Cesar Puente

Cesar Puente is an experienced operations management professional with a robust background in overseeing manufacturing processes for Class III medical devices. Currently serving as Operations Planning Manager at Knowles Precision Devices, Cesar has held key leadership positions, including Director of Manufacturing Operations at Valencia Technologies and Manager of Operations at PerkinElmer Genomics, where responsibilities included managing laboratory operations and instrument maintenance for high-capacity processing. Prior experience includes roles as Sr. Operations Manager at Abbott, where production and delivery of medical devices were overseen, and various leadership positions at St. Jude Medical, involving significant improvements in lead times and operational efficiency. Cesar holds a Master of Science in Systems and Planning from Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Industrial Engineering from Tecnologico de Oaxaca, Mexico.