◊ CARLOS ALBERTO TOLEDO

303 Carriage Drive,Tecumseh, MI 49286 cat1950@gmail.com (954) 415-1874 (Cell)

Accomplished cement chemist with more than 20 years of proven formulation and
product development in the construction industry

Product formulation ▪ Building site application ▪Technical services, training and sales support ▪
Manufacturing knowledge (scale up and production) ▪ Managed, trained, and mentored
laboratory chemists and technicians ▪ISO 9000 Quality systems
OBJECTIVE
Looking for career opportunities out of the construction industry due to the economic downturn
and its adverse effects on this industry segment.
CORE STRENGTHS
Cementitious adhesives and grouts formulation and applications
Formulation and development of machine applied spray plasters and mortars.
Dry mortar transport systems and application techniques
International experience in North and South America
Multilingual skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 – 2009: WACKER POLYMER SYSTEMS
Technical Service and Lab Manager Americas.
Provided technical service to direct accounts and distribution clients (cost reduction,
performance enhancement, formula development and optimization, etc).
Cooperated with R&D and Marketing developing a rational and cost effective portfolio.
Teamed with sales in the development of new accounts and growth of the market share.
Worked with Wacker’s lab and customers’ chemists to support customer projects
Key achievements
Introduced 5 new polymers to the North American market.
Developed starting formulations with readily available locally raw materials
Prepared technical presentations and papers in conferences and training seminars.
Implemented Web based training program for distributors’ sales force.
Set up (equipment and training) of a laboratory for full ISO 13007 testing.

2002 – 2007: MAPEI CORPORATION

Sr. R&D Chemist,

Formulation, research and development of preblended construction materials
Plant support and production troubleshooting for 12 production sites in the Americas.
Key achievements
Development and production scale up of Ultralite® high performance lightweight thinset.
Converted one production plant to 100 % Calcium Carbonate
Optimized and implemented cost reducing formulations of 5 tile adhesives in all plants.
Implemented and maintained calibration process and procedures for R&D facilities in USA
1999 – 2001: MAPEI ARGENTINA S.A.
Last position: R&D, Quality control and Production Manager
Adapted Mapei’s products formulations and systems to local market requirements.
Set-up and implemented quality control and technical service.
Developed raw materials sources, production process and packaging.
Key achievements
Formulated and implemented local production of Mapei’s cementitious tile adhesives
systems (Utraflex ®, Kerabond ®, etc).
Scaled up production and launched Granirapid system for large tile installations for Buenos
Aires Ezeiza International Airport’s new terminal (100,000 sqf)

1977 – 1998: KLAUKOL S.A. (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Last position: Development Manager in spray plasters and building site products
Product development and technical sales of spray plaster system products
Formulation of adhesives, grouts and mortars for the installation of ceramic tiles, and other
decorative materials.
Technical support and training to professionals, installers, sales force, and customer’s
personnel
Production and application methods development and quality control supervision.
Key achievements
Developed: Klaukol Impermeable® (80% market leader during 8 years), Klaukol Rápido®,
Stuko® (dry mortar and spray plaster system).
Managed the technical and application development of dry mortar system products
increasing company’s revenue by 10% during its first year.
1973-1977: MARTIN DANIEL S.A.I.C.
Development and Quality Control of industrial, construction, contact adhesives paints and
coatings.
TECHNICAL COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIPS
Member of various technical committees on construction materials and General Certification
Committee of IRAM (Argentina’s National Standards Institute).
Member of the Board and Technical Committees of the Instituto Argentino de
Impermeabilización (Argentina’s Waterproofing Institute).
Member of ASTM Committees C01, C09, and C12
Member of Technical subcommittees in MMSA (Materials & Methods Standards Association)
EDUCATION
Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y. Naturales (University of
Buenos Aires) – BS degree in Chemistry (Major in Industrial Chemistry, similar field to
Chemical Engineering)).
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
LEAD AUDITOR IN QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS IRAM (ARGENTINA)–IMQ (ITALY)
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, and French I read, write and speak fluently
German, Portuguese, and Italian: I read, write and speak correctly.