP’s
- Took partin the development of all food safety protocols for CaliforniaTomato Farmers
(CTF) under the direction of its President.
- Analyze packingsheds to streamlineproduct flow and increaseproduction without down
time and minimal expenses.
- Usingfree resources such as Cal-OSHAand the workmen’s comp insurer,I developed
occupational safety rules and regulations. Maintained an experiencemod below 90. Also
wrote and maintained compliancewith mandatory Merced County (HMBP) Hazardous
Material Business Plan.
- Remodeled store in house, buildingshelves and erectingplan-o-gramdisplayssavingthe
company a minimum of $20,000.
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Self-employed, J.S Handyman Service 1/1/2014 — Present
Le Grand, Ca
- Performed general yard maintenance, mowing and edging lawns. Trimmingbushes and
trees. Waste removal.
- Fence repair and rejuvenation.
- Paintinginterior and exterior of homes or commercial buildings
- Small electrical work,installingceilingfans,replacing100 outlets and installingexterior

2. lighting.
- Plumbingrepairs,replacefaucets,shower heads and install garbage disposal.
Live Oak Farms 5/01/2004 - 12/31/2013
Le Grand, Ca
- Managed all aspects of operations of three different commodities and their packing
sheds,emphasizingsafety, quality control and production.
- Managingat season’s peak production over 250 employees.
- Developed and implemented standard operatingprocedures (SOP’s) for personnel to
follow.
- Conduct Occupational and Food Safety meeting at regular intervals. Also conduct
tailgatemeetings to re-emphasize the need to be safe.
- Manage and assisted mechanics with preand post season maintenanceas well as
performing regular maintenance of vital equipment, machinery,forklifts and yard shuttle
trucks duringoperation.
- Negotiated pricingwith vendors for the procurement of over $1.5 Mil. in value of boxes,
lids,wooden pallets and glue.
- Watch and analyzetrends in products being packed in order to be in a better position to
predictinventory levels of all packagingmaterials. Also useprevious years packing
history to also predictinventory needs.
- Communicate with field personnel to schedule starttimes for 3 packingsheds.
- Participatein 3rd party audits and rectify any corrective actions within the permitted time
frame. Conduct mock audits and mock recallson a regular schedule. Update and
maintain all food safety protocols and keep all food safety team members informed of
changes.
- Communicate with upper level management and sales department to discuss any
changes to sales trends so that packingexpectations aremet.
- Manage all aspects of largeconstruction projects and or new equipment installation,
meeting deadlines and stayingwithin budget guidelines. Also actas liaison between
contractor,municipality and upper level management.
- Administer disciplinary actions to employees as required and provideconflictresolution.
- Write and perform merit evaluations for all full-timeemployees.
- Maintain assetinventory includingon road truck fleet for reportingpurposes of county
taxes. Also prepare and complete all county tax forms for payment.
Kelly-Moore Paint Company 1/1/1990 — 3/1/2004
Le Grand, California
- Store Manager. Manage all aspects of the retail and contractor store. Manage 6 fulltime
and 2 part time employees.
- Maintain cleanlinessand appearanceof the exterior includinglighted signage,windows,
sidewalks and parkinglot.

3. - Maintain cleanlinessand appearanceof the interior showroom includinglightfixtures
with fans,floors kept clean and free of obstructions. Walls clean and painted as often to
maintain a new appearance. All doors and emergency exits in workingorder with no
obstructions. Facingand dustingall sundries and paintcans.
- Maintain all equipment includingforklifts and delivery vehicles. Also maintain all mileage
logs and Haz-Mat transportation logs.
- Opening and closing procedures. Maintainingcash registers makingsurethere are no
discrepancies between the actual cash taken and receipts.
- Manage inventory by analyzingtrends and adjustingmins and maxs accordingto the
frequency to which customer’s use each product.
- Communicate verbally and in writingwith districtmanageand V.P. of Operations on
budgets and allocationsof petty cash and largepurchases. Also go over P&L statements
monthly and quarterly.
- Rotate inventory so the oldestproducts are sold firstto help with shrinkage.
- Followall corporatebudgetary guidelines and maintain expense and lower when
possible.
- Recruit and interview candidates for employment and dismissineffectiveemployees
when necessary.
- Train all newemployees with an emphasis on the company’s mission statement, safety
rules and regulations.
- Evaluate employees for merit increases and for eligibility for promotion.
- Conduct monthly store safety meetings and product demonstration and training.
- Assign and post weekly work schedule.
- When Kelly-Mooreacquired a paintcompany in the North Western region of the US, I
was asked to train colleagues on the company’s protocols and procedures then evaluate
their progress for retention or dismissal.
- As a Sales Rep. I managed over 450 accounts in a well-established territory that
generated sales of $1.1 mil.
- Within 2 years I increased salesto $1.25 mil. I did so by targeting a neglected agriculture
segment. I maintained a 13% commission averagewhen the company as whole average
8%.
TRAINING:
- I have attended several food safety trainingprograms includingthe Tri-State Consortium at
the International Agri-Center in 2004,HEB/Texas A&M food safety trainingatTexas A&M in
2009,Florida Tomato Growers Exchange with the CaliforniaTomato Farmers conference on
food safety in 2009 and attended numerous on linefood safety discussions sponsored by
United Fresh, NSF Davis Fresh,Primus and Scientific Certification Systems from 2004 thru
2014.
- Received a certificatefor Produce Inspection from the United Fresh Produce Inspection
TrainingProgramin partnership with the USDA-AMS in May of 2011.
- 2008 Certified forkliftdriver and trainer. Certification and trainingprovided by Western
Growers.

4. ACTIVITIES:
- Volunteer Youth Baseball Coach for over 25 years
- Involved in my local community and church
- Physical fitness,play co-ed Recreational Volley ball,ridemy bicycleand play golf
References-
Jesse Boothe - 21 years (206) 454-9482
Marco Gonzalez- 18 years (209) 345-0993
Robert Schiavone- 20 years (559) 905-5121
Jose Barajas- 10 years (209) 201-8183
Bart Ramirez Jr.- 18 years (209) 617-1800
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