Juan Manuel Mendez Franco

Juan Manuel Mendez Franco is a highly experienced professional in the engineering and sales sectors, currently serving as a Staff Construction Piping Engineer and Piping Engineering Technical Advisor at Tesla for the Lithium Refinery project in Corpus Christi, TX, since February 2024. Mendez Franco has held leadership roles, including President of The PSI Association and Committee Member of ASME's B31.3 Subgroup B and N, while also engaging in multiple sales representative positions across several companies, including LISEGA, Inc. USA, Stressman Engineering, and Bernecker Rohrbefestigungstechnik GmbH. Prior experience includes positions as Piping Stress Technical Manager at IHI E&C International Corporation and Senior Principal Technical Professional at Wood Group. Mendez Franco holds a B. Eng. in Mechatronics from Instituto Politécnico Nacional and is pursuing an MBA from Universidad EAFIT, with additional qualifications in Business Administration and Telecommunications Technology.