Experience

MAGNETRON S.A.S

• Colombia
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lider de Mercado

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Innovus Ingenieria

• Pereira- Colombia

• Comercial Manager

  • Feb 2021 - May 2022



GRUPO PRILUX ILUMINACION S.L.U.

• Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

• Export Manager for Latin America

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  My main objective was ensuring the company expansion in the Latin American market, with the exception of Brazil and Argentina, through the acquisition and consolidation of new clients, as well as the application of strategies to retain and maintaining existing ones. I am responsible for coordinating the bidding processes with different countries, focused on opening the commercial portfolio. Thanks to the implementation of different strategies articulated to the dynamics of each country, we achieved a successful penetration in the Latin American market, as follows: • Creation of a FreeLancers network for Chile, Mexico, Panama, and Bolivia, in order to facilitate marketing and increase sales. • Partner acquisition for Colombia, Chile, Panama, and Mexico in order to improve the most technologically developed portfolios. • Positioning in Cuba as the first and only manufacturer of LED lighting, by closing an important negotiation within the main importers portfolio. Show less



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Care Manager North Latam

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2017

  Created and implemented technical training sessions for each project teams; supervised a team of direct collaborators; managed an annual budget of 350.000 Euros; guaranteed the proper operation of Customer Service Department for the LatAm Northern Cluster; as well as represented the company in the Post-consumer Boards, and the ANDI's consumer committees.Decreased the non-quality costs, going from 800K to 200K Euros, by training staff to identify typical cases, as well as boosting preventive visits to the projects in order to monitor the equipment installation protocols. Show less

• Project Manager Colombia

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  My daily duties were based on coordinating a network of 6 contractor companies to facilitate projects execution that totaled an annual average of USD 2 million, promoted communication channels, and fulfilled stakeholders’ needs. I also was responsible organizing and supervising the activities focused on the fulfillment of lighting projects, in terms of deadlines, budgets, scope and quality.Reached an average rating of 9/10 in the customer satisfaction levels for 2012, 2013 and 2014, through the effective communication with customers, and the management of internal and external resources, headed to comply with established goals.We also generate RETROFIT businesses that we sold and implemented to the client GREEN YELLOW - Grupo Casino, for 50 Éxito stores Show less



Cotel

• Colombia
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Expert Advisor | Project Manager

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2012

  Ensured the proper marketing and relationship processes with large clients such as Banco de la Republican, Gobernación de Risaralda, and the Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, through specialized consultancies in electrical infrastructure and automation. Additionally, coordinated and supervised the contractor network headed to support project execution estimated at USD 1 million. Thanks to the presentation of an efficient design based on PATCH CORDS and PATCH PANELS INTELIGENTES cabling, used for the first time in Colombia, the company acquired the project "Renovation of the data structure for the Bogota Findeter Building". Show less



Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professor – Electrical Engineering Program

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2010

  Provided support to the Electrical Engineering program, by ensuring knowledge transfer in different subjects such as Basic Electricity Lab | Linear Algebra Chair | Electrical Circuit Lab I | Physics Lab II. Participated in the Faculty Teaching Team, focused on developing comprehensive training projects. Provided support to the Electrical Engineering program, by ensuring knowledge transfer in different subjects such as Basic Electricity Lab | Linear Algebra Chair | Electrical Circuit Lab I | Physics Lab II. Participated in the Faculty Teaching Team, focused on developing comprehensive training projects.



Aguas y aguas de Pereira

• Colombia

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Jan 2003 - Apr 2006

  Coordinated activities headed to the proper execution of the automation project for the production and distribution of drinking water; by designing, implementing and starting-up the system, based on the fulfillment of the established deadlines and budgets. Promoted the elimination of water wastage in sedimentation tanks, due to the improvements implemented in the automation of the inlet valve system. Coordinated activities headed to the proper execution of the automation project for the production and distribution of drinking water; by designing, implementing and starting-up the system, based on the fulfillment of the established deadlines and budgets. Promoted the elimination of water wastage in sedimentation tanks, due to the improvements implemented in the automation of the inlet valve system.



FREELANCE

• Colombia

• Electrical Engineer

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  During this period I contributed to the comprehensive management of electrical and automation projects, for public and private companies associated with different economic sectors in Pereira and surrounding area, as follows: • Supervision of the automation and remote management of the Naranjito Tank | Pereira. • Design, assembly and automation of the Matecaña Tank | Empresa de Acueducto | Pereira. • Electrical redesign of the Basic Sciences building | Universidad del Quindío. • Design and assembly of a dissolved oxygen measurement station | Empresa de Acueducto | Pereira. • Design, Supply and Installation of the Parshall electric gutter | Empresa Servicios Públicos | Marsella, Risaralda Show less