Andres Messa Diaz is an IT Manager at the Chamber of Commerce in Cali, Colombia. Totaling over 16 years in his profession, he has been with the Chamber of Commerce for three. An average day for Andres consists of reporting to the CFO of company and giving him a vision of how to apply technology in the company to obtain its goals. The service area of the company is regional to Cali and southwest Colombia.
Andres has been a member of the Engineering Association in Colombia after he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Xavier University and graduated Cum Laude from there. He was awarded a scholarship from the Spanish government in 1999 for his engineering studies at Xavier University. Andres holds a degree in Computer Science, bilingual (English & Spanish), Executive MBA from Temple University and Specialist in Engineering Management. A 16-year career in the service sector, performing managerial roles, leading high performance teams, directing strategic processes, managing projects associated with information systems, and managing budgets of more than USD 2.8 million annually, favoring In this way the positioning and profitability of the company.
Andres is motivated by his love for technology management; he has always enjoyed solving problems and applying technological solutions to business problems. He prides himself on his ability to translate technology to the business, and on conducting business with integrity.
Andres credits his success to his ability to solve problems and his stellar communication skills. He also helped to modernize the Chamber of Commerce and its online services platform: increasing revenues by 123% in online services, reducing unit costs by 33% by optimizing contracts with suppliers, increasing by 47% in the amount of online services available to entrepreneurs and increasing by 21% in the number of online operations.
Andres hopes to take advantage of all of the benefits that come along with being a member of the International Alumni Association. He looks forward to networking and collaborating with other professionals.
In his free time, he is passionate about sports and enjoys jogging, swimming and playing volleyball. He is also an amateur pianist and loves good cuisine. He resides in Colombia.
International Alumni Association Member Andres Messa Díaz, MBA can be found on the Association Directory, where he is looking forward to networking with you.