JUAN CLAUDIO CURUTCHET

• Directing Reedhycalog Business Unit within Sub Saharan Africa region.

• Expanded and diversified product/service portfolio through third-party technologies distribution agreements.

• Broadened geographic footprint by negotiating / executing distributors/agent's agreements in Equatorial Guinea and Sudan, and by establishing new NOV entities in Senegal and Mozambique.

• Succeeded to introduce NOV's product portfolio into Mining and Geothermal industries (South Africa, Ghana, Kenya and Ethiopia).

• Successfully negotiated union agreements in Angola.

• Overachieved financial plans consistently while maintaining record of cero incidents / accidents of workforce.

• Generated professional networks by engaging in professional, industry and government organizations.

• Developed annual operating budgets and forecasts, as well as sales and marketing plans.

· Executed the strategic direction for Drilling & Intervention Business Unit in Angola.

· Oversaw the planning and commissioning of a center of excellence facility in Luanda.

· Negotiated new contracts with major IOCs for the delivery of locally serviced Drilling Tools.

· Reorganized the entire headcount to meet local content regulations.

· Redefined product specifications and set the go to market strategy for new technologies.

· Transformed the business unit into the 2nd best performer in Africa and the best performer in Sub Saharan Africa.

· Director for NOV local entity in Angola.

• Directed the Drill Bits & Services Business Unit within the Geomarket area.
• Established the Business Unit in Peru from scratch, setting up offices in Lima, a warehouse/service shop in Talara and hiring of new staff.
• Increased revenues and market share through multi-million Dollar contracts awards in Bolivia and Ecuador.
• Transformed Ecuador's business unit into the highest revenue generator in Latin America.
• Innovated strategic alliances with major mining service company in Peru.
• Achieved or exceeded financial goals on regular basis by controlling expenses, optimizing schedules and regulating inventory usage.
• Directed staff of 18 personnel and managed budget totaling $22M annually.

· Restructured Argentina's Business Unit from money losing market into a profitable business.

· Formulated the Business Case to justify the investment and setup of a Service shop in Neuquén, Argentina.

· Pioneered Halliburton's expansion into Chile and in Bolivia, which transitioned from satellite operations supported primarily by Argentina to complete standalone businesses.

· Facilitated in record time Drilling Tool and Personnel to ENAP's plan “C” during the rescue of 33 miners in Copiapó, Chile. Honored by receiving personal congratulations from Division's President and Halliburton's CEO.

· Promoted to Geomarket Manager.

· Strengthened and diversified our market position by expanding our core business into the Mining Industry securing multimillion Dollar contracts with Rio Tinto and Vale Doce.

· Broadened our geographic footprint in the Southern Cone by setting up offices and service shops in Rio Gallegos and Punta Arenas.

· Forged successful agreements with third party technologies suppliers.

· Orchestrated the introduction of sand control solution into the Argentine market which generated yearly revenues of over $ 4M.

· Appointed as Sales Responsible for the Gas Meter Product Line for Metrogas and GasBan, two of the largest domestic Natural Gas distributors in the province of Buenos Aires.

· Lead a cross divisional collaboration project to determine the consumption profile of Metrogas. The project required outstanding communication skills involving several different areas such as commercial, technical, production, logistics and client itself.

· Delivered exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.

· Worked closely with Production Team to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.

· Assigned as a Times & Methods Production Trainee while still attending University to acquire “boots on the ground” experience.

· Collaborated with the Kanban Technique System implementation.

· Integrated a Production Team for the coordination and transferring of the Set-up & Know-How of a Chinese gas meter production line to our local manufacturing center.

· Implemented updated operating procedures for the Gallus 2000 Gas Meter assembly line.

· Took part in all company-offered training sessions, improving Production Planning skills.

· Reviewed job specifications to determine appropriate setups for each manufacturing machine and assembly unit.

· Maintained maximum organization and productivity by properly sorting project components on worktables.