My professional experience focuses on developing strategies to facilitate the business objectives of organizations through the recognition and strengthening of their competitive advantage.I am a multilingual mechanical engineer (Spanish, English, Portuguese) and MBA from the Universidad de los Andes (Triple Crown Accredited) and throughout my professional experience I have had the opportunity to develop as a leader in various industries such as the automotive, petrochemical, extraction and production of commodities and the educational sector with its associated services. In these different sectors I have worked in roles from the operation with the use of business tactics to management, formulation of objectives and the development of the business strategies to meet them.I am passionate about academia and its applicability to business challenges. I have had different pedagogical roles at undergraduate and postgraduate level and I am currently associated with research projects focused on change management and cultural development within organizations.I consider myself a generalist, thus I have a great ability to develop the competitive advantage of organizations through the strategic alignment of its different areas. I have strong certifiable skills in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean Six-Sigma) which are complemented by a solid financial acummen and a great capacity for team development and leadership support and development.Among the organizational achievements he achieved are:• Development of organizational change processes and strategic directives with a 7% increase in business profitability.• Increase in the availability of plant equipment by 10% through continuous improvement methodologies (LEAN, SMED) and implementation of autonomous maintenance initiatives.• Cost reduction by 15% through the development of local suppliers and approval of high rotation spare parts; thus impacting the working capital.I am a person passionate about the sustainable development of organizations. I have had the opportunity to carry out social projects in Colombia and Brazil; I have also had the opportunity to have professional experiences in Mexico and Chile, as well as personal experiences in the USA, Egypt and Europe where I developed interpersonal skills learning from different environments and cultures.Feel free to contact me through my email le.herrera531@gmail.com or my personal number (+57) 3212366839 and I will be happy reach to you.
Listed skills include Microsoft Excel, Matlab, Autocad, Trabajo En Equipo, and 15 others.
