Luis Flores-Castillo
@luisflores-castillo
Senior Technical Program Manager driving platform readiness, launch governance, and operational excellence.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Technical Program Manager with 8+ years leading large-scale, cross-functional technology programs across hardware, software, and regulated environments. I combine technical rigor and business acumen (MBA) to own platform and infrastructure-adjacent initiatives, drive Day 1 launch readiness, and ensure Day 2 operational excellence through telemetry, governance, and risk management.
My track record includes improving portfolio visibility, increasing on-time delivery, reducing recurring customer-impacting issues, and delivering cost and efficiency gains through data-driven process redesign. I partner effectively with engineering, architecture, supply chain, and external stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions and support full product and service lifecycle execution.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Resolved 95% of escalations within SLA to improve customer satisfaction, reduced certification requirements by ~31–33% via process redesign, and cut recurring customer-impacting issues by 40% through improved testing and diagnostics.
Improved portfolio and roadmap visibility by 30% through standardized KPIs and executive dashboards and increased on-time delivery by 20% by implementing program governance, milestone tracking, and risk mitigation across architecture and engineering teams.
Reduced vendor expense proposals by 20% by developing a Data Usage and Cost Estimation Tool and collaborated with R&D to align new product ideas with customer needs and market demand.
Led SaaS implementations for healthcare and government clients in regulated environments, supporting Day 1 launches and Day 2 stabilization through deployment planning, requirements translation, and stakeholder coordination.
Facilities Project Engineer
Talisman Energy
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 11 months)
Delivered multi-million-dollar well site and pipeline projects meeting technical and regulatory standards and reduced project costs by 15% through document standardization and process improvements.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Master of Business Administration, Management (Technology & Strategy)
Activities and societies: Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (CGSM)
Completed a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Management focused on Technology & Strategy and participation in the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.
Southern Methodist University
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics
Earned a Bachelor of Science with majors in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics.
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Software and tools used professionally
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