Israel Valladares
Tulsa,OK
Summary
Accomplished Vice-President with progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President
Tortilleria De Puebla
11.2010 - Current
- Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
- Reviewed and analyzed reports, records and directives to obtain data required for planning department activities.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Executed appropriate staffing and budgetary plans to align with business forecasts.
- Ordered new equipment and inventory and scheduled repairs for damaged equipment.
- Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
- Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
- Managed financial, operational and human resources to optimize business performance.
- Directed technological improvements, reducing waste and business bottlenecks.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
- Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
- Led domestic procurement initiatives by identifying reliable suppliers.
- Assisted with the opening of 3 international factories in Mexico by establishing international management team and acquiring necessary licensing.
- Created new company logo in 2024
- Commanded successful management of all acquisition project lifecycle phases.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Evaluated hiring, firing, and promotions requests.
- Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and instituting motivational approaches.
VIce President Portfolio Management
Occidental Petroleum
01.2017 - 07.2024
- Increased company growth through collaboration with sales and marketing departments.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Evaluated hiring, firing, and promotions requests.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
- Consolidated vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs.
- Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and instituting motivational approaches.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Held monthly meetings to create business plans and workshops to drive successful business.
- Developed innovative sales and marketing strategies to facilitate business expansion.
- Managed a team of 20 plus employees around the world trading together at the same time.
Education
MBA - Business Management/MHA in Health Administration
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT04-2026
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Tulsa, OK05-2014
Skills
- Portfolio optimization
- Targeted marketing
- Forecasting
- Risk management
- Team leadership
- Presentations
- Customer education
- Training and mentoring
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Decision-making
- Budget administration
- Sales and marketing leadership
- Staff recruiting and retainment
- Media relations
- Corporate branding
- Complex Problem-solving
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 45 staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of Wal-Mart home office integraton.
Certification
- Servsafe Certification of Food Safety License
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
VIce President Portfolio Management
Occidental Petroleum
01.2017 - 07.2024
Vice President
Tortilleria De Puebla
11.2010 - Current
MBA - Business Management/MHA in Health Administration
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix