JUAN PABLO ISAZA
32-82 42st
Astoria, NY 11103
H:(718) 545-6701 W:(718)248-4343
Fax: (718)248-2026
juan.isaza@verizon.net
http://jisaza.tripod.com
Objective: Seeking a technical management position to apply my engineering and MBA skills to develop products in international markets.
Talented young professional with multilingual skills and extensive international experience. Academic training and experience in the conceptualization, design, and leadership of efforts in process, productivity, efficiency and quality improvement. Possess F1 Visa Status with Employment Authorization Card. Member of IEEE, Delta Mu Delta, Tau Beta Pi, and Florida Tech Alumni Association. Areas of knowledge include:
Fluent Spanish / English / Italian |
International Business |
Business Policy & Strategy |
Organizational Development |
Management of Tech. / Creative Staff |
Total Quality Management |
Technical Marketing |
Accounting & Finance |
Information Systems |
Computer Networks |
Managerial Statistics |
Global Environmental Problems |
Brainstorming |
ISO 9000 Standards |
EDUCATION
 | Master of Science in Engineering Management - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; GPA 3.95/4.0 - December 1998; Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. |
 | Master of Business Administration - Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL; GPA 4.0/4.0 - May 1998; Outstanding Academic Achievement Award. |
 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering with concentration in Production Engineering - Universidad EAFIT, Colombia; GPA: 3.79/5.0 - 1994
- Thesis: Didactic Model for Training in Thermoplastic Injection. |
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 | Citibank - Assistant Vice President, Citicorp Global Technology Infrastructure /
Distributed Computing Security, Citicorp, New York, NY, Current. |
 | Citibank - Global Management Associate, Citicorp Global Technology Infrastructure, Citicorp, New York,
NY.
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First Rotation:
Citicorp Global Technology Infrastructure N.A. / LAN Engineering.
Long Island City, NY. |
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Second Rotation: Internet
Services Group / Standards & Architecture Distributed Security /
"DCS" Distributed Computing Client/Server Engineering.
Long Island City, NY. |
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 | On-Campus Employment, Part-time, Florida Tech, Melbourne, FL - 1997 to 1998 |
 | Production Planning & Budgeting Consultant, Auto Industrial Camel S.A. (AIC), Colombia, 1996 |
 | Assistant Quality Control / Machine Tool, Auto Industrial Camel S.A., summers 1984-1992 |
 | Chief of Engineering Dept., Woodworking Shop, Aserrio AL POMO, Colombia - 1994 to 1995 |
Process Reengineering & TQM
 | Troubleshot problems in production planning and budgeting, implementing solutions such as reorganizing assembly line utilizing Japanese quality theories (JIT) for increased productivity at AIC. |
 | Performed quality control inspection and statistical analysis of materials on assembly line at AIC. |
 | Assisted in start-up of quality program, company computerization and equipment upgrade at AIC. |
 | Utilized a variety of quality tools as set forth by Deming, Juran, and Taguchi to achieve total quality in manufacturing and service. Tools included: statistics, cause effect diagrams, flow charts, brainstorming, failure mode and effect analysis, logic tree analysis, affinity diagrams, and QFD. |
Operations Management
 | Secured accomplishment of operations in administration of bond issues, foreign investment funds, and asset back security at SUFIBIC. |
 | Participated in total business expansion at Aserrio AL POMO which included:
- Purchased and installed new machinery, handling new power requirements and training staff.
- Oversaw budgeting and construction of new warehouse.
- Created ventilation system to effectively ensure safety and equipment operation.
- Responsible for human resource requirements, dealing with employee relations problems and hiring of handicapped personnel. |
Presentations & Communications
 | Frequently translated from Italian to English for Italian-only subcontractors during work-study program in Italy.
- Accompanied staff members to Slovenia and Holland as a translator; escorted Turkish businessman on a tour to remote factories. |
 | Developed and presented various programs using MS PowerPoint. |
Project Engineering
 | Studied project engineering, covering topics including: project selection, team organization, project planning, and project control combined with systems engineering topics such as requirements analysis, risk management, and quality.
- Performed a class project on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), assessing project to be a dealer
of the software in Colombia. Reviewed project aspects including prioritization, forecasting,
budgeting, and all other project milestones involved in hypothetically creating this business. |
 | Worked closely with subcontractor companies on various general engineering contracts during work-study program in Italy.
- Subcontractors included specialists in agroindustrial machinery, basic and structures engineering, and supplier of machinery and technology. |
 | Utilized MS Project Manager and Excel for projects. |
Strategic Planning & Technical Marketing
 | Addressed critical factors needed to increase the chances of success in marketing high technology products in technical marketing and high tech product strategy classes.
- Performed case analysis and strategic planning, developing strategic plan for ERP using PeopleSoft Corporation.
- Developed marketing plan for class project using Harris Corporation product "PRISM". |
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
PC skills using DOS, Windows 95, Windows NT, Internet, MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, AutoCAD, Eudora, NetMeeting, Pine, QSB, Norton, Netscape, LINDO, MS Explorer, Math
Lab, among many others.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 01/23/69
Citizenship: Colombian; H1 Visa Status
USA-Employment Authorization Card
Marital Status: Single
Travel/Relocation: Willing
Languages: Fluent in Spanish, English, Italian
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