Fernando Sierra Ibanez

About Fernando Sierra Ibanez

As an Executive Transformational Operations Leader, I specialize in aligning people, process, and performance to deliver measurable business impact and organizational excellence. I integrate engineering innovation, financial discipline, and cross-functional leadership to execute large-scale transformation initiatives and drive multimillion-dollar efficiencies. I am passionate about building agile, high-performing teams that sustain growth, strengthen culture, and position organizations for long-term success across diverse industries.Key Achievements Include: Directed a company-wide engineering transformation that integrated operations between Houston and India, leading a distributed team of 20+ engineers and driving a 60% reduction in engineering costs while significantly improving project delivery speed. Delivered over $3M in offshore operational savings by optimizing engineering processes, redesigning team interfaces, and implementing a blended onshore/offshore resource strategy that improved utilization. Managed a $3M residential real estate investment fund, overseeing full-cycle development operations, financial performance, and investor relations while directing a hybrid workforce of 2 full-time staff and rotating construction crews of up to 50 tradespeople to ensure efficiency, safety, and on-time, on-budget delivery across multiple sites. Led comprehensive redesign of subsea pipeline end termination (PLET) structures, achieving a 45% reduction in weight, a 20% increase in structural strength, and $75K in cost savings per unit, ultimately improving manufacturing efficiency and offshore installation performance. Mentored a new generation of engineers by fostering open communication, proactive problem-solving, and technical excellence, earning recognition within the organization as “The Mentor” foradvancing a collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture.Contact me through this profile if you wish to connect.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager

   TechnipFMC

   Feb 2019 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Directed a company-wide engineering transformation that integrated operations between Houston and India, leading a distributed team of 20+ engineers and driving a 60% reduction in engineering costs.• Built an engineering center in India from the ground up, developing the staffing model, technical systems, and workflow frameworks that overcame a 12-hour time zone gap and enabled seamless collaboration between global offices.• Delivered over $3M in offshore operational savings by optimizing engineering processes, redesigning team interfaces, and implementing a blended onshore/offshore resource strategy that improved utilization.• Designed and launched eCTR, a cloud-based estimation tool that improved cost, time, and resource planning accuracy across tendering and execution phases.• Partnered cross-functionally with HR, project management, and technical leadership to align workforce planning, cultural expectations, and accountability models across 8 projects and 25 scopes executed in U.S. and India.• Created structured communication and handoff systems that allowed round-the-clock productivity across time zones, enabling continuous 24-hour workflow continuity and improved responsiveness.• Acted as the bridge between executive leadership and project teams.• Mentored emerging engineers and instilled a culture of collaboration and openness, encouraging knowledge-sharing, process ownership, and continuous improvement across global engineering teams.

Education

• Rice Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Universidad EAFIT

  Mechanical Engineer