Adalberto Cia

Technically astute leader oriented towards productivity growth and business expansion, with over 15 years of experience overseeing business, and all the complexities of factories, manufactures, departments, warehouses and cross-functional technical team composed by over 350 union employees, creating an inclusive culture to assure team members thrive. Communicator, analytical and strategist in the implementation of financial procedures and revenue strategy, organizational policies and programs, process methodology to increase productivity, maximize profit, and obtain zero occurrences in work safety. Resilient to monetary and budgetary control and revenue streams, negotiator and persuasive thinker to produce technological innovation, cost and waste reduction, continuous improvement programs, strategic decision making based on statistics, skilled in identifying root causes, analyzing modes and effects process failures, in presenting problem solutions, developing strategies and actionable business plans that ensure alignment with short- and long-term goals, and promoting organization, coordination, development and qualification of employees from different departments and locations to maintain efficiency. Experience in managing: Industrial Plant & Operations (BOS, OpEx, Budget), Financial, Assets & Investments (CapEx), Business Plans & Market Expansion, Project & Schedule (PMP), Production Flow (OPLs, SOPs, SOSs ), Continuous Improvement, (Kaizen, Benchmarking, 5W1H, Theory of Constraints), Performance (KPI), Human Resources & Resource Allocation, Quality System (QMS, TQM, 5 Whys), and Inventory (JIT, MRP, EOQ , DSI), as well as establishing Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma methodologies (DMAIC, 3M, Kanban, 5S, Statistical Analysis (Productivity, Capacity, Pareto, Variance Components, Gauge R&R)), and development Supply Chain, Leadership & Team Building, Customer Satisfaction, and Technical & Health Certifications.

• Plant & Operations Management; Financial & Budget Control; Revenue Stream Improvement; Strategic Planning; Statistical Analysis, Company Restructuring and Mergers.
• Continuous Improvement, Loss & Costs Reduction; Six Sigma Management; Lean Manufacturing & Value-Stream Mapping.
• Business Growth & Development; Value-Adding Product; Resource Allocation & Management; Project & Program Management (PMP).

Well-versed in managing Plant & Operations (BOS, OpEx, Budget), Financial, Assets & Investment (CapEx), Business Plans & Market Expansion, Project & Schedule (PMP), Production Flow (OPLs, SOPs, SOSs), Continuous Improvement, (Kaizen, Benchmarking, 5W1H, Theory of Constraints), Performance (KPI), Human Resources & Resource Allocation, Quality System (QMS, TQM, 5 Whys) and Inventory (JIT, MRP, EOQ, DSI), as well as the implementation of Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma (3M, Kanban, 5S), and development of Leadership & Team Building, Customer Satisfaction, Technical & Health Certifications, Statistical Analysis (Productivity, Capacity, Pareto, Variance Components, Gauge R&R).

Master of Engineer, Industrial Engineering System                                                         

Master of Business Administration, Strategic Management of Business (12 credits)         

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering                                                                         

Associate of Science, Chemistry Technician