Mauricio Salinas, WW Reverse Logistics Program Manager, Cisco Systems

Speaker & Panelist - Reverse Logistics Conference & Expo

Topic - "Supply-Chain Study to Enable Revenue from Excess and Obsolete Manufacturing Material" - Las Vegas 2008
(This presentation will cover Cisco's Manufacturing Excess and Obsolete E&O supply chain RL process, the dynamic disposition used, and the remarketing activities that transformed this worldwide activity into a revenue generating program. I will comment on our processes, challenges, an issues that affect net contribution, such as material condition, quality, location, and market price. Beside other vital information to remarket as-is inventory via web auctions, brokers, and consignment.)

Mauricio Salinas is chartered with maximizing Cisco's recovery efforts for excess, obsolete, and Cisco's 3rd Party worldwide material. Mauricio joined the Value Recovery team to help with Cisco's reverse logistics transformation into a profit-driving function by implementing world-class product reuse and excess resale.

Previously, Mauricio served as a program manager in Hewlett-Packard Consumer returns for North America. During twelve years of experience Mauricio led outsourcing qualification efforts for Intel-based HP PCs, oversees the R&D memory qualification in APAC and EU, participated in Operations, Manufacturing, R&D; and Remarketing pre/post Sales.

Upon arrival to the US, Mauricio worked as an Engineer developing linear motion controllers and robotics actuators. In Chile, he worked in a Start-up Mining Company working in all phases of the Hydroelectric Power plant construction and was quickly promoted to Power Plant Manager.

Mauricio hold a technology based, Industrial Maintenance degree, from the University of Santiago de Chile. His Thesis was in Information Systems for Industrial Preventive Maintenance. Mauricio has spoken in various entrepreneurial forums and events in the US, Latin America and Singapore. He is an avid global traveler, an endurance sports enthusiast, and enjoys cultural exchanges.