Alex M.

About Alex M.

With over 20 years in STEM and an MBA, I lead high-impact strategy, operations, and innovation across complex industrial, healthcare, and technology sectors. My foundation is deeply technical and operational, having overseen full-cycle product development, managed multi-site teams, and delivered results in environments ranging from precision manufacturing to advanced software systems.Early in my career, I led engineering and commercial projects that introduced new technologies into global supply chains, built product development and customer service capabilities from the ground up, and collaborated with C-suite leaders on roadmap execution and cost transformation. I lead across supply chain, P&L ownership, sales development, and commercialization, bridging technical complexity with customer-centric execution.In healthcare, I directed strategy and operations for a growing service-based business, leading workflow redesign, technology integration, and digital channel expansion. I introduced diagnostic innovations and appointment-optimization tools while also formalizing operational controls, vendor partnerships, and a long-term growth strategy. These efforts deepened my exposure to customer experience innovation, data-driven process improvement, and stakeholder management in regulated environments.In business school, I’ve built on that foundation with focused expertise in strategy, finance, and leadership. Courses in M&A, corporate finance, financial modeling, valuation, brand management, innovation, and data analysis have enhanced my strategic toolkit and sharpened my executional lens. My MBA work has included projects in SaaS go-to-market, industrial decarbonization, hydrogen infrastructure, and ESG transformation, challenges that many clients face today.Core competencies include:• Strategic execution and transformation• M&A preparation and commercial due diligence• Product innovation and operational redesign• Go-to-market and customer experience strategy• Data analytics and financial modeling• Cross-functional and technical leadershipI excel at executing strategy, navigating complexity, scaling change, and aligning teams around shared outcomes. Let’s connect if you’re building high-impact strategies and need a versatile leader to deliver them.

Experience

1. Strategic Advisor

   Valtics

   Feb 2023 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   VALTICS is the brand of value assessment and communication among technology and service providers.It is the solution that best helps you create compelling business cases because it captures an initiative\'s or investment\'s total value by quickly quantifying and communicating all the business benefits, including soft and intangible benefits. It goes beyond TCO and ROI.

Education

• Wharton Executive Education

  Advanced Finance Program (AFP), Accounting and Finance

• The Ohio State University

  Visiting Scholar, Engineering Mechanics

  2007 — 2008

• Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

  Master's Degree, Numerical Methods

  2003 — 2004

• The Ohio State University

  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

  2018 — 2019

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2024

• Technical University of Munich

  Master's thesis, Computational Mechanics

  2004 — 2004

• University of California, Davis

  Licensing Academy in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

  2016 — 2016

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Minor Electrical Engineering

  1998 — 2002

• IE Business School

  Accelerate: Building Business from Science and Technology

  2016 — 2017

• University of Twente

  Post-Doctoral Research, Continuum Mechanics

  2009 — 2011

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  DSI - Driving Strategic Innovation Course

  2016 — 2016

• Tecnológico de Monterrey

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

  2004 — 2009