Manuel J. Padilla-Cruz Email & Phone Number

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Managing several procurement categories for the entire Thales Alenia Space Procurement transnational organization.Organizing competitions, assess and select best supplier for its category, in close collaboration with entities/countries and with regular feedback loops. Implementing the purchase contracts.Negotiating price lists and Frame agreement with suppliers. Organizing Supplier Business Reviews.Monitoring global markets, including key players, suppliers, economic evolutions, innovations and technology in order to propose optimum solutions.

Cannes Area, France

Being an integral part of the Program or Bid teams, the Procurement Program Manager is the responsible to reach the objectives of the Purchasing functions for bids and programs. Managing the purchases part of an offer or a program and developing the Acquisition Plan. Acting as the interface with the program or bid and coordinating all procurement actions when the involvement of several Buyers is necessary. Challenging the technical solutions by bringing innovations and ruptures with the support of different Procurement segments and Buyers. Ensuring that Procurement organization is acting as a real business partner to internal stakeholders. Main Program/Bid references: SPACE INSPIRE, SKYLARK, LSTM, PLATO, ARIEL.

Madrid Area, Spain

Managing all sub-contracting activities, including also pre-qualification, tenders management, negotiation and preparation of contracts. Tracking and reporting progress with suppliers, issue identification through data analysis and control strategies. Implementing new company procurement processes for the supply of equipment for satellite subsystem programs. Key Achievements:- Successful procurement management of critical equipment's for Korean programs GEOKOMPSAT 2A (meteorological) and 2B (ocean monitoring), from Korean and Japanese suppliers. Management of "first time" sub-contracting from these countries overcoming cultural barriers. Suppliers excellence award from Korean Space Agency KARI.- Procurement manager of key sub-contractors in EUCLID Program (Antennas, ADPM, ADPME, ARA, Transponders).

Madrid Area, Spain

Anticipating Operational Plans in front of strategic opportunities. Co-ordinating operational entities at national and transnational level (PLs, Program Management, Supply chain, and Purchasing), from the identification of the strategic opportunity up to biding phase, in order to elaborate the best proposal to customer. Understanding of customer’s objectives and requirements; overseeing bid strategies, costing, teaming, and proposal strategies; identifying required resources to pursue the selected opportunity; establishing required infrastructures, processes, necessary plans and managing their executionKey Achievements: - Award of the GEOKOMPSAT 2 ODCS Subsystem contract in a very fierce competition.- Delta Plan Agreement with American&European key suppliers of passive RF product Line, achieving 4-18 weeks of lead time improvement and 20-32% cost reduction.- “Affordability” Program: Competitiveness improvement program for Passive RF products, mainly targeted to American Customers (LOCKHEED MARTIN, ORBITAL, SPACE SYSTEM LORAL and BOEING) achieving 4 months delivery time improvement for Passive RF key products, and additional average cost reductions of 18%.

Madrid Area, Spain

Supporting the RF PL Manager and co-managing the PL, result of the merging of Active RF and Passive RF PLs. Preparing and executing the PL Strategic Plan. Managing the product strategy and competence center of design, development and testing. Managing the “RF PL Product Competitiveness Improvement Plan”. Coordinating ESA R&D proposals (GSTP, TRP, ARTES 4, ARTES 5/5.1/5.2) and domestic (Spanish CDTI, Madrid Regional Government-CAM)..Key Achievements:- First ever contracts awarded by ORBITAL and LOCKHEED MARTIN in PRF PL (Amazonas-4A and Jabiru-1)- Delivery of the first Integrated S-Band Transponders (ISBT) Flight Models (Galileo, SWARM, Cryosat) and first C Band Imux with Dielectric Resonator Technology within ARTES 4 Program.- Development of new Ku Beacon, achieving an average cost reduction about 35%.- Achieved cost reduction for Ku Imux/Ka Imux/Filters: 21.8%, 15.8 %, 19.7% in period 2009-2012.- Successfully development and roll-out of new and ambitious Risk Management Process in Thales Alenia Space Spain..

Madrid Area, Spain

Managing the profit & loss of the PL, projects execution, product strategy and Competence Center of Design, Development and Testing. Monitoring the product line profitability/P&L contribution, and subsequent action plan to ensure a sustained profitable growth aligned with company business targets. Capturing the market requirements and anticipating market trends in order to define a consistent product strategy and evolution, optimising R&D investments, reuse and recurrence. Providing Spanish CDTI with inputs for ARTES workplan (formerly ARTES “Call for Ideas”) and TRP Plan.Key Achievements:- Product Line yearly sales from 4,5 M€/year (2002-2005) up to 12 M€/year in 2008. Sales sustained in the following years.- Outstanding 25% PL Operational Profit, in spite of both sales and number of employees were triple in 2008 wrt 2005.

Madrid Area, Spain

Technical Responsibility of Passive RF Product. Coordinating Passive RF Technical Managers according to customer requirements, in order to fulfil project requirements. Supporting to Marketing & Commercial Department in the analysis and development of the technical proposals, establishing the best technical solution to get new orders. Defining Strategic Lines and Development Plans according to the market requirements. Project Manager of R&D Programs, internally funded as well as with external customers. Deep Technical Background in space technology, mainly telecom payloads.Key Achievements: - Successful development and qualification of the world first Dielectric Resonator Ka-Imux (ARTES 3 Program).- Development of a new self-equalized Ku Input Multiplexer (Imux) channel filter, patented in USA, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and UK. Compared to previous state of the art: 40% cost // 30% mass reduction.- Delivery of Passive RF Equipment (Filters & Imux’s) for commercial telecom satellites.- Delivery of equipment for space science satellites (ROSETTA, MARS EXPRESS; VENUS EXPRESS, H. PLANCK).

Madrid Area, Spain

Managing all technical project tasks according to schedule and costs commitment in the industrial proposal. Ensuring that selected technical solutions are competitive and fulfil the committed compliance matrix with the customer.Key Achievements:- Successful development of “state of the art” Dielectric Technology Ku Imux, replacing the previous Invar technology.- Technical manager for ARABAST 3A for the delivery of first Ku Imux with Dielectric Resonators technology.- Technical Manager for GSTP ESA Program with an X-Band filter successfully submitted to multipactor test (1,5 KW).

Madrid Area, Spain

Development of some key RF technologies. Working on R&D programmes, coached by excellent senior RF Engineers.Key achievements:- Development of software programs for the design & analysis of RF filters in microwave frequencies (2 to 30 GHz).- Design engineer of K-Band filters for ESA’s ARTEMIS telecommunication satellite.

Satellite Communication Specialist

Telecommunication Engineer

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