Gabriela Gamboa
About Gabriela Gamboa
Gabriela Gamboa is a Canada Import Planner at ExxonMobil with a background in supply chain management, law, and mechanical engineering.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Gabriela Gamboa has been serving as the Canada Import Planner at ExxonMobil since 2021. In this role, she is responsible for managing the company's import trade regulations and ensuring compliance with CUSMA and other foreign trade laws. Gabriela has significantly contributed to streamlining the post-entry process for Canada, achieving a 4.5 million USD annualized duty benefit. Her efforts have been pivotal in enhancing operational efficiencies within the company.
Previous Experience at Haulotte
Before joining ExxonMobil, Gabriela Gamboa worked as an Aftersales & Supply Chain Representative at Haulotte from 2019 to 2021 in Argentina. Over her two-year tenure, she handled various aspects of aftersales support and supply chain management. Her experience at Haulotte further solidified her expertise in these areas and prepared her for her current role.
Roles at Volvo Construction Equipment and Venequip, S.A.
Gabriela Gamboa's professional journey includes her time at Volvo Construction Equipment as a Quality Analyst from 2018 to 2019, and at Venequip, S.A. as a Service Engineer from 2015 to 2018. While at Volvo, she focused on improving quality standards over a six-month period. As a Service Engineer at Venequip, S.A., she worked for three years in Venezuela, gaining extensive experience in service engineering.
Educational Background and Expertise
Gabriela Gamboa holds a MicroMaster's degree in Supply Chain Management from MITx on edX, which she completed between 2021 and 2022. She also earned a Juris Doctor in Law from Universidad de Falcón, where she studied from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, Gabriela has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda, completed from 2007 to 2012. Her diverse educational background equips her with a unique blend of skills that are invaluable in her professional roles.
Innovative Contributions
Gabriela Gamboa has made notable contributions to the companies she worked for by developing innovative solutions. At ExxonMobil, she created a tool to automate the calculation of the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for packaged lubricants distributed across Mexico, Canada, and the United States. This tool led to a reduction in customer order cancellations and an increase in the Line Item Fill Rate (LIFR). Furthermore, she automated a previously extensive manual monthly review process, which improved accuracy and reduced working time significantly.