DANIEL GUTIERREZ ARIAS
Houston,TX
Summary
Senior Industrial Engineer master degree in Business Administration (Port and Shipping) with more than 25 years of professional experience in both, production and operations management holding managerial positions with direct responsibilities on P&L statements, KPI´s monitoring and EHSS performance. Also, Practical knowledge of Central America Trade, Energy and Port Businesses and application of project investment assessment and project development protocols.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Partner
COCINA GROUP LLC DBA COCINA RESTAURANT SUPPLY CRS
05.2023 - Current
- Entrepreneurial activity trading commercial kitchen equipment
Owner and CEO
RECICLAJES DE ORIENTE Y OCCIDENTE
01.2012 - 12.2022
- Entrepreneurial activity in recycling business
- Started with a PET plastic bottles grinding plant in El Salvador and then in Nicaragua, Central America
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
Senior Project Development Consultant
Claremont Energy Development El Salvador LLC
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Claremont Energy is a private equity firm focused on developing and owning renewable energy projects and companies
- Areas of investment interest include the United States and Latin America, as well as selected markets in Africa
- Claremont Energy was established in 2003
- Lead developing process of 3 solar PV projects of 10 MW ea located in eastern zone of El Salvador
- Achieved negotiation of 3 land parcel strategically located
- Coordinate and supervise multidisciplinary teams that successfully completed EIA, risk and geotechnical assessment
- Participated in International Bid Process of 100 MW of power and energy related, promoted by a cluster of utilities from El Salvador supervised by country's electricity regulator
- Claremont Energy is a private equity firm focused on developing and owning renewable energy projects and companies
- Areas of investment interest include the United States and Latin America, as well as selected markets in Africa
- Claremont Energy was established in 2003
Operation Manager
AES DEUSEM/ EMPRESAS AES EL SALVADOR
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: AES DEUSEM is a utility company with 75k customers and annual revenues of US$ 40 M, certified ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000 and is part of the group 'Empresas AES El Salvador' which is totally owned by AES Corp headquartered in Arlington, VA . This group of companies has an 80% share of electricity distribution business from El Salvador
- Direct responsible of customer services, sales of new services (residential, commercial and industrial), field work and safety
- Manage relationship with worker´s union and government regulator
Project Development Manager
AES CORP. DEVELOPMENT TEAM / FONSECA ENERGIA PROJECT
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: AES Corp is a global energy company with businesses all over the world. LATAM Development Team was focused on evaluating energy business development in Latin-American markets
- Development process of a 250 MW Coal Fired Power Plant (later switched to LNG) in the port of La Union, El Salvador
- Achieved the following legal permits: Environmental (plant, transmission line and ash site), construction, Maritime Port Authority, Archaeological, Ministry of health and other government agencies
- Overcoming of strong opposition to the project generated by a political party and an environmental organization linked to it
- Established and leaded a project of socio-environmental corporate responsibility, which looked at the analysis, selection, development and implementation of a skills training project, mainly in Occupational Health and Safety
- The project was fully developed but AES Corp decided to not participate on international energy bid process promoted by a cluster of utility companies from El Salvador, so the project was abandoned
Intern
FUNDACION VALENCIAPORT / PORT AUTHORITY OF VALENCIA (APV)
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Valenciaport Foundation is a subsidiary of Port of Valencia focused on research, development, innovation and education regarding logistic, shipping and port businesses, also brings consultancy services on these matters in America, Asia and Europe
- Working on the project 'Strategic Plan for Port Development in El Salvador' and 'Port of La Union Master Plan', which developed the strategic framework, market analysis and traffic forecasts, competitive diagnosis, competition faced by La Union Port from other Central American Ports and plan of action for the entire Salvadoran port system (Acajutla and La Union).
- I got knowledge of the legal framework governing foreign trade of El Salvador, Port and maritime issues, actors, markets and trade flows.
- Methodologies and evaluation techniques of these investment projects.
General Director
CALVO CONSERVAS EL SALVADOR S.A DE C.V.
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Company Overview: Calvo El Salvador is fully owned by Grupo Calvo from Spain, which is a multinational company focused on canned products as tuna, sardine, salmon and other seafood and vegetables. Calvo operates plants in Spain, Italy, Brazil and El Salvador
- Main Responsible of P&L statements, EHSS performance, and KPI´s monitoring of tuna processing plant with installed capacity of 300 tons / day and annual budget of 40-50 US$M
- I achieved the commissioning of a completely new installation regarding technology and type of seafood processed with unexperienced human resources
- In less than 6 months from COD the KPI's reached satisfactory levels to the headquarters
- I dedicated to develop a team of professionals involved and committed to meet the performance indicators and a good working environment
Operations Manager
TERMINALES DE GAS DEL PACIFICO S.A DE C.V. / GRUPO TROPIGAS DE CENTROAMERICA
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Company Overview: Terminales de Gas was for a time the biggest LPG maritime terminal from Central America with a total capacity of 3M US Gallons of LPG (Butane and Propane). From this facility the company provided LPG to several plants in El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras by truck
- Main responsible of management of free zone, inventory, EHSS, O&M, receipt-unloading-dispatch of LPG tankers and load and dispatch of LPG truck
- I achieved the establishment of standardized procedures of EHSS and O&M Preventive
- In 4 years of my tenure there was not a serious accident and the company performance regarding EHSS was excellent
Production Manager
VERALMAR S.A. DE C.V.
01.1993 - 01.1998
- Company Overview: Veralmar was one of the most important shrimp processing companies in El Salvador, it was vertically integrated and involved from shrimp fishing, processing and export to the United States market. As mostly of the fishing companies from El Salvador, disappear on early 2000´s
- Responsible of the Production management of processing plant with more than 400 employees, exporting to the United States of America market
- I achieved the implementation of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), GPM (Good Manufacturing Practices) and SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) systems; production process control and product quality assurance systems, enforced by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)
Education
MASTER DEGREE - PORT MANAGEMENT & SHIPPING BUSINESS
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
01.2006
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Universidad Albert Einstein
01.1991
Skills
- Administrative management
- Strategic planning
- Operations management
- Organizational development
Travel
True
Hobbies and Interests
- Walking
- Outdoors
Training
- AES Business Development Protocol: Processes & Tools for Advancing Projects from Idea to Approval, Panamá, Panamá, 01/01/10
- NCCER Master Trainer. Train the Trainers, Tempe, AZ, 10/01/07
- Management System of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), Valencia, Spain, 11/01/05
- Induction Program to Managers, Spain and Venezuela, 01/01/03
- Training of Inspectors of Petroleum, Acajutla, El Salvador, 08/01/00
- HACCP, SOP, ISO 9001 and different quality assurance systems of goods and services
Personal Information
- Relocation: True
- Number of Children: 3
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Business Partner
COCINA GROUP LLC DBA COCINA RESTAURANT SUPPLY CRS
05.2023 - Current
Senior Project Development Consultant
Claremont Energy Development El Salvador LLC
01.2013 - 01.2016
Owner and CEO
RECICLAJES DE ORIENTE Y OCCIDENTE
01.2012 - 12.2022
Operation Manager
AES DEUSEM/ EMPRESAS AES EL SALVADOR
01.2012 - 01.2013
Project Development Manager
AES CORP. DEVELOPMENT TEAM / FONSECA ENERGIA PROJECT
01.2007 - 01.2012
Intern
FUNDACION VALENCIAPORT / PORT AUTHORITY OF VALENCIA (APV)
01.2005 - 01.2006
General Director
CALVO CONSERVAS EL SALVADOR S.A DE C.V.
01.2003 - 01.2004
Operations Manager
TERMINALES DE GAS DEL PACIFICO S.A DE C.V. / GRUPO TROPIGAS DE CENTROAMERICA
01.1999 - 01.2002
Production Manager
VERALMAR S.A. DE C.V.
01.1993 - 01.1998
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Universidad Albert Einstein
MASTER DEGREE - PORT MANAGEMENT & SHIPPING BUSINESS
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
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