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End-to-End Supply Chain & Manufacturing Leader | Consumer Goods, Personal Care & Chemical Operations Expert | Driving Efficiency, Complexity Reduction & Product Commercialization

Overview

A results-driven supply chain and technical operations professional with deep experience across large multinationals in consumer goods and chemicals. Work includes leadership of manufacturing facilities, development of commercial technology solutions, performance improvement initiatives, and integration of new formulas and processes for market expansion. Recognized for the ability to collaborate across manufacturing, commercial, and finance teams to elevate product quality and efficiency. Complements corporate experience with more than a decade of university-level teaching and frequent participation as a guest speaker.

Short Bio

Supply chain and manufacturing expert with a career spanning major global companies in personal care and chemicals. Experienced in operational leadership, product development, complexity reduction, and technology transfer. Also serves as a professor and industry speaker with a strong commitment to knowledge sharing and professional development.

What I Bring

  • Strong end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing leadership

  • Deep experience in complexity reduction and cost optimization

  • Expertise launching new products and qualifying new formulas and processes

  • Broad background collaborating across operations, R&D, marketing, and finance

  • Proven ability to evaluate and strengthen plant performance for new markets

  • Experience developing commercial manufacturing technology solutions

  • Strong auditing and problem-solving capability shaping high-quality outputs

  • Significant academic and public speaking experience

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

  • Commercial manufacturing technologies

  • Pilot plant testing and scale-up

  • Personal care and chemical product processes

  • Plant qualification and evaluation

  • Operational auditing and quality improvement

  • Outsourced manufacturing environments

Titles Held

  • President, Complexityless Solutions LLC (2011 – Current)

  • Technology Director, Capital Expenditure Personal Care, Complexity Reduction Personal Care, Colgate-Palmolive (1995 – 2011)

  • Project Engineer, Plant Supervisor, Plant Manager, Technical Director, Colgate-Palmolive (1978 – 1985; 1989 – 1995)

  • Manufacturing Director, Hoechst (1986 – 1989)

  • Associate Professor – Operations (Part Time), EAFIT – ICESI Business School (1986 – 1993)

Career Highlights

  • Drove major operational improvements and complexity reductions across personal care and consumer product portfolios

  • Led multiple manufacturing facilities and directed technology integration for global product lines

  • Spearheaded product development and commercial manufacturing technology initiatives enabling higher performance and quality

  • Executed plant evaluations, audits, and pilot plant trials supporting new market entry and formula qualification

  • Established and led a consulting firm supporting operational excellence and supply chain innovation

  • Contributed more than 14 years of academic instruction and public speaking to advance industry knowledge

Education & Professional Certifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Universidad del Valle

  • MBA, ICESI–EAFIT School of Business, Cali, Colombia

Languages

English- Fluent
Spanish- Fluent

Impact

  • Strengthened global manufacturing performance through operational leadership, technology development, and complexity reduction initiatives

  • Enabled cost savings and improved efficiency through process redesign, outsourcing strategies, and product lifecycle optimization

  • Supported new product introductions and technical scale-up through formula qualification, pilot trials, and plant assessments

  • Enhanced organizational capability by integrating supply chain, manufacturing, and finance perspectives for data-driven decision-making

  • Advanced industry knowledge through academic teaching, professional speaking, and mentoring of future operations leaders

Experience

47

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