Sergio Urena

About Me

IT professional with 12+ years bridging the plant floor & the server room: leading SAP OTC/EDI, data analytics & digital transformation initiatives across the automotive manufacturing & logistics industries, then building the software myself, BI dashboards to full-stack apps, to make it real. I bring the same discipline whether I'm mapping an EDI transaction, writing a prepared SQL statement, or leading a cross-plant systems rollout. Loyal, adaptable & quick to learn, with the communication & analytical thinking to turn a business need into a solution people actually use. Let's talk about what you're trying to solve.

  • Age 40 years
  • Residence Mexico (Citizen)
  • Address Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
  • E-mail sergio.urena@ninubo.com
  • Phone +52 8991 22 5076
  • Status Employed but Open to Work
  • Looking for New Challenges / Visa Sponsorhip
  • Web Page: sergiourena.com

What I Do

Data Analysis

I'm well versed in Data Analytics, building BI dashboards from data extracted using ETL processes from various sources of information like Tableau, SAP (RFC), Oracle, SQL and No-SQL, using most used files and formats like: CSV, XML, TXT, JSON, etc. I also design & consume REST/HTTP APIs to pull, push & sync data between SAP, databases & external systems as part of these ETL pipelines. I build these dashboards & tools myself end-to-end in core PHP, please do check some of my developed tools in my portfolio, I'm currently finishing a MS in Data Science by the Eastern University in Philadelphia.

Software Development

I turn business needs into working systems, whether that's a web application, an API, or a full BI dashboard — using core PHP & Python, HTML, CSS & Javascript. I structure my PHP backends around a custom, frameworkless MVC architecture, separating models, controllers & views for clean, maintainable code, and I'm comfortable across any flavor of SQL — MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MariaDB & more — writing defensive, secure code: parameterized queries, input validation & anti-bot protections. I've built BI Dashboards, Scheduling & Yield Tools, CRM's, ERP's, Inventory & CMMS Apps for manufacturing & logistics, and bring that same versatility to whatever comes next.

Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation isn't a buzzword to me, it's what I've done throughout my career: I started out improving manual activities on the plant floor, and have continuously turned disconnected, manual processes into automated, data-driven systems using SAP, custom software & modern digital tools ever since, well before the term became popular. I bring that same mindset to any organization I join, identifying where manual work & disconnected systems are slowing the business down, and building the technology to close that gap, because companies that embrace this today are steps ahead of the ones that don't.

Manufacturing Industrial Engineering

I'm an Industrial Engineer by trade, with a bachelor's degree in Industrial & IT Systems Engineering and 12+ years inside automotive manufacturing, covering the complete value stream from the plant floor & production planning through logistics, shipping & customer delivery. I apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S & Value Stream Mapping to design systems that improve efficiency, quality control & employee productivity, reduce waste, increase throughput & profits, and improve workplace health & safety. I bring that same engineering discipline to every process I touch, on the plant floor or in the software running it.

SAP EDI & Labeling

I specialize in EDI integration & compliance labeling for the automotive industry, mapping & maintaining the full range of EDI transactions — X12 & EDIFACT orders, releases, ASNs & invoices — via SAP IDocs, BAPIs & RFCs, and onboarding trading partners to keep customer connections error-free. I design customer-specific compliance labels in Loftware Cloud & SAP Label Management, eliminating $100K+ in customer chargebacks from labeling & shipment-data errors for demanding automotive customers.

SAP ERP OTC BPO

As a SAP Business Process Owner for Order-to-Cash, I own process integrity across SAP ECC SD for global plants — order entry, delivery, shipping, billing & customer compliance — bridging plant-floor operations with SAP business processes. I lead & support ERP project implementations end-to-end: business cases, requirements, UAT & deployment, and led a global SAP version consolidation & cross-instance data migration to 100% completion across multiple international plants.

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Employers (Past & Current)

Interesting Facts

Lines of Code

318k

Working Hours

28,780

Years of Experiencie

12+

Resume

Education

2011-2016
Universidad Americana del Noreste

B.S. Industrial & IT Systems Engineering

Bachelors Degree, 4 year college, global overall score of 9.56 out of 10 (class salutatorian), equivalent to US GPA grade of 3.7

Experience

Jul 2018 - Current
Aptiv

SAP Business Process Expert (SD/OTC) & Software Developer

Own Order-to-Cash integrity across SAP ECC SD for global plants, mapping EDI transactions (X12 & EDIFACT) via IDocs, BAPIs & RFCs, and designing SAP/Loftware compliance labels that eliminated $100K+ in chargebacks. Build the tools to support it myself: ETL pipelines, REST/HTTP API integrations & web-based BI dashboards on a frameworkless PHP MVC stack, cutting daily reporting from 3 hours to 10 minutes for a 40+ person team. Serve as technical lead & systems architect for plant MES, quality & business applications.

Jan 2015 - Jul 2018
Aptiv

Business IT Architect & Developer, SAP BPE

Designed & deployed manufacturing and business systems focused on data accuracy & process optimization across multiple global sites in the ASUX division. Developed API integrations syncing inventory, production & reporting data with SAP ECC, and led IT & data projects bridging plant-floor operations with SAP business processes.

Aug 2013 - Jan 2015
Delphi

Production Scheduler & Planner

Planned production for the Infotainment PBU & coordinated expedited shipments to worldwide customers. Performed EDI & logistics analysis to track daily performance, ensure on-time shipments & minimize excess & obsolete (E&O) inventory.

Soft Skills

Analytical Thinking

95%

Problem-Solving Mindset

88%

Communication Skills

92%

Understanding Business Value

90%

Data Gathering & Analysis

93%

Coding Skills

PHP

95%

SQL

85%

HTML/CSS

100%

Javascript

79%

Python

90%

Advanced

  • PHP
  • ETL
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • GIT
  • BI
  • Zebra ZPL
  • Business Analysis
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • AfterEffects
  • Premiere Pro

Knowledges

  • NoSQL
  • Python
  • Jira
  • Workday
  • ServiceNow
  • EDI
  • EDIFACT
  • X12
  • XML
  • CSV
  • TXT
  • JSON
  • FTP
  • SFTP
  • REST
  • SOAP
  • API
  • HTTP
  • SSH
  • Telnet
  • TCP
  • SMTP
  • Composer
  • Ajax
  • Javascript
  • JQuery
  • Tableau
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • Oracle
  • BI
  • PowerBI
  • PowerApps
  • ERP(SAP)
  • SD
  • WM
  • MM
  • IDocs
  • BAPI
  • RFC
  • Loftware

Certificates

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Certificate ID: 996267492
19 April 2024

Google Data Analytics Certificate

ID: (In Process 2025)
2025

Portfolio

Media Project 2

Warehouse Expansion Skopje

Project
Media Project 1

SAP ECC6 to ECC7 Braga

Project
Media Project 1

WM Extension Chennai

Project
Corona y CIA - Accounting Firm Management System

Corona y CIA - Accounting System

App
Cocinas Franco - Manufacturing & Operations ERP

Cocinas Franco - Operations ERP

App
HRPS - HR & Attendance Management System

HRPS - HR & Attendance System

App
Paperless - Tool Crib Material Requisition System

Paperless - Tool Crib Requisitions

Digital Transformation
ASUX Tier Escalation System

ASUX Tier Escalation System

Digital Transformation

Contact

Reynosa, México

+52-8991-22-5076

sergio.urena@ninubo.com

Open to Work!

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