WILLIAM KNUPLEZ CARMONA

Transversal 12 # 124-51 Apt. 510

Bogotá D.C. - Colombia

(1) 215-0523 / (03-315) 792-0660

wknuplez@hotmail.com / wknuplez@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Business administrator with minor in economics. Broad experience in administrative areas, industrial insurance, costs and budget planning for national and multinational firms in industrial sector. Dominion of the English Language.

LABORAL ACHIEVEMENT AND EXPERIENCE

Venepal de Colombia S.A. Bogotá – Colombia. Jun 2001 - Apr 2003

Marketing enterprise for scholar products, industrial consumables and industrial paper with a 30% share in the domestic market. Annual sales in the order of 10 million Dollars.

Cost and Budget Manager. Executive Representative of Venepal in Colombia.

Responsible for conducting studies and financial projections, as well as of the elaboration of the general budget of the company. Responsible for managing information of special requirements established by parent company.

· I designed and implemented reports and studies of management operations, which

are used by the parent company in Venezuela as decision making and control tools.

· I developed standards, policies and procedures adjusted to corporative demands.

Packing Venepal S.A. Tocancipá – Colombia. May 1998 - Jun 2001

Corrugated cardboard manufacturing company. Annual sales in the order of 20 US million Dollars.

Cost and Budget Manager. Executive representative of Venepal in Colombia.

Responsible for the making and follow-up of the general budget of the company, as well as implementation of a real cost system and development of control reports and managerial affairs. Statement of standards, policies and administrative procedures. Investment studies for optimization of information systems.

· I designed and performed the general budget of the company getting operative and

financial control parameters, which permitted to increase the profitability of the

company.

· I developed a cost system program which permits to identify and analyze the

behavior of its elements through process routes of the production system.

· I stated profitability studies both for products and clients contributing in this manner

to optimize the profitability of clients in the sale mixture.

· I contributed in the elaboration of the patrimonial insurance program of the company.

· I established administrative and operative management procedures for storage of

spare parts and raw matter, focused specially in stock control; achieving a 30% decrease in inventory levels.

· I implemented an in-line consultation of generated managerial reports, by using

Intranet communication in the company, so by this way, the authorized users may obtain on-line information.

Venepal S.A.C.A. Unidad Molino Morón – Venezuela. May 1985-May 1998

Leader company in the production of pulp, paper and paper derivated products in Venezuela. The main plant of Venepal is located at Morón’s Mill, which is the greatest private industrial facility in the country. Also the company counts with conversion plants in various cities and conducts commercial operations with countries such as Colombia, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Cost and Budget Department Head.

Director of the cost accounting department. Responsible for the elaboration and follow-up of the budget for the mill, and the execution of financial analysis. Administrator of patrimonial risk. Treasurer of savings fund. Responsible for direction of 25 employees.

· I directed the budget and financial analysis department.

· I coordinated the cost accounting department wherein I designed financial reports

identifying weakness areas in the cost structure.

· I performed duties of administrator of equity risk and contributed to elabore various insurance programs. I devised a follow-up manual for equity and property risks.

· I directed the design, implementation, and follow-up of the activity based cost

system (ABC) ; being the first system implemented in a production industry in Venezuela.

· I counseled and advised on many plant investment projects, optimizing the use of

financial resources.

· I acted as treasurer of savings fund of the employees of the company.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

· Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Minor in Economics.

Boston University

Boston - USA 1982-1984

· Associate in Applied Science in Business Management

Newbury College

Boston - USA 1980-1982

· High School Graduate

Newman Preparatory School

Boston - USA 1979-1980

OTHER ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE (Seminars and Specialization Courses)

Seminars and Specialization Courses:

· Activities (ABC) based costs

KPMG Caracas - Venezuela 1994

· Training in Total Quality

Venepal Morón - Venezuela 1982

· Budget planning and control

Efficient management and productivity. Caracas - Venezuela 1988.

· Inventory administration and valuation

Instituto de Altos Estudios Comerciales Caracas - Venezuela 1987

· Advanced Statistical Studies

University of Massachusetts. Boston – U.S.A 1983

TRAINING IN COMPUTER SCIENCE:

· Management of user level of accounting software.

· Intermediate level use of MS Office.

· Intranet and internet expertise

LANGUAGES:

· Mastering of English Language

PERSONAL DATA:

Place and date of birth: Caracas - Venezuela 18/04/1958

Foreign identity document: 293865 from Bogotá

Nationality: Venezuelan

Marital Status: Married

Work Visa: OTC Colombia

OTHER INFORMATION:

I have worked as advisor and consultant for planning and development of financial information systems for a corrugated cardboard manufacturing industry in Colombia.

Page Updated March 2003

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