David Garcia-Taheño

Lead industrialization of a new elevator line at a greenfield site, coordinating 100+ stakeholders and 8 functions. Define timelines, deliverables, and governance with KPIs and dashboards for cross-functional alignment. Manage international sales across Europe, Africa, and Latin America, handling client relations, technical offers, and contracts. Standardize stakeholder and reporting processes while balancing PMO and sales roles.

Qualified and integrated local vendors for elevator components, ensuring compliance with quality standards. Analyzed complex specs to support accurate offers and tailored pre-sales strategies. Defined engineering workflows with global teams to localize production in the Middle East. Delivered 500+ elevator units to major projects like Dubai Opera House and Saudi Ministry of Health through strong vendor and process management.

Led a 12-member engineering team, managing project execution, resource planning, and compliance with standards. Performed engineering calculations and created assembly drawings for accurate elevator component production. Delivered training and oversaw performance to boost team efficiency. Worked with PLM and R&D teams to support new product industrialization and process improvements.

Defined engineering strategies for a start-up elevator company, leading project execution, documentation, and client acquisition. Expanded the customer base through targeted sales strategies aligned with market needs. Managed contract negotiations and full project lifecycles to ensure quality delivery. Introduced tech review protocols to optimize procurement and align purchasing with business goals.

Managed maintenance and repair of banking hardware systems, ensuring service quality and efficiency. Led a team of technicians, providing hands-on training and supervising lab testing. Handled inventory and resource allocation to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery. Improved maintenance methods and optimized support workflows to enhance service and reduce costs.

Self-reset telecommunication protection development: design and testing, PCB, electronic equipment testing and product definition with suppliers, data analysis and reporting. • Established the basis for new product development. • Reduced costs in 5%.