Vidal Soberón

I’m a highly motivated, goal and team-oriented professional, with more than 5 years of experience in management and business consulting with strong analytical skills, ample experience in designing and implementing operational control systems, in identifying the opportunities for improvements in profitability in just about any operational clerical and service areas through the knowledge of numerous proprietary techniques such as interviews, observation, data and statistical analysis studies and other methods. Able to quickly identify problems, successfully negotiate and implement strategies, procedures and solutions, for a wide range of operational or clerical areas. I acquire this experience while working for more than 4 years for Proudfoot Consulting, Mexico City, (Alpro Servicios Gerenciales de Mexico). During this time I intensely participated in areas such as: Management Skills Laboratory (MSL), Process Consultant and Analysis Consultant. Furthermore, I have recently undertaken privately 2 medium size productivity projects on the food services industry, achieving sustainable results by increasing efficiency and measurable operational improvements, resulting on most of the cases on more than 28% betterment of their statistic profitability performance. Therefore I am confident that my experience will allowed me to efficiently perform as Process Consultant or Analysis Consultant.

Ample experience in designing management operational systems, workflow and process analyses, organizational function and structures using interviews, observation, data and statistical analysis studies and diverse techniques to determine where and how to generate measurable improvements. Participating as part of the operational team undertaking a project to implement and install the identified improvements for the following Proudfoot Consulting projects:

· Process Consultant responsible for Management Skills Laboratory (MSL) at “Vitro Envases de Querétaro, Querétaro”, Mexico.

· Process Consultant as part of the operational team at “Vitro Envases de Querétaro”, “Industrias Resistol” and “Power Electric de Monterrey”

· Analyst Consultant for “Tequila Sauza”, “Aluminios Comerciales de Mexico”, “Alexander Troujet Samsonite de Mexico”, “Prodctos Industriales de Veracruz” and “Pastas Cora de Mexico”

· Senior Process Consultant at “Prodctos Industriales de Veracruz” and “Pastas Cora de Mexico”

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Working as part of a project or analysis team, design and implementation of operational control systems.

· Ability to set and achieve goals as an industrious worker with high motivation in the search for higher professional standards.

· Qualified to efficiently train client individuals and task forces in the effective use of management systems installing the appropriate applications, strategies and methodologies.

· Prepare written and oral feedback, presentation materials, critiques, systems documentation, process descriptions, evaluations, data summaries and reports.

· Experienced in the analysis, design and implementation of training programs in areas such as management skills, sales, services and motivational.

· Capacity to manage, motivate and orient personnel towards results, establishing work loads and evaluating performance.

· Experienced in the identification and re-establishment of areas of low performance and identifying key indicators of productivity.

· 18 Years experience as a business owner in Automotive, Auto parts, Automotive maintenance, Insurance industry, Restaurant (fast and fine dining) and Marketing..

· Experienced in the use of word processors, spreadsheets, database, Powerbuilder environment, and various software in accounting, production, point of sale etc. for Windows.

Marketing and operational business consulting consisting of 12 small and medium size businesses providing various consultation services like Marketing Strategies and Solutions, Operational Cost Reduction and Crew Balancing.

My last participation in the consulting area was in January, 2002 when I was hired to increase productivity and efficiency levels for a restaurant located in Brookings-Harbor, OR. “The Smuggler’s Cove” had been experiencing losses in the order of $120,000.00 annually during the previous 2 years (9% of their gross annual revenue). The project lasted one year and the financial benefits of my participation were reflected in profits of $78,000.00 (6% of their gross annual revenue) by reducing downtime and improving forecasting accuracy resulting in more reliable crew planning, optimizing inventories of raw materials, considerably reducing waste and re-work and eliminating shortages of money.

Smith River CA. 10/95 - 02/97 (Best Western Ship Ashore Resort) Smith River, Ca.

Financial administration operational control, employee training, control of direct and indirect costs, implementation of new products on the market including sales strategies. Administration and control of perishable product inventory. Design & implementation of menus etc.

General Director / Co-owner - "Refac S.A.", And "Servicio Express (Sevicio Automotriz)"

Financial administration, operational control, employee training, control of direct and indirect costs, implementation of new products on the market including sales strategies for industrial and automotive parts, products and maintenance. Responsible for implementing more efficient strategies of automotive/mechanical maintenance oriented towards incrementing quality of service and reduction of operational costs.

Responsible for the creation of my own sales team including recruiting and training regarding technical aspects of the insurance industry and product, i.e., life, medical, automobile and transportation, industrial risks and coverage; tactical training in prospecting, contacts, sales and post sale service. Reached pre-established company goals including sales goals by product. Participated in the creation, development, and implementation of new products and newer and more efficient methods of training and recruiting sales agents that were installed by me in other managerial divisions within the company. Achieved a portfolio of 38 agents and my division was the highest in sales during two consecutive trimesters earning me special recognition and bonuses from the company.

Junior Process Consultant and acting Senior Process Consultant - "Alexander Proudfoot" (ALPRO) Management Services of Mexico S.A.

Part of the training staff in the area of Management Skills Laboratory whose objective was to train, sensitize and involve middle management in support of the installation of Operational Systems of Control designed by ALPRO which were to be installed in different areas of the companies contracting the services. Case in point: “Vitro Envases de Querétaro, Querétaro”, Mexico; a project lasting eight months in which by the sixth month I was appointed head of the Management Skills Laboratory. Participated in the analysis of the levels of production and efficiency at “Tequila Sauza”, of Guadalajara, Mexico, the leading manufacturer of tequila in Mexico. PRINVER, Productos Industriales de Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico, producer of oilducts for PEMEX. (Mexican Oils) Installation manager assistant of project designed and implemented the operational system for Proudfoot. Results achieved included the reduction of non-productive time of machines by utilizing more efficient planning, a 32% reduction in payroll costs by optimizing and controlling the operation and by the elimination of "rework", and a more effective supervision by means of training in the area of management abilities in middle management. ALCOMEX (Alumineos Comerciales de Mexico) Participated in the analysis of the levels of production and efficiency. Power Electrick Monterrey Mex. Part of the staff of main project designed and implemented Proudfoot's operational system. “Patas Cora de Mexico” Installation manager assistant from start to finish.

· Industrial Engineer “Universidad Iberoamericana” México City. (2.5 Years of professional studies in college)

· Specialized Training for Alexander Proudfoot on how to apply the Proudfoot productivity System and methodology in the various operational and production processes in any type of industry.

· How to dominate the art of modern sales, “Alexander Day”. Monterrey, NL Mexico.

· Successful Management, “International Business Institute”. Mexico City.

· Management by Objectives. (M.B.O.) “International Business Institute”. Mexico City.

· Business Administration and Accounting, “Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey”. Mexico City.

· Human Engineering “Universidad Panamericana de Humanidades (U.P.H)” Mexico City.