Barbachano International (BIP) was established in 1992 to provide human capital solutions to companies in Mexico and the Americas. Since then, BIP has been establishing networks with key professionals and business partnerships with many of the world’s leading companies like Toyota, J & J, Honeywell, TYCO, Sempra Energy, Avery Dennison and Black & Decker. We are distinguished by our expertise in the Mexican and Latin American marketplace and are also extremely active with companies throughout the U.S. with multi-cultural workforces, Spanish-speaking target markets and/or Latin American business involvement. We are headquartered in San Diego, California and also have office representation in Tijuana, Mexico and Mexico City. The services we offer include Executive Search, Interim Management, Training & Development, Outplacement, HR Consulting, and Manufacturing / Productivity Improvement Consulting. Four separate divisions provide our services.

Search and Recruitment

We are the marketplace leader for careers in Mexico. Our executive recruitment specialty practices include manufacturing, R & D, logistics, retail, and telecommunications/ energy sectors, among others. We specialize in recruiting key management and bilingual professionals who are culturally diverse for assignments throughout Mexico, the U.S., Latin America, and Canada. Our expertise is in the following fields:

	Operations / Manufacturing
	Materials / Logistics / Purchasing
	Engineering / Quality / IT
	Accounting / Finance / HR / Admin
	Sales / Marketing

Training & Development Consulting

Our training programs are custom designed with a particular awareness to Mexico’s business culture and to multicultural working environments. Our programs are aimed at changing concepts, skills and attitudes of people, improving performance, and safeguarding a healthy return on investment. We have created a Global Training System to identify and develop the key competencies needed to empower employees and increase their productivity. An evaluation of training effectiveness is included in the programs. We have also added a cultural adaptation program aimed at educating on Mexico business culture and practices and integrating different cultures doing business in Mexico such as American, Japanese and European. Some of the most popular programs are on Leadership, Supervisory Skills, Behavioral Style Interviewing Techniques, Customer Service and 360° Assessments.

Outplacement Services

Our Mexico outplacement programs are designed to help ease the transition of terminated employees to a new exciting career. They are provided through Challenger, Gray & Christmas, America’s first, oldest and premier outplacement organization. For this purpose we have created Challenger, Gray & Christmas S.C. in Mexico and have opened offices on the Tijuana/San Diego border along with Mexico City. Our programs include pre-termination consultation to the company, employee counseling at termination, outplacement training (this phase includes: career search techniques, “one-of-a-kind” resume development, and interview training), and continued counselor support until the successful career transition.

Consulting Services

BIP consults with companies to help them deal with Mexico operation start-ups and a wide variety of issues. These issues include compensation & benefits, housing, expatriate relocation, work visas, Mexico government regulations, terminations, Mexican unions, employee relations, low productivity and morale and under-performing operations. BIP in alliance with Sorokin & Associates, an accomplished manufacturing consulting firm, offers the following solutions:

	Interim Management for Operational Turnarounds & Change Management
	Cultural Change & Executive Coaching
	Productivity Improvements and Lean Manufacturing
	Re-engineering of Business Processes
	Project Management and Plant & Technology Transfer Management Consulting
	Business Start-Up and Manufacturing Alliance Consulting
	Business Plan Development and P&L Management
	Compensation & Benefits Studies
	Relocation & Housing Assistance
	Work Visa Requirement Guidance

For more information, please contact Fernando Ortiz-Barbachano at (619) 427-2310 or e-mail at fernando@bipsearch.com.