Summary
Rodrigo Gonzalez-rivas is a founder and transformation leader with nine years of cross-sector experience driving large-scale operational, EHS, quality, and sustainability programs across multinational organizations. He built measurable outcomes—sustained safety and quality improvements, multimillion-dollar OPEX savings, and accelerated CAPEX delivery—by combining rigorous systems thinking with disciplined execution. Rodrigo specializes in transitional moments where identity and ambition must be redefined, helping executives and institutions move beyond cosmetic fixes toward earned transformation. He teaches graduate-level Integrated Management Systems, using the classroom to refine frameworks that bridge leadership, culture, and performance. Comfortable operating at both plant-floor detail and C-suite strategy, he is drawn to defining challenges like scaling founders, elevating leadership, and embedding governance into growth. Based in Guatemala City, he blends practical engineering roots with a track record of translating complex global standards into local, reproducible results.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Reengineering and Assurance Technologies, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Reengineering and Assurance Technologies at Universidad Galileo
Engineer's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Engineer's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
English, Spanish, German