Ricardo Valencia, Business Manager

Ricardo Valencia

Business Manager

Intertek

Location
Colombia - Bogota
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
9 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 9 Months

Business Manager at Intertek
  • Colombia
  • My current job since January 2019

In charge of business administration, support sales team, P&L management, customer service, driving KPI and CRM, sales forecasting and annually budget planning. Executive leadership and teamwork. Responsible for some account management and lead projects services, ensuring the regulatory compliance and complying with the service scheme with the clients.

Electrical Leader at Intertek
  • Colombia - Bogota
  • July 2018 to December 2018

Technical lead team, for attending audits, follow-up inspections, factory assessment and external testing resources, to support the certification processes. Responsible for maintaining the accreditation as CB under ISO 17065. knowledge in safety and energy efficiency compliance, technical and standards regulations. knowledge in UL and IEC Std for electrical and lighting products.

technical support director at Quality Energy, SAS
  • Colombia - Bogota
  • October 2015 to February 2016

Technical management for driving on-site VLF - Very Low Frequency testing up to 35 kV. Responsible for complying electrical inspections for the assessment body, risk evaluation in electrical high-voltage substation. Signing compliance reports for safety and EMC compliance. In charge of retorting power quality in low-voltage installation.

QC Coordinator and testing lab at AWA Engineering, Ltda
  • Colombia - Bogota
  • March 2012 to August 2015

Quality Control coordination and test lab chief, to support the routine testing at factory and production line. Constantly improving evaluating critical components, responsible for metrology evaluation; in charge of monitoring the QMQ under ISO 17025 Std for electrical laboratory.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at International University "Isabel I de Castilla"
  • March 2021

Máster of Business Administration

Master's degree, Project Management
  • at International University Isabel I de Castilla
  • March 2021

Máster in Project Management

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at Universidad Distrital “Francisco José de Caldas”
  • August 2015

Electrical Engineer

Specialties & Skills

Customer Focus
B2B Sales
P&L Management
Project Management
Business Administration
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
NEGOTIATION
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
ORGANIC GROWTH
EVALUATION PROJECTS
PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
LEADERSHIP
DIVERSIFICATION (INVESTING)

Languages

English
Intermediate
Spanish
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Risk Management ISO 31000 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2022
Internal auditor ISO/IEC 17025 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
Business essentials (Training)
Training Institute:
Harvard Management Mentor
Date Attended:
September 2023
Duration:
120 hours