Mauricio Vasquez-Fernandez
Summary
Motivated Sales Engineer with proven experience of building and growing sales in competitive environments. Dedicated to building rapport and maintaining loyal customer relationships through understanding needs and creating individual solutions. Offering deep technical acumen with strong communication skills to help customers understand product offerings. Developed experience in field work, involved in multidisciplinary groups. With background that includes expertise in groundwater exploration, drilling supervision, groundwater monitoring instrumentation installation, contaminated site evaluation and data analysis. Organized, detail oriented, and experienced in properly handling customer inquiries and transactions; excellent communication skills in different technical levels, analytical skills to resolve problems, and ability to achieve high performance as part of a team or individually.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Tech and Sales Engineer
Solinst Canada Ltd
04.2015 - Current
- Provided technical troubleshooting and problem solving for clients with installed equipment or system issues.
- Attended trade shows and seminars to promote products and network with industry contacts.
- Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
- Reviewed customer inquiries to understand project scope while managing internal delivery mechanisms.
- Recommended changes, improvements, or enhancements in products to product development team based on customer feedback.
- Captured opportunities for additional sales during project implementation and rollout with existing accounts.
- Delivered technical sales presentations to prospects and presented benefits and value of products.
- Designed and delivered product training and webinars for clients.
- Suggested ideas for product evolution and new product variants.
- Involved in new product testing, beta testing and implementation.
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive knowledge of the product portfolio, including features, benefits, and competitive advantages.
Business Manager for Latin America
Envirologek
01.2009 - 02.2015
- Market strategy for Latin America. Advice on sales of technologies for monitoring and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination, characterization of contaminated sites and risk assessment. Advice on automatic groundwater monitoring equipment and sampling for different pollutants. Supervision of passive gas sampling, bacteria sampling and application of pilot tests for remediation.
- Advisor to environmental consulting companies about remediation and design and implementation of remediation plans and evaluation of the application and performance of remediation activities.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
Associate Hydrogeologist & Project Manager
Hidroterra Consultores Ambientales
07.2011 - 01.2015
- Associate Hydrogeologist and Founder. Environmental consultancies in hydrogeology, studies of vulnerability to aquifer contamination, water sources protection zones evaluations, estimation of groundwater recharge, groundwater availability, assessment in contaminated site characterization.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Identified and resolved project issues quickly and efficiently, minimizing their impact on project progress. Developed and maintained spreadsheets to track project progress, enabling accurate reporting of project status.
Principal Hydrogeologist
Self-employed
04.2006 - 03.2011
- Environmental consultant in geology and hydrogeology with active participation in numerous environmental impact studies for agricultural, urbanism, tourism and non-metallic mining projects.
- Active collaboration in various groups of consultants as support in environmental impact studies and environmental assessments.
- Preparation and coordination of studies of hydrogeology, structural geology, geophysics, geological mapping, inventory of water sources, analysis of vulnerability to pollution of water sources (wells and springs) and water balances to determine potential exploitation of groundwater.
- Coordination, supervision and design of wells for exploitation and monitoring of aquifers. Procedures for drilling permits and obtaining water concessions from government entities. Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Education
Master of Science - Hydrogeology And Water Resources Management
Universidad De Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica04.2006
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Universidad De Costa Rica
San Jose Costa Rica12.2002
Skills
- Site Visits
- Sell Technical Products
- Customer Service and Assistance
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Field Work Experience
- Formal Presentation Skills
- Deliver Technical Presentations
- Communication Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Technical Documentation
- Customer-focused Service
- Product Demonstrations and Presentations
Timeline
Tech and Sales Engineer
Solinst Canada Ltd
04.2015 - Current
Associate Hydrogeologist & Project Manager
Hidroterra Consultores Ambientales
07.2011 - 01.2015
Business Manager for Latin America
Envirologek
01.2009 - 02.2015
Principal Hydrogeologist
Self-employed
04.2006 - 03.2011
Master of Science - Hydrogeology And Water Resources Management
Universidad De Costa Rica
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Universidad De Costa Rica
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