Albert de la Riva
Spanish, 26. Industrial Engineer + IESE MBA. Experience in project management and production management in a manufacturing company. People management.Consulting. Looking to join an existing startup or create one.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Internet, Nanotech, Sports |
| Skills: | Business, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, French, German, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Management, Spanish |
| Location: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Groups: | IESE Center for Entrepreneurship (CEFIE ) |
| Visas: | EU |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Career advice, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding cofounders, Finding hot stories, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Receiving feedback, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Universitat Rámon Llull |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Altair Management Consultants, Barcelona, Spain |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | May 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | • Participated in a project for a state owned company in the residential property sector. Total
economic impact of more than 4.6 billion euros, with the construction of more than 86.000 dwellings. • Developed an economic model for the evaluation of the 100 different urban-planning projects. • Analyzed the critical factors for the feasibility of the different projects. Followed-up the implementation of these changes to ensure economic feasibility of the projects. • Presented conclusions individually to senior staff of the client company, with full responsibility on the materials presented. |
| Employer: | Texsa, Barcelona, Spain. www.texsa.com |
| Position: | Production Manager |
| Time period: | September 2006 - July 2007 |
| Description: | International company based in Spain that manufactures and markets roofing products. Exporting to over 30 countries throughout the 5 continents, Texsa is one of the leading companies in the sector.
• Raised productivity by 40% by optimising production cycles and reducing bottleneck delays. • Reduced customer complaints by 80% increasing product quality. Involved production subordinates in global quality program. And improved the performance of the self-control. • Improved the supplying conditions for our bulk raw materials by negotiating with the suppliers and achieving a JIT service. • Planned the production for the division. Increasing efficiency by reducing to the minimum the stop times due to product changes. • Improved the morale and performance of the 15 production staff in my charge by redirecting the pressure from the executive board to the real causes of low productivity. |
| Employer: | Texsa, Barcelona, Spain. www.texsa.com |
| Position: | Project Engineer |
| Time period: | February 2006 - September 2006 |
| Description: | • Analysed, detected and implemented improvements on the production lines that were under my engineering manager responsibility.
• Reduced production line breakdowns by 70% by analysing and changing production parameters and processes. • Negotiated with national and international suppliers to buy new equipment for our factory. • Managed projects of up to 250.000 euros with national and international providers to install a new production line and make improvements to the already existing lines. |
| Employer: | Accenture, Barcelona/Madrid, Spain |
| Position: | Analyst |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2006 |
| Description: | • Negotiated with customers to set the needs of the IT system we were about to implement.
• Developed functional designs according to the customer needs. • Programmed part of the IT solution. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Universitat Rámon Llull |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Industrial Engineering |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • 4th in the XIII Olimpiada Química de Catalunya and Bronze medal in the XIII Olimpiada nacional de química.(2000)
• GMAT 740 (98th percentile) • Top 15% of the MBA in the following subjects: Decision Analysis, Financial Accounting, Quantitative Methods, Managerial Accounting, Operations Management, Competitive Strategy. Winner team of the Capstone Project. |
