Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
TECHNICAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES
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CORE COMPETENCIES
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Oscar A. Sámano

Ciudad de México

Summary

Entrepreneur-minded professional with 8+ years of experience in strategic planning, business validation, and venture design. Expert in identifying market gaps and transforming regulatory constraints (NOMs) into scalable business opportunities. Proven track record as a founder, pivoting from high-cost models to disruptive, eco-friendly solutions with an >8% price advantage over traditional markets. Skilled in data-driven decision making using statistical inference to optimize unit costs and life cycle analysis.

Driven and innovative with passion for leadership and strategic thinking. Possesses strong understanding of market analysis and business development, paired with skills in project management and financial planning. Dedicated to creating impactful solutions and fostering growth.

Work History

Founder & CEO

Terravía
09.2025 - Current
  • Entrepreneur in Residence / Venture Builder
  • Opportunity Discovery & Validation: Identified critical compliance conflicts with Mexican Standards (NOMs) in the asphalt industry, leading to a strategic pivot toward "Ecological Rigid Pavement" within a 6-month timeframe to ensure market viability.
  • MVP & Product Development: Designed and validated a disruptive product using bio-nanotechnology, reducing cement consumption by 70% (from 7 to 2 bags per unit) while meeting all high-durability technical indicators.
  • Business Case & Strategy: Engineered a pricing strategy to offer high-quality rigid pavement at flexible pavement prices, creating a major competitive advantage in a traditional market.
  • Market Sizing & Pipeline: Built a pipeline of high-profile prospects including "Pueblos Mágicos" and major construction firms, managing a target project scope of 100km of road construction.
  • Data-Driven Execution: Utilized AI-driven statistical inference and Ministry of Infrastructure (SICT) databases to model Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and ensure cost competitiveness.
  • Stakeholder & Logistics Management: Orchestrated technical alignment and logistics for raw material procurement, analyzing cost volatility and supply chain feasibility for local production.
  • Established operational processes to enhance efficiency and productivity across all departments.
  • Developed strategic partnerships to drive business growth and market presence.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México
Mexico City, Mexico
06-2021

Diploma - Advanced Banking And Finance

UNAM
Mexico City, Mexico
09-2024

Skills

  • Methodologies: Lean Startup, Venture Design, MVP Testing, Market Discovery, Financial Modeling
  • Tools: Advanced Data Analysis (Excel), AI-assisted Market Research (Gemini/LLMs), Statistical Inference, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
  • Team leadership
  • Strategic thinking
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative
  • Start-up operations

TECHNICAL SKILLS & LANGUAGES

Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Conversational/Professional)

Timeline

Founder & CEO

Terravía
09.2025 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México

Diploma - Advanced Banking And Finance

UNAM

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Venture Design & MVP Development: Expertise in taking ideas from inception to execution through structured experiments and pilots.
  • Regulatory Navigation (Compliance): Specialized in Official Mexican Standards (NOMs) and SICT regulations to ensure market entry.
  • Market Intelligence: Competitive benchmarking, cost modeling, and market sizing using government and private databases.
  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Partnering with engineering, technical leads, and external stakeholders to drive end-to-end innovation.
Oscar A. Sámano