Juan Torres
Logistics Management, Central Michigan University · Class of 2027
Torre10j@cmich.eduMount Pleasant, MILinkedIn
I’m a Logistics Management student at Central Michigan University with a 3.70 GPA (4.00 in the major). I’ve worked since 2021, first on a factory line and now as a certified meat cutter at Meijer, and I build small projects on the side to try out what I’m learning.
Experience
2024 – Present
Meijer
Certified Meat Cutter · Mount Pleasant & Cadillac, MI
- Certified Meat Cutter, Mount Pleasant, MIAug 2025 – Present
- Certified Meat Cutter, Cadillac, MIMay 2024 – Aug 2025
- Meat Cutting Apprentice, Cadillac, MIApr 2024 – May 2024
- Manage the department’s inventory in Meijer’s IMS so we don’t run short or over-order, which feeds the sales forecast and keeps waste down.
- Run the meat saws to spec under strict safety protocols; precision cutting with no accidents and no lost time.
- Ran daily cutting and stock rotation in Cadillac, where tight rotation kept waste low and the department ahead on corporate performance metrics.
- Follow food-safety and sanitation rules closely; routine inspections came back with zero violations.
- Take special orders for customers, which is a big part of why they come back.
- Learned cut specifications, blade safety, case setup, rotation and labeling (FIFO) as an apprentice under a journeyman cutter.
2021 – 2023
FIAMM Technologies
Factory Operator · Cadillac, MI
- Factory Operator, Cadillac, MIFeb 2021 – Apr 2023
- Ran production equipment and kept materials moving on the line, safely and on pace.
- My first real look at how operations work day to day, and a big part of why I study logistics now.
Education
Expected April 2027
Central Michigan University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Logistics Management · Mount Pleasant, MI
GPA 3.70 · Major GPA 4.00 · President’s List, Spring 2026
Logistics and Physical Distribution · Operations and Supply Chain Management · Logistics Strategy
July 2025
Baker College
Associate of Applied Science, General Studies · Cadillac, MI
GPA 3.50 · Dean’s List, 2023–2024