Gabriel Fernandez

Led a global portfolio of regulatory and compliance programs, scaling the Compliance PMO from fragmented execution to a standardized, portfolio-driven model and improving delivery performance from ~65% to 95%+. Implemented enterprise governance structures (CGRC/ERC/ARC), reducing executive decision latency by 30%, repeat audit findings by 50%, and accelerating audit readiness by 40%.

Managed full project lifecycles for AWS cloud operations and client delivery, coordinating customers and technical stakeholders while ensuring service continuity through risk and dependency mitigation. Improved project productivity and performance by 75%, reduced budget variance by 40%, and increased sprint completion and cycle time by 45%.

Planned and coordinated project phases, schedules, and resources across multiple initiatives while managing operational budgets and tracking cost performance. Led Agile transformation initiatives, establishing reporting frameworks that improved execution transparency and delivery predictability while supporting multiple concurrent projects with strong schedule adherence.

Directed end-to-end supply chain operations, overseeing transportation management, warehouse coordination, international logistics, and carrier selection to improve service performance. Improved operations performance by 80%, reduced operational costs by 45%, and increased revenue by 75% while building KPI dashboards (e.g., Perfect Order Rate, On-Time Delivery, Fleet Utilization).

Managed product operations, logistics coordination, and international distribution planning, directing execution of the Product Development Annual Plan and maintaining supply continuity through inventory and logistics scheduling. Reduced churn to 4–5% annually, increased order commitment by 75%, and supported customer satisfaction with NPS of 85%.

Monitored and ensured compliance across prototyping and product development stages for VANS, Nautica, and Jansport, coordinating supplier and warehousing needs and overseeing product specification changes. Improved the product development cycle by 45%, reduced the complaint ratio by 35%, and increased customer lifetime value by 40% through market research and vendor management.

Earned a master’s degree in Operations Management and Project Administration at Universidad Americana UAM from 2017 to 2018.

Earned a bachelor’s degree in System Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería from 2000 to 2004.

Completed postgraduate studies in Marketing and Advertising Management at Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología in 2012.