JOSE JOAQUIN PASTOR

2820 Tennis Club Dr., #202, West Palm Beach, FL 33417 -

561-222-8000 - jp5eccc2@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Industrial Engineer with international experience in management, sales, marketi
ng, finances, and production.
Bilingual skills: Spanish (native), English (fluent).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAGNAPRINT, C.A., Caracas, Venezuela / March 2003 - Present.
Co-Owner / General Manager
Lead a $2M multi-national, wide-format commercial printing organization with op
erations in Caracas, Venezuela and Bogota, Colombia.
Oversee all financial operations to ensure maximum profitability and cash flow
(accounts payable & receivable, budgets, sales planning, purchasing, and invento
ry control).
Developed/implemented printing and finishing technologies that increased produc
tion capacity, sales volume, and profit margins by 60%.
Increased sales 50% through effective sales planning and customer development l
ocally and internationally.
Introduced 10 new products to clients giving the company the ability to reach a
new market segment and increased sales.
Contacted and developed corporate clients, increasing sales up to 40% in our op
erations in Colombia.
GRAFICOPIADOS DIGITALES 3, C.A., Caracas, Venezuela / June 2001 - March 2003.
Production Manager / Sales Rep
Managed successfully a lithographic and digital printing operation including sa
les and training for the entire Caracas metropolitan area.
Developed strong client relationships and partnerships that increased sales 20%
.
Introduced new software technology using variable data, expanding the printing
business to new levels.
Restructured and optimized several graphic arts production processes such as pr
inting, guillotined, folding, packing centers, trough the implementation of prac
tical and innovative tools like inventory planning strategy model (IPSM), Gantt
charts which allowed cut expenses near $6.250 monthly eliminating extra labor ti
me by 60%.
BANCO DE VENEZUELA, GRUPO SANTANDER, Caracas, Venezuela / January 2000 - May 20
01.
V.P. Infrastructure. Budget Specialist - Project Planning and Control.
Developed and installed an Integral Maintenance Plan, via Outsourcing.
Responsible for conducting feasibility analysis that achieved a 20% corrective
maintenance expense reduction during the 1st qtr that lead to the reallocation o
f human resources into higher productive departments.
Planned and conducted bidding processes up to $1M to select and hire contractor
s to revamp the bank's branch network facilities in compliance with new design a
nd construction requirements.
Optimized general services, maintenance and administrative control processes th
rough control and tracking mechanisms helping to improve time responses by over
50%.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Universidad Catolica Andres Bell
o, Caracas, Venezuela. November 1998.
Audited and completed English courses at Northwood University, West Palm Beach
, Florida, USA. November 1998 - February 1999.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Worldwide Leadership and High Performance Forum conducted by Robin Sharma, Cara
cas, Venezuela.
Platinum Certified - Indigo Digital Press Operator Course, Maastricht, The Neth
erlands.
English Instructor at Inlingua School of Languages, Caracas, Venezuela. March 1
999 - January 2000.
Outstanding Business Leaders Award Forum, Northwood University, West Palm Beach
, Florida, USA.
Without Frontiers Manufactures Seminar, Carabobo, Venezuela.
3rd Industrial Engineer Forum, UCAB, Caracas, Venezuela.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office, Artios CAD, Photoshop, Outlook Express.
Extensive operational knowledge on specialized commercial printers, routers, di
gital presses and laminating systems.