Pedro Tomas Checo

Experience

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  Empanadas Monumental

  Apr 2008 - Jul 2011

  Production Manager/ Consulting

  • Assisted in the purchasing process of equipment, machinery and materials by conducting an engineering economic analysis on the various equipment alternatives by calculating factors such as payback period, salvage value, depreciation, maintenance and consumption cost of each possibility• Improved the facility layout and the total production flow by carrying out Value Stream Mapping analysis and using the Six Sigma DMAIC universal problem solving strategy. Reducing the average processing times by more than 30%• Standardize the production process, reducing costs by an approximate 11% and improved plant efficiency by 15%• Hands-on participation by supervising 10 to 15 technicians in various areas of the production facility. Personally and successfully dealt with normal employee resistance to implementation of new methodologies• Establish and reinforce maintenance and safety procedures, service schedules, and facilities maintenance procedures to maintain machines and equipment• Developed and wrote the company’s business plan in two different languages (English and Spanish)• Co-created all assembly process procedures such as maintenance, process guidelines, and testing protocols Show less

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  LBIN LLC DBA Teddy Rides

  Jan 2013 - Oct 2015

  Owner

  • Partnered in a foreign business by developing a complete business analysis in the US and Spain • Brought an unknown foreign business at the time, into the United States• Reduced the required initial investment by more than 50%, by researching and finding out the direct source of distribution of all the necessary equipment for the business • Introduced the highest levels of customer satisfaction by teaching all our team-members to engage with the customers

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  Cabarete Investment Group LLC

  Jun 2014 - now

  Co-Owner

  • Co-started a successful business from scratch• Executed investments into different types of business ventures across multiple industries• Applied many engineering principles to solve problems that were not engineering based• When applicable, I optimized our budgets by conducting an engineering economic analysis with sensitivity and/or payback period of the various equipment, construction materials, suppliers and all other cost alternatives of the entire project• Calculated on an ongoing basis production accuracy, yields and cost statistics to propose corrective actions when necessary• Planned and executed work and production flow, space requirements, and equipment layouts to optimize the entire process • Co-developed and wrote the company’s business plan• Implemented the highest customer service standards used at top fine dining hotels and restaurants to our healthy food and juice-bar business Show less