PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VISOR ADL
Head of Analytics
Toronto, Canada / Monterrey, Mexico
May 2016 – Present

• Visor is a Fintech startup that provides services to lenders on customer management and big data analytics in order to increase reach and make more profitable their SME credit portfolio’s

FREELANCER
Data Scientist
Toronto, Canada / Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 2016 – Present

• Developed RichIT’s Retail Analytics Department by creating a Demand Forecasting model

PROCTER & GAMBLE INC.
Retail Data Analytics Specialist Walmart Canada Team
Toronto, Canada
Nov 2014 – Dec 2015

• Disrupted Canada POS data ETL process, reducing SLA from 20 to 3 days, enabling Customer Teams sell with bigger, better and faster data insights. At Walmart Canada only, it resulted in winning Category Captaincy in Oral Care, Fem Care and Baby Care representing a ~$5million annual POS increase
• Designed a Brands Feature co-dependence regression analysis to maximize Feature ROI and Market Share growth
• Recognized as an internal KNIME Subject-Matter-Expert. Led a P&G Global KNIME Trainings from the Toronto GO
• Recognized as an R advanced user, created dashboards and supported to other Canadian Analysts writing scripts
• Shared & Reapplied Spotfire templates to analyze the impact on the business of Private Label at Walmart Canada
• Pitched to Senior Mgmt. leveraging P&G’s HDFS to further improve POS data ETL process using Sqoop and Hive

PROCTER & GAMBLE INC.
Retail Replenishment Analyst, Walmart Canada Team Toronto, Canada
Jul 2013 – Oct 2014

• P&G’s Health & Beauty supply chain replenishment owner, supporting a business generating $250million annually
• Generated $5.8 million in incremental supply chain driven sales through analytics and replenishment interventions
• Grew Femme Care POS by 4% ($2million) and Shaving POS by 4% ($1million) over a 4 months period by pioneering a “How high is up” inventory and forecast pilot project across Walmart Canada Stores
• Delivered time savings of 120 man hours per month by redesigning and automating forecast and replenishment processes that impact across P&G’s entire portfolio at Walmart
• Increased P&G’s product portfolio in-stock (+1% VYA) by revamping replenishment weekly in-stock reporting allowing eleven team members to readily ID opportunities, root causes and drive to resolution faster
• Streamlined 24/7 customer service coverage for the largest P&G scale event in North America delivering 100 hours staffing requirement decrease and 100% reported data integrity (+10% VYA).

PROCTER & GAMBLE INC.
On Shelf Availability Analyst, Walmart Canada Team
Toronto, Canada
Mar 2013 – Jun 2013

• Identified potential phantom inventory instances at Walmart Stores by developing a dashboard based on POS data

FUTURE ELECTRONICS
Supply Chain Consultant
Montreal, Canada
Jun 2012 – Nov 2012

• Achieved 10% savings in internal transportation costs ($120,000) by replacing shipping method on strategic SKUs

BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE
Supply Chain System Dynamics Analyst (Independent Study)
Montreal, Canada
May 2011 – Sep 2011

• Developed system dynamics model to analyze aerospace fasteners’ supply chain behavior
• Identified key factors disturbing the system model and simulated alternative policies to improve overall performance
• Evaluated potential outcomes of Vendor Management Inventory and Third Party Logistics strategies
• Appraised final results of analysis to senior management. Conducted weekly client update sessions
• Co-wrote paper presented and published at the 30th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society: Industry Analysis: The Fastener Supply Chain in Aerospace Industry

FENWICK AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Maintenance Repair and Operations Buyer
Monterrey, Mexico
Mar 2010 – Aug 2010

• Achieved 30% cost savings by replacing packaging suppliers identified through cardboard benchmark
• Developed Excel spreadsheet model to evaluate corporate proposal for a NAFTA supply consortium

INTEGRATION ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
Supply Services Manager
Monterrey, Mexico
Aug 2006 – Mar 2010

• Increased 300% monthly revenues ($10,000) by planning, forecasting and implementing a replenishment program
• Reduced Purchasing Orders’ processing time by 50% via standardization and documentation controls
• Managed Small and Medium Businesses by integrating production capabilities in manufacturing clusters

EDUCATION

McGILL UNIVERSITY
Master in Manufacturing Management, Supply Chain and Global Operations
Montreal, Canada
Aug 2010 – Nov 2012

TECNOLÓGICO DE MONTERREY (ITESM)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Industrial Engineering
Monterrey, Mexico
Aug 2000 – Dec 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS

• McGill MMM program performance scholarship, awarded to top qualified students during the Fall 2010 semester
• P&G’s “Execute with Excellence” Pearl Award for groundbreaking results in “How High is Up” Fem Care pilot project

CERTIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Certifications:

• Six Sigma Green Belt (2011)
• Lean Project Leader (2011)
• Coursera’s Data Scientist Specialization (2015)

Languages:

• Spanish (native)
• English (fluent)

Software:

• Access, AutoCAD, iGrafx, MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Solver (linear programming), Oracle Crystal Ball (predictive modeling, GitHub, Monte Carlo simulations & forecasting), KNIME, ADConnect (Nielsen), Prezi, Pro-Engineer, ProModel, Vensim, Visio, Visual Basic (VBA), Retail Link, R, RStudio, Shiny Apps, TIBCO Spotfire, some (C++, JavaScript, Python and SQL)

Extracurricular:

• Canvassing System Leader supporting “My Giving Moment” 2014 kickoff event helping reach $265,000 goal by developing and maintaining an interactive multi-channel live pledging platform (Toronto, Canada)
• Co-authored Case Study about Saputo Inc. for the Export Development Canada (EDC) (Montreal, Canada)