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Rolando Urbina

Cape Coral,FL

Summary

Graduate of Agribusiness Engineering at the Pan American Agricultural School (ZAMORANO). Experience in business systems and agricultural production, knowledge in marketing and financial systems. Interpersonal skills proactive and entrepreneurial leader, advanced Microsoft Office, a US citizen, bilingual (Spanish and English). Worked for B&W Quality Grower as a Farm Manager. On charge of: Inventories, payroll, chemical applications, Global Gap certification, training people in LionFarming (Agricultural application), harvest, purchases and managing over 100 people. Food Safety Director for The Villages Grown. Oversee food safety system program, Create and request budgets (trainings, certifications, etc.). Establish, implement and maintain food safety policies Monitor, audit and approve facilities and manufacturing operations for conformance with procedures and requirements. Ensure maintenance of requires records and comments, including formal test results, inspections, file samples. Interact effectives with USDA, FDA, auditing bodies, clients, regulatory agents and internal staff. Responsible for HACCP requirements Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies. Proactive Production Manager successful at anticipating needs and making adjustments to schedules, materials and workflow. Ready to bring expertise to company needing hands-on, knowledgeable and resourceful leader.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Production Manager

Agromillora
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Assumes responsibility for productivity, outcomes, and results in terms of plant manipulation, preparing soil for planting, potting, labeling, storing, planting, transplanting, cuttings, classifying, grafting, packing, product inventory control … in all production steps (paper pot, rootstock, SmartTree, mother block)
  • Acts as an ambassador for the standard process and best practices defined by the Production Support
  • CAT team, defining production protocols for each species, variety of growing cycle, season and weather conditions on a regular schedule, in addition to ensures compliance with safety regulations
  • Ensures all the direct and indirect reports are trained, aware of these practices and have enough resources for it
  • Leads the team and develops all team members on their technical and soft skills
  • Leads day-to-day growing of plants activities, managing health and growing plant processes in all steps of production processes (paperpot, rootstock, smarttree, mother block), inspecting humidity, ventilation, temperature, soil analysis, damages and diseases and managing irrigation, greenhouse environment, spraying, pesticide and insecticides application, fertilization, nutrition
  • Documents and keeps growth records and measurements and ensures fulfillment of the Quality Assurance Policy around the nursery
  • Estimates and plans the production plant varieties and quantities according to budgets, projected sales volumes, deadlines to clients’ orders delivery, clients and products specifications, weather and season, federal requirements and organize
  • Breakdown the annual plan to monthly and weekly plans, prioritizes and assigns work schedules and duties to nursery or greenhouse teams and seasonal employees according to the plan
  • Coordinates timings with Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory Plan
  • Daily inspects, regulates, controls and monitors environment conditions
  • Plans and tracks equipment, materials and facilities structures maintenance and expansion
  • Daily inspects and monitors the overall quality of production and plants to ascertain condition, product specifications, ensuring correct traceability of these until the process of delivering
  • Implements means of preventive and control that minimize the impact of possible problems and low production yields
  • Conducts trials/experiments to evaluate possible improvements and productivity increase to the production processes
  • Processes paperwork, documents and keeps production and employees’ records and measurements
  • Processes information and progress reports
  • Estimates cost of production materials, equipment and other resources as paperpot, trays, scissors, scalpels and order supplies, organizes and controls material and product inventory
  • Advises customers on technical or procedural issues on the care of trees in the field, when applied.

Agronomy Associate

Terviva Inc
03.2021 - 07.2022
  • Season planting program
  • Cycle program adjustment
  • Update season planting before every new cycle starts
  • Liaison with seed companies and selection of varieties
  • Provision of agronomy expertise
  • Weekly field operations planning
  • Daily field operations planning (daily labor sheets)
  • Daily growing operations control (quality and timing)
  • Harvest estimates for sales
  • Monitor inputs stocks and preparation of order requests
  • Maintain activity records
  • Monitor crop performance according to KPI agreed with GM
  • Daily labor data control and crop records input in theIT system
  • Be always available to help operators and field workers
  • Guarantee set-up and maintenance of machinery involved in growing
  • Be able to manage projects as per occurrence

Food Safety Director

The Villages Grown
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Oversee food safety system program Create and request budgets (trainings, certifications, etc.) Establish, implement and maintain food safety policies Monitor, audit and approve facilities and manufacturing operations for conformance with procedures and requirements Ensure maintenance of requires records and comments, including formal test results, inspections, file samples Interact effectives with USDA, FDA, auditing bodies, clients, regulatory agents and internal staff Responsible for HACCP requirements

Farm Manager

B&W Quality Growers, LLC
10.2016 - 06.2019
  • Planned schedule for crop rotation, plantings, and harvest.
  • Worked closely with employees to improve practices, techniques and safety choices, optimizing performance, and minimizing waste.
  • Hired, trained and supervised seasonal workers engaged in cultivation and harvest.
  • Maximized operational profits by closely inspecting crops, assessing quality, and identifying problems such as disease or insects.
  • Developed advanced understanding of farm operations, purchasing needs, and labor requirements.
  • Adjusted production strategies to account for changing factors such as market and weather conditions.
  • Developed operational budget and monitored farm expenses to enforce and achieve budget adherence.
  • Completed structural inspections to determine maintenance requirements and organize repairs.
  • Spearheaded efficiency improvements targeted on optimizing crop production and exceeding financial targets.
  • Analyzed soil to measure pH, minerals and organics to judge best fertilizer and amendments for maximum crop production.
  • Coordinated inventories of seeds, chemicals, plant nutrients and tools to achieve business targets.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

Texas A&M
Corpus Christi, TX
07.2023

Master of Science - Environmental Science

Iberoamerican Internatinal University
Mexico
01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Agronomy And Crop Science

Pan American Agriculturasl School
Honduras
12.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (10 years)
  • Typing (10 years)
  • Technical Project Management (4 years)
  • Software Development (4 years)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Customer Service
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Budgeting
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Project Scheduling
  • Facilities Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Food Safety
  • Horticulture
  • Procurement
  • HACCP
  • Metrics Management
  • Quality Assurance Controls
  • Cause and Effect Analysis
  • Master Scheduling
  • Operations Management
  • Training Skills
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Inventory Management Specialist
  • Mapping Metrics Expertise
  • Compliance with GMPs

Additional Information

  • Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Certification

  • PSA Grower Training
  • Private Applicator License
  • FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food
  • Foreign Supplier Verification Programs
  • Verified International Academic Qualifications
  • SAP Analytics course
  • Tableau Training course
  • Power BI course

Timeline

Production Manager

Agromillora
07.2022 - 06.2023

Agronomy Associate

Terviva Inc
03.2021 - 07.2022

Food Safety Director

The Villages Grown
07.2019 - 03.2021

Farm Manager

B&W Quality Growers, LLC
10.2016 - 06.2019

MBA - Business Administration

Texas A&M

Master of Science - Environmental Science

Iberoamerican Internatinal University

Bachelor of Science - Agronomy And Crop Science

Pan American Agriculturasl School

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