Daniel Florez
Proven Project Manager with 11 years of experience, including leadership and technical roles in manufacturing, supply chain operations, consulting and engineering. Effective in strategically managing and delivering complex projects and resolving business challenges related to value chain. Technical leader and consultant to fortune 500 companies in CPG technological innovations such as launch and commercialization of Coca-Cola Freestyle, Wrigleys latest automated gum manufacturing line and Wrigley's gum latest mega-pack (35 stick).
Specialties: Cross-functional leadership, Project and product management, Supply Chain management, Process improvement, Application of technology, Business development, Innovation management, Strategic and tactical planning,
Industries: Consumer Goods, Retail, Industrial, Manufacturing, Consulting.
Certifications: Masters in Management of Technology, Certificate of Completion in Coca-Cola Project Management Methodology, Licensed Professional Engineer.
Project team Leader responsible for the design, installation, commissioning and launch of Coca-Cola Freestyle, an innovative carbonated soft drink product involving microdosing, robotics, RFID, automatic data capture and Automated Storage & Retrieval System (ASRS) technologies.
Successfully managed $16 million capital project and led cross-functional team for the launch of innovative Wrigley mega-pack to horizontally expand the gum product portfolio with a 35-stick integrated package appealing to the heavy gum chewers market segment category.
Effectively allocated and utilized $11 million of capital funds, led cross-functional team of 7 peers from engineering, operations, maintenance, marketing, logistics, quality and finance. Managed over 100 project stakeholders including engineers, SMEs, operators, contractors and vendors in order to achieve on time 7-day vertical start-up set for 85% efficiency for a new state of the art automated sugar-free gum manufacturing line.
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Daniel Florez Receives Degree from Georgia Tech
Daniel Florez of Suwanee, GA, has earned a Master of Business Administration in Management of Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Florez was among approximately 3,200 u...
January, 30 2017 - Verified by Georgia Institute of Technology
Capital Project Manager | Regional Project Engineer at Mars
Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has over 75,000 associates, net sales of more than $33 billion and six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience. Current position is within the Wrigley business segment, working out of the Gainesville / Flowery Branch factory in Georgia. Duties among others are:
• Successfully managed $16 million capital project and led cross-functional team for the launch of innovative Wrigley mega-pack to horizontally expand the gum product portfolio with a 35-stick integrated package appealing to the heavy gum chewers’ market segment category.
• Experienced project manager with 12 years of success leading all phases of diverse technology projects including conceptual design & planning, testing, manufacturing, construction, start-up, commissioning, acceptance and close-out.
• Business finance experience, ROI, life cycle cost analysis, capital and expense budget costing, cash flow and projections, SAP database, purchase requisitions, goods received transactions and budget tracking.
November 2016 - Present
