Managed business and daily operations of PVI - Process Validation & Improvement Area supporting GPSC for GM in South America. Played pivotal role developing and driving key initiatives leading teams to achieve excellence and consistently reach annual targets. Delivered $60M since 2013 in cost savings related to direct material operations and earned as recognition the “Outstanding Achievement Award 2017” by the Global Supplier Recovery Area. Led successful projects to optimize supplier contract conditions and terms with savings generation. Initiated and designed, attaining divisional support a new procedure for import credit collection controls, which after implementation resulted in $9M cash recovery of due outstanding receivables in two years.During the last five years positioned the PVI business in South America as “high value added” branded service by supporting and leveraging complex strategic negotiations with suppliers. Led key profitable projects and savings generation initiatives in the region such as; FX Country of Origin, Contract pricing decrease negotiations, Packaging, Warranty and Incoterms.

GENERAL ELECTRIC Conducted globalization processes that effectively addressed the unique challenges and improved operations of GE Global Growth & Operations Area. Successfully transformed and redesigned high risk cycles in the Financial Shared Services Center resulting in the proposition of 16 new ERP customization processes with GE governance compliance, followed by implementation and change management across business units. JOHNSON CONTROLS Appointed to lead the annual SOX Audit review starting with a planning phase in JCI headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, USA managing a team of eight auditors. Performed several cycles of control tests and substantive procedures, provided reports with key control improvement recommendations to reduce the risk of material misstatement of financial statements to an appropriately low level and monitored implementation. CUMMINS, ALCOA, COOPER STANDARD, TRELLEBORG, BERLITZ, GMB, SKY-DIRECT TV, RANBAXY, RECALL, COMMCENTER/VIVO, ASHLAND, ANGLO AMERICAN, MODINE, CRISTAL GLOBAL, STEPAN CHEMICAL Managed and deployed several audit and consulting projects developing processes and programs in the areas of Internal Controls Auditing & Sarbane-Oxley compliance, Risk Assessment, Change Management & Turnaround, Process Mapping, Controllership, US-GAAP / IFRS Reporting advisory, Cost Control and Reconciliations, ERP System Implementations (SAP/Oracle), Project Management (PMI) in Global and Latin America business environments driving superior customer service to stakeholders.

Directed Latin America finance and accounting divisions transforming the company to well-run operations while driving teams to disciplined growth, quality improvements and sustainable biotechnology operations. Main responsibilities encompassed accounting, treasury, financial planning, tax, IT and legal areas.

As controller of business units of large-scale budget management (up to $900M annual) provided ongoing financial executive leadership achieving high profitability, improving contribution margins by tightening cost controls and setting aggressive commercial & financial contract conditions goals with telecom operators. Exceeded key operational performance targets for key accounts such as; Algar Telecom Group and Telefônica (VIVO).