Miguelangel Faria
Miami, FL 33183
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EDUCATION
Florida International University
Miami, FL
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)
August 2011
GPA: 3.97
Florida MBA Intercollegiate Case Study Competition - FIU Team Member
Mercantil Commercebank Merit Scholarship 2010-2011
Universidad Simon Bolivar
Caracas, Venezuela
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
March 2007
GPA: 4.45/5 - Diploma Thesis and Dissertation approved with Honors
EXPERIENCE
Mercantil Commercebank Investment Services
Miami, FL
Investment Services Intern May 2011 -
June 2011
. Created portfolio management documentation to standardize key
processes execution
Siemens Caracas,
Venezuela
Controls Engineer
Feb 2007 - Jul 2010
Customer Training Program Manager / Projects and Systems Management
. Managed the customer training program by defining product content,
pricing and promotion strategies which secured Venezuela as the leader
in the Siemens Andean Region for three years
. Trained 320 engineers and 10 contracting firms in Venezuela, Colombia
and Ecuador reaching more than 1,200 hours of customer training
experience
. Managed, supervised and executed industrial automation systems
projects in the Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Mining
industries
. Conducted site surveys and interviewed customers such as Lafarge,
PepsiCo and Bayer to identify new projects and sales opportunities
. Supported the engineering proposal team on project scope, cost and
technical details, leading to the improvement of project and quality
management
. Assisted a vendor firm in Manchester, UK in the development of the
control system of a Saint-Gobain bauxite plant and executed the plant
start-up project phase in Venezuela in four months
Automation Intern
Jul 2006 - Feb 2007
. Designed and Constructed three Siemens Control Training Platforms with
their training manual for university students, and distributed the
design to other offices outside the country
OTHER
. Member of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs
. Languages: Spanish (native), English, and Portuguese (intermediate)
. Computer Skills: Building new systems and performing hardware
upgrades, Microsoft Office; Extensive experience with Siemens
automation products and their industrial applications: controllers
(PLCs), human-interface systems (SCADA/HMI) and networks
. Skills: detail-oriented, self-learner, highly analytical, customer-
focused, business acumen, team worker, innovative, proactive,
responsible, critical thinker, problem solver, ethical, leader