Summary
Ricardo Pinedo is a senior plastic films consultant with over two decades of hands-on experience designing and commercializing multilayer film structures for demanding applications from food packaging to long-life outdoor wraps. He combines chemical engineering rigor with MBA-level financial and operational insight to simplify product portfolios, reduce waste, and boost machine uptime—often cutting hundreds of formulations down to a single optimized recipe. Ricardo has led life-cycle and accelerated-aging test programs (Xenon and QUV) and engineered films and welds that withstand extreme UV, heat and chemical wash cycles for 50,000+ hour service lives. His career spans consulting, plant general management, and roles as Sr. Polymer Engineer and adjunct professor, reflecting a rare mix of technical, commercial and teaching skills. Bilingual in English and Spanish, he excels at translating customer needs into engineering requirements, FMEA, KPIs and manufacturing-ready specifications. Based in Boca Raton, he brings a practical knack for turning complex polymer science into cost-effective, manufacturable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Accounting and Financial Management (MA&FM), Accounting and Finance, Master of Accounting and Financial Management (MA&FM), Accounting and Finance at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Operations, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Operations at University of Windsor
English, Spanish