Art Técnica is a Mexican company that focuses on providing maintenance and metrology service and products to Biomedical and Clinical Engineers in the Mexican market.We currently represent Fluke Biomedical and Raysafe solutions in the Mexican market, as well as own the First Authorized Calibration and Service Center authorized by Fluke Biomedical for biomedical test device quality assurance and metrology services.Our staff is built by highly-trained personnel with over 10 years… Show more Art Técnica is a Mexican company that focuses on providing maintenance and metrology service and products to Biomedical and Clinical Engineers in the Mexican market.We currently represent Fluke Biomedical and Raysafe solutions in the Mexican market, as well as own the First Authorized Calibration and Service Center authorized by Fluke Biomedical for biomedical test device quality assurance and metrology services.Our staff is built by highly-trained personnel with over 10 years of experience in the fields of medical equipment maintenance, quality assurance, and health technology management. We offer our customers the possibility to save up to 2/3 of their maintenance budget it main electromedical devices by offering training and biomedical test devices for a better technology servicing and management in both clinics and hospitals. Show less

Vertess is a premier firm that provides merger and acquisitions (M+A) advisory services to companies in the healthcare market, helping such companies to maximize the value of the transaction as well as to create value for the transition period.

Business consulting firm focused on start-ups, development of corporate governance in small-medium scale business, mergers and acquisitions, lean operations, business valuations, financing and business selling.

CFO in charge of finance operations.

Ensure that all the finance business processes comply with corporate governance standards. Support business processes to reach or maximize capital investments returns. Ensure that bank loans are executed according to the original business plans. Search current and future financial efficiencies resulting from re-financing structures of bank loans. Support the opening of hotel operations and ensure that the start-ups are… Show more Ensure that all the finance business processes comply with corporate governance standards. Support business processes to reach or maximize capital investments returns. Ensure that bank loans are executed according to the original business plans. Search current and future financial efficiencies resulting from re-financing structures of bank loans. Support the opening of hotel operations and ensure that the start-ups are executed according to the business plans. Act as liaison between tax compliance, finance and operations to support business continuity. - Bank credit structure in St Regis Punta Mita Hotel for USD $ 40MM. Cash efficiency of U.S. $ 1.5MM in the first two years. - Shared Services area restructuring to decentralized services with savings achieved USD100M Show less

Ensure that all the business processes comply with corporate governance standards. Foresee compliance solutions applicable to business strategies. Operate without administrative failures. Act as liaison between tax compliance, finance and operations to support business continuity. - Definition of the local tax strategy model to acquire a company within the corporate model. - Debt acquisition rate of 9% and subsequent debt… Show more Ensure that all the business processes comply with corporate governance standards. Foresee compliance solutions applicable to business strategies. Operate without administrative failures. Act as liaison between tax compliance, finance and operations to support business continuity. - Definition of the local tax strategy model to acquire a company within the corporate model. - Debt acquisition rate of 9% and subsequent debt capitalization. Create a project management organization to eliminate risks derived from the company integration (merge) process, avoid bankruptcy and maintaining debt interest as deductible expenses with related parties abroad. - Definition and negotiation with local affiliates to get a loan for USD $ 100 MM signed in Mexican pesos, preventing the currency exchange loss, funding occurred in time. - Coordination of the ERP SAP implementation in Mexico and Central America, ensuring the proper use of investment equivalent to USD $ 6MM, typifying the investment as a service contract to ensure a full annual tax deduction, generating a positive cash flow in the year of the tax deduction USD $ 1.5 MM. - VAT recovery for MXP $ 64 MM. MXP $ 54 MM as a current tax payments compensation and MXP $ 10 MM in indexation and surcharges, maximizing cash flows. - Latin-American Compliance committee creation and development. Show less

Analyze marketing investments and returns. Provide administrative and business tips that supported achievement of improved levels of profitability. Act as liaison between tax compliance, finance and operations to support business continuity. Support S&OP, sales channels, pricing, warehouse and distribution processes. Ensure supply chain finances and metrics are measured and tracked to define KPI's. Built KPI's and supply chain finance goals and… Show more Analyze marketing investments and returns. Provide administrative and business tips that supported achievement of improved levels of profitability. Act as liaison between tax compliance, finance and operations to support business continuity. Support S&OP, sales channels, pricing, warehouse and distribution processes. Ensure supply chain finances and metrics are measured and tracked to define KPI's. Built KPI's and supply chain finance goals and objectives. Provide financial tools to track organic growth. - Application to tax authorities confirming tax criteria to consider sugar substitute at 0% VAT rate versus 15% VAT rate (product kept an inconsistency between the VAT when importing the product and the rate applied when selling the product as a sugar substitute) Closure of the distribution agreement, increasing sales and market share, improving cash flow for payment of VAT and net income by six percentage points and ensuring consistent tax treatment between customs and trade. - Correction of the tax model to import and export within the J&J companies ensuring correct payment of duties, cutting inefficiencies in tax and enabling other tax efficiencies. Show less

Support the software sales attainment. Responsible of all administrative and finance back office tasks. Responsible of sales contract negotiation with clients to ensure proper sales and revenue recognition. Business risks avoidance by applying corrections to imprecise contract wording. - Recovery of 90% of total the overdue receivables portfolio, running a corporate dividend payment equivalent to 30% of the required payment for… Show more Support the software sales attainment. Responsible of all administrative and finance back office tasks. Responsible of sales contract negotiation with clients to ensure proper sales and revenue recognition. Business risks avoidance by applying corrections to imprecise contract wording. - Recovery of 90% of total the overdue receivables portfolio, running a corporate dividend payment equivalent to 30% of the required payment for the Latin American region. Reduction in AR recovery days with Banco de Mexico portfolio from 134 to 19 days, avoiding the objection of administrative areas of Banco de Mexico and enabling prompt payment. Reduction in DSO (days average collection of portfolio) from 89 to 62 days, generating a collection "Best in Class-Golden Star Award" and enabling dividend payment of MXP $ 4MM required by corporate. Show less

Update business plans and projections. Sign quarterly compliance certifications for data integrity and internal control. Manage currency hedging. Coordinate and control all the accounting activity. - Notification of major control deviations to corporate related to "revenue recognition" (values adjusted to be USD $ 10MM). Submission of detailed report to the corporate CFO with evidence of 12 points… Show more Update business plans and projections. Sign quarterly compliance certifications for data integrity and internal control. Manage currency hedging. Coordinate and control all the accounting activity. - Notification of major control deviations to corporate related to "revenue recognition" (values adjusted to be USD $ 10MM). Submission of detailed report to the corporate CFO with evidence of 12 points of weakness in internal control with major impact on the financial statements. The restated results of the subsidiary helped to support the public shares offer in Germany, gaining credibility and reputation of local finance group. Show less

Treasury and internal control Supervise finance and accounting data integrity, report local corporate information. Ensure data integrity for audits. Implement SOX standards. Manage treasury operation.LUIS ANTONIO GARDUÑO GÓMEZ Page 3 - Sale of shares and assets accounting cleaning, mitigating impacts from disposal of non- depreciated assets with the sale of Telmex shares… Show more Treasury and internal control Supervise finance and accounting data integrity, report local corporate information. Ensure data integrity for audits. Implement SOX standards. Manage treasury operation.LUIS ANTONIO GARDUÑO GÓMEZ Page 3 - Sale of shares and assets accounting cleaning, mitigating impacts from disposal of non- depreciated assets with the sale of Telmex shares. Control of accounting records in line with SOX standards. Promotion to a regional "Compliance" responsibilities. - Execute local and corporate figures tie-out, eliminating significant unbalances between corporate and local books USD $ 18 MM Show less