Jorge Ortiz

Director of Business Development

Greater Houston

About

Senior Engineering and Product Development Executive with 26 years of overall experience in metal forming industries. Expert at developing highly sophisticated products for the Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Automotive industries, while implementing product development and innovation models to achieve accelerated growth and added value. Skilled at generating creative solutions to solve high complexity problems. Performed duties as a board member of the Forging Industry Association technical committee and Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation. Fluent in English and Spanish (native).

Experience

  • Director of Business Development at Weldaloy Specialty Forgings
    Jun 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Union Electric Steel (Full-time · 6 yrs 9 mos)
    • Area Sales Manager
      Jan 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Product Development - Forged Engineered Products
      Sep 2019 - May 2026 · 6 yrs 9 mos

  • Engineering Manager at GULFCO Forge Company
    Aug 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Engineering Manager at Gulfco Machine & Supply
    Jun 2015 - Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • FRISA (Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico)
    • Central Engineering & Forging Technology Manager
      Oct 2013 - Feb 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Frisa is a world leading manufacturer of seamless rolled rings and open die forgings. Offering an extensive range of materials such as carbon steels, stainless steels, titanium, and superalloys. It services a broad spectrum of industrial markets with over 1500 employees and revenues of 400 million USD. Central forging engineering is part of the manufacturing unit that attends in a matrix structure to four forging divisions.

    • Product Development Manager
      May 2010 - Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 5 mos

      Frisa Aerospace is one of the four manufacturing divisions at Frisa dedicated to producing high complexity titanium and nickel alloys forged rings for the Aerospace and Power Generation markets.

    • Chief Engineer, Forgings
      Jul 2007 - Apr 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos