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Alejadro Paez

@alejandropaezn

Industrial engineer turning restaurant operations into automated BI and financial systems through AI-directed development, not traditional coding.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for remote opportunities in Business Intelligence, Operations Analysis, or Revenue Operations where I can automate reporting, strengthen cost control/COGS, and build AI-directed systems that connect business rules to real-time dashboards.

I'm an Industrial Engineer who specializes in turning multi-unit restaurant operations into automated financial and data systems. In my current role as Operations & Cost Control Coordinator, I reduced Food & Beverage costs from 32% to 24% (8 percentage points) and kept COGS at ~29% across a 4-restaurant network, consistently below the 30–35% benchmark.

I operate as a de facto business administrator alongside ownership—owning cash flow and banking operations, supplier debt reconciliation, and financial presentations—while bridging business logic with technical execution. I'm not a traditional developer: I define the data architecture and business rules, then direct generative AI tools through the technical implementation.

I've led new-unit launch readiness in 12 weeks, standardized 8 SOPs that reduced inventory discrepancies by 60%, and designed and directed the build of Kalyx, a full-stack financial platform (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Next.js) covered by 171+ automated tests and producing bank-vs-POS discrepancy alerts above 3%—plus a Google Apps Script pipeline feeding live Looker Studio dashboards from POS emails.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Operations & Cost Control Coordinator

Current

Grupo Los Mero's

Dec 2024 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Reduced Food & Beverage costs from 32% to 24% and maintained COGS at ~29% across a 4-restaurant network. Launched a new unit in Guadalajara, standardized SOPs to cut inventory discrepancies by 60%, and built automated financial reporting and reconciliation systems.

Cost Control COGS Management Credit Term Restructuring Inventory Management Portion Standardization Bank Reconciliation POS Implementation Cash Flow Management Google Apps Script Looker Studio fastAPI SQLAlchemy Next.js Automated Testing Gemini

Internal Operations Auditor

Grupo Los Mero's

Mar 2024 - Dec 2024 (9 months)

Performed operational audits across the restaurant network to ensure compliance with food safety standards. Produced executive audit reports with root-cause analysis and corrective action plans that informed later cost and process improvements.

Operational Auditing Food Safety Compliance Root Cause Analysis NOM 251

Sales & Customer Service Executive

GBS International

Mar 2022 - Dec 2022 (9 months)

Closed $30,000+ USD in sales (30+ packages) through a referral-based program. Managed the end-to-end English-speaking sales cycle from prospecting to close, including proposals and objections.

Sales Customer Service Referral Sales Sales Cycle Prospecting Sales Closing Proposals Objection Handling

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad Anáhuac Cancún

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Activities and societies: Student Council member (elected two consecutive terms).

Earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with outstanding performance (CENEVAL EGEL). Completed a capstone designing and implementing an ISO 15489 document management system for a utility company’s security division.