• Contamination Control
• Lubricant Consolidation
• Open Gear Lubrication

• Oil Analysis and Lubrication Program Design
• Automotive and Industrial Lubrication

Noria Latin America, Leon, Mexico, (January 1999 - present) Director of Technical Services.

Global leader in technical consulting and education in the fields of lubrication, tribology, machine reliability and oil analysis. Branded franchise affiliates in 20 countries. Noria is a vendor-neutral organization. For details on Noria Corporation go to www.noria.com.

Including a contributing/author role in Noria Publishing, Tulsa, OK. Senior Editor of Spanish language publications and Lube-Tips in Spanish version (weekly e-mail newsletter).

Independent Consultant, (November 1994 - January 1999) Principal Technical Consultant

Type of Company: Technical consulting in lubrication and oil analysis in Mexico and Latin American countries.

Job Description: To provide technical support for lubrication and oil analysis, as well as support of lubricant sales and logistics for product delivery and client training activities.
Major Achievements:

• Laying a strategic plan for the development of technical services for major clients of major lubricant company.
• Training the distributors net of a major lubricant company.
• Being invited to present papers on lubrication at International Minning Convention.
• Participation in the maintenance excellence team for creating the global technical support strategy for Conoco Inc.
• Participation as speaker in the international launching of the Hydroclear brand in 1997.
• Publisher of "Hidrofraccionados en Movimiento" - monthly bulletin for hydrocracked lubricant success histories.
• Trained more than 300 end users in lubrication and advanced fundamentals.
• Capture of three major clients based on technical service strategy, representing a substantial growth in annual sales (35%).

Principal Clients:

Multilube, S.A. de C.V. Leon, Mexico., (May 1983 - November 1994) Associate - Technical and sales Director

Type of Company:
Distribution of lubricants in central Mexico - multiple brands

Job Description:
To provide support in sales and technical services to the organization and clients. Training of technical representatives and end users
Major Achievements:

• Become the second larger distributor in Mexico of Conoco Lubricants
• Sales for more than 320,000 gallons per year
• 5 regional offices and 4 sub-distributors in 6 states
• Trained more than 300 end users on lubrication fundamentals and oil analysis basics
• 25+ employees

Type of Company:
Leader in transportation of passengers in central Mexico with more than 2,000 buses. I worked in the reconstruction shop for major repairs.

Major Achievements:

• Reduced repair time 57% for a major job
• Developed specialist teams for repairs
• Provided study for optimal oil change interval
• Developed quality control department
• Modernized inventory control
• Managed 85+ personne

Public Courses. Trained more than 900 people in classes at public venues (1-4 days in length) in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela.

Private Courses. Gave private training (1-4 days in length) to companies such as Conoco Mexico, ExxonMobil, Repsol YPF, Mamut Andino, PDVSA, Austral Group, Administración del Canal de Panama, Industrias Resistol, KOSA, Minera Autlan, Exportadora de Sal, Alcoa, Minera Inti Raymi, Pemex Gas in Mexico, Peru, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia.

Machinery Lubrication Analyst MLA Level I by the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML), certificate number MLA-I-000180.

Machinery Lubrication Technician Level I by the International Council for Machinery Lubrication (ICML), certificate number MLT-I-000002.

Oil Monitoring Analyst Level I (OMA-I) by Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Technological Institute, Leon, Mexico 1984

Fleet transportation, mining, automotive manufacturing, power generation, steel, copper and aluminum manufacturing, gas gathering, injection molding and food processing.

Volunteer roles, current and previous:

• International Council for Machinery Lubrication
• Instituto Mexicano de Normalizacion y Certificacion
• Member of STLE
• Mexican Delegate for the Panamerican Committee of Maintenance Engineering (COPIMAN of the Union of Panamerican Engineer Associations (UPADI)
• President of the Organization Committee of the first Reliability and Maintenance Congress in Mexico
  

Books, Book Chapters, Training Guides, Technical Bulletins:

Translation to Spanish language of technical articles, booklets and magazines.

Published Interviews:

Con Mantenimiento Productivo Magazine. Una visión al Mantenimiento Proactivo. October 2001.

Con Mantenimiento Productivo Magazine - After being nominated Delegate for Mexico for the COPIMAN. January 2003.

Trade Magazine Technical Articles:

Published in Manufactura Magazine - Mexico, May 1999, April 2001, May 2002.

Published in Computacion Planta Industrial Magazine - Mexico, July 1999, October 1999, February 2000, April 2001.

Published in Con Mantenimiento Productivo Magazine - Mexico, June 2001, December 2001, March 2002, January 2003.

Published in Auto Mas Magazine - Peru, July 2001, January 2002, August 2002, November 2002.

Published in Mantenimiento Magazine - Costa Rica, June 2002.

Published in Auto Gas Magazine - Venezuela, March 2002.

Published in Revista Mantenimiento - Ecuador, January 2002.

Member of editorial advisory board for:

Manufactura Magazine
Con Mantenimiento Productivo

Technical Journals, Symposia and Conference Papers:

Presented at: XXII National Convention of Mining, Acapulco October 1997.

XXII National Convention of Mining, Acapulco October 1997.

Practicing Oil Analysis Conference, Tulsa OK, October 2000.

Peruvian Maintenance Congress, Lima, Peru, May 2001, April 2002.

Costa Rican Maintenance Congress, San Jose Costa Rica, May 2002.

Maintenance Forum, Mexico City, July 2002.

Panama Maintenance Congress, Panama City, February 2003.

• Birthdate: 1959
• Family: Married, 2 boys
• Hobbies: Basketball, travel to small cities, ceramic handicrafts collector