Jose Escalona

Experience

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  Grupo Farma

  Apr 2008 - Jan 2009

  Production Supervisor (Industrial Division)

  Supervising 8 production divisions for primary and secondary conditioning of solids, in accordance with good manufacturing guidelines and ensuring a strict compliance with the production plan. Reported the divisions productivity KPIs, justifying non-allocated hours and unproductive results based on company standards.

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  Sanofi

  Feb 2009 - Dec 2015

  Responsible for managing the HSE department for the commercial and industrial divisions, budget control, performing, and undergoing national and international audits, industrial safety, medical services, and occupational health surveillance for internal personnel and contractors, reporting directly to the industrial headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil and to the commercial headquarters in Paris, France.Responsible for directing the strategic projects division, applying the LEAN Six Sigma methodology, in compliance with ISO9001 and ISO14001 standards and managing the assigned resources.Continued with the General Services Manager job responsibilities. Show less

  • Corporate HSE Manager (LATAM), General Services & Projects Manager

    Apr 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Country General Services Manager

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2014

  • HSE Head (Industrial Division)

    Oct 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Production Chief (Industrial Division)

    Feb 2009 - Oct 2010
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  Grande Cosmetics, LLC

  Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  Senior Consultant

  Responsible for the company's reengineering project to redesign production, logistics and operations processes.The project required advanced calculation of warehouse storage capacity based on the company's sales projections as well as a strong production process to sustain the delivery of goods.I also trained the warehouse operators as well as the logistics, production and administration personnel to ensure the correct delivery of the new process.

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  Konos Soluciones y Servicios

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Project Manager

  Responsible for the Odoo project department, supervising the functional consultants and ensuring compliance with delivery times. Managing the B2C relationship during the development of the projects, as well as the after-sales service of the company, delivering quality of service based on customer satisfaction KPIs.In charge of ensuring the operational continuity of the business both in terms of infrastructure and administrative.

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  Etail PA

  Dec 2020 - Dec 2023

  General Manager

  My personal project focused on Odoo implementations for mid and big size companies. As a GM I had to oversee the entire operation, especially financial and project divisions. We had 4 divisions: Projects, Development, Support and Finance all integrated and controlled in Odoo.We managed over 20 Odoo implementations from retail and services to manufacturing companies, keeping a record over 90% of successful deliveries.This project was the key element in the BCN-Etail merger that catapulted me from this position to become the BCN Regional Consulting Manager. Show less

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  BCN Consultores

  Jan 2024 - now

  Regional Consulting Manager

  Responsible for the regional consulting divisions of the company (Chile. Mexico, Colombia and Peru). Leader of the Odoo, Electronic Invoicing, Procurex® and development teams. Supporting pre-sales and sales divisions to ensure the correct project definitions and scope. Responsible for generating strategic and efficient communication channels within the organization to ensure projects delivery, client satisfaction and increase business profitability.