Santiago Elias

Experience

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  Warner Lambert

  May 1996 - May 1998

  Develop new packaging materials in Auto CadIdentify productivity for all packaging materials by reducing calipers, reducing dimensions or modifying material structures Lead the people of Crack Ups, Certs and Deemint areas Audit the manufacturing processes from Halls and Crack Ups in order to assure the Quality of the products. Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices as well as HACCP.

  • Packaging Engineer

    Oct 1997 - May 1998

  • Production Supervisor

    Dec 1996 - Sept 1997

  • Quality Control Auditor

    May 1996 - Nov 1996
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  Warner Lambert

  Jul 1998 - Dec 2000

  Raw Material Buyer

  Obtain savings above 13 million USD annually through negotiation with sugar, flavors, glucose, colors and sweetners suppliers

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  Pfizer

  Jan 2001 - Mar 2004

  Responsible for the quality and Environmental system of Halls, Bubbaxtreme, Deemint & Crackups brands.ISO 9001 Implemantation. Supplier Certification, Internal Audits, Good Manufacturing Practices. HACCP.Reduction of overweight variation with savings above +1 MM USD Lead and Implement the productivity projects of Halls and Crack Ups.

  • Quality Manager for Candy Areas

    Nov 2001 - Mar 2004

  • Industrial Engineer for Halls & Crack ups

    Jan 2001 - Oct 2001
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  Cadbury Adams

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2010

  Responsible for all the production of the Trident, Halls, Bubbaloo, Clorets & Chiclets brands in Puebla plant, with +1400 people and manufacturing more than 70,000 tons of Gums and CandiesTotal production cost responsibility was above 200 Million USD, producing for Mexico and 22 other countries like USA, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Greece, etc.Five new lines were started up for Trident Layers production (100% export) with sales over $US100 million in the first year and +$US50 Million investment.Assure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP's), ISO 9001 and Regulations Show less

  • Continuous Improvement Manager

    Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Production Manager

    Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  • External Operations Manager

    Apr 2005 - Dec 2006

  • Manufacturing Superintendent

    Apr 2004 - Apr 2005
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  Mondelēz International

  Jul 2010 - Oct 2014

  Evaluate feasibility and implementation of new products for Gums & Candies leading brands in Mexico, US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Europe, etc.Determine investment and equipment requirements for new projects and/or for additional capacity assuring good financial numbers like Net Present Value NPV, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Payback (PB) in order to approve a good business investment.Implementation of Initiative and Innovation Management pillar (TPM) for all new product developments, achieving vertical start ups and exceeding key performance indicators in less than 2 weeks. Show less

  • Business Development Manager

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  • Business Development Manager

    Jul 2010 - Oct 2013
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  Universidad de las Américas Puebla

  Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Project Management Director
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  AB Mauri, a global business of Associated British Foods plc

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Responsible for the Quality of all the products of the plant (Bakery Ingredients and Fresh Yiest). Assuring Good Manufacturing Practices, Poor Quality Cost Reduction, Quality System, FSSC22000 certification, among others.

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  Grupo San Tito SA de CV

  Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  Plant Operations Manager

  Responsible for the plant start up and all the production.New product development and implementation.

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  Universida Anáhuac

  Jun 2018 - Oct 2023

  Responsable de la Maestría en Alta Dirección de Empresas (MBA) de la Universidad Anáhuac Puebla

  Impartición de cursos en Maestría: Dirección de OperacionesImpartición de cursos en Licenciatura: Operaciones, Producción, Quality Systems, Ingeniería del Producto, Liderazgo, Matemáticas básicaImpartición de cursos en Diplomados: Inocuidad del Producto, Buenas Prácticas de Manufactura, Control de Plagas, HACCP, Pronósticos

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  Universidad Anáhuac Puebla

  Jun 2018 - now

  Impartición de materias en Licenciatura de Ingeniería y Administración como Quality Systems, Ingeniería de Producto, Liderazgo y Dirección, Producción, Operaciones y Matemáticas Básicas.Impartición de materia de Dirección de Operaciones en MBA

  • Director de Planeación y Servicios Institucionales

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Full Time Professor

    Jun 2018 - Oct 2023