Hernan Cordova
Veldhoven
Summary
Senior Program and Project manager with 25+ years of international experience, in managing high complex products and engineering solutions in ambiguous and in complex organizational setups, across multi-disciplinary teams. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency. Capable of dealing with complex content-wise programs and environments, enabling and empowering different layers of the organization, rapidly creating tangible impact and getting alignment and support across different levels of management.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant Project Lead
Brainbox / Phikari Group
01.2017 - Current
- Mentored +50 junior consultants, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
- Delivered high-quality solutions for clients through comprehensive research and analysis of industry trends, improving gross utility by average of 12% per project.
- Developed innovative strategies to address complex business challenges, resulting in increased profitability for clients, averaging more than 7% net to EBITDA.
- Presented findings and recommendations to executive-level stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
Business Program Manager
PHILIPS
01.2009 - 12.2016
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations, managing programs and all within projects with over 300M EURO in budget and comprising more than 1000 people in it, multiyear programs and projects, across sectors, consistently delivering more than 10% NET improvement over EBITDA.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team, consistenly.achieving and accomplishing year after year.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
Education
Ph.D. - Electronics/Telecom Engineering
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium10-2012
MBA - Business And Service Management
Solvay Business School
Brussels, Belgium08-2008
Master of Science - Electronics And Telecom Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven, Belgium08-2006
MBA - Business Administration Major On FinanceOperations
ESPAE Business School
Guayaquil, Ecuador05-2004
Skills
- Can-do and take ownership mentality
- Coaching and mentoring PM, engineers, scientists, and Product Managers
- Stakeholder Management
- Deep knowledge of Engineering (electronics, AI, telecom, algorithms)
- Build, empower and generate trust across different levels
- Contextualization and simplification of problem statements
- Able to navigate, take decisions and lead teams in ambiguous, complex, multifunctional xsector setups
Languages
Spanish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Dutch
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Senior Consultant Project Lead
Brainbox / Phikari Group
01.2017 - Current
Business Program Manager
PHILIPS
01.2009 - 12.2016
Ph.D. - Electronics/Telecom Engineering
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
MBA - Business And Service Management
Solvay Business School
Master of Science - Electronics And Telecom Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
MBA - Business Administration Major On FinanceOperations
ESPAE Business School
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