Alvaro D. Silva

Experience

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  Bonlac (Sociedad de Alimentos de Primera S.A.)

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Industrial Engineering Intern

  Performed as Industrial Engineering Intern in the Cold Chain Logistics Department at Bonlac, second largest dairy producer in Panama. Such department is in charge of handling everything from cold warehouse to distribution of finished goods. Responsibilities and achievements whilst here include:-Developed new procedures to ongoing processes that improved the overall control of the logistics department-Created new indicators that measured the performance of the logistics department in areas that were, at the time, within a blind spot-Responsible for carrying out internal audits to improve the department’s performance in weekly evaluations-Audited indicators and improved them by amplifying the spectrum of information they delivered to stakeholders-Responsible for contacting providers of various equipment to evaluate their purchase or rent based on economical feasibility analysis Show less

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  Danfoss Turbocor

  Sept 2015 - Apr 2016

  Senior Design Student

  Performed Senior Design Project with Danfoss, one of the global leading companies in the HVAC sector. Such project consisted in increasing the manufacturing capacity of two of the company’s production lines by 70%, whilst utilizing Six Sigma tools and principles. Tasks entailed in the project included:- Performing time studies to determine current state- Manning analysis- Bottleneck analysis- Creating simulation models using both Simens' Plant Simulation and Rockwell's ARENA- Value stream maps development Show less

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  Procter & Gamble

  Dec 2016 - May 2018

  Finance Analyst in Personal Health Care

  • Responsible for regional monthly forecast, providing leadership with risk and opportunity profile of the business• Coordinated pricing interventions for the region to sustain profitability structure, while mitigating risks• Lead financial analysis for short term initiatives• Monitored regional marketing budget to ensure no risks of over/underspending• Overhauled company reporting to provide further perspective to leadership and enable a more granular control of the business

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  The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

  Jul 2018 - Mar 2024

  • Global OS Finance Transformation Office, Senior Manager

    Nov 2021 - Mar 2024

  • Finance Strategic Projects Manager

    Nov 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Sr. Finance Analyst FP&A Commercial

    Jul 2018 - Nov 2019