Carlos Melendez Email & Phone Number

Mexico City, Cdmx, Mx

Mexico City, Mexico

Working with senior managers to determine where the business is going and how it will get there. Strategy discussions encompass the purpose and values of the organization, and focus on setting medium and long-term goals based on information about industry and market trends, competitive threats and possible business opportunities.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Accountable for the overall strategy, resourcing, planning, engineering, project management and execution of all CapEx investment projects in Mexico, U.S. and Latin America with a budget up to US$60 Mio. each. Reporting to the Engineering Head, leading a team of 11 direct multidisciplinary engineers and 60+ indirect employees including contractors.Achievements, projects and implementations:• Defined department budgets and managed revenue, net operating costs, and other key performance indicators • Created growth opportunities for my team members, assigning them to new responsibilities both locally and internationally in Germany and the United States.• Developed a project cost control tool that reduced the variability of monthly project expenses from +50% to ± 6.0%• Maintained the safety KPI on 0.0% RIR and group productivity KPI above 85% that contributed to the department goal• Key member of the Bayer Engineering Leadership TeamDeveloped skills: Effective negotiation with clients, suppliers and contracts

Mexico

Accountable for providing technological services to 3 production sites and commercial responsibility for third party projects. Project Management support for projects up to US$34 Mio. Reporting to the Engineering Head, with a team of 27 direct multidisciplinary Engineers and 60+ indirect employees, including contractors.• Implemented a safety awareness program that reduced the Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) to 0.0%. No accidents since May 2013• Developed a personnel´s project assignment tool that increased the group productivity in 33% (from 75% to 89%) and avoided/reduced personnel overload• Successfully led all the three Engineering disciplines (IEC, Engineering and Project Management) while the reorganization of the Engineering Group took place without any disruption to the organization• Key player of the continuous improvement system and the Instrumentation, Electrical and Controls global Leadership TeamDeveloped skills: Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Houston, Texas Area

Process Control Technology Project Manager for Makrolon unit projects at Baytown site, managing a budget of up to US$20 Mio. Reporting to the Process Control Technology Group Head and leading a team of 5 direct multicultural Engineers and 10+ indirect employees/contractors.• Developed myself from a Sr. Process Control Specialist to a Program Manager in 1 year• Liaison for all related Process Control Technology business between USA and Mexico that allowed working remotely on detail engineering in Mexico from projects that were being developed in USA, obtaining savings in engineering costs by 45%Developed skills: Leadership of multi-functional and multi-cultural teams; International Strategy

Mexico

In charge of Process Management Technology department in the Santa Clara site preparing costs estimations and pursuing budget and project schedules with a budget up to €16 Mio. Reporting to the Process Management Technology Group Head, leading a team of 7 direct Electrical & Mechatronic Engineers and 30+ indirect employees and contractors.• Designed and developed a dosing system that increased the blend production in 400%. This improvement led the production area to sell 4 additional batches per day• Successfully led and implemented the technological upgrade to the whole polyurethane production facility within the assigned budget and quality• Played a key role in the implementation of the Quality Management System ISO 9001:2008Developed skills: Management, Quality Management Systems ISO 9001 / 14001 / 18001

Mexico

Responsible for the acquisition of new production lines and laboratory equipment. In charge of designing, programming, installing, commissioning and starting up all new automation systems. Reporting to the Senior Process Control Technology Manager.• Designed and implemented a programing methodology to configure all HVAC systems that complied with pharmaceutical GMP, reducing the implementation time by 80% and the validation efforts by 50%Developed skills: GMPs, System validation and commissioning

Mexico

Implemented automation projects for the new Consumer Health production facility. Developed and executed validation plans including “Installation Qualification”, “Operation Qualification” and “Process Qualification”.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, Master Degree

Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Magna Cum Laude recognition

International Strategy Specialization, International Business, Master Degree

International Strategy Specialization with a Magna Cum Laude recognition

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering, Bs