Manuel Boada Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Canada

As a dedicated Division Manager, I orchestrate seamless operations and drive sales excellence within my division. With a keen focus on optimizing processes and fostering a high-performance culture, I lead dynamic teams to exceed targets and deliver exceptional results. With a proven track record in operational efficiency and sales strategy implementation, I thrive on challenges and am committed to driving growth and profitability for my organization

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Provide technical expertise and equipment recommendations utilizing standard engineering judgment and responsibility to address customer inquiries and meet sealing needs. Offer an engineering perspective on seal types, materials, and sealing systems in support of the EBSA sales organization. Approve overall seal and component part design and materials, proposals, and detail drawings. Key Achievements:• Designed and implemented effective tools to track KPIs and team workload in order to drive optimization, productivity, and efficiency in all team processes. o Improved the response time for technical processes by 40%. o Strengthened the effectiveness in winning new business by up to 40%. • Spearheaded root-cause analysis on warranty incidents, leading warranty response efforts as subject matter expert. • Developed new designs and improved existing mechanical seals through detailed failure analysis, incorporation of new technology, and calculation/analysis of equipment performance.

Edmonton, Canada

Offered fixed and rotating equipment technical support to plant personnel and owned improvement efforts for reliability performance. Collaborated cross-functionally to develop and maintain procedures and processes that enhance reliability and integrity of the equipment. Assisted with capital improvement projects, led Management of Change (MOC) processes, and offered support and guidance to front-line personnel. Key Achievements:• Enhanced equipment reliability and integrity in assigned production units. • Developed, implemented, and evaluated effectiveness of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs. • Avoided a potential $20M in production losses by providing technical advice for the design and implementation of temporary modifications that halted an unexpected shutdown of the FCCU plant. • Saved $3.5M in production costs by designing tools and procedures to repair Coker overhead valves during plant operations. • Improved the mean time between failure (MTBF) of rotating equipment in the assigned refinery area by 22%.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / Valencia, Venezuela

Supported sales department and project execution by serving as liaison between customers and EagleBurgmann’s sales engineers, reliability engineers, customer service reps, and manufacturing teams. Coordinated service center activities, including quote preparation, sales order data entry, repair job scheduling, and inventory level control. Key Achievements:• Recommended and procured optimum products (mechanical seals, packing, seal supply systems, static seals, and expansion joints) based on cost vs. benefit analysis. • Successfully utilized technical and industry knowledge to train customers and internal personnel. • Selected to internationally relocate due to proven high-performance records.

Venezuela

Supervised mechanical field operations to facilitate predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance. Monitored and directed in-field mechanical works for startups, failures, replacements, and repairs. Provided technical support in devising improvements and new applications. Collaborated with the sales department to merchandise products; offered technical support as needed. Key Achievements:• Awarded Employee of the Year on two separate occasions due to exemplary contributions to the company utilizing knowledge of the design, materials, and operational requirements of mechanical seals and rotating equipment.

Punto Fijo, Venezuela

• Taught theory and laboratory tests about strength of materials

Anaco, Venezuela

• Planning for maintenance and repair works • Performed routine maintenance, checked and controlled compressors and equipment in a natural gas compression plant• Elaborated production and maintenance reports