Jimmy Molina

Experience

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  University of Florida

  Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  Teacher Assistant

  ● Support students throughout the course during tutoring hours.● Develop and grade homework assignments.● Assist, develop, and grade test questions.● Support students with project development.

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  AmBev

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Utilities Supervisor

  ● Manage and supervise the Utilities unit.● Secure the supply of electric energy, water, vapor, and CO2 to the rest of the production units● Participate in process improvement projects planning and execution.● Personnel under my supervision: 7 operatives

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  Marzam

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2015

  I developed and coordinated investment projects, making future demand projections, financial analysis and estimates, operational planning and documentation for all of the above. Some of my successful projects were a new product line of asphalt targeted at the construction sector that raised total sales by USD 5M (7%); on another project, our goal was to capitalize on current infrastructure and inventory from the failing agrobusiness unit, which we turned around from losing USD 500k to earning USD 200k annually in less than a year through our current teak plantations and small scale ethanol production.Responsibilities● Development of process improvement projects and investment projects throughout all its stages.● Management of current projects' portfolio aligned to a best practices framework to maximize probability of success and to optimize resources. Show less

  • Bunker Trader

    Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Project Manager

    Dec 2012 - Oct 2014
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  Seafman

  Mar 2015 - May 2017

  Production Manager

  Together with the production and quality assurance teams, we increased tuna yields by 0.6% in 18 months and reduced operating costs by USD 500k annually by improving the pre-cooked tuna cleaning process through optimization of workers movements and better team management. Additionally, I develped a database and data recording methodology for reporting tuna cleaning process results in order to establish KPIs and improve performance. Later with the Maintenance and Projects teams, we started development on a semi-autonomous performance recording system for every production line, which will increase the quality and availability of information, as well as reduce operating costs.Responsibilities● Production planning.● Manage and optimize processes through the chain of production.● Direct and manage production staff.● Maximize yields and performance from resources, such as raw material and personnel.● Manage and comply with quality and food safety, OSH and maintenance programs.● Personnel under my supervision: 30 supervisors and 1500 operatives. Show less

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  Aquaculture and Fishing Ministry

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  Director and Analyst of Processes, Services, Quality, and Organizational Management

  Together with the IT department, we implemented a new process management system that unifies all internal and external services, which allows to consolidate and cross-reference all registered data from every transaction performed. As a result, we obtained a traceability system and a comprehensive database for future trend analysis, useful for increasing operations efficiency and for decision making for Ecuador's public policy regarding fishing resources management.Responsibilities:● Manage institutional processes portfolio and services.● Apply methodologies and management tools for process management and organizational change.● Implement continuous improvement strategies for process integration and automation.● Personnel management: 7 analysts. Show less

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  UNIVERSIDAD LAICA ELOY ALFARO DE MANABI

  Apr 2018 - now

  Professor

  Besides imparting Industrial Engineering technical english classes, I'm also part of the project team in charge of developinga new English institute for ULEAM, including new infraestructure and academic staff. Specifically, I have projected the future academic demand for the next 5 years, and the estimated costs required to finance the project.Responsibilities● Lecture technical topics about Industrial Engineering in English.● Design semi annual academic planning.● Diagnose and evaluate students on their English level.● Group and personal tutoring.● Develop investment projects for further improving the academic offering in English. Show less

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  Altura

  Jan 2021 - now

  Consulting Specialist

  I design business solutions by implementing our company's proprietary applications suite, tailor-made for our clients' needs. More specifically, I work closely with our clients to define their requirements and advise them on process and resource optimization, to then create and deploy solutions with our development team. We specialize in traceability, optimization, automation, and georeferencing.