Diego Andrés Uribe Salazar

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PROFILE

Experience working in fields, such as purchasing, management, negotiation, construction. Business savvy engineer

with knowledge of both competitive and operational strategies. Equipped with excellent leadership skills and a

valuable team member.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Duke University Durham, NC May 2014

Master of Engineering Management GPA: 3.7

Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia March 2012

Bachelor in Industrial Engineering, GPA: 3.4

Major: Supply Chain - Minor: Finance

Universidad de los Andes Bogotá, Colombia March 2012

Certificate in Organizational Management GPA: 3.5

EC Cambridge Cambridge, England August 2007 – July 2008

Native/Fluent - English Certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Engineer, MSB Solutions Bogotá, Colombia August 2011 – July 2013

Developed the supplier selection process based on company requirements and supplier capabilities.

Issued purchasing orders, coordinated budget, logistics and purchasing in Madrid Airport project (Runway

construction), reducing in 5% the processes time of the overall project.

Implemented new marketing strategies, creating two Joint Ventures with suppliers to enter in unexplored

markets. After six months, the Joint Venture increases on 7% the revenue of the Company.

Implemented engineering tools such as Gantt charts, quality management cycles and Pareto charts. Increasing

up to 15% in the overall efficiency indicators of the Organization.

Strengthened relationships with key customers resulting in a new five million dollar construction project.

Created and documented a quality manual covering all the end-to-end supply processes

Purchasing Intern, Grupo de Energía de Bogota. Bogotá, Colombia January 2011 – July 2011

Evaluated suppliers and product specifications in terms of functionalities, design, features based on

customer feedback. Creating a new data-base with new evaluation and 1150 new suppliers.

Ensured that the supply side operations cost effectively, through supervising and implementing new logistics

processes, this resulted in a 6% reduction in cost compared to previous period.

Built a supplier assessment framework to evaluate supplier performance using various criteria such as

payment terms, quality and on-time delivery. Improving in 12% supplier performance in the second trimester.

Coordinated networking events to engage with both existing and new suppliers.

Streamlined the supplier selection process by creating a new format for market research.

Developed a joint marketing strategy to enter new markets with 15 new suppliers.

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Thesis Project - ISO 9000 certification for a construction company August 2012 – December 2012

Conducted a diagnosis to identify weaknesses and strengths of the previous Quality Management System and

developed an action plan to improve underperforming areas. (based on the requirements of ISO 9000:2008)

Created a quality manual that included best practice procedures for process mapping

Trained 20 employees on the newly created quality manual.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

MEM Member, Student Activities Committee, Basketball, Soccer Duke University 2013

Captain, Basketball Team Universidad de los Andes 2010

President, La VACS and committee activities Gimnasio Campestre 2007

SKILLS

Computer skills: Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel, Ithink, Vensim, Stata, Arena, Micmac, Minitab, Prezi

Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish

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