Alvaro Grande

Nationality: USA and Spanish citizen

Address: 7675 NW 71st Ter
Parkland, Florida - 33067
E-mail: alvarogrande@gmail.com
Mobile phone number: +1 (754) 277-6277
Skype username: alvarogrande
LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/álvaro-grande-0357b515

EDUCATION

2022 - MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Chief Sustainability Officer program

2008-2009 TÜV SÜD ATISAE

Master in Maintenance Engineering (1 year). Master Thesis title: “Study for the implementation of a preventive
and predictive maintenance system in an industrial process plant from the energy sector”

1997-2001 Alfonso X el Sabio University (Madrid)

BSc in Industrial Engineering. Master Thesis title: “ISO 9001 Quality Management System for Alfonso X el Sabio
University”

WORK EXPERIENCE

2014 - HOERBIGER SERVICE, Inc. (Florida, USA)

FUNCTIONS

- Head of Operations and Engineering LATAM: Responsible for Operations and technical related
solutions for 12 branches in 9 countries. Managing a group of 10 direct reports. In charge of
engineering, field service and shop floor operations, QSHE and QC with responsibility on the
Product Line P&L results, business planning, forecasting and reporting

- Certified REE auditor for technology auditing on reciprocating compressors

- Service Key User CRM “Salesforce” for LATAM region

- Project Owner “Service Experience”: Standardization of Global Operations within the HOERBIGER
Compression Technology Service division. Including:

o Service Processes
o Look and Feel: Facilities, tooling and machinery, branding image, Service Culture Mission
and Principles
o QSHE Culture
o Internal Audit system

2009 - 2013 HOERBIGER VENTILWERKE Wien GmbH (Madrid, Spain)

FUNCTIONS

- AREA OEM KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER for Spain and Portugal. Responsible for the design,
application and sales of HOERBIGER products in new reciprocating compressors.
- SALES SUPPORT Area LATAM for mechatronics. Responsible of the generation of project
quotations, Project follow-up and project management of HOERBIGER mechatronics solutions for
local branch offices.
2007 - 2009 HOERBIGER IBÉRICA, S.A. (Madrid,Spain)

FUNCTIONS

- Reciprocating Compressors Service Manager

- Responsible for Integrated Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)

2003 - 2006 HOERBIGER IBÉRICA, S.A. (Madrid, Spain)

FUNCTIONS

- Project Manager for the Implementation of the Integrated Management System in the company
(standards ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996 and OHSAS 18001:1999). Certified by LRQA in june 2004.
- Responsible for Local Engineering Department
- Responsible for Local manufacturing and components service department
- Responsible for Local Purchasing Department

2001 – 2003 EMERGENCIA 2000, S.A. (Madrid, Spain)

COMPANY ACTIVITY: Bodyworking of emergency and rescue vehicles.

FUNCTIONS:

- Production Manager
- Development, supervision and Continuous Improvement of productive processes
- Responsible for Logistics, aftermarket and equipment maintenance department

LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS

Spanish
Native

English
Written and spoken – Business skills

Portuguese
Spoken – Presentation skills

IT SKILLS

Operative Systems
Windows up to version 10, Mac OS

Office IT
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Visio

CAD
AutoCAD (2D)

ERP
SAP R/3. Versions 620, 720 and 6.0. 14 years of experience with modules MM, SD and QM

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CRM
Salesforce. Key User level

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

HydroCOM system and reciprocating compressor components (50 hours). HOERBIGER VENTILWERKE GmbH.
Vienna (Austria), October 2003

Compressor valves. Design and application engineering (50 horas). HOERBIGER VENTILWERKE GmbH. Vienna
(Austria), October 2003

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance (20 hours). Official Association of Industrial Engineers of Madrid.
Madrid, February de 2004

Training in Sales Techniques (20 hours). IDE CESEM Business School. Madrid, June 2004

Piston rod sealing systems for reciprocating compressors. Design and application engineering (40 horas).
HOERBIGER Rings and Packings. Madrid (Spain), December 2004

Negotiation skills (40 hours). IDE CESEM Business School. Madrid, April 2005

Advanced Service School (40 horas). Ariel Corporation of America. Mount Vernon (OHIO –USA), may 2005

Safety in Petrochemical Plants (16 hours). San Nicolás Training Center. Madrid, March 2006

Management Abilities (80 hours). HRM Consulting. Madrid, 2006

Development of Communication Skills (40 horas). Gustav Käser. Vienna (Austria), July 2007

Business Strategy (40 hours). St. Gallen Business School. Vienna (Austria), July 2007

Controlling for Non Controllers (30 horas). Controller Akademie. Viena (Austria), January 2008

Decision making (40 hours). Lufthansa Training Center. Vienna (Austria), January 2008

Project oriented sales techniques (40 hours). IDE CESEM Business School. Madrid, February 2008

Business Leadership Program (100 hours). BTS/CALTECH. Switzerland/Pasadena, California, 2014

Salesforce. CRM (80 hours). SALESFORCE/HOERBIGER. Pompano Beach, Florida, 2015

LEAN Champions Program (40 hours) STAUFEN. Munich, Germany. 2019

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

SHUTDOWNS & TURNAROUNDS EVENT (Cairo, december 2010):

Speaker for the session: ‘Online Monitoring and Protection for Reciprocating Compressors in the Oil & Gas Industry’

RIO OIL & GAS EXPO AND CONFERENCE 2012 (Rio de Janeiro, september 2012):
Presentation of the paper: ‘Automated Stepless Control System for reciprocating compressors: energy savings and
process control improvement’

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7th WORLD CONGRESS OF MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT (Cartagena de Indias, may 2015):
Presentation of the paper: ‘Auditorías por expertos en compresores para la Confiabilidad, Eficacia y mejora de la
seguridad ambiental’ (‘Audits by compressor experts about reliability, efficiency and improvement of the environmental
safety’)

MOBIL CONFERENCE (Bucaramanga, october 2017):

Speaker for the session: ‘Nuevas tecnologías en compresores a gas’ (’New technologies on gas compressors’)

OTHERS

PARKLAND SOCCER – Season 2021/22

Soccer coach – Under 7 team