Rafael Bastardo

Rafael Bastardo has a diverse work experience spanning several companies. Rafael currently holds the position of Vice President of Global Sales at Silverwell Energy, where they have upgraded the global sales process, developed the sales plan and intelligence database, and built the global sales strategy for the company.

Prior to their current role, Rafael worked at Weatherford as a Technical Sales Manager - Integrated Services. In this position, they acted as an evangelist for the Production Performance strategy and helped customers drive efficiency in intervention operations through statistical analysis, process automation, and data analytics.

Before joining Weatherford, Rafael was self-employed and worked as an Operations Manager while pursuing a Master's degree in Business Analytics and Big Data. Their skills during this time included statistical programming, data preparation, modeling, data visualization, and forecasting.

Rafael also has extensive experience at Weatherford, starting in 2005. Rafael held various roles including Product Manager, Project Manager, Regional Product Manager, and Operations Manager. In their role as Operations Manager, they were responsible for Artificial Lift and Flow Measurement Product Service Lines, key projects, subcontractors, financial results, and technical proposals/tender submissions.

Overall, Rafael Bastardo has a strong background in sales, operations management, and business analytics, with a focus on driving efficiency and leveraging data to make smarter decisions.

Rafael Bastardo has a Master's degree in Business Analytics and Big Data from IE School of Science and Technology, which they completed from 2018 to 2019. Prior to that, they obtained a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar. The exact start year for this degree is unknown, but it was completed in 2003. Before their Master's degree, Rafael earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Central de Venezuela, which they completed in 1999.

In addition to their formal education, Rafael has several certifications. Rafael completed the courses "The Neuroscience of Selling Remotely" and "The Persuasion Code: The Neuroscience of Sales" from LinkedIn in December 2021. Rafael also obtained the certification "Building Resilience as a Leader" from LinkedIn in April 2021 and "Additive Manufacturing for Business" from LinkedIn in March 2021. In terms of technical skills, Rafael has completed various courses from DataCamp, including "Intro to Python for Data Science Course" in July 2018, "Intermediate R - Practice Course" in May 2018, "Intermediate R Course" in April 2018, "Introduction to R Course" in April 2018, and "Intro to SQL for Data Science Course" in February 2018.