Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Professional with over 15 years of project management experience in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. With 10+ years of hands-on and managing experience in logistics and supply chain operations and a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions and insights for complex supply chain, logistics, and transportation challenges. Core competencies include supply chain network design, demand planning and forecasting, reverse logistics, urban distribution, tracking and tracing, order variability, routing schemes, contract negotiations, warehouse and inventory management, process optimization, risk assessment, and technology implementation. A unique mix of industry experience and high academic training, holding a PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from Zaragoza Logistics Center and a Postdoctorate from Universität Bremen. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, with German skills.
Assistant Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, US
A dynamic and forward-thinking leader with extensive expertise in administration, performance management, procurement, project management, engineering, and innovation. Demonstrates a highly effective management style rooted in extensive knowledge, experience, and education. Proven track record in building accountable, high-performing teams, fostering responsibility, and empowering employees to drive quality and performance improvements. Skilled at uniting diverse teams around a shared vision, fostering collaboration at both national and international levels. Currently serves as Chair of AASHTO’s Committee on Performance-Based Management (CPBM), Chair of PIARC’s (World Road Association) Technical Committee 1.1 on "Performance of Transport Administrations," and Co-Chair of the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) International Coordinating Council. Passionate about innovation, organizational excellence, and public value creation, with a strong focus on the integration of disruptive technologies in transportation agencies. Dedicated to advancing agencies from infrastructure-centric to customer-centered organizations that prioritize societal benefits.
Deutsche Telekom AG, Vice President Group Technology
Experienced Manager on Fixed and Mobile Telecommunications, especially on technologies like LTE, LTE-Pro, FTTx,WTTx and 5G networks. Job function on technology innovation, architecture, network planning and deployment. Excellent technical knowledge on legacy networks (like GSM/3G/WLAN) as well as to the development of concepts for future technologies (like 5G, LTE-A Pro, Nb-IoT, FTTx, WTTX). Major focal point from DTAG on NB-IoT standardization, concept development and initial implementation. Member of the Board of Directors in next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN). Vendor steering for Innovation on Access networks is also my expertise and among my main fields of work. Project Manager in a wide variety of business applications. Particularly interested in Enhanced Telecommunication Organization Map (e-TOM) structuring on Telecommunications. Always interested in migration projects, as well as close interaction with innovation & introduction of new technologies in Access Networks. Electromagnetic Fields from artificial sources measurements, studies and precaution measures. Human resource management and project structuring and follow up. People's managements and development is also under my scope. Into my goals is to move my career forward into new fields, by using my different skills and experience. Specialties: Mobile and fixed networks architecture & planning, optimization and deployment, Telecommunication specifications deployment, Introduction of Novel Approaches on Telecommunications (e.g. NB-IoT, LTE-A, LTE - A Pro, 5G, WTTx), International releationships, Total Quality Management, e-TOM structuring, Legislative issues on telecommunication issues, Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Compatibility. Vendor steering.