Mauricio Andres works in the Manufacturing sector as a mechanical engineer, leading Grupo WEDM SAS, a metal mechanics enterprise that works for the plastics, food, pharmaceutical, and aircraft industries. Coming into the YLAI Fellowship, their top business challenge is operations. During the host placement, the fellow hopes to learn how to generate commercial alliances and offer high-quality services or products made in Colombia, integrating the capacities of US and Columbian companies to generate sustainable and effective solutions for global problems.