RESUME : Jorge Antonio Reynaud Y. e-mails: reynaud_jorge@hotmail.com ceramiconsultant@hotmail.com Cell Phone from U.S.A.: 011-52-415-100-3644 ceramiconsultant@hotmail.com Cell Phone from Mexico: 045-415-100-3644 ________________________________________ Objective: Desire to secure a position in a company as a Technical Manager or Ceramic Industries Consultant I have more than 30 years of experience as a specialist in both small and big companies, manufacturers of sanitary ware of world class standard and high quality, stone ware pottery and tiles, earthen ware tableware, terracotta. Development of special projects. Selection of minerals, glaze and body formulation, slip casting, pressing, extrusion, forming, finishing and glazing techniques, RAM process, mold design, production, firing and controls. Also refractories like cordierites and silicon carbides. Manufacturing and maintenance of kilns and equipments.. ________________________________________ Design and production of stoneware hotel pottery. In charge of clays, glazes, colors, prototypes, design labs and production. Highest quality porcelain sanitary production for the United States market. The products were awarded first place by the Distributor of the American Society of Sanitary Porcelain for the best sanitary glaze. These products are known as the Saint Thomas Creation. Title to primary school teacher from Argentina. Certification Chemical Technician Ceramist from the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de la Universidad National de Cuyo. Argentina. Niagara-Wheatfield Junior-Senior High School Student Council Commendation Award. Chemical Engineering studys 1966-1964), Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Published articles about ceramics in El Regional Buen Dia (a journal from Dolores, Hidalgo, one of de major ceramics areas in Mexico). Conferences in Mexican Ceramics Society. Experience 2001 to Present: Private Consultant. Moliendas Cerámicas. Cerámica Alemana, Diseños E-Ikoki, Cerámica Artística de Querétaro. Art Studios: Danisha, Terra, Las Animas. Sleeper, Development of clay, glazes, designs, construction of kilns, ceramic labs, personal training, quality control, production. Cordierites and silicon carbides for the manufacturing of shelves, pots, setters and special pieces. Manufacturing and maintenance of industrial kilns. 2000-2001Ceramic Cantarera. Production Manager Design and production of stoneware hotel pottery. In charge of clays, glazes, colors, prototypes, design labs and production. 1991-2000 Business Owner CEO/Director Manufacturing of high quality Talavera ceramic for international export to more then 60 countries. Alta Cerámica (Q-Ceramics) General Manager 1990-1991 • New Project to modernize an automatic floor tiles industry. International travel to purchase equipment. Assessment of regional raw materials. Lab and selection minerals. Flex Art Private Consultant 1989 • In charge of inspection and evaluation of a Guatemalan Italian equipped floor tile ceramic factory for sale, or the possibility of relocating factory to Mexico. 1985-1989 Cerámica San Luis (Mexico) Saint Thomas Creation (USA) Plant Manager Project for porcelain sanitary plant, installation and production. A high quality porcelain sanitary production for the USA market. The products were awarded first prize given by The American Society Distributor for the best sanitary glaze - enamel vitreus porcelain. The products are known as the Saint Tomas Creation. 1981-1985 Loza Fina (LOFISA) Technical Manager Plant supervisor of quality control , labs and sub-production materials and maintenance. Clays, glazes, and quality control computerized programs. Development of new products department with a tableware production of 1,300,000 pieces per month. Manager of over 1000 employees. Made frits, ceramic decals, hotel porcelain, chemistry porcelain and refractories: cordierites and silicon carbides for the manufacturing of shelves, pots, setters and special pieces. Manufacturing and maintenance of industrial kilns. 1978-1980.Multipurpose Center of Arts, Mendoza. Argentina. Professor of pottery and modeling. Teaches pottery and modeling techniques. Make glazes and clays design. Education Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina 1967-1972 Certificate: Chemical ceramics technical Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1964-1966 chemical engineering unfinished Scholarship Niagara Wheatfield junior/senior High School, New York, USA 1963 International Fellowship Inc. Escuela Normal Mixta Mercedes T. San Martin de Balcarce. San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina 1959-1963 Maestro Normal Federal High School specialized in elemental teaching Skills Bilingual Spanish and English Designed and constructed several kilns, oriented in both industrial and art crafts installation of Italian roller/kiln Created an automated computer program for clays and glazes Taught specialized ceramic technique to several engineers in Mexico Manufactured Product Sectors: Tile, Pottery/tableware, Terra Cotta/Earthenware, Sanitary ware Production Departments: Kiln building, refitting, configuring. Decoration. Drying processes. Lab Services. RAM Pressing. Extrusion. Training/Education. Glazing. Efficiency/Optimization. Mold making. Materials handling/processing. Forming Processes. Body/Glaze Preparation. Power Handling. Process Troubleshooting. Technical Assistance to supplier sectors: Clay and mineral processors. Glazes and pigments. Frits. Mining, prospecting. More Experience and References available by request.

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• manufacturing
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• production
• warehouse
• ceramic consultant
• researcher