Carlos Castelazo

Experience

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  ARB Arendal

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

  Jefe de Control de Calidad

  Quality Control Supervisor (Monterrey, NL., Mexico)Arendal is an important construction Company in Mexico, specialized in oil and petrochemical related infrastructure.a) QC supervisor for the XIII front of the 12” poliduct Reynosa-Matamoros. b) QC supervisor for the Civil Works related to the “Sectional Valves” of the fronts XI-XIII of the 24” Oilduct / 12” Poliduct, Montemorelos-Cadereyta-Reynosa-Matamoros.c) For a few months, I was also part of the budgeting and cost control department, contributing for the preparation of several proposals for power generation, oil & gas projects. Show less

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  Freese and Nichols

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2001

  Intern

  Intern (Fort Worth, TX., USA)FNI, is an important engineering firm in the USA, specialized in environmental related projects.a) Construction Supervisor for the Fort Worth WWTP expansion (Fort Worth, TX., USA). b) Created several routines and spreadsheets for the "Consultant Budget Estimating". c) Achieved multiple "Constructability Reviews" for several construction packages. d) Participated as a consultant for some International Bid Processes financed by IDB (Interamerican Development Bank). Specifically the case of the “Modernization of ENACAL (Nicaraguan Water and Wastewater Agency)”. Show less

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  Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Aug 2001 - Jul 2002

  Coordinador General del Programa Geotecnia (del Centro de Diseño y Construcción)

  General Coordinator for the Geotechnics Program (Monterrey, NL., Mexico)a) Coordinated and managed the operation of this university program while studying a Master Degree. A program dedicated to testing construction materials and controlling quality in construction sites.

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  Vitro

  Nov 2002 - Dec 2003

  Ejecutivo Tecnico - Comercial

  Technical-Commercial Sales Executive (Monterrey, NL., Mexico)VITRO is the leading company in glass production for architectural facades in Mexico.a) Serviced important builders and architectural glass installers. b) Prospected new customers and projects. c) Projected and designed several architectural glass facades.

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  EFCO Servicios

  Jan 2005 - Oct 2013

  Territory Manager

  Sr. Territory Manager North Region (Based in Monterrey, MX)January-2005 / September-2013Eight years of continuous growth in sales volume. Key accomplishments:a) Successfully re-opened operations at the EFCO Monterrey satellite Office, and reached the “Rookie of the Year 2005” Prize for the highest volume of sales corporate wise. b) Rapidly achieved an important penetration in the market and created a big networking with construction and procurement directors from the most important construction companies not only from Monterrey and the north of Mexico but also from the top ones in Mexico City and Guadalajara.c) I became the Territory Manager with the highest volume of sales in Mexico four years in a row (2009-2012), and reached in the same period the top 5 out of the approximate 100 Territory Managers of North America, considering USA, Mexico and Canada. Some Responsibilities included prospection, coordination of several activities such as pre-sale and post-sale engineering, field service, collections and logistics for the prospects and projects within the assigned territory. Projects where I participated included: Bridges/viaducts, treatment plants, Stadiums, highrises, shopping centers, subway systems, and etcetera. Show less

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  EFCO

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2016

  Country General Manager/Director (Mexico District Manager)

  EFCO SERVICIOS SA DE CV. District ManagerEFCO is a leading Concrete Formwork Company with more than 80 years and presence at 14 different countries providing services for the Construction Industry.Directing EFCO operations in Mexico including departments such as sales, engineering, field service, warehouse and collections, plus some administration activities. Some accomplishments are:• Management successfully focused to increase sales volume with elevated contribution margins, expanding presence nationwide, and further penetrating existent markets. At the second year, Sales volume was incremented 40% and contribution margin a 30%.• Sales efforts were focused on the most important construction projects, being able to contract formwork systems for the two tallest buildings in Mexico (KOI & Reforma), the biggest WWTP, subway lines and bridges nationwide.• Being able to spread super service and quality attitude at all levels of the sales and operations groups, and then expand the base of satisfied and recurrent customers.• Improvements in the collections strategies were also set in place, being able to recover important accounts, within an environment of lack of cash flow at the construction industry.• Promoted Team work as the way to achieve goals. A good work environment with everybody engaged in proactivity, super service, innovation, integrity and quality, as they were the core values of the organization. Show less

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  ULMA Construction

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2019

  Sales Manager - Northern Mexico

  ULMA is a world leading manufacturer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding systems for construction sectors such as commercial, civil, industrial and restoration.

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  Aluma Systems

  May 2019 - now

  General Manager México & Exports LATAM