Jess Villegas
Principal
Financial and Operations Executive, Business Performance Consultant, and Leadership Expert with track record of growing profitability in multi-site manufacturing, assembly, and distribution environments. Skilled in the development
of strong-accountability management teams, the design and execution of complex business strategies, and the optimization of resources to meet business objectives. Experienced in leading senior management teams through the compliance requirements of business acquisitions and sales. Recognized as an engaged and effective leader utilizing exceptional leadership and communication skills to achieve results.
Jess has managed in the roles of CEO, President, VP Operations, and Division Controller, in diverse industries including water infrastructure technology, food-service packaging, and consumer products distribution. Accomplishments include:
Led a Senior Management Team in the successful sale of water infrastructure and technology business, which required substantial EBITDA improvement, leadership development, organizational preparation, and due diligence compliance.
Executed acquisition integrations in the water infrastructure and packaging industries.
Managed manufacturing operations across the United States and Mexico.
Developed co-production assembly partnerships in the U.S., China, and Western Europe.
Facilitated supply-chain and compliance infrastructures to support demanding fulfillment requirements for major retailers such as Walmart, Target, The Home Depot, and Dollar General.
Executed capacity, productivity, and cost savings programs resulting in several million dollars of improved bottom line.
Jess has completed a Master of Science Degree in Leadership and Organizational Development, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.
Dr. Gilberto Moreno, Jr. Ed.D., P.E
principal - prestige consulting services
Gilberto has a sustained history of effective organizational and technical leadership culminating in delivering significant transformational value and innovation. Building strong partnerships with a variety of private and public sector enterprises, his consultative practice seeks to build and sustain competitive advantage underscored with value. Successful client engagements include innovative application of creative business management practices, value-driven technology integration, and people management developmental strategies. In particular, Gilbert is recognized for his creative and engaging approaches with a proven ability to:
Deliver enterprise-wide organizational leadership with technical expertise
Improve strategic processes using technology and innovative management tenets
Build effective project teams through strong leadership and planning facilitation
Manage projects, people, and processes with accountability work in an international environment bridging people, policy, processes, and plans
As a lead strategist and organizational performance consultant for 40+ years, Gilbert has successfully partnered with clients in effectively managing organizational change. A sought after speaker, Gilbert has delivered keynote presentations on topics ranging from “high-performance” 21st Century organizations, value-driven strategic thinking, the EDU:ECO partnership, the 21st Century worker, implementing “balanced scorecards”, international trade dynamics, opportunity structured marketing, and building competency-driven teams.
Creator of the Creating Functional Value-Driven Strategic Planning Series© and the “i6 Functional Value Profile©”, linear thinking methodology, Gilbert has served as a university professor of practice with focus on leadership development contributing to STEM educational research & curriculum development.
A registered systems engineer, Gilbert has held enterprise marketing, systems engineering, and executive management positions in Fortune 100 enterprises, as well as, with international technology and environmental firms. Gilbert received a master's degree in Operations Research from the University of Notre Dame and his doctorate in STEM education leadership from the University of Texas at El Paso. Gilbert has been recognized for his academic, leadership, and community service contributions at the local, regional, and national level.