Daniel Norena Bustamante

Experience

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  Colcafe SAS

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  Mechanical maintenance intership

  • Engineering support for maintenance area and continuous improvement program.• InProject management support, those focus on the company strategic plan.

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  Franklin Electric

  Apr 2014 - Jul 2018

  NAWS Sales Engineer - South West

  Transformed the country's operations and sales performance by spearheading an organizational change that propelled team capabilities, strengthen technical capabilities and unlocked significant growth.*Designed and optimized high-performance water pumping systems for grid, gas, and solar power product applications. Collaborated to develop innovative solutions that reduced energy consumption by up to 30% while facilitating comprehensive technical documentation, including CAD drawings and simulation reports, expediting purchasing, and project management.*Resolved customers' issues related to troubleshooting, hydraulic design, and project commissioning mistakes. Advised on product best practices through remote and on-site service calls.*Propelled by up to 20% sales growth in key accounts, developing commercial strategies for distribution partners, building upon brand reputation and industry-leading technical support.*Improved team efficiency by up to 10%, designing and implementing data-driven operational strategies while maximizing existing resources. Show less

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  Project Data: AI Solutions for Pump Reliability

  Sept 2020 - May 2021

  Lead & Founder

  Unplanned motor and pump failures impact industries with downtime and costs. I embarked on a personal project to develop an IOT AI-powered system using Python and TensorFlow. I built and tested a proof-of-concept that can potentially predict failures with +90% accuracy. Learn more here: https://dnb0512.github.io/DataProject/

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  57Blocks

  Jul 2021 - Jan 2024

  Head of Operations Colombia

  Supported the Colombia operations for our parent company, 57 Blocks Technologies, Inc. I effectively managed the C-suite, sales, engineering, human resources, and product stakeholders to achieve the following:*Boosted administrative efficiency by 20%.*Ensured cost optimization throughout market fluctuations.*Increased operations team productivity by 20%.

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  Always Health

  Jul 2021 - Jan 2024

  Chief of Staff/ Product Manager

  Navigated critical growth phases, ensuring company survival while laying the groundwork for future scaling:*Achieved 2x development speed and cycle productivity through agile and scrum methodologies, leading the product management and engineering efforts to streamline the flagship health app revamp via Jira, Confluence, Trello & Asana.*Enabled effective crisis response and adaptation by creating SOPs for project stakeholders. This proactive approach helped us navigate three unforeseen scenarios, preserving the company's viability.*Doubled the company's data accessibility and secured rapid scaling for future growth, implementing OKRs to prioritize and accelerate key tasks. Show less