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Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Held accountability for project management & new product development division to enable business growth. Built and managed a high-performing national team project engineers & design leaders.
• Reduced 85% of time & resources required to deliver a technical feasibility for quotations & bids by developing an automatic prefeasibility tool.
• Empowered team members to outperform targets for 3 consecutive years by integrating a robust training program and high-quality 1-on-1 coaching to develop a personalized growth plan.
• Led Mexico NPD integration towards a multinational company by collaborating directly with the global sales, marketing, machinery & design senior management in strategic projects.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Hired to develop and implement a new product & project management strategy to increase the service level and technical support for our top 10 Fortune 500 customers.
• Managed over 140 projects within a valued HG business of $80M.
• Led 2 project engineers and 20 cross-functional team members to deliver multiple complex projects.
• Provided technical support to deliver manufacturing feasibility within our 7 Mexico plants.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Recruited to lead the innovation department and implement a strategy based on the Design Thinking and Stage-Gate approach, which allowed us to meet our customers’ innovation service level and develop over 150 new.
• Developed and promoted the national Innovation Strategy by implementing 7 workshops based on the Design Thinking approach that led to the development of 50+ new packaging solutions.
• Designed over 150 products based on market trends, innovation, and customer needs.

Worked as a consultant for industrial design projects for the packaging, product, furniture, jewelry, and tech industry, developing 15+ projects under tight specifications.

Monterrey, Nuevo León, MX

• Taught at University level to 50+ Industrial Design & Engineering students. Managed several projects & campaigns to increase the student body of Engineering while getting my master’s degree.
• Maintained 85% retention rate of 1st year students by developing a personalized career/coaching plan.
• Tutored 50+ students over 3 years on diverse product design & innovation projects.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

Managed regular, seasonal & cost-saving projects for the milk product category achieving over 5-figure on savings.

Mid Master In Innovation

Bachelor'S In Industrial Design, Product Development