Bianca Y. Guardado
Toledo,USA
Summary
Visionary Nonprofit Organization known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic planning, fundraising strategy development, and community outreach. Excel in leadership, communication, and problem-solving to drive mission success and organizational growth. with experience in youth development programs, advocating for social justice, and educating/empowering underrepresented communities through non-profit organizations. I am a mission-driven leader and a versatile team player with the ability to interact with all levels of professionals
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Community Resources Specialist / Crisis 988/ 211
Gryphon Place
Kalamazoo, MI
08.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: A Non-Profit Organization
- Unite Way 211 system provides health and social service assistance information and referrals
- Physical and Mental Health Resources:
- Job support: translation services
- Support for older Americans and people with disabilities
- Support for children, young people and families
- 988 Lifeline crisis counselors provide support for people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress in the very moments they need it most
- Suicide Prevention - Referral to suicide prevention support
- Multiple tasks, use of different technological systems, mastery of software and equipment, including
- A Non-Profit Organization
- Unite Way 211 system provides health and social service assistance information and referrals
Program Director
La Conexion
Bowling Green, Ohio
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Company Overview: A Non-Profit Organization
- Working with the Cocoon in BG to help victims of domestic and sexual violence among NW Ohio immigrant community
- Overseeing grants administration required by contracts including evaluation and reporting of progress and monitoring budgets
- Hiring, training, and supervising staff which included coordinated student recruitment and retention initiatives
- Articulating the organization's mission and goals to program staff, school, and community partners
- Assisting the Director and the Board in fund-raising, attracting donors, and writing grants
- Promoting the organization's activities through networking, nurturing, and building external coalitions
- Building relationships and collaborations with local social agencies, institutions, and faith communities
- A Non-Profit Organization
Corporate Planning & Logistics Manager
Caracol Knits
Caracol, Honduras
06.2007 - 12.2015
- In charge of supply chain operations, from goods handling and storage to deliveries of orders to end customers
- Planning and management of logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer service
- Controlling inventory of the fabric raw and yarn and working closely with the customer to meet their specific needs
- Direct, optimize and coordinate the complete order cycle
- Relate and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
- Track quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transportation costs and efficiency
- Organize the warehouse, catalog products, plan routes and process shipments
- Resolve any problems or complaints that arise
- Supervise, train and empower the warehouse workforce
- Meet cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness goals
- Maintain metrics and analyze data to evaluate performance and implement improvements
- Comply with laws, regulations, and ISO requirements
Quality Engineer
Caracol Knits
Caracol, Honduras
12.2004 - 06.2007
- Responsible for ensuring compliance with standards, identify problems, recommend solutions and create quality documentation, including knowledge of ISO standards
- Audit systems based on the requirements of ISO
- Determine quality metrics for all manufacturing procedures
- Monitor the entire production cycle and report breakdowns
- Implementing new quality control and monitoring systems such as KPIS and training the staff as needed
- Implementing quality controls and assurance of the quality in various segments such as Rotary Print, Cutting, and Serigraphy in Manufacturing
- Implementing Quality management systems (QMS) and testing methodologies
- Coordinate with auditors and external quality control technicians to ensure compliance with regulations
- Collaborate with internal teams to improve product quality and enhance customer satisfaction
Education
BS - Business Administration
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio05.2022
B.S. - Industrial Engineering
University of San Pedro Sula (USAP)
Universitaria, Honduras06.2000
Skills
- MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
- Business reporting
- Customer relations
- Fluency in Spanish and English (reading, writing, and speaking)
- Leadership experience in a non-profit organization
- Project management
- Communication
- Networking
- Account Management
- Work planning
- Expert problem solving
- Quality assessment
- Inventory Management
- Process Improvement
Certification
- Internal Auditor Training (ISO 9000/9001)
- Black Belt
- Green Belt
- Yellow Belt
- Six Sigma
- Lean manufacturing
- House Keeping and 5S methodology
- Measurement/Optimization of Logistic Processes
- Working More Effectively
- Innovation Management
- Nonprofit Management
- Minority Executive Leadership
- Limited English proficiency
- Cultural Diversity
- Harassment in the workplace
- Fundamentals Crisis Counseling
- Assessing Safe and Suicide Risk
- Corporate Compliance
- HIPAA 2023
- Essential skill in Crisis Counseling
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Community Resources Specialist / Crisis 988/ 211
Gryphon Place
08.2022 - Current
Program Director
La Conexion
10.2021 - 05.2022
Corporate Planning & Logistics Manager
Caracol Knits
06.2007 - 12.2015
Quality Engineer
Caracol Knits
12.2004 - 06.2007
BS - Business Administration
University of Toledo
B.S. - Industrial Engineering
University of San Pedro Sula (USAP)
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