Daniel Oblitas
Surquillo
Summary
Experienced Agronomy Engineer with nearly 15 years of auditing experience on various certification standards. Proven skills in interpersonal communication, observational, reporting, and organization. Native Spanish speaker, fluent in English and upper-intermediate proficiency in Italian.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Integrity Assessor
FOODPLUS GmbH (GLOBALG.A.P.)
09.2018 - Current
- Conduct global on-site and remote Integrity assessments to Certification Bodies and producers under the GLOBALG.A.P
- Standard
- Review of Certification Body applications and assessor competencies
- Communicate with certification bodies and follow-up on accreditations
- Provide standard support for standard related queries.
Key and local Consultant (PepsiCo Sustainable Farm Initiative and Unilever)
01.2013 - 08.2018
- Perform visits to company suppliers of fruit and vegetables of Unilever and provide training and support in Implementation of the Sustainable Agriculture Code (SAC) – Unilever
- Provide frequent monitoring of progress
- Prepare suppliers prior their SAC audits
- Developed local guidebooks and trained PepsiCo Agro-teams
- Engaged farmers, coordinated and executed second-party self-assessments
- Reported program progress and provide technical support.
Local coordinator for RSPO and FSC
Control Union Peru S.A.C (Control Union Certifications)
10.2009 - 08.2018
- Followed up on auditors’ qualifications and program deadlines
- Developed offers according to program requirements and timeframes
- Follow up on deadlines and communication.
Operations Manager – Inspections department
Control Union Peru S.A.C (Control Union Certifications)
06.2015 - 07.2016
- Manage and optimized pre-shipment and shipment inspection processes of grains, oils and fish meal
- Supervision of loading and unloading cargo, fumigations of containers
- Developed instructions and review of Operation Manuals to achieve ISO 17020 accreditation
- Lead team of over 20 staff members.
Auditor / Senior Auditor
10.2009 - 06.2015
- Audited against different agricultural standards National Organic Standard (NOP), GLOBALG.A.P, Nurture, EEC, JAS, EFAPA and FIPA, C.A.F.E Practices, Utz coffee and cocoa
- Assess junior auditors, ensuring compliance with procedures and regulations
- Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
Procurement manager
Sociedad Agrícola Camino S.A.C
07.2008 - 12.2008
- Organized and executed on-site fruit and vegetables purchases ensuring quality standards
- Maintained direct contact with suppliers and oversaw daily shipping activities.
Trainee
Agrícola Mochica S.A.C.
12.2006 - 04.2007
- Ripeness evaluation of the fruit on farm
- Supervised harvest activities and quality control at the processing facility
- On-farm activities such as irrigation, pruning, fertilization, plant evaluation and phytosanitary control.
Education
Engineering degree in Sciences-Agronomy -
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina UNALM
Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Reliability
- Interpersonal Skills
- Professionalism
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-solving aptitude
Certification
- On-farm Risk Analysis Workshop, 24, Remote, 2022
- Hygiene, contamination and microbiology on food, 32, Lima – Peru, 2021
- Lead auditor RSPO course, 2017
- International Ship and Port Facility Securty Code (ISPS) Basic, Callao - Peru, 2015
- Port Security Training Certificate, Callao - Peru, 2015
- Certificate of participation for Inspection Bodies in Standard ISO 17020:2012, Lima – Peru, 2015
- Sustainable Agriculture Network Auditor Training Course (Rainforest Alliance), Nairobi – Kenya, 2014
- Quality Management Systems (QMS) Auditor / Lead Auditor (ISO 9001/IRCA), Lima – Peru, 2014
- Union for Ethical Bio Trade, 2012
- Certificate of completion in organic farm inspection training given by the International Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA), 2011
Languages
Spanish
English
Italian
Timeline
Integrity Assessor
FOODPLUS GmbH (GLOBALG.A.P.)
09.2018 - Current
Operations Manager – Inspections department
Control Union Peru S.A.C (Control Union Certifications)
06.2015 - 07.2016
Key and local Consultant (PepsiCo Sustainable Farm Initiative and Unilever)
01.2013 - 08.2018
Local coordinator for RSPO and FSC
Control Union Peru S.A.C (Control Union Certifications)
10.2009 - 08.2018
Auditor / Senior Auditor
10.2009 - 06.2015
Procurement manager
Sociedad Agrícola Camino S.A.C
07.2008 - 12.2008
Trainee
Agrícola Mochica S.A.C.
12.2006 - 04.2007
Engineering degree in Sciences-Agronomy -
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina UNALM
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