Carlos M. Bird
10334 Quail Roost Road Clermont, FL 34711 407-860-2922 1 of 2
4347 Floramar Terrace, New Port Richie, FL,34652 , 9601 Sunrise Lakes Blvd apt 203, Sunrise, Fl 33322

Accomplished, highly qualified professional with extensive Operations Management experience providing facilities, manufacturing, and project leadership. Adept at meeting and exceeding organizational goals by continually driving productivity, process improvement, and cost/safety controls. Excels at leading technology and production line transfers, maintaining on-time shipment schedules, and operating within budget. Possesses strong problem solving, technical, and communication skills. A Six Sigma Green Belt familiar with Lean Enterprise, 5S, Visual Factory, and SMED methodologies. Bilingual, speaks English and Spanish (bilingual). Core competencies include:

P&L Responsibility Total Quality Management Implementation Resource Management
Team Facilitation Training/Development Budget Preparation Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Product Development Clean Room Management Inventory Management Scheduling

Select Accomplishments

Generated $250,000 in annual cost savings by reorganizing the shop floor to JIT lines, which improved productivity and efficiencies, reduced scrap, and streamlined operations.
Led the transfer of $10M of (advanced engineering) technology from the England Ilfracombe facilities to the Pall Puerto Rico Inc. site; transferred and validated 12 additional production lines to the facilityled cost savings and continuous improvement projects.
Achieved and maintained a 98.5% on-time shipment rate, a less than $3M raw material/finished goods inventory, and a 45% net profit before taxes.
Contributed to increasing sales volumes $12M annually by transferring three new product lines from overseas facilities (England, Michigan, and New York) to the Puerto Rico sitetraveled to Pall Ilfracombe in England on five occasions to oversee transfer and exchange manufacturing techniques.
Reorganized and revamped a manufacturing facility to meet Class 100,000 clean room standards. Upgraded the industrial filter manufacturing technology of 15 production lines with 2 sub-departments (Profile and Industrial 10) to JIT, state-of-the-art lines.
Successfully completed major expansion projects, including a building expansion for a new facility shop and maintenance area (Building I), a full remodel of the cafeteria to increase capacity by 20%, and a repaving of the sites parking areas.
Assisted in obtaining ISO 9001/2000 certification and ISO 14001 certification with zero observations.

Professional History

Don Quijote BBQ Restaurant (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)

Owner2005-2008
Owned and operated a restaurant, overseeing P&L, facility and grounds maintenance, financials, purchasing, vendor relations, and human resources. Maintained up-to-date government permits and regulatory compliance. Sold the business.
Successfully led a restaurant start-up to achieve $325,000 in annual sales. Maintained low operational costs during a recession period as well as provided positive community impact through services and donations.
Pall Puerto Rico Inc. (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)

DirectorFacilities & Advanced Engineering2002-2004
Led the overall operations of a site with two manufacturing facilities (totaling 400,000 square feet) and the related grounds. Directed capital expenditures and a budget of $1.4M. Oversaw P&L, regulatory compliance, environmental health and safety, quality control, inventory, and the on-site fleet. Managed the advanced engineering department.
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Professional History Continued

Pall Puerto Rico Inc. (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)

DirectorFacilities & Advanced EngineeringContinued
Significantly reduced OSHA recordables by 60% over the previous year.
Eliminated the risk of over $1M in fines/violations by renegotiating government permits for well water usage and discharge. Additionally revamped the DI water system.

Manufacturing DirectorClean Room1998-2002
Provided leadership to a $48M clean room operation with 165 personnel (two shifts). Maintained full P&L and capital expenditure responsibility for a Business Unit that manufactured 3,600 styles of disposable process filters.
Upgraded the filter manufacturing technology of eight product lines to JIT, state-of-the-art show room styles (corporate sales staff and CEO used as a customer show room). Expanded the manufacturing facilities by 22,000 square feeta clean room Class 10,000, HEPA filtrated, and enclosed crystal cube with epoxy terrazzo sealed floors.
Assisted in obtaining ISO9001-2000 certification as well as maintaining LALQL London certification for four years with zero findings or observations.

Manufacturing DirectorIndustrial Area1987-1998
Provided manufacturing leadership to a $32M manufacturing operation with 145 personnel (three shifts). Managed P&L, capital expenditures, shipments, and raw material/finished goods inventory.
Relocated a manufacturing operation from New York to Puerto Rico in 1992 with zero interruption.

Previously employed as a manufacturing supervisor at Warner Lambert Inc. (pharmaceutical products).

Education & Credentials

B.S. in Industrial Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico Humacao

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt2002
Certified ISO 14001 Lead Auditor2004
Certified Instructor of Philip Crosby Quality Education System

Affiliations: American Society for Quality (Member); American Chemical Society (Member)

Training: Innova Executive Leadership Training (200 hours); DI Water Production; Medical Devices cGMP, 21CFR Part 820; LRQA ISO 9001-2000 Internal Quality Auditor Course; 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Total Quality Process Management; Transfer Technology, Warner Lambert Research Development Group; Fluid Rotogranulator; Maximizing Tooling, Tableting, and Press Monitory Performance; Capsules Banding Operation, Warner Lambert