Andres Rivera
Career Objective
Electrical Engineer
Carrera 62b#34-76 Villas de Gualanday 1 Rionegro-Antioquia-Colombia- Mob 57-310-******* – ******.******.****@*****.***
Well qualified Bilingual Electrical Engineer for Vertical Business Development Manager willing to develop a position in a hi
tech environment with focus on management and business development in a global environment. Organized individual who
adopts a systematic approach to problem solving developing solutions willing to increase my abilities in management, sales
& marketing, project & product management in any high tech AutoID, RFID or RTLS company or Technology industry. An
ability to interact with people at all levels, both internally and externally using exceptional interpersonal skills has ensured the
development of good business relationships. Outstanding initiative and communications (verbal, written, presentation) skills
with a decisive ability to effectively self managed and participate in work teams with motivation to execute assignments in an
accurate and timely manner in which has resulted in many successes.
Experience
Textiles Prisma
Production Manager 1993-1994
• overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule;
• Ensuring that the production is cost effective;
• Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality;
• Working out the human and material resources needed;
• Drafting a timescale for the job;
• Estimating costs and setting the quality standards;
• Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed;
• Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment;
• Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programs.
• Liaising among different departments.
• Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals;
• supervising and motivating a team of workers;
• Reviewing workers performance.
• Identifying training needs.
Reference telephone;57-4-2680033
Tartan Limitada
Sales manager 1994-1996
Resonsible for Sales targets
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Supplier international relation with 3M, Raychem and plymouth bishop Company
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• Sets the targets for the sales executives and other sales representatives, ensure the targets are realistic and achievable.
Reference telephone;57-4-4120314
Centelsa (interamericana de cables)
Regional manager Barranquilla 1997 2001
• Responsible for meeting the sales targets of the organization through effective planning and budgeting.
• Set the targets for sales executives and other sales representatives. Ensurs the targets are realistic and achievable.
• Understand who can perform a particular task in the most effective way. It is his role to extract the best out of each employee.
Supplier international relation with AMP Company
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• Generate map of a potential customers and generate leads for the organization. Looking forward to generating new opportunities for the
organization
• Responsible for not only selling but also maintaining and improving relationships with the client.
Reference telephone;57-4-6083400
A.R.L Distribuciones S.A
General manager Colombia Dic 2001-Dic 2011
Management
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Responsible for selling
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Business planning, client relations
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Forecast sales
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Estrategy development
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Supplier international relation with Tyco Company
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Manage of content throughout the website.
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Demand generator in some new lines of the energy division
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develop the strategy and manage the marketing programs that drive demand for products.
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Reference telephone;574-***-****
VIZBEE S.A.S (French company)
Sales Representative for LATAM Jan 2012-Jul 2013
Management, International Marketing & Sales, Product Management, Distribution, Engineering, Project, Management,
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Business Planning, Client Relations, Strategy Development, Strategy Execution, Global Business, International relations
I am responsible for all of the below steps
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1. Attract traffic
2. Convert the customers into business deal
3. Convert the leads into sales
4. Turn the customers into higher growth to capture the Niche Market.
5. Forecast sales.
6. Manage accuracy of content throughout the website, creating a Spanish spoken division.
Reference telephone +33(0)982.582.817
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sales and Consulting
Vizbee certified training
Technical Skills
Tyco electronics certified training in four different areas, design installation, certification, and data center design
Vizbee certified training
Cable management (Design, installation and certification)
Real Time Location Systems RTLS.
Latin America Business Dev., Spanish and English.
Strong Business Strategic planning & Business Intelligence.
Education
Antioquia University
Diplomats: Electrical engineer
1985-1992
Skills & Experience
Self starter, self motivated individual who works well under pressure.
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Ability to multi task, prioritize and coordinate tasks to meet multiple deadlines.
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Excellent communication (verbal and written) and evangelizing skills with an entrepreneurial spirit to drive results.
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Effective presenter, negotiator, collaborator regardless of organizational structure or hierarchy.
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Strong analytical and problem solving skills with an attention to detail Excellent leadership and influence skills.
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Creative and out of the box thinking in the sales and marketing context.
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Complex inbound marketing practices (Get found, Convert and Analyze) target potential customers at various
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different levels of product/brand awareness.
Working with the Web Manager to make the website as user friendly as possible.
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Content creation strategies through social networks and blog.
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Web analytics and reporting.
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Work closely with cross functional teams including marketing, QA, and software engineering and provide inputs for
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prioritization of features and fixes in software releases.
Provide business consulting for strategic and partner development engagements.
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Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates our products in the market.
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Market intelligence – be the expert on buyers, how they buy and their buying criteria; be the expert on competition
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also.
Develop and continuously refine marketing plans, ensuring high quality execution with ROI from each activity.
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