Career Profile

Value-driven Sales Engineer with over 12+ years of multi-disciplinary experience in high-tech enterprises, driving the development and distribution of innovative products with high market adoption. Identifies and pursues new business opportunities that align with customer goals and fuel revenue growth. Defines and validates product requirements, conducts market research, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver customer-tailored solutions. Possesses the expertise to lead technical teams and execute high-impact projects in fluid, fast-paced environments.

Experience

Technical Sales Specialist

August 2018 - March 2023
IBM, Costa Mesa

Dedicated to my client’s success, providing a consultative sales approach as their trusted advisor for all storage infrastructure needs. Leveraging IBM’s innovation, expertise and partner network.

  • Delivered 150+ storage portfolio presentations growing revenue by an average 20% and 60% sales pipeline demonstrating a deep understanding of the technology and its impact on the customer’s challenges.
  • Identified, recommended, and tailored a 2.5PB Block Storage solution for an enterprise client that eliminated excessive maintenance and complexity which yielded $3M over three years of cost savings vs. existing on-prem solution.
  • Managed relationships with high-profile clients such as Disney, Allianz, Nelnet, AAA SoCal, Qualcomm, Sketchers, Fluor, and General Atomics, exceeding their expectations and handling of CritSits and RFQs resulting in a 9.5 NPS.

Systems Engineer

January 2018 - August 2018
Boeing Defense Space and Security, El Segundo

Responsible for developing and executing test plans for in-orbit flight operation scenarios and fault response processes for diverse satellite platforms.

  • Developed and executed test plans for in-orbit flight operation scenarios and fault response processes for the 702 SP satellite platforms ensuring functional and performance requirements were met.
  • Collaborated with sensor and actuation software and hardware engineers, systems architects, and quality assurance professionals to identify opportunities for streamlining testing processes, reducing times by 30%.

Systems Engineering Intern

May 2017 - August 2017
Northrop Grumman, Rancho Bernardo

Led system-level testing with Hardware-In-The-Loop simulations for unmanned aircraft missions, ensuring functional and performance requirements and reliability under real-world conditions.

  • Delivered thorough analysis and testing of complex aerial control systems, identifying and resolving issues before they impacted product quality or delivery timelines. Received recognition for outstanding contributions to the organization such as collateral tools and processes to be leveraged after my internship.
  • Developed and implemented new tooling for predicting Airworthiness certification costs based on labor hours and MIL-HDBK-516 analysis, cost savings at ~$1M/year.

Embedded Systems Engineer

July 2016 - May 2017
Tamarisk Labs, Pasadena

Led the design and build aspects of the projects, using cutting-edge technologies and industry best practices to ensure high-quality and reliable products. Worked closely with hardware and software engineers, testing teams, and manufacturing partners to ensure seamless integration and on-time delivery. Received recognition for outstanding contributions to each project and the successful launch of new products.

Contributed to the successful development of five innovative products, including a Window-Washing Drone, an Ophthalmic Camera, Wearable Technology, and a Self-Balancing Mobility Device. Collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from conceptual design to fabrication, system testing, implementation, and support.

Performance Engineer

March 2011 - August 2015
General Electric Aviation, Queretaro

Served as the CF34 Engine Overhaul Program Focal, overseeing investigations related to Thrust Restoration, EGT Excedances, and Fuel Flow seasonality. Collaborated closely with cross-platform teams to deliver joint effort analyses and identify opportunities for improvement. Used NPSS (Numerical Propulsion System Simulation) for thermal cycle analysis to accurately assess component energy flow and efficiency, resulting in significant improvements in engine performance and reduced overhaul costs for MRO shops and on time delivery.

  • Spearheaded the development and implementation of the Intelligent Test Cell Project, a cutting-edge data analytics tool used for engine performance diagnostics and instrument reliability analysis. Leveraged engine and test cell data from GE and third-party shops worldwide to identify trends and anomalies, resulting in savings of $37M/year through streamlined re-tests, optimized processes, and enhanced customer satisfaction.
  • Analyzed engine and test cell data from GE and third-party shops worldwide, resulting in improved customer satisfaction, and reduced re-tests expenditure and rework labor. Estimated savings: $37M/year.
  • Managed a team of 4 engineers working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure on-time EGT performance guarantee delivery.

Projects

Assets Portfolio Manager - A web application implementing Modern Portfolio Theory for managing customized portfolios. The serverless platfrom optimizes asset allocation on a stock and ETFs investment portfolio, then delivers a simulation (backtest) of the strategy with perfromance metrics such as alpha, beta, SR. The dashboard is built on the Streamlit framework and delivered through AWS ECS service behind an Application Load Balancer. The automatic rebalancing is delivered through schduled Lambda functions. Data and brokerage services through Alpaca Markets Trading API.
6DoF Fixed Wing Vehicle Simulator and Control - Control and simulation system for an aircraft capable of moving with six degrees of freedom.
Real Option Valuation Analysis - Financial value of real options used to assess options related to starting, stopping, or restarting production lines or services for commercial aircraft
Self-Balancing Wheelchair - Electro-mechanical system that leveraged advanced sensor fusion algorithms and control allowing a stable, balanced mobility device for users to navigate and displace in an innovative and efficient manner

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Validates proficiency in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Fundamental understanding of IT services and their uses in the AWS Cloud.
IBM Technical Specialist Profession Certification - Experienced - Development of high quality solutions that deliver business value to the client. They ensure solutions meet business & technical requirements are technically viable in the client environment.
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate - Demonstrated ability to solve for real-world problems. Apply Data Science methodology - work with Jupyter notebooks - create Python apps - access relational databases using SQL & Python
IBM Global Sales School - Completed IBM's Global Sales School and developed the skills needed to grow revenue by delivering differentiated client experiences
GE Six Sigma Green Belt - Demonstrated proficiency in Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Methodology and applied the tools and techniques to a business project.

Skills & Proficiency

Python + Pandas

SQL

Linux & Bash

AWS CDK

Matlab

Mathematica

Solidworks

MS Office & VBA