An accomplished Managing Director with over 15 years commercial experience in entrepreneurship, business development projects from conception to implementation possessing a set of skills that combines an Executive MBA and Engineering Masters Degree with Entrepreneurial experience, International General Management and Business Development.More than 8 years in the aviation training industry growing a flight school from 5 to 230 students from 74 different nationalities. Became largest flight school in Spain in September 2021
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CeoFlyby Feb 2015 - PresentBurgos, Castilla And Leon, EsLeading the company to expand internationally.Continuos growth of over 60% year-on-year for the last 5 yearsOffering the best airplane pilot training available in Europe.Attracting customers from Europe (Sweden, UK, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, etc.), Asia (Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, India, Sri Lanka, etc.), Africa (Tunisia, Algiers, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, etc.) and America (Colombia) -
CeoFlybai May 2015 - PresentFlybai is the name of the company for the Spanish Market. We use FlyBy and FLYBYSCHOOL for the international market. -
Managing DirectorQuality Fly May 2014 - Jan 2015Madrid, Madrid, EsHelping a start-up company determining the business strategy and implementing a 1 & 3-year plans.Analysing cash-flow needs and alternatives for raising capital.Lead projects to open operations overseas: Morocco & China. -
Joint Managing DirectorBierrum International Jan 2010 - Dec 2013Led International business development operations team, responsible for Full P&L.Manage international tenders, developed strategic approach towards partnerships, bidding proposals, negotiations with customers across Australia, Egypt, UK, Spain, Colombia, and USA.Developed and profitably implemented business cases from initialisation to timely completion.Leading the team of Project Managers in procurement of all materials and services.Developed and managed dedicated project team from project conception, sitting through to implementation and support.AchievementsOperational responsibility for delivered projects valued at £24.6 Million.Secured construction project for El Ain El Skohna Power Plant in Egypt valued at $8.2 Million.Secured construction project for Manchester Waste Management Authority at Runcorn valued £2.8 Million.Procurement of materials and services valued £15.3 Million.
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Project ManagerKarrena International Jan 2007 - Dec 2009Management of all aspects of the projects involved: commercial negotiations of the contract with the client, procurement of materials and subcontractors, management of design teams (both in-house and out) and construction teams (up to 120 on-site).Co-ordination of multi-year schedules and programmes for Clients and Subcontractors with Primavera and MS Project.Effectively worked with the various department for successful project implementation.Efficient documentation for business process workflow improvement and for traceability purposes.AchievementsProject manager for the construction of concrete chimneys at Brandon Shores Power Plant for Constellation Energy and Leland Olds Power Plant for Basin Electric with a combined value of $53 Million. Negotiations of change orders and variations with a value of $5 Million.Procurement of materials and services valued at $40 Million.
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Business Development DirectorFullstep Aug 1999 - Dec 2006Madrid, Madrid, EsOperational responsibility and performance management of a team of eleven consultants and buyers.Project scope, pricing, data mining, negotiations and business transformation in areas of IT and business process automation in automotive, food, construction, and banking sectors.AchievementsLeading a sales team winning work valued at €18 million.Procured materials and services valued at €10 million in joint negotiations for clusters of companies.Implement Fullstep’s process and software in 19+ factories across Europe in a €2 billion automotive supplier.Redesign the procurement process of a multi-billion automotive supplier implementing strategic sourcing, forward sourcing and supplier development.Scoped, negotiated and implemented projects involving Fullsteps proprietary systems of Global Sourcing, eCatalogues, eProcurement, Quality Management and Workflow Management valued at €5.4 Million. -
Technical BuyerCampofrio Jul 1998 - Jul 1999Alcobendas, Madrid, EsSourcing and procurement of commodities including process machinery, maintenance items and general purchases for factories located in Spain, Russia, France, Romania, Philippines and Argentina.
Alex Alvarez Education Details
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Ie Business SchoolExecutive Mba -
Universidad De OviedoIndustrial Engineering -
Aldovea -
Aldovea
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Alex Alvarez's current role is CEO at FlyBy.
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Alex Alvarez attended Ie Business School, Universidad De Oviedo, Aldovea, Aldovea.
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