JORGE LAVALLE ***** Neals Rose Ln.
Richmond, Texas 77407
*******.*****@*****.***
SUMMARY:
Dependable Biochemical Engineer with over twenty years of Technical Sales experience in Water Purification, Air Filtration, Separation and Clarification; worked in the following fields: Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Biotechnology and Laboratory Industries. Ability to manage small or large groups to achieve desired business objectives. Strong technical background, conscientious, detail-oriented and able to excel under pressure. Fluent in English and Spanish.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Identify Business Opportunities Pharmaceutical Filtration Air Filtration ( Industrial )
Reverse Osmosis, DI, UF Tangential Flow Filtration Distribution Channels
Water Treatment Water Purification Customer Service
EXPERIENCE:
Membrane Solutions LLC
Sales Manager 2018- Present
-Responsible for developing Sales and New Strategic business for Membrane Solutions in Mexico.
DFL & Associates LLC 2014 – 2017
Managing Partner
-Responsible for Technical consulting and developing new business opportunities for the firm. Executive Recruiter for several firms
Pall Corporation 1995-2014
Regional Sales Manager/Biochemical Engineer
Responsible for developing new business opportunities with distributors in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala).
Main focus since 2004 on Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Life Sciences markets.
Specialize in Water Purification, Filtration, Air Filtration, Purification, Separation and Single use Technologies.
Responsible for promoting Lab Water Systems in Latin America.
Responsible for covering key customer accounts such as Abbott, Allergan and numerous other accounts during 1999-2004 as a Strategic Account Manager ( US Domestic Market )
Responsibilities also included developing filtration business with distributors and customers throughout Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador and Costa Rica, attending to the Pharmaceutical market.
Designed Sales strategies to broaden sales market of each region.
Supervised the inventories and distributor’s warehouses.
Liaison between Headquarters and Distributors.
Provided technical presentations for seminars/conferences on Filtration Issues by Region.
Participated in Trade Shows and Congress with distributors to promote product lines.
Millipore Corporation 1988-1995
Filtration Engineer/Application Specialist
Process & Water Lab Systems Division
Identified customer needs and provided consultation on the most efficient products and solutions.
Managed over 80 accounts.
Developed new business and client relationships
Problem solver for specific technical issues.
National Water Commission (Mexico City) 1983-1988
Quality Control Supervisor
Q.C. Division
Responsible for assuring the quality of natural treated waters throughout Mexico.
Applied wide variety of water quality control techniques.
Managed a team of Chemists
EDUCATION:
National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico City)
Biochemical Engineer
School of Biological Sciences
References Available Upon Request