Operations Leader & AI Enthusiast Builder

I pivot strategic vision into tangible business value by building robust, data-centric products and processes. Driving efficiency and stakeholder alignment across global operations.

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About Manuel Mezo

Manuel Mezo

Program Leader and AI Enthusiast Builder with 8+ years of experience translating complex operational challenges into high-value product solutions for global manufacturers and logistics (Amazon, McKinsey). I leverage Supply Chain, S&OP, and Process Optimization to drive user-centric product discovery and achieve measurable business value. Proven ability to enhance forecast accuracy, streamline capacity planning, and deliver millions in annual savings by building robust, data-centric tools and coaching high-performing teams.
Bilingual (Spanish/English).

Professional Experience 🧑🏻‍💻

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Sept 2023 – Present

Senior Program Manager - Supply Chain
Amazon (Madrid, Spain)

Leading the development of long-range planning methodologies for EU logistics.

  • Designed a new long-range forecasting methodology for EU truckload demand ($140Mn CapEx impact).
  • Created methodologies to extend forecasting horizon to 12 weeks across logistics flows, improving planning of approx. 800k labour hours annually.
  • Improved inventory transfers truck fill-rate modeling, saving ca. $1.8Mn annually (cutting truck additions by approx. 20k trucks).
  • Coached analysts on modeling, planning logic, and data-driven decision making.
Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Operations Consultant
McKinsey & Company (Madrid, Spain)

Consulting for global manufacturers on optimization and capacity planning.

  • Revamped production capacity planning via automated, KPI-oriented models across 6 plants and 13 production lines.
  • Mobilized plant planners, supply chain leadership, and finance leadership to adopt the new production capacity model.
  • Optimized production batch sizes across 9 plants, saving $800k/year.
Oct 2021 – Aug 2022

Sr Program Manager - Ops Excellence
Amazon (Madrid, Spain)

  • Led multi-item order shipping implementation across 10 3PL sites ($10Mn+ savings).
  • Led integration of Amazon and 3PL WMS tools at 30+ EU warehouses, balancing demand allocation to production capacity.
  • Designed inventory quality audit program across 25+ warehouses, reducing defect spikes through analytical deep dives.
Sept 2017 – Sept 2021

3PL Operations Quality - Program Manager
Amazon (Luxembourg)

  • Recovered severe inventory defects crisis (from 120k to <10k DPMO in 8 weeks).
  • Led 4 analysts in delivering scalable BI reporting and KPI structures for 30+ EU 3PL logistic centers.
  • Led study for target setting on contractually-binding quality KPIs for 30+ 3PL warehouses across EU.

Tech Stack 🛠️

💻 Development & Execution

  • Languages: Python (Advanced), C++, Matlab,SQL (Advanced), JavaScript (Basic)
  • Deployment: Docker, Git/GitHub, CI/CD pipelines

☁️ AI and Cloud (LLMs, APIs & SDKs)

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (S3, EC2), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • AI & Custom Tools: Lovable, Antigravity, Kiro,Firebase (Studio, Hosting, Auth), LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, Grok), OpenRouter
  • Automation and integrations: n8n for workflow automation

📊 Data Analytics & BI

  • Processing & Modeling: Pandas, NumPy, ETL/ELT (Extract, Transform, Load), Data Modeling
  • Visualization: Tableau, Power BI, AWS QuickSight, Matplotlib, Seaborn
  • Skills: Insights generation, KPI/metric definition, data storytelling

Education 🎓

2017

Master's Thesis Exchange
Delft University of Technology

  • 6-month exchange to elaborate Master's thesis: "Open- and closed-loop Doppler data modelling for spacecraft tracking".
  • Part-time volunteering engineer at Formula Student Team Delft.
2015 – 2017

MSc in Aerospace Engineering
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  • Focus on integral aircraft and satellite design, aeronautical and space propulsion, aerospace navigation and control.
  • Exchange program at TU Delft (Netherlands).
2011 – 2016

BSc in Aerospace Engineering
BSc in Mechanical Engineering
Universidad de León

  • Basketball player and referee.

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AI side ventures 🚀

Medical App

🩺 X-Ray Medical Agent

Autonomous diagnostic agent powered by Computer Vision for real-time medical image analysis.

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MonumentScout App

🏛️ MonumentScout

Location-based discovery app using Geolocation APIs and AI-powered explanations to explore nearby historical monuments.

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WMS Prototype

📦 WMS Prototype

Mobile-first inventory system leveraging on-device Camera Vision for barcode scanning and real-time cloud synchronization.

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FoodStats App

🥗 FoodStats App

AI-powered nutrition tracker using Image Recognition to decompose meal photos into detailed nutritional components.

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AI chats project

🤖 Multi model free AI Chat

LLM Orchestration interface integrating OpenRouter APIs for cost-effective model comparison and inference.

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VisionAI App

👁️ VisionAI

Real-time video analysis powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash. Detects and tracks objects via natural language queries with live bounding boxes.

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Voice Booking Agent

🎙️ Voice Booking Agent

AI voice assistant using Web Speech API and LLM orchestration to book and manage your Google Calendar appointments via natural language voice conversation.

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💻 My Github profile

Public repository of my ongoing experiments in AI prototyping, web/mobile applications, and AI-assisted software development.

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Web CV Project

🌐Web CV

AI-developed interactive portfolio showcasing my professional accomplishments, education, and AI side hustles.

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Personal Interests 🤓

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🌳 Nature & Hiking
🚀 Space & Aeronautics
🤖 Robotics & AI
🏀 Basketball
⛷️ Ski
🤿 Scuba Diving
✈️ Travel