1. HECTOR M. MACHADO BARRAZA
Cerrada Las Olas #1666, Fracc. Villamar ♦ Tijuana, B.C., 22516 ♦ (664) 693-01-08 ♦
hmachado1@prodigy.net.mx
PROFILE
Civil Engineer graduated with over 25 years of experience in the Maquiladora Industry with vast knowledge in all
fields regarding any and all activities related with the establishment and administration of a Maquiladora
Operation in Mexico, between some other activities: Project management consisting in the establishment of a
manufacturing and assembly operation, including the lease of building, execution of the leasehold improvements
according with the client needs. Responsible of Environmental, Health & Safety compliance, local purchasing and
Customs & Foreign Trade activities. Seeking a career opportunity as Operations Manager, Customs & Foreign
Trade department or in the Environmental, Health & Safety department.
• Well organized and disciplined. • Good leadership skills.
• Ability to motivate, encourage and instruct. • Self-motivated.
• Willing to work hard and set goals. • Never assume that others are responsible.
• Team member. • Like to meet and work with people.
• Very adaptive to foreign cultures and languages.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Calpacifico, S.A. de C.V., Tijuana, B.C. Mexico / August, 1987 – June, 2015
Business Profile: Local Company (Shelter operations), leader in providing Production Administrative Support
Services which helped diversified clients to establish and operate production facilities for over 40 years. This
allowed for cooperation with companies that were administrated directly with over 600 employees by the shelter
company.
Operations Manager / April, 1992 – June, 2015
• Assisted to the sales department by providing information related to any and all available facilities in the
City of Tijuana for potential clients, as well as conduct tours of these facilities for those potential clients to
establish their operation.
• Responsible of execute the lease agreement for the building, contract of the utility services, project
management for the execution of the leasehold improvements, including the contractor for the civil work,
electrical and electromechanical installation (A/A, fire and compressed air), as well as the coordination
and supervision of the project until completion.
• Assisted in the hiring for the installation test and calibration of machinery and equipment.
• Assisted with contracting companies to provide utilities.
• Developed, implemented and managed an environmental, health and safety program, including policies
that meet all company needs and all applicable legal requirements.
• Prepared the required paperwork to submit and obtain the corresponding Federal, State and Municipal
Licenses and Permits.
• Promoted and conducted internal audits to detect anything out of compliance and implemented
corrective actions to ensure the compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations.
• Prepared the required paperwork to submit and obtain the Maquiladora Program ID number, as well as
the benefits such as: 1) Sectorial Program ID number and 2) Rule 8th,
resulting in a reduction in one year in
the payment of duties for foreign components in about $300K.

2. • Coordinated and followed-up the day to day southbound and northbound shipments.
• Reviewed the BOM’s, NAFTA certificates and Tariff Classification for the raw material, capital equipment
and finished goods before being input into the import/export system.
• Responsible to keep updated the control of inventory system for the raw material, finished good and
capital equipment (Annex 24).
• Responsible to implement and keep updated the control of inventory system for the payment of Added
Value Tax for the importation into Mexico of the raw material and capital equipment, as well as the
discharge in the system as result of the exportation into U.S. of the finished good (Annex 31).
• Attended Corporate Foreign Trade audits and submitted reports accordingly to corporate management.
• Attended Mexican Customs audits and submitted reports accordingly to corporate management.
Facilities Engineer / August, 1987 – March, 1992
• Hired, coordinated and supervise contractors on the execution of client’s facility expansions and
leasehold improvements.
• Management implemented and control of the annual preventative maintenance program.
• Prepared, implemented and controlled the procedure and log to keep updated the payment of the client’s
utilities bills.
• Organized and coordinated the purchasing department for local purchases for all clients.
• Submitted weekly and monthly reports to my boss the Operations Manager.
Desarrollo Turístico Quinta Del Mar, Rosarito, B.C. Mexico / August, 1986 – July, 1987
Business Profile: State Company dedicated to develop and administrate touristic resorts in Baja California.
Maintenance Engineer
Duties: Responsible to develop, implement and supervise maintenance programs reducing operation costs. And
responsible to develop and control a daily and weekly work schedule and supervise works performance,
reporting to the General Manager.
Plaza Agua Caliente, Tijuana, B.C. Mexico / August, 1982 – June, 1986 (Fiesta American Hotel currently Gran
Hotel)
Business Profile: Local Company responsible to build lease offices and hotel facility.
Facilities Engineer
Duties: Responsible to conduct, coordinate and supervise the built of the air conditioned system of the two
towers and parking areas. Continuous communication and reporting with General Manager of the company.
O T H E R S K I L L S
• Fluent Spanish / English • Performance Appraisal and Feedback
• Microsoft Office, Outlook • Team Work Coordinator
• Audit Procedures • Budget preparation
• Project Planning & Scheduling • Negotiation Skills and Strategies
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3. E D U C A T I O N
Civil Engineer, Technological Institute of Tijuana, Tijuana, B.C., Mexico.
CERTIFICATES
ISO 1400 Certificate, California Waste Classification Workshop (EPA CA), Training for Hazardous Waste Operations,
Revision of the Mexican Custom Law & Regulations workshop, Cost Submission & Cost Reconciliation workshop,
Annex 24 workshop & Annex 31 workshop.
** References upon request.
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