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Juan Jose Rojas Avendaño

Industrial Engineer

Summary

Experienced Senior Manager dedicated to enhancing all areas of operations and business administration. A driven leader with a proven track record of conducting in-depth analyses and implementing changes that yield impactful results

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Project Manager

Boston Consulting Group
Heredia, Costa Rica
02.2022 - Current

Established a robust governance framework for managing and overseeing core business processes

  • Implemented a comprehensive internal client feedback management process to enhance client satisfaction, expediting issue resolution, and enabling data-driven decisions. This process fostered continuous improvement and collaboration, enhanced transparency and trust
  • Led Process Excellence strategic initiatives that increased operational efficiency by 20-25%.
  • Led Process Excellence initiatives that integrates technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how the business operates and delivers value to clients

Renewals Operations Senior Manager

VMWare
Heredia , Heredia
11.2017 - 01.2022
  • Managed a diverse team of over 80 members, maintaining low attrition, ensuring consistency across policies, procedures, operating standards and stakeholders satisfaction
  • Initiated and guided cross-functional teams for M&A activities, enhancing SaaS operations and customer engagement.
  • Led organization strategy and programs in Costa Rica (+100 collaborators) as WW Sales Management Support Site Lead .

Renewals Operations Manager

VMware
11.2014 - 10.2017
  • Led the migration of the renewals process from an outsourced vendor to VMware, achieving a 20% cost reduction and improving process efficiency by 15%.
  • Designed, led, and implemented an operational model for Renewals Sales Support in two global locations, enhancing team productivity and customer satisfaction.
  • Directed successful change initiatives, ensuring seamless transitions during organizational restructuring efforts, which maintained a 95% employee retention rate.
  • Supervised a team of 25 staff and ensured 100% compliance with company policies and procedure

Operations Process Improvement Lead

Hewlett Packard
Heredia , Heredia
02.2013 - 10.2014
  • Managed key projects that significantly improved quality by 50%, operational costs by 48%, productivity by 75% and turn around time by 30% in US and 80% in LATAM
  • Implemented and trained Six Sigma and Lean Training for +100 employees.
  • Co-lead implementation of controls and enhancements in Partners and Sales incentives process. +$10M annual savings due to incorrect process followed. Obtained excellence award given by Costa Rican Chambers of industries.

Contact Center Supervisor

Hewlett Packard
Heredia, Heredia
11.2009 - 01.2013
  • Led and consolidated multiple teams of +20 employees in Costa Rica.
  • Maintained 97% satisfaction rating in customer technical care support team.
  • Constantly exceed KPIs by 5-10% YoY
  • Implemented 2E2 engagements across teams to discuss goals, updates, and challenges, increasing productivity across departments by 20% YoY
  • Consistently meeting and followed quality standards and procedures to minimize errors and maximize customer satisfaction.
  • Evaluated quality problems and performed actions to identify and resolve issues which helped to decrease customer iterations by 25%

Education

MBA - Marketing

Instituto Tecnologico De Costa Rica - In Progress
San Jose, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Licenciatura - Industrial Engineering

Universidad De Ciencia Y Tecnologia
San Jose, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latinoamerica De Ciencia Y Tecnologia
San Jose, Costa Rica
05.2001 -

Skills

Analytical thinking and innovation

Reasoning and problem-solving

Communication Skills

Project Management

Comfort With Ambiguity

Building Relationships

Data analysis

Operations management

Customer Service

Change Management

Business planning

Process Improvement

Troubleshooting and problem resolution

Timeline

Senior Project Manager

Boston Consulting Group
02.2022 - Current

Renewals Operations Senior Manager

VMWare
11.2017 - 01.2022

Renewals Operations Manager

VMware
11.2014 - 10.2017

Operations Process Improvement Lead

Hewlett Packard
02.2013 - 10.2014

Contact Center Supervisor

Hewlett Packard
11.2009 - 01.2013

MBA - Marketing

Instituto Tecnologico De Costa Rica - In Progress
05.2001 -

Licenciatura - Industrial Engineering

Universidad De Ciencia Y Tecnologia
05.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Latinoamerica De Ciencia Y Tecnologia
05.2001 -
Juan Jose Rojas Avendaño Industrial Engineer