Carlos Azanza

Experienced international and domestic consumer goods supply chain professional

Madrid (wiling to travel)

Research Expertise

Green, benefits, roasted whole bean, roast & ground coffee and soluble, freeze dried.

About

Experienced in international supply chain from R&D, Procurement to last mile distribution. Sr. Project Manager responsible for implementing $35 million USD capital investment successfully from installation of ice cream Glacier equipment, roast and ground coffee lines and soda/water fillers in South America and U.S. Courses from Harvard, Columbia and Georgia Tech. Experienced in Supply Chain network optimization. MS in Food Engineering from UC Davis. Sr Program Manager certification from Coca-Cola. Instructor in Lean, Corporate Finance and Project Management. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and acceptable French.

Education

University of California, Davis

MS, Food Engineering / August, 1981

Davis, California, United States of America

Universidad Iberoamericana

BS, Chemical Engineering / September, 1979

Mexico City

Experience

General Foods

R&D Technical Manager / October, 1981 — May, 1984

In charge of all Technical Programs for Soluble Coffee, linked to Central Engineering Serviced in Tarrytown , NY. Responsible for Powdered Soft Drinks and Soups development programs

R&D Latin America Manager / May, 1984 — 1987

Launched successfully Ready to drink aseptic Tang in PR. Developed technology in Argentina for dry liquid juice solids. Corporate support for all Latin America R&D programs in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina

R&D Manager Spain / June, 1987 — July, 1989

Developed first prototype that beat Nescafé in Home Use Test in Spain. Responsible for all new Roasted Whole Bean , R&G and soluble coffee for the Iberian.Ibet

Kraft General Foods

Coffee Plant Manager, Seville / July, 1989 — July, 1991

Full P&L responsibility for the coffee plant in Seville. Expertise in Torrefacto coffee. Over 15,000 metric tons produced for domestic and export consumption. Unionized plant with 150 full time, three shifts

Kraft General Foods Mexico

Operations Director / June, 1991 — December, 1994

Responsible for two Nabisco bakeries in Monterrey and México City, a natural & processed cheese, Mayonnaise, cream cheese and marmalade plant and Powdered soft drinks, soluble coffee, soups and desserts. Implemented ISO 9000 directive in all plants.

Kibon

Operations Director / January, 1995 — June, 1997

Successful implementation of Magnum type popsicle ice cream in Brazil, investment of $25 million USD. Responsible for two ice cream manufacturing units with 1,300 employees in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Implemented successfully the waste water treatment facility at Rio. Eliminated all Freon 22 in al facilities. Support to Recife joint venture ice cream facility and Montehelado in Rosario, Argentina. In 1996 broke production record.

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