Juan de Leon

About Juan de Leon

Food Industry Executive with proven ability to provide leadership, guidance, development and implementation of policies to protect the company\'s brand equity, sales and reputation. Strong team builder and motivator that is able to organize resources to achieve sustainable growth through continuous improvement. Exceptional competency in developing, deploying and executing QA systems and programs aligned with company strategies.20 years experience in managing food manufacturing QA and R&D, with exceptional ability to establish fruitful and mutually beneficial business relationships. Outstanding ability to serve as the company\'s corporate technical liasion with current and prospective customers.Specialties: • Continuous Process Improvement • HACCP• QA Systems and Programs • SQF• Food Safety • Staff Management & Development• Lean/Six Sigma • Quality Function Deployment • Bilingual (Spanish).

Experience

1. Sr Director-global Food Safety

   Restaurant Brands International

   Aug 2025 — Present · Miami, FL, US

Education

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Haccp
• Gfsi
• Food Microbiology
• Quality Assurance
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Food Safety
• Manufacturing
• Professional Mentoring
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Bakery
• Management
• Team Building
• Quality Management
• Food & Beverage
• Lean Manufacturing
• Food Manufacturing
• Food
• Food Processing
• Continuous Improvement
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Leadership
• Food Industry
• Food Technology
• Supply Chain
• Sqf
• Six Sigma
• Food Science
• Quality Auditing
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)