Maria Teresa Ruiz

• Cultivated strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure long-term success and loyalty.
• Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
• Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
• Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
• Increased overall company efficiency by streamlining operations and implementing innovative managerial strategies.
• Developed and executed strategic plans for business growth and expansion, resulting in increased market share.
• Managed a diverse team of professionals, fostering a positive work environment and high employee satisfaction.
• Established comprehensive employee training programs to develop skills, improve productivity, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.
• Analyzed market trends/data to identify potential opportunities for business growth within existing or emerging markets successfully.
• Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.
• Implemented sustainability initiative, reducing energy consumption and waste, and promoting eco-friendly practices.

• Initiated the association for the first time ever in Guatemala. All the associates decided I should be appointed President due to my knowledge of the sector and the good relations I have with all producers
• Monitored government regulations and standards to ensure alignment with industry policies, current law and procedures
• Organized meeting with presidential candidates previous to 2019 elections process, in order to present the industry and understand their plans for the sector
  
• Collaborated with top managers from the associated companies in planning process to develop mutual performance objectives, law modifications and communication strategies
  
• For related press interviews: https://elperiodico.com.gt/inversion/2019/08/07/se-revierte-la-tendencia-negativa-en-los-pozos-petroleros-nacionales/
  
• https://elperiodico.com.gt/inversion/2019/02/20/hay-inversiones-de-unos-us50-millones-detenidas-en-el-area-petrolera/
  
• https://www.prensalibre.com/economia/la-industria-petrolera-en-guatemala-exige-reformas-legales-para-sobrevivir/
  

Responsible for the operation in Guatemala, including the supervision of Operations Manager, and answering to the Board of Directors.

• Led financial planning and analysis by managing key metrics, analyzing data and providing support and insight for strategic planning
• Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability
  
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations
  
• Increased revenue streams by reducing costs, managing efficiency and innovating in technology information to avoid exponential growth in personnel as the operation became bigger. This allowed the company to survive the oil price crisis
• Enhanced operational success through effective staffing, strong training, adherence to safety and HSE regulations and Ministry regulations. 700 days without accidents record was achieved
  
• Design an CSR program that allowed, at low cost, to reduce the social conflict in the area, going from at least 4 community-led strikes per year, to a record 4 years without strikes
• Design, contract and supervision of an integrated reservoir study that update the reserves and generated new geologic information
• Supervision of 2 EIA for new drilling, approved in 1 year each
• Helped actively to close a merge for a new investment of over US$25 millions in the operation

Consultant for several companies and recently focused on energy, oil & gas companies in processes efficiency, compliance, training and project management. Some of the projects developed as independent consultant:

• Successful implementation of Filebound workflow system for administrative processes in two medium companies.
• Institutional diagnosis of the administrative purchasing system of the National Hospital for Diseases of the IGSS Guatemala. Client: Transparency International Guatemala, with the support of USAID.
• Design, development and implementation of the eGSM-205 system for project monitoring and follow-up, as part of the tools used by Swipco S.A. and MBA Einkauf S.A. for purchasing and contracting processes.
• Design and development of the Statistical Information system of the Banking System of Guatemala. Client: Certeza Consulting. (Design and development in Visual Basic 6.0 with Access 97).
• Design and development supervision of the Human Resources module, for Hospital Software 2000. Client: Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance of Guatemala (Design for development in SQL 7.0 and Visual Basic 6.0 October 1999 to February 2000).
• Design and development of Software for Collective Insurance statistics. Design and development of software for individual, family and collective insurance quotation. Client: Aseguradora General S.A. Guatemala
• Update of web pages and creation of online purchase system for two companies during COVID.
• Awarded contract in alliance with another company, for managing oil related waste (about 1200 tons). Executed successfully during COVID.

• Support in the design of the Ministry's Energy-Oil-Mining Policy for the period 2008-2022. Development of instruments for internal and external communication of the defined policy, as well as the progress and results achieved.
• Implementation of a monitoring system for compliance with intermediate goals, by program and sector, with productive compliance indicators.
• Support in the definition of the change in energy matrix intended for 2022, where the use of renewable energy was privileged.
• Analysis of international models used for the development of large hydroelectric projects using the PPP models defined by the United Nations.
• Analysis how to implement Transparency International model for Extractive Industries in Guatemala (IETI).
• Preparation of the “Benchmark on World Mining” study, which served as the basis for the MEM proposal regarding the modification of the Mining Law.
• Support during the approval stage of the Law of Fonpetrol in the Congress of the Republic, accompanying the task of communicating the benefits of the aforementioned law.
• Preparation of the Regulation of the Law of Fonpetrol, as representative of the MEM in an Ad-hoc Committee formed for this purpose.
• Preparation of the international analysis of hydrocarbon exploitation models and the competitive positioning of Guatemala in this sector, including a detailed analysis of the contracts used in other countries, and of the economic models applied. The result of this study served as a basis for defining the conditions for the extension of the oil contract 2-85, the main producer in the country.
• Support in the communication of the oil policy, and particularly, of the bidding of new areas and the mentioned contractual extension.

• Head of the project "Model of Organizational Development in Acquisitions for the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance", being responsible for the diagnosis in terms of acquisitions of the Department of Acquisitions and Maintenance, as well as a sample of 7 decentralized executing units. Based on this diagnosis, the strengthening proposal was made to improve the efficiency and transparency of the processes developed.
• Head of the project "Economy and Competitiveness for journalists" developed jointly with the Universidad del Norte de Colombia, for a group of more than 60 Honduran journalists.
• Technical Manager of the Project "Efficiency and Transparency in Purchasing and Contracting Program" for the Republic of Honduras. Institutional diagnosis of the inspected entities, recommendations for changes in procurement procedures to correct the findings related to the transparency and competitiveness of the processes, verification of tender documents, technical specifications and evaluation criteria. Supervision of the progress of the project and compliance with the proposed schedules.

Executed all the tasks assigned by the Technical Manager of the projects related with efficiency and transparency in purchasing and contracting processes for institutions such as Ministry of Defense in Colombia and the Ministry of Health in Guatemala. Helped developing of software for the projects such as Tracking Documents system and semi-online quotation. Due to my performance I moved to Guatemala and was promoted to Technical Manager.

• Design and elaboration of standardized procedures for Conversion of Vehicles to the use of Compressed Natural Gas as fuel applying the ISO 9000 Standard.
• Design and elaboration of the Quality Assurance program according to ISO 9000 for Conversion Workshops.
• Design of information system for the area of maintenance, materials, costs and budget of the GNC Department.
• Moved to Bogotá due to MBA scholarship