// Why David
Why David
Fifteen years inside operations. Plants, P&Ls, ramp-ups in Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, Mexico, California, Italy. The audit isn't a sales tool — it's the same toolkit applied at a smaller scale.
David Jara
Founder & Managing Director
- Spanish · Native
- Italian · Fluent
- English · Fluent
- Portuguese · Beginner
// The founder
Born in Iquique, Chile. Informatics engineer with an MSc in Industrial Engineering & Business Management from Politecnico di Milano, plus market analysis at Bocconi University. Fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian. Conversational in Portuguese.
Spent fifteen years inside operations — running plants, leading programs, and managing P&Ls in the hundreds of millions. That's why every engagement starts with an audit.
- Informatics EngineeringUTFSM, Chile
- MSc Industrial Engineering & Business ManagementPolitecnico di Milano, Italy
- Market AnalysisBocconi University
- WCM World ExpertMagneti Marelli, Milan
- EHS & Pre-Production EngineeringPulaski, TN
- Program ManagerDura Automotive, AL
- Plant ManagerHSM Solutions, NC
- Managing Director, Central AmericaGVS Filter Technology, PR
- Managing Director, Transfusion MedicineGVS Covina, CA
// References
Where the playbook was forged.
Fifteen years of operating roles inside real companies — automotive Tier-1, medical devices, industrial filtration. Each one was a real P&L, a real plant, or a real program.
BMW
Tier-1 supply program
Magneti Marelli
WCM World Expert · Milan
GVS Filter Technology
Managing Director · CA & PR
HSM Solutions
Plant Manager · Pulaski, TN
Dura Automotive
Program Manager · Tier-1 auto
Ford
Customer program · APQP / PPAP
Nissan
Customer program · Smyrna
FCA / Stellantis
Tier-1 launches
Honda
Supplier development
General Motors
Tier-1 customer
// Plus operating exposure to Toyota · Volkswagen · Lear · Faurecia · Adient · Brembo · Pierburg · ZF · American Red Cross · One Blood.
// Experience
A working timeline.
Each role below is a real operating mandate — P&L, plant, or program ownership. Not advisory.
DSolutions LLC
Founder & Managing Director
California · Serving US, PR & Chile
Operating company for SMBs — voice agents, web chat, WhatsApp automation, and AI-driven lead generation. Sister category DSolutions / Auto runs a small rental fleet.
GVS Filter Technology
Managing Director, Transfusion Medicine
Covina, California · USA
Ran a $50M+ FDA-regulated medical device site (ISO 13485). Owned full P&L, FDA inspections, ISO surveillance, and the operational integration of an acquired blood-bag manufacturing line.
GVS Filter Technology
Managing Director, Central America
Mexico · Puerto Rico
Country lead for two manufacturing sites — 2,500+ employees, $100M+ in revenue. Stood up the Puerto Rico Act 60 entity and delivered $21M in operational savings in a single year.
HSM Solutions
Plant Manager
Pulaski, Tennessee · USA
IATF 16949 automotive supplier into Nissan Smyrna and Ford. Cut customer PPM by 60% in eighteen months.
Dura Automotive
Program Manager
North Carolina · USA
Tier-1 automotive program manager — APQP, PPAP, FMEA, customer launches into BMW, Ford, and FCA.
Magneti Marelli
WCM World Expert
Milan · Italy
Inside Marelli's World Class Manufacturing central team. Audited plants across Europe, Brazil, and India. This is where the audit-first instinct comes from.
Pulaski / Early roles
EHS & Pre-Production Engineering
Tennessee · USA
First U.S. operating role — EHS, OSHA compliance, and pre-production engineering for an automotive Tier-1.
// References · LinkedIn
In their words.
52 written recommendations from colleagues, direct reports, customers, and supervisors over fifteen years — in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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