Nicolas Palacios
Performance Manager at Pluspetrol
Cordoba, Córdoba, Argentina
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolas Palacios is a performance-focused energy and mining executive with 11 years of experience driving growth, operational excellence and regional expansion across Latin America. As Performance Manager at Pluspetrol he leads business cases >USD 2M, supports M&A processes near USD 100M and implements initiatives that deliver recurring savings >USD 2M/year and double-digit productivity gains. Previously he built and scaled OMIA’s presence in Peru and Colombia, achieving >USD 50M annual revenue, leading 200+ people and securing strategic contracts with majors like CNPC and Petroperú. His background blends hands-on technical operations from Halliburton and San Antonio Internacional with an Executive MBA and specialization in business development and innovation, enabling him to translate field insights into commercial strategy. He also contributes to open-source documentation (notably Wazuh)—an uncommon cross-disciplinary habit that highlights his attention to clarity and knowledge transfer. Based in Córdoba, Argentina, he is known for importing global best practices from Permian and Middle East operators to boost regional competitiveness.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniero industrial, Ingeniero industrial at Universidad del SalvadorExecutive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Executive MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at IAE Business SchoolEspecialización en Desarrollo de Negocios e Innovación, Business Administration and Management, General, Especialización en Desarrollo de Negocios e Innovación, Business Administration and Management, General at Universidad Externado de Colombia
English, Spanish
Github Skills (7)
wazuh10
documentation10
security9
configuration-file9
configurations9
configuration-management9
compliance8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
wazuh/wazuh-documentation
May 2020 - Nov 2022
Wazuh - Project documentation
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:6 reviews, 40 commits, 15 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Nicolas primarily contributed to the project's documentation, as evidenced by their commits focused on modifying and adding content to the documentation files. Their work involved adding subsections related to auto-enrollment in the client configuration, renaming a configuration option, adding a new module (Office 365), correcting grammar, and refactoring the active response section. These modifications suggest a focus on improving the documentation's accuracy, completeness, and clarity for end-users.
loganalyzerreferenceintrusion-detectionosseccompliance
Nicogp/TpFinalIngSoft
Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:3 PRs, 8 pushes, 7 branches in 4 days
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