Reported to the Global Crop Science VP. Owned a EUR 4M annual Opex budget and a globally distributed team across EMEA, Americas, and APAC. • Secured executive approval for a $13M USD three-year (2024-2026) digital investment program covering global Salesforce CRM expansion, simplified data architecture on GCP, and Kinaxis Maestro for end-to-end demand and supply orchestration. • Spearheaded Gen AI deployment across Commercial, R&D, and Product Supply: rolled out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 900+ users in four regions and improved operational efficiency and customer engagement by 25%, with $0.5M USD in projected savings. • Influenced executive stakeholders without direct authority across business units; consolidated digital portfolios for scale efficiency and renegotiated contracts with strategic vendors (Cognizant, ZS, Neogrid) during organizational restructuring. • Consolidated global customer data into a GCP cloud warehouse, retiring all legacy Teradata systems with 100% ingestion and standing up a global data governance council that accelerated CRM rollout. • Led the Vegetable Seeds IT organizational restructuring through Works Council consultations in the Netherlands and U.S. HR/legal reviews, maintaining operational excellence while hitting efficiency targets.

Reported to the Global DTIT VS Head. Executed regional digital strategies across web, mobile, and social platforms with a EUR 2M Capex budget. • Directed the consolidation of 56 legacy websites into a unified Adobe Experience Manager platform with 8,000+ pages, increasing global farmer satisfaction by 15% and meeting GDPR compliance. • Launched the global Salesforce CRM and Marketo marketing automation across 12 countries; enabled real-time channel inventory through Neogrid integration with 33 distributors, increasing customer engagement by 15%. • Applied Agile methodologies across the digital portfolio, streamlining solution delivery by 25%.

Oversaw commercial finance and operational systems across North America, reporting to the Americas Digital Head with a $1M USD annual Capex budget. • Implemented Robotics Process Automation (Automation Anywhere) for the NA Finance organization, achieving 6,000+ annual hours of savings and enhancing operational efficiency by 40%. • Modernized tax and e-invoicing systems in Mexico and Colombia, streamlining digital invoicing for $60M USD in monthly payments and reducing processing time by 35%. • Stood up standardized reporting to oversee $9.5B USD in regional credit lines across the NA distributor network, increasing efficiency by 50%.

Reported to the Global Commercial IT Head. Managed a $5M USD budget and a team of 58 (23 FTEs and 35 contractors) as a manager of managers across delivery and operations. • Built and scaled the Mexico City nearshore IT Engineering Development Center to 30+ application developers, business analysts, and UX designers, establishing a regional Center of Excellence serving Latin America North. • Established regional PMO governance, standardized SCRUM delivery methodologies, and drove 25% operational efficiency gains while restructuring the LAN IT organization to separate project delivery from application maintenance. • Deployed Salesforce CRM, SAP integration (SCPI) for Manufacturing, and BI stewardship reporting across LAN; achieved $0.5M USD in cost avoidance and reduced operational costs by 10%. • Relaunched IT town halls to drive culture and stakeholder alignment, and standardized mobility platforms across the region.

• Reported to the LAN Crop Science Business COE, advising leadership on a $10M USD regional investment strategy and serving as the strategic liaison among executive leadership, department heads, and external authorities in Mexico. • Delivered operational strategies and program management expertise, fostering digital innovation and improving efficiencies by 15%.

• Implemented IoT-enabled machinery and logistics tracking across 6,000 hectares and the Villagran, Guanajuato conditioning plant, reducing operational costs by 15%. • Increased seasonal worker productivity by 30% through innovative labor contracts and preventive health programs serving 2,300+ workers, including 480+ medical check-ups and 1,200 vaccinations. • Optimized $2M USD annual Opex seed production for Mexico's central region using predictive analytics to align output with market demand.

• Directed the construction and automation of an 18,000 m2 warehouse, securing $4.5M USD investment approval and enhancing storage capacity and operational efficiency. • Streamlined foreign trade processes across 18 countries, modernizing compliance workflows and achieving $1.2M USD in annual cost reductions. • Consolidated Procurement, Planning, Logistics & Distribution, and Customer Service operations across LAN, delivering 25% operational efficiency gains.

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

APICS

2008

Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management

Penn State University

2012