Andres Sanchez Sarmiento

Director Of Innovation And Digital Products at Ascend SC

Andres Sanchez Sarmiento has extensive work experience in the oil and gas industry. Andres is currently the Director of Innovation and Digital Products at SC Global Tubular Solutions (SCGTS), a role they have held since February 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Digital Product Manager at SCGTS from May 2021 to March 2023.

Before joining SCGTS, Andres worked at Tenaris starting in 1997. During their time there, they held several key positions, including Commercial Director from May 2014 to April 2020. In this role, they provided strategic direction and executed complex contracts, increasing revenue and positioning Tenaris as a partner of choice for upstream offshore projects. Andres also secured long-term contracts with large global organizations, reducing customer's total cost of ownership and expanding Tenaris' market share in the Gulf of Mexico.

Andres also served as a Sales Manager at Tenaris from July 2011 to April 2014, where they developed and managed relationships with global and domestic organizations, negotiating contracts worth over $100 million. Andres successfully coordinated various teams to deliver new products and met customer requirements.

Furthermore, Andres worked as a Global Account Manager at Tenaris from March 2007 to June 2011, where they built and maintained key relationships with executives from global accounts and agreed on price and long-term contracts. Andres was also responsible for defining marketing initiatives and performing management control analysis as a Marketing Manager from February 2006 to February 2007.

Andres started their career at Tenaris as an Export Sales professional from May 1997 to September 1999. Andres later became a Commercial Manager, focusing on developing new business opportunities in Brazil and the Americas, securing large contracts and conducting financial feasibility analysis for capital projects.

Overall, Andres Sanchez Sarmiento has demonstrated strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a proven track record of driving revenue growth and building successful partnerships throughout their career in the oil and gas industry.

Andres Sanchez Sarmiento has a diverse education history. Andres obtained their Bachelor's degree from Colegio Champagnat between 1977 and 1991. Later, they pursued a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, completing it between 1992 and 1996.

In 2005, Andres attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business for the Tenaris Stanford Program, and the same year, they also completed the PDD - Management Development Program at Instituto Argentino de la Empresa - IAE.

Continuing their education, between 2012 and 2014, Andres completed an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) from Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business. Andres further enhanced their skills by attending the Stanford University School of Engineering in 2021, specializing in Product Management: Transforming Opportunities into Great Products. The following year, they participated in a program at MIT Sloan School of Management, focusing on Data Monetization: Creating Value Through Data.

In addition to their formal education, Andres has obtained multiple certifications. Andres completed courses such as "Balancing Multiple Roles as a Leader," "Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers," and "Persuasive Coaching" from LinkedIn in 2021. In 2020, they acquired certifications in "Foundations of The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)," "Understanding Cloud Fundamentals," "Learning Cloud Computing: Networking," "Becoming a Six Sigma Green Belt," and "Learning AWS CloudFormation" from LinkedIn.

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  • Director Of Innovation And Digital Products

    February, 2023 - present

  • Digital Product Manager

    May, 2021