Available for new opportunities

Gilberto
Valenzuela

Manufacturing AI Transformation Lead

12 years building and owning production systems in automotive electronics — now leading the integration of AI into the factory floor. I don't consult from the outside; I've lived the processes, owned the platforms, and understand exactly where intelligent automation creates real value.

12+
Years in Automotive
3
Countries Deployed
4
OEM Assignments
2
AI Systems in Dev

Transformation from the Inside

Most AI transformation fails because it's driven by people who've never stood on a production floor at 3 AM when a line stops. My approach is different: deep domain credibility combined with hands-on applied AI capability.

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Domain Authority

12 years owning production systems across multiple VW Group brands and factories. I know the data, the processes, the people, and the failure modes — before any AI is applied.

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Applied AI Build

I don't just strategize — I build. From GenAI-powered decision engines to supply chain intelligence tools, I prototype, validate, and deploy in real production contexts.

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Change Bridge

Bridging the gap between technical AI teams and operational manufacturing stakeholders. I speak both languages fluently — and I know how to make transformation stick.

AI Systems for Manufacturing

Applied AI built for real manufacturing environments — not toy datasets. Each project solves a problem I identified from the inside, targeting the highest-friction points in automotive production.

In Development

Forecast Evaluation Engine

Evaluates production forecast feasibility from the supply chain perspective. Identifies at-risk supply scenarios before they become line stoppages — turning reactive firefighting into proactive planning. Exactly the kind of transformation AI makes possible when someone knows what the data actually means.

Python GenAI Supply Chain Automotive
In Development

Supply Decision Engine

Decides whether planned supply of a car part can be enhanced to meet order demand. Automates a decision process that currently requires manual cross-referencing of multiple data sources — freeing planners to focus on exceptions, not data entry.

Python Decision Logic APIs Manufacturing
Production · 10+ Years

Vehicle Commissioning Platform

Deployed, owned and pushed forward the complete commissioning system for automotive E/E production — a multi-client/server architecture connecting shopfloor devices, operator interfaces, product data management, inter-system integrations, and statistical analysis. This platform underpinned production across facilities in Mexico, Spain, Germany, and China.

Embedded Systems CAN / DoIP RFID IoT LAN / WLAN SQL Python XML / JSON APIs
SCALE
3
Countries
10+
Years Active

Career Timeline

Supply Chain AI Automation Specialist
🇪🇸 SEAT S.A. — Barcelona, Spain
2025 — Present Current
Manufacturing Systems Deployment Lead
🇨🇳 Audi China — Changchun, China
Oct 2023 — Oct 2025 Intl. Assignment
Manufacturing Systems Engineer · E/E Commissioning
🇪🇸 SEAT S.A. — Barcelona, Spain
Nov 2020 — Sep 2023 Full-Time
Manufacturing Systems Engineer · E/E Commissioning
🇲🇽 Audi México — Puebla, Mexico
Mar 2014 — Oct 2020 Full-Time
Systems Engineer · E/E Commissioning
🇩🇪 AUDI AG — Neckarsulm, Germany
May 2014 — Apr 2015 Intl. Assignment

Technologies

AI & Software
🐍Python
⚛️React
Next.js
🤖GenAI / LLMs
🗄️SQL
🔌APIs
📄XML / JSON
💻CLI / Bash
Industrial & Connected Systems
📡IoT
📶LAN / WLAN
🏷️RFID
🚗CAN Bus
🔧DoIP
🖥️Embedded Systems

Background

I'm a Mechatronics Engineer who spent 12 years at the heart of automotive electronics manufacturing — designing, building, and owning the production systems that put vehicles on the road. That foundation gives me something most AI transformation leaders lack: genuine operational credibility with the people on the floor and the stakeholders in the room.

My core delivery was a vehicle commissioning platform spanning multiple clients, servers, shopfloor devices, and inter-system integrations across facilities in Mexico, Spain, Germany, and China. That work made me fluent across the full industrial stack: from embedded systems and automotive protocols (CAN, DoIP) through networks, RFID, IoT, and into software and data.

Now I lead at the intersection of manufacturing expertise and AI — identifying high-value transformation opportunities, building the AI systems to address them, and driving adoption across complex OEM organizations. I understand both the technology and the change management. I'm based in Barcelona and open to Director-level manufacturing transformation roles, remote EU or local with international scope.

Get in Touch

Building something at the intersection of manufacturing and AI? I'd like to hear about it.