Angelica Ruiz Perez
Experienced Technical Manager in Fresh Produce
Unemployed
Available
Technical Manager
COMPAGNIE FRUITIERE UK LTD
May 2017
to May 2019
- Principal contact for all CFUK supplier and procurement technical matters.
- Managed a subordinate to fulfill the day to day technical tasks of the department.
- Supported the commercial teams ensuring sound decisions were made relating to the quality and technical matters.
- Maintained a close relationship with procurement teams and supported them to ensure sound decisions were made relating to the quality and technical matters. Ensured they understood customer specifications and provided expert product knowledge.
- Managed all Supplier DD documentation, specifications and liaised with the source QC team to fulfill requirements.
- Compiled, managed and provided data, specifications and DD for customer portals. Managed and reported customer requirements and projects at source.
- Established close rapport with suppliers in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Ghana to ensure quick response and corrective actions were achieved to minimize/reduce impact on client.
- Prepared in conjunction with Source Manager a supplier improvement plan to drive high quality standards across the supply base.
- Managed the supplier approval system across the business.
- Liaised when necessary with certification bodies on Global Gap / BRC/ SEDEX / TNC registrations etc
- Set up and managed Quality and Technical Dashboards to provide performance trends of the business.
- Assisted with Fairtrade, Organic, BRC and Customer audits at sites.
- Managed the residue/micro testing programme, liaised with the labs, QA and suppliers.
Technologist
CAPESPAN UK
May 2016
to May 2017
- Drove the technical agenda in alignment with our key customers’ needs.
- Worked closely with commercial/procurement in order to ensure joined up thinking, consistent communication and delivery of the right product in the right way, helping develop effective procurement plans.
- Managed NPD programs from Spanish and Moroccan suppliers as part of our continuous improvement commitment with our customers.
- Ensured overarching product standards on usage and shelf life, providing advice to the Product Process Managers at our third party production facility on tolerances and issues generally.
- Established close rapport with suppliers in Spain, Italy, Morocco and Holland to ensure quick response and corrective actions were achieved to minimize/reduce impact on client.
- Fulfilled day to day technical tasks: customer samples, rejection reports, shelf life summaries, crop reports, sample pesticide residue testing, artwork approval.
- Managed customer benchmarking exercises and feedback.
Assistant Technologist
PROVENANCE PARTNERS LTD
November 2011
to May 2016
- Responsible for all technical matters relating to the products manufactured and packed, with particular reference to ensuring that the products meet both the customer’s specifications and the relevant legal requirements; liaised with technical and commercial colleagues in procurement, sales and distribution in different countries to ensure due diligence, production samples and finished product reached customers with total safety, quality and legality guarantees.
- Produced/approved product specifications and labeling, analyzed trends on non-conformances (customer, pesticide and micro) and ensured they were handled in a suitable manner, investigated and challenged corrective actions. In addition, I performed both internal and customers’ benchmarking assessments on our products.
- Shadowed third parties audits to approve suppliers: F2F in Guatemala and BRC in Kenya.
- Gained High Care environment experience by visiting/checking production sites both in UK and overseas.
- Worked with the following systems: FIND (M&S), Inspire (JS), Touchpoint (JS), SEDEX, Greenlight, LIMS, QADEX, Muddy Boots.
Field Trials Manager
EXOSECT LTD
April 2009
to July 2011
- Managed multiple projects and commercial demonstration trials simultaneously in accordance with GEP quality protocols for product development and registration purposes in numerous countries worldwide.
- Trained distributors, pest control operators (PCO’s) and end users in the usage of the products technology via presentations, practical demonstrations and responding to technical queries to achieve optimal performance and maximize sales. In addition, working closely with company’s professional products agents based in Europe in support of distributors’ sales and training activities.
- Established rapport with a wide range of people within the agri-food and pest control industries by providing accurate and timely feedback on the progression of trials; driving registration and marketing potential of the products.
- Liaised and provided feedback between the Research and Market Development Departments in order to understand needs and establish priorities. In addition, assisted the laboratory running the entrainment system, extracting of pheromones from polyurethane foam cartridges, culturing and doing sex selection of insects.
- Provided market research to benchmark the products in the existing market and language translation services relating to sales literature, presentations, web sites, product labels, and other documentation to highlight potential sale opportunities.
Research Assistant
CAMPDEN-BRI
July 2008
to December 2008
- Documented and surveyed and researched methods for predicting protein and chill instabilities in English Wines.
- Awarded an Argo Global scholarship for the 6 month industry placement.
Laboratory Technician
ZEUS INDUSTRIA BIOLOGICA ALIMENTARE S.P.A (
April 2008
to June 2008
- Analyzed the vitality of the yeast, using different methods for the bakery industry and its quality chemically and rheologically.
- Awarded a University of Florence scholarship for the 3 month industry placement.
Agronomist
CONSEJO REGULADOR DE RIBERA DEL DUERO
September 2005
to October 2007
- Searched, compiled and organized the vineyards data using the “SIGPAC”, Geographic Information System of Identification of Agricultural Plots for the purpose of identifying target areas.
- Controlled and qualified the quality and healthiness of the grape before and before wine production in order to ensure the wine produced in the region met the quality standards to obtain certification.
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Spanish native
Expert
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Proficient English
Advanced
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Beginner French
Intermediate
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Beginner Italian
Intermediate
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD
- Social Media: Facebook, Instagram
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BRC Global Standard Techniques
Good
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HACCP Level 2
Good
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Essential Skills for Team Leaders/Supervisors/Managers
Good
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Internal Audit Training
Intermediate
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TACCP Training
Notions
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Modern Postharvest Technology
Intermediate
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RSPH Level 2 Certificate in Pest Control (BPCA).
Good
Studied areas which included Agricultural and Food Industries, Food Technology, Agribusiness, Engineering and Business Administration.
Studied areas associated with Agri-Food Industries.
- Historical Novel
- Experiencing with different foods
- Cooking
- Hiking
- Travel adventure
- Bicycle touring
- Scuba diving
- Mountain biking
- Futsal
- Trail running
- Worldwide
