Andrés Tobacia

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Executive Summary

Bottom line: I am a builder-operator with 17 years across aerospace and industrial supply chain who automates the manual processes everyone else still runs by hand. I have shipped — not theorized — AI systems that move real production: 20+ deployed agents at Blue Origin, 3 live AI tools at tobacia.space, $13M+ annualized cost savings, $30M+ in contracts negotiated, and one industrial distribution company built from zero to $1.2M.

The Career Arc

Two decades. Three chapters.

2008 – 2018

🛠 Operator School

Texas A&M Industrial Engineering. Field roles at Emerson · Cameron (SLB) · Rotork · Lockwood · Weir.

📈 Doubled Lockwood actuator sales $4M → $8M

🌎 Opened Rotork's Latin America office

Built the first-tool habits that compounded into everything since.

2018 – 2022

🚀 Founder Chapter

Founded Anything Flows LLC. Owned the P&L end-to-end.

💰 Scaled to $1.2M annual revenue

⚙️ Automated platform across 7,000+ SKUs

Learned what owning the bottom line actually feels like.

2022 – Present

🛰 Aerospace + AI

Blue Origin. Supply chain owner across 12+ crewed New Shepard missions (NS-22 → NS-38).

💰 Cost savings $8.2M (2024) · $5M (2023)

🤖 Global Strategic Projects (Aug 2025+): supplier portal · ERP transformation · PR-to-PO automation · customer feedback loops

20+ AI agents deployed for procurement & operational intelligence

Building the AI layer for the company's supply chain.

The Future

Where I'm headed.

🎯

The Mission

I build operating systems for industries that move physical things — aerospace, energy, distribution. My next decade is about doing this at the equity stage of a company that's still shaped by its first hires. Faith and family set the limits. Compounding sets the pace.

💪 Strengths — The Edge

⚡ Build, then prove

Every claim backed by a deployed system or closed contract — not slideware.

🌎 Bilingual operator (EN/ES)

Runs business across the Americas with native fluency in both languages.

🎯 Range

Field-engineer detail · $30M contract negotiation · P&L ownership · Python / FastAPI / Claude API code.

🚀 Speed under incomplete data

Recovers late-breaking shortages and engineering changes against fixed launch dates without slipping schedule.

🧩 Systems thinking

Turns chaos into automation. Reduces single-points-of-failure (including himself).

📈 Where I'm Sharpening

🤖 Multi-agent / MCP depth

Beyond single-agent automations → orchestrated, tool-using agent stacks. Anthropic AI Agent Systems & MCP, certified Mar 2026.

👥 Distributed leadership scale

From single-threaded ownership ("if it depends on me, it's fragile") to handing off operational systems and developing the next operators.


Professional Experience / Experiencia Profesional

Blue Origin – Kent, WA

July 2025 – Present

Supply Chain Project Manager (Level III) | Strategy & Operations

  • Spearheading AI & automation initiatives in global supply chain transformation.
  • Implementing machine learning for inventory forecasting and supplier risk analysis.
  • Driving end-to-end digital transformation with predictive analytics and RPA.

2022 – July 2025

Supply Chain Program Manager (Level III) | New Shepard

  • Led supply chain program for New Shepard crew capsule subsystems.
  • Oversaw procurement, forecasting, and non-labor finance for composites, parachutes, avionics.
  • Supported 16 suborbital flights, 3 orbital missions, and 65+ astronauts.

Anything Flows – Houston, TX

2018 – 2022

General Manager

  • Founded and scaled valve & controls startup with 400% growth.
  • Developed industry-first e-commerce platform for valves and controls.
  • Managed multimillion-dollar contracts for oil, gas, and mining clients.

Weir Minerals – Houston, TX

2016 – 2017

Sr. Sales Engineer

  • Covered sales territories in NM, AZ, TX, and CA.
  • Managed strategic accounts for oilfield and industrial clients.

Lockwood International – Houston, TX

2015 – May 2016

Outside Sales Account Manager

  • Managed key gas pipeline accounts (Kinder Morgan, Enbridge, Williams, TC Energy).
  • Delivered actuator and ball valve solutions, achieving significant revenue.
  • Specialized in pipeline systems and market trends.

Rotork Inc – Houston, TX

Jan 2012 – Dec 2014

Outside Sales Engineer, Latin America

  • Increased LATAM sales by 200% and opened new Chile office.
  • Led market studies and trained teams across 7 countries.

SLB (Cameron Valves & Controls) – Houston, TX

2010 – 2012

Sr. Project Manager

  • Managed $8M inventory for valve controls and actuators.
  • Created Excel sizing program improving quotation speed by 40%.
  • Drove automation center revenue from $0.9M to $3M.

Emerson Process Management – Houston, TX

2008 – 2010

Applications Sales Engineer

  • Boosted LATAM revenue from $10.8M to $17M through improved quotation workflows.
  • Secured major contracts for Shafer actuators in natural gas and mining sectors.

GE – Houston, TX

2007

Gas Turbine Intern Engineer

  • Engineering co-op on GE 7FA Gas Turbine combustion hardware.
  • Conducted technical reviews and inventory management.

Education / Educación


Licenses & Certifications / Licencias y Certificaciones

AI Agent Systems Development (Claude API & MCP)

Anthropic · Issued Mar 2026

Credential ID: 4tf5x4bty43t

Skills: Coding Experience

Supply Chain Management: AI & Digital Transformation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Issued Nov 2025

Negotiation Mastery

Harvard Business School Online · Issued Jan 2020

Entrepreneurship Essentials

Harvard Business School Online · Issued May 2019