Salvador Montes, CPIM®, CSM®, SCOR-DS®, MIT xPRO®

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Chief Engineering and Operations Officer at Elevaris Medical Devices

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Salvador Montes is the Chief Engineering and Operations Officer at Elevaris Medical Devices, bringing over 25 years of global leadership in the medical, aerospace, and consumer goods sectors. Educated at Tecnológico de Monterrey with certificates from MIT, he specializes in Lean transformations and M&A. Colleagues describe him as genuine, inspiring, and a natural leader.

Salvador is passionate about mentorship and developing talent, following a hands-on leadership philosophy of empowering his teams. He has expressed a strong interest in building a sustainable future and inspiring the next generation, reflecting values that extend beyond the manufacturing floor.

He has distinguished himself by serving as a cultural bridge for complex manufacturing operations between the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Personality Overview

ROI Conscious

Judgemental

Hard To Convince

They respond well to confident salespeople.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

Operational Excellence
A core focus of his career and recent MIT COO program, he links operational excellence directly with business and stakeholder outcomes.
Global Manufacturing
Leads multi-site operations across North America, Europe, and Asia in highly regulated industries like medical devices and aerospace.
Hands-on Leadership
Believes leaders must be present on the shop floor and follows an "I do, we do, you do" mentorship model to develop his teams.

Media Appearances

Salvador has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Chief Engineering and Operations Officer at Elevaris Medical Devices
5-2025 - 10-2025
Vice President of Global Operations at Footprint
1-2023 - 5-2025
VP, Operations and Supply Chain (M&A with Tyber Medical & Intech Medical) at Resolve Surgical Technologies
4-2021 - 11-2022
VP, Manufacturing and Operations at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
4-2019 - 3-2021
VP, Global Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality at Burrana

Education

1994 - 1999
Industrial & Systems Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey
3-2024 - 4-2025
Certificate from MIT Professional Education

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Insights For Selling To Salvador

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes

DONT's

  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Salvador is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Salvador

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Salvador move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Salvador take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Salvador

Personality Compatibility


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