Roberto Velez Rodriguez

Innovation professional specialized in new technologies and sustainable design. Over 10 years of experience in identifying business opportunities through innovation management within corporations, strategic agencies, startups and SMEs. Focused on supporting companies through strategic thinking with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Skilled in providing valuable solutions for both the business and the end customer, applying knowledge and practical tools to ensure that the new services, products and experiences designed translate into a positive impact for users, employees, the environment and the business.

Excellent at teamwork, observant, analytical, committed and polished management and planning skills. I have experience in defining strategies and developing new business models in different sectors and areas such as: energy efficiency, utilities, supply chain management, healthcare, pharmaceutical, retail, mass consumption, security and defense.

Lead Strategist | Bemobile - Strategic Thinking & Design Agency

Barcelona, Spain: December 2020 - March 2022

_Development of strategic proposals and recommendations in line with the specific interests of customers, stakeholders, current business models and roadmaps for the implementation of innovative projects.

_End-to-end leadership of strategic projects for the European Commission's Horizon 2020 program within the utilities sector to improve their service offer and user experience.

_Project management leadership from research, opportunity definition, conceptualization and implementation. Sectors included: Retail, Energy Efficiency, Logistics and Supply Chain Management.

_ Analyze stakeholders, partnerships and technologies to leverage new innovative products, brands and services.

_Business design and lean methods training with a strong focus on implementing sustainability and circular economy principles for client projects to promote digital transformation and accelerate the transition of their businesses.

Senior Business Designer & Project Manager | Bemobile - Strategic Thinking & Design Agency

Barcelona, Spain: May 2019 - December 2020

_ Identify opportunities to improve existing service/product solutions and generate new ones based on solid user research and business inputs. Define structured human-centered approaches to identify the core problem/solution sets and key assumptions.

_ Meeting user needs and market trends, defining new strategies, services and business models, diving into innovation and customer centered approaches. Contribute to identifying business opportunities based on technology.

_Manage direct communications with clients, stakeholders and design teams throughout project development in order to achieve strategic goals. Drive innovation process to facilitate shared creativity sessions and design thinking practices.

Project Manager | Mecalux - Automated Warehouse Solutions Barcelona, Spain: 2016 - 2018

_ End to end organization of corporate trips under high pressure deadlines. Knowledge and control of available resources with a holistic view of the different projects under development.

_ Preparation of reports to support decision-making. Progress control, billing milestones, delays and expenses incurred.

_ Optimization of movements, travel and expenses in different modes of transport, car, train and plane for projects around the world.

_ Identification of improvement points in OTC processes with invoices from different agencies and external suppliers.

Business Strategist | CR BARD - Innovative life enhancing medical technologies Barcelona, Spain: 2014 - 2015

_ Core member of the European Project Stock Optimization, in collaboration with the departments of marketing, sales and supply chain. Project led by the Iberian delegation and highlighted within the corporation for being a best practice to be implemented in other EMEA delegations.

_Decision-making on the expiration, quality and traceability of the materials in the operating rooms of hospitals across Spain and Portugal.

_ Reduction of references in each warehouse without affecting the level of service and SLAs.
_ Negotiation and management of relations with external service providers to collect the surplus stock.

Supply Chain Consultant | Unilever Barcelona, Spain: 2014 - 2014

_ Identification and definition of numbers of incidents and timely corrections in the forecasts through the preparation of reports of levels of service and stock.

_ Analysis, order management and optimization of stock levels to avoid breaking inventory of a different amount of references (Summer Campaign 2014).

_ Evaluation of orders per customer to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement in the supply chain, such as relation time - reception orders, optimization of routes, preparation of orders, etc.

Logistics Project Coordinator | United Nations Marjayoun, Lebanon : 2012 - 2013

_ Management and control of inventory under the IT system of the Ministry of Defense.

_ Supervision of transport and logistic movements with the coordination of personnel in charge. Communication and daily alignment with armies located from Belgium, Finland, China, Italy and France.

_ Control of expenses and management of material in the process of Import / Export over the continent.

_ Executive education, Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies | UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (2021) 

_ Certification in Circular Economy, BA and Operations | DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (2018)

_ Postgraduate, Design for Innovation & Strategy | IED BARCELONA (2018)

_ Master in Supply Chain Management | EAE BUSINESS SCHOOL (2014 - 2015)

_ Military Career Administration & Logistics | SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (2006 - 2012)