Mabel B. Rivera Figueroa
Objective
Combining my problem-solving, solution-implementation, process improvement, project management and people skills to achieve business success.
Education
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Major: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Training
Lead I & II Training – Saint Gobain Headquarters
Supervisory Training Program II & III – Saint Gobain Headquarters
Apprentice Operator Training – GPS America
AGR Glass Technologies – Saint Gobain Headquarters
Work Experience
Saint - Gobain Containers (Seattle, WA) Management Leadership Development Program
• Lead a process improvement team to reduce defects directly related to container preparation, packaging and shipping (Seattle, WA)
• Devised and implemented a plan that reduced defective ware stored in plant warehouse by managing a 30 employee department in auditing, inspecting and reducing said ware from $1,000,000 to $100,000 (Henderson, NC)
• Aided Quality Department in identifying defective bottles at labeling factory proving that defects were the responsibility of the coating facility not production (Bardstown, KY)
• Assisted the senior vice-president of sales in technical service/sales meetings with Grupo Modelo as a translator, facilitating negotiations for a new contract (Zacatecas, Mexico)
Internships
Indianapolis Power and Light (AES) (Indianapolis, IN) Street Lighting Intern
• Saved IPL $30,000 annually by performing field checks to ensure accurate inventory records which led to work orders for the removal of 2,500 poles & lights (Automatic Protective Lighting Equipment)
American Structurepoint (Indianapolis, IN) Construction Inspection Intern
• Tracked, in writing, the construction inspection progress on Keystone Parkway Corridor Improvements ($112,000,000 project) (“Roundabouts”)
• Managed 4-5 excavator operators, skilled labor and contractors working on grading, pipes and utilities on the construction site
Timmy Foundation (Katrina Relief, Waveland, MS) Group Leader
• Rebuilt homes and recreational facilities as a volunteer in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina (painting houses, raking large backyards and fixing roofing)
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