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Mexico City Area, Mexico

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Fire Protection Solutions, Mexico’s largest installer of fire detection & suppression Systems (Sprinklers, CO2, NOVEC, Foams etc)for Industrial applications and Co-Generation plants. PEMEX offshore rigs fleet maintenance contractor. $34M USD annual sales.Program DirectorReporting to General Director, with 4 managers as direct reports and 250 employees.Manage day-to-day operations of entire company’s projects portfolio (120 projects annually) in two branches, from planning… Show more Fire Protection Solutions, Mexico’s largest installer of fire detection & suppression Systems (Sprinklers, CO2, NOVEC, Foams etc)for Industrial applications and Co-Generation plants. PEMEX offshore rigs fleet maintenance contractor. $34M USD annual sales.Program DirectorReporting to General Director, with 4 managers as direct reports and 250 employees.Manage day-to-day operations of entire company’s projects portfolio (120 projects annually) in two branches, from planning toimplementation. Work closely with SALES to quote and execute fire protections projects. Streamline overall performance (P&L) andfinancial indicators. Manage a budget of $24M USD.• Increased portfolio GM +2% and stabilized monthly variations of sales vs forecast KPI below 5%, by implementing control layersand restructuring the operations team, and focusing on planning and risk escalations.• Reduced working capital up to 30% by negotiating new terms and conditions in the contracts with clients/contractors and closemonitoring projects expenses timing for equipment & labor.• Improved Customer satisfaction up to 86% by developing training programs for the field services personnel and establishing anincentive program aligned with the main KPIs which reflected on a penalties/late fees reduction of 97%.• Deployed agile customer-oriented project management operating system using EXEPRON based on “Theory of Restrictions”and implementing new operation guidelines, which allowed to access a dashboard with portfolio’s health in real time and keyissues to escalate promptly.• Reduced response time of customer’s service request from 24 to 8 hrs, by implementing an automated service desk andanticipating seasonal demands with planning of stock and technician’s availability. Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Worldwide manufacturer of Power Management Systems (Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power), Building ManagementSystem (BMS), Integrated Efficiency Solutions combining energy, automation and software with 2,000 employees in Mexico.Solution Center Manager / Sr. Project ManagerReporting to Vice President of Execution Center, with 6 Sr. project managers as direct reports and indirectly 50 team members.Lead the largest and more complex projects in the company as well the… Show more Worldwide manufacturer of Power Management Systems (Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power), Building ManagementSystem (BMS), Integrated Efficiency Solutions combining energy, automation and software with 2,000 employees in Mexico.Solution Center Manager / Sr. Project ManagerReporting to Vice President of Execution Center, with 6 Sr. project managers as direct reports and indirectly 50 team members.Lead the largest and more complex projects in the company as well the project steering committee and identify & coordinate RisksEscalation Meetings where Global CEO and members of the board participates.• Recovered 14 points of GM for AUDI Cars Manufacturing Plant project, by tracking and documenting additional scope (1.6MEuros) and contain extra cost to minimum, which required top level negotiations to justify them since this project was sold with30% negative margin.• Ensured available capacity of Sr. PMs to tackle Solution Center work load peaks, by mentoring Jr PMs from other applicationcenters and expediting their carrier path to the Solution Center.• Promoted Mexican Solution Center by participating on specialized communities and sharing best practices among the PEC(Project Execution Centers) members, increasing the prestige of the Mexican Solution Center.• Reduced variations on monthly revenue reports from 50% to 7%, by isolating performance indicators per PM and takingpreventive actions to bring forward invoicing to recover sliders. Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

Queretaro, Mexico

ENERGY SERVICE division - Manufacturer of steam turbines and generators equipment for power generation. Service provider ofoverhauls & major repairs for Mexico and LATAM fleets.Project ManagerReporting to Operations Manager, with 2 project engineers as direct reports and 20 team members.P á g i n a 2 | 3Lead execution of major overhaul services for PEMEX fleet, assuring the delivery on time within budget and get a promoter qualification from customer, and coordinating… Show more ENERGY SERVICE division - Manufacturer of steam turbines and generators equipment for power generation. Service provider ofoverhauls & major repairs for Mexico and LATAM fleets.Project ManagerReporting to Operations Manager, with 2 project engineers as direct reports and 20 team members.P á g i n a 2 | 3Lead execution of major overhaul services for PEMEX fleet, assuring the delivery on time within budget and get a promoter qualification from customer, and coordinating manufacturing plants in Mexico and Germany aligned with the business unit playbook. Keep knowledgeable of larger landscape and to granular details to keep a good project health, anticipating risks and resolving them.• Achieved 8M Euros in 2013 by taking delayed orders from PEMEX in June and execute them in 6 months just before their annual budget expired, it required to order in advance parts and services from Germany and escalate key issues to top management to get support from manufacturing plants to expedite spare parts deliveries.• Increased GM by 2% by reducing cost of “Dynamic Rotor Balancing” services, developing a non-competence agreement with ALSTOM to use their balancing tunnel facility in Morelia Mexico. Show less

Jacksonville, Florida Area

One of the world's leading construction and project development companies, focused on selected home markets in the Nordic region, Europe and USA., specialized in public private partnership (PPP) projects for Cities Infrastructure Development for MUSH (Municipalities, Universities, Schools & Hospitals) sector. 6.34B USD Annual sales.Project Manager (Contracted)Reporting to Regional Construction Manager, with 4 superintendents and 2 back office as direct reports.Coordinate… Show more One of the world's leading construction and project development companies, focused on selected home markets in the Nordic region, Europe and USA., specialized in public private partnership (PPP) projects for Cities Infrastructure Development for MUSH (Municipalities, Universities, Schools & Hospitals) sector. 6.34B USD Annual sales.Project Manager (Contracted)Reporting to Regional Construction Manager, with 4 superintendents and 2 back office as direct reports.Coordinate construction works, aligned with strategy & financial goals of the project as well to follow up progress milestones. Maintain applicable permits passing scheduled inspections from COJ Building Inspection Division.• Achieved cross selling of $24M USD on additional scope @ Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville $80M USD contract by:o Extra works tracking from surveying customer requirements to detailed final deliverable.o Coordinating UK and India teams to expedite overnight of Renders, Gantt Charts (including key deadlines for approvals) and a comprehensive list of approved contractors to execute this additional scope.o Steadfast follow up to committed milestones.• Successfully handled owner’s monthly status meetings by preparing with subcontractors riveting content progress reports and special focus on key risks to be escalated.• Maintained for 4 years a “promoter” qualification at owner’s customer satisfaction surveys by exceptional client interaction. Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

German manufacturer of Instrument Panels and Lighting Systems (headlamps, tailamps, daytime Running Lamps & center high mounted stop lamps) for automotive industry. Mexican operation provides +3.2M lamps for domestic and US markets.Project ManagerReporting to Plant Manager with 2 project engineers as direct reports and 120 team members on 3 shifts.Lead overall project execution from design concept approval to final acceptance tests by customer, take early corrective actions… Show more German manufacturer of Instrument Panels and Lighting Systems (headlamps, tailamps, daytime Running Lamps & center high mounted stop lamps) for automotive industry. Mexican operation provides +3.2M lamps for domestic and US markets.Project ManagerReporting to Plant Manager with 2 project engineers as direct reports and 120 team members on 3 shifts.Lead overall project execution from design concept approval to final acceptance tests by customer, take early corrective actions, mitigate potential risks and restore program integrity. Follow corporate guidelines for product & quality planning based on Lean Manufacturing to ensure meeting customer’s requirements in quality, planned cost and arrival (JIT) to their assembly plants.• Achieved “Launch Event” date on time by assembling and leading a cross-functional project team, defining clear limits of responsibilities, coordinating on site meetings for Design Reviews, Engineering (Plymouth MI and Lippstadt Germany), plastics injection molds acceptance (Toronto Manufacturer) and assembly line team (Mexico City).• Successfully reported project progress by fulfilling guidelines from Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) standard for “Gate” completion at Program Management Committee monthly meetings.• Increased GM +2% (avg) by developing aggressive project’s overall investment plan focusing on qualifying new local suppliers for rapid prototypes, injection molds, assembly fixtures, assembly line equipment, stress relief ovens and vibration welding machines and getting them committed to an optimized schedule.• Improved cash flow in 15% by pushing ahead of schedule invoicing milestones facilitating final approvals of Fixtures & Gauges, Repeatability & Reproducibility studies, “First Samples”, “Run at Rates” and “Production Launch” events. Show less

Querétaro Area, Mexico

POWER SYSTEMS division - World leader in power generation delivering electricity from a wide spectrum of fuel sources. Manufacturer of steam turbines and generators for power plants and industrial purposes. Headquarters in Schenectady NY.Project ManagerReporting to Manager of Power Systems Division. At its early stage this project ramp-up from 15 to 300 engineers in 18 months.Support GE initiative to outsource drafting & engineering from headquarters. To start up and secure… Show more POWER SYSTEMS division - World leader in power generation delivering electricity from a wide spectrum of fuel sources. Manufacturer of steam turbines and generators for power plants and industrial purposes. Headquarters in Schenectady NY.Project ManagerReporting to Manager of Power Systems Division. At its early stage this project ramp-up from 15 to 300 engineers in 18 months.Support GE initiative to outsource drafting & engineering from headquarters. To start up and secure knowledge transfer for 2 Mexican engineering vendors to provide BOMs and manufacturing drawings of steam turbine components to GE plants worldwide.• Successfully released diaphragm component drawings 3 months ahead of schedule and $200K under budget by matching best fits between engineers & components and training targeted personnel with specific curricula to eliminate critical errors.• Achieved “Cero Critical Errors” on drawings and BOMs for new & aftermarket turbine components (rotors, diaphragms, packing rings and valves) required by the stakeholders by managing the 6Sigma team and developing quality metrics.• Winner of “Best Overall Project” at National Six Sigma Rally, Dec 9th, 1999. Organized by GE International.• “IDEAS” Award from EDS, for efforts towards to develop a “Defect’s Matrix Tool” to measure/quantify drawing’s quality, paving the road for a standardized data collection process and key to obtain ISO9000 certification in 2001. Show less

Mexico City Area, Mexico

On charge of project with Chrysler Mexico to install 350 CATIA seats at 5 manufacturing locations and train 500 engineers & drafters. The company division became the country’s largest CATIA reseller. During this project we developed a joint venture with a Detroit partner to complement the Engineering Services portfolio we offered to the Latin America’s Automotive and Heavy Industry. Leaded 26 engineers from 3 countries, to estimate, define and produce 3D models and drawings of a variety of… Show more On charge of project with Chrysler Mexico to install 350 CATIA seats at 5 manufacturing locations and train 500 engineers & drafters. The company division became the country’s largest CATIA reseller. During this project we developed a joint venture with a Detroit partner to complement the Engineering Services portfolio we offered to the Latin America’s Automotive and Heavy Industry. Leaded 26 engineers from 3 countries, to estimate, define and produce 3D models and drawings of a variety of parts and assemblies from speaker covers for VW to engine monoblocks for John Deere’s Tractors. I started as a Technical advisor for CATIA complex 3D models and assemblies and Fine tuning meshes for rapid prototyping. Show less

Management And Business Administration

Modern Manufacturing Techniques

Bachelors, Mechanical Engineer