Claudio Zarraga
About Claudio Zarraga
Claudio Zarraga is the Systems & Software Business Development Manager for the North of Latin America at Emerson, with extensive experience in automation, instrumentation, and business development across the LATAM region.
Company
Claudio Zarraga is currently working at Emerson as the Systems & Software Business Development Manager for the North of Latin America. His tenure at Emerson includes a prior role as the PWS Andean Region Business Development Manager, where he worked for eight years starting in 2013 in Bogotá, Colombia.
Title
Claudio Zarraga holds the position of Systems & Software Business Development Manager - North of Latin America at Emerson, highlighting his leadership in managing business development in a significant geographic region.
Education and Expertise
Claudio Zarraga studied at Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín, where he achieved a degree in Computer Engineering from 1994 to 1999. He later pursued a post-graduate degree in Telematics from the same university. His expertise spans across designing and implementing automation projects, including instrumentation, SCADA, and telecommunications, as well as commissioning and startup of new systems based on programmable logic controller systems.
Background
Claudio Zarraga has an extensive professional background, having worked at various companies in roles of increasing responsibility. He served as Automation Director and LATAM Chief of Operations at Indequipos Group, and held project engineering roles at GlobaLogix and Marshalls y Asociados C.A. His early career included technical and engineering positions at companies such as PROMEICA, PROYECTA CORP, S.A, S Y P MANTENIMIENTO Y CONSTRUCCIÓN, INVERDATA C.A., PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA S.A, and COPLAN C.A.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Claudio Zarraga has been responsible for financial and operational implementation of projects across the LATAM region. He has managed sales forces in multiple countries including Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and has been involved in the evaluation and search for new business opportunities. Additionally, he has established strategic alliances to create differentiating factors with other service providers, and has organized plans and sales budgets for different periods.