Ricardo Cuervo

CEO & President
Bogota, CO

About

"Oil & Gas technical skills - (Workover, Well Integrity, Well test, Surface facilities, subsurface) "Market Growth - commercial strength and deep understanding of global market. "Entrepreneurship - led a company from start-up to a 0.7 Million USD annual revenue for 7 years. "High Tech - expert in selecting applications suited to meet target needs and introducing them into the market "Negotiation - catalyzes business reorganizations to capitalize on emerging opportunities across countries "Global expertise in North and South America, Africa and the Middle East "Strategy, Vision & Mission Planning "Finance, Budgeting & Cost Control "Strategic Alliances & Partnerships "Performance Improvement "Sales & Marketing Leadership "Strategic Financial Planning "Policy & Procedure Development "Programs, Services & Products "Organizational Restructuring "Risk Management "Public and Media Relations "Global Market Development

Work Experience

Business Development Manager - Production Testing

Schlumberger
Apr 2009 - Jun 2010
Mexico

Responsible for growing production market for well testing. Sold and installed 3 Production facilities for PEMEX accruing revenue of 50+ Million USD.

Marketing & Sales Manager - Well Testing

Schlumberger
Jul 2010 - Oct 2011

Responsible for team of 7 salesmen across 3 countries. Increased market share from 30% to 65% and annual revenues to 17 Million USD.

President & Founder

Latina Energy Limited
Oct 2011 - Present
Bogota, Colombia

Oversees business operations, provides technologies and production optimization through innovation. Created company from start-up to 0.7 Million annual revenues operating in 7 countries.

Education

Program for Leadership Development part of MSc Management program

ESADE
Jul 2015 - Nov 2015

Building soft skills for C-suite Jobs and entrepreneurship career growth

Chemical Engineer

Metropolitan University
Present - Aug 1995

Schlumberger sponsored bachelor degree, graduation project on Asphaltene Flocculation

High School

Colegio San Ignacio
Present - Sep 1987

Languages

Spanish - Native
English - Native
Portuguese - Fluent
French - Intermediate

Skills

Manufacturing

Sectors

Industry
Oil & Gas