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IIoT Solutions Architect
SymphonyAIIIoT Solutions Architect
Feb. 2024Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia🚀 Architecting and deploying Advanced Industrial Analytics and IIoT applications integrating Azure AI Services, event-driven data pipelines, and Edge Computing solutions, ensuring long-term scalability and adaptability for manufacturers across different industries (Food & Beverage, Polymers, and Animal Nutrition industries). 🔄 Shifting IIoT platform strategies from on-prem to hybrid cloud architectures, enabling multi-site deployments with Azure IoT Operations Suite (AIO), Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters, accelerating adoption across global manufacturing operations. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Strategically drove IT/OT alignment, collaborating with global manufacturing leaders to implement secure, event-driven architectures with Azure Event Grid, MQTT, and Apache NiFi, ensuring real-time data streaming at scale. ✅ Bridged IT & OT strategies by working closely with business leaders and plant operators, ensuring that IIoT solutions align with real-world manufacturing needs, reducing downtime, and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). ✅ Implemented a Zero Trust security model using Managed Identities for Azure Service authentication and authorization and followed the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA) to secure data transmission through DMZ and application gateways. ✅ Configured a K3s cluster integrated with Azure Arc agents for unified infrastructure and deployed Azure IoT Operations suite from scratch.
Technical Solutions Architect
SymphonyAITechnical Solutions Architect
Mar. 2023 - Jan. 2024Cali, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaLed R&D projects to modernize SymphonyAI Industrial IoT platform, improving scalability, performance, and usability. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Redefined SymphonyAI’s IIoT platform strategy, transitioning from monolithic architectures to service-oriented architecture, event-driven designs, reducing latency in industrial data processing. ✅ Designed and led the development of a barcode-scanning mobile solution that improved work-in-progress visibility in complex assembly lines, integrating with SAP MII for real-time updates. ✅ Developed a secure, real-time MES-SAP integration, enabling seamless synchronization of production orders and material tracking, unlocking new business efficiencies in scheduling and inventory control. Business Impact and Recognitions 🏆 Awarded by SymphonyAI in 2023 for driving platform modernization & market competitiveness.
MES Consultant
Savigent Software, Inc.MES Consultant
Jul. 2019 - Feb. 2023Cali, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaProvided MES architecture guidance to Cargill’s IT/OT teams for implementing ISA-95-aligned MES solutions across Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain (CASC) and Animal Nutrition & Health business units worldwide. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Designed real-time production monitoring, material traceability, and batch management solutions. ✅ Integrated MES with SAP MII Production Planning and Inventory Management modules via SOAP web services & .NET backend. ✅ Mentored developers & business analysts on scalable MES implementations. Business Impact and Recognitions 🏆 Invited to international workshops in South Korea & the U.S., defining MES, SAP, & industrial control system integrations.
Senior System Engineer
Savigent Software, Inc.Senior System Engineer
May. 2018 - Jun. 2019Cali, Valle del Cauca, ColombiaImplemented a MES Modernization & Workflow Automation for Raw Material Tracking and Real-Time Incident Management Systems. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Led a cross-functional team in an agile environment, structuring work into weekly sprints to ensure iterative and goal-aligned delivery. ✅ Mapped critical workflows with plant operators to capture system requirements and preserve essential legacy functionalities. ✅ Transformed an unstructured MS Access database into an ISA-95-compliant MS SQL data model, improving scalability, reliability, and data integrity. ✅ Developed workflow-driven applications in Savigent MES, guiding operators step-by-step through the material receiving and unloading process, reducing human error. ✅ Built a Centralized incident monitoring by integrating alarms and events from various industrial equipment, sensors, and historians, enabling real-time visibility across the facility. ✅ Implemented a task assignment and tracking system to streamline maintenance workflows and accelerate response to equipment failures and process deviations. Business Impact and Recognitions 💡 Increased operational consistency by standardizing material tracking workflows. 💡 Eliminated reliance on manual logbooks, ensuring accurate and timely incident tracking. 💡 Improved maintenance coordination, enhancing overall operational efficiency.
Technical Lead
OmniconTechnical Lead
Feb. 2016 - Mar. 2018ColombiaLed the design, development & deployment of a scalable .NET Based MES solution (Savigent Software) across for 50+ Cargill Animal Nutrition and Health (ANH) Sites in North America. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Participated in Design and Development of a .NET library of reusable MES components, enabling rapid deployment. ✅ Led a global team of 40+ engineers, driving agile execution & architectural decisions. Business Impact and Recognitions 🏆 Recognized as Employee of the Year (2016 & 2017) for outstanding MES contributions. 🏆 Recruited directly by Savigent Software (USA) due to exceptional MES leadership at Cargill, transitioning from Colombia to a global leadership role in the U.S.
System Engineer
OmniconSystem Engineer
Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2016ColombiaDeveloped a pilot MES solution for Cargill’s Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain Europe (GOSCE) business, marking my first project as a MES developer. The goal was to transition from manual processes to a digital, workflow-driven system that streamlined key manufacturing activities, improving efficiency and data traceability. Key Contributions & Achievements ✅ Developed core MES functionalities using C# and .NET, building data models and classes to support real-time tracking of grain handling operations. ✅ Automated key manufacturing workflows, including Truck check-in & weighing, Quality inspections and Material movement tracking. Business Impact and Recognitions 💡 Eliminated manual record-keeping, reducing paperwork and improving data accuracy.
Junior Programmer
Innova4jJunior Programmer
Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2014Responsible of development, testing and maintenance of a SOAP Web Service Hotel Inventory Management Application using Java and Oracle SQL technologies.
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