Jose Tomas (Tiago) Cavagnaro
Agronomy Engineer graduate from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, currently pursuing MBA at UC Davis.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, English, Languages, Marketing |
| Groups: | Big Bang! Business Plan Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of California System - Davis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | N.G.O. TPH |
| Position: | Volunteer work |
| Time period: | March 2008 - May 2008 |
| Description: | Between April and June 2008, surveyed benefited people of N.G.O. TPH, in order to determine the impact of the assistance given. |
| Employer: | Agrícola Casa Oliva (Owned by Mega - Retailer Cugat), Rancagua, Chile |
| Position: | Administration Manager |
| Time period: | October 2007 - March 2008 |
| Description: | - Attracted banks to participate in business expansion to double its production and operation
- Established commercial agreements with new suppliers, reducing costs by 25% - Increased sales by 75% and margins by 30%, by establishing new relations with cattle buyers and introducing new types of beef products in Mega - Retailer |
| Employer: | Agrícola Super, Rancagua, Chile |
| Position: | Research and Development Area Manager |
| Time period: | December 2006 - October 2007 |
| Description: | - Introduced economic evaluation methods to the R&D Area, which were not considered before, reducing the uncertainty of real economic benefits to be obtained with the products or processes under study
- Improved budget control 100% by initiating Annual Budget that allocated costs into Research and Development Area, which were previously accounted as general costs |
| Employer: | Agrícola Super, Rancagua, Chile |
| Position: | Research and Development Supervisor |
| Time period: | October 2006 - March 2007 |
| Description: | - Restructured and reinforced the R&D human resources increasing teamwork productivity
- Renovated the Experimental Farm’s buildings resulting in increased accuracy of research conclusions - Coordinated, supervised and analyzed genetics research which was recognized by the genetics supplier company |
| Employer: | Agrícola Super, Rancagua, Chile |
| Position: | ISO 9001 Supervisor |
| Time period: | April 2006 - October 2006 |
| Description: | - Improved the ISO 9001 system particularly in the area of Internal Communication by writing monthly newsletters. This bulletin was of great help to collect innovative ideas of workers.
- ISO Certifier maintained the certificate for the Department, recognizing the effort and goals achieved within the company |
| Employer: | Agrícola Super, Rancagua, Chile |
| Position: | Trainee Engineer |
| Time period: | October 2005 - April 2006 |
| Description: | - Translated for several American and European Engineers from technology supply companies, leading to management’s increased awareness of technology |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Davis |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Finance and Marketing, MBA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Y2000 Scholarship for outstanding results in admission test
Obtained the maximum grade for Thesis Project Ranked 4th among the 184 program graduates |
Jose Tomas (Tiago)'s Contacts (4)
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Julia Barg
MBA Candidate, UC Davis Graduate School of Management, 2010, Entrepreneurship & Marketing
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Gabriel Bruck
Pursuing an MBA at UC Davis.
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Tegegne Marew Zewdie
Computer science graduate from Addis Ababa University, with MSc and PhD from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, currently pursuing MBA at UCDavis.
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Maria Zhao
Electrical Engineering graduate from UC Santa Barbara, pursuing MBA with focus in Tech Management and Marketing at UC Davis