GRENSA is a regulated financial institution that promotes financial inclusion offering savings and lending services for those underserved in Mexico´s rural communities. Services include credit solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and independent producers in the agriculture and livestock (cattle) sector. Our goal is to contibute in making financial services reachable to every person and company in Mexico leveraging technology and competitive products.

Professor of Finance (Credit, Treasury Management and Derivatives) within the Business School division.

External advisor to the board of an investment fund and a financial entity in northern Mexico

Sofimas is a nonbank financial intermediary that offers flexible financing solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Mexico. Through credit, leasing and factoring services, Sofimas provides liquidity to growth companies in Mexico´s major industries.

Leading transformational projects driven by new regulations and technological developments that are currently challenging our clients in the financial services industry -> Blockchain, Fintech, IFRS 9, Capital Markets Regulation.KPMG -> Advisory, Risk Consulting, Financial Risk Management, Digital Ledger Services, Blockchain, Digital Assets.

Managing and Executing Regulatory Transformation Projects for Global Financial Institutions with significant footprint in the U.S. and Europe -> Dodd-Frank Title VII, EMIR, Volcker Rule.

Performing business valuation for M&A deals in Latin America.Managing a project to implement Dodd-Frank rules for a Non-US Financial Institution in a multi-national effort.Providing best practice solutions in financial risk management.Leading audit engagements of financial instruments under different accounting standards (IFRS, US-GAAP and Mex-GAAP).Testing asset impairment under US-GAAP and Mex-GAAP.Developing a business segment related to verification services of Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) in Latin America.Assessing of internal controls under SOX-404

Actively participated leading a number of projects related to financial risk management as well as other services provided by the firm. Among most relevant experiences are the following:Audited financial derivative instruments (FX forwards, futures, interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, cross currency swaps and options) including fair value measurement and accounting treatment according to US-GAAP, MEX-GAAP and IFRS.Audited and advised on best practices in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value under US-GAAP (FAS-157)Attested regulation compliances related to risk management for financial institutions. Revision included qualitative and quantitative assessment of liquidity, credit, market, operational and legal risk.Priced financial instruments including forwards, futures, options, swaps, debt, stocks and hybrid instruments.Assisted management in the assessment and identification of internal control gaps in accordance to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for SEC companies. Participated in several Internal Audit projects to identify, map and evaluate key internal controls in order to improve client’s management operations.

Business intelligence project combining the private and public sectors in Mexico for a client in the infrastructure industry.

Advisory projects focused on Financial Risk Management for a variety of companies in different industries, including manufacturing, cement, telecommunications, financial services and consumer goods.Developed and manage complex excel-based financial models that facilitate analysis and valuations.Audited financial derivative instruments (FX forwards, futures, interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, cross currency swaps and options) including valuation methodologies using FINCAD and accounting compliance according to US-GAAP, MEX-GAAP and IFRS.Assisted management in the assessment and identification of financial control gaps in accordance to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for SEC companies.Performed credit risk evaluation for financial institutions as part of Basel II examination.Conducted financial statement analysis to determine current condition of client’s financial position and recognize areas for improvement based on detailed ratio analysis and financial projections. Recruited, trained and led a team of 3 associates in a daily basis for several projects and reported directly to managers and partners of the firm.

Validated account balances, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and others of firm’s audit clients from the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries.Interacted with clients to conciliate account balances and close gaps found during revisions.