Adolfo Salazar Email & Phone Number

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Strategy & Transformation, IBM Business Global Services.Enabling client success through executable strategies & technology-enabled transformation. Focused on achieve end-to-end transformation, from strategy to implementation, and gain efficiency in cross-functional collaboration.Industry: Global auto parts manufacturing Company (presence on 13 countries)Initiative: HR Model Transformation. Implement a world class operating model to transform the HR function into 4 strategic roles: business partner, center of expertise, global service center & local support. Deliverables include: Service Delivery Model, Global HR Processes, Governance Model & Organizational Designs, Roadmap & Business Case.

Monterrey Area, Mexico

As Process & IT Center of Excellence Manager for Corporate areas of Planning, Finance, Treasury & Human Resources, my goal is to set priorities, create strategy maps, standardize procedures and collect best practices towards the implementation of business process improvement initiatives. Current responsibilities include:-Identify opportunities for business value throughout processes innovation.-Accelerate ROI by implementing successful and agile projects (SAP Centric).-Scale delivery capability for global implementations (framework, skills, methodology & governance).-Produce business impact (evolve business process model).Evolution/Transformation projects initiatives:-SAP HCM Human Capital Management > HR platform worldwide implementation including Talent Review, Performance Management, Succession, Workforce Analytics, etc. -SAP Success Factors Integration > Hybrid scenario assessment on-going (Employee Central, Goals & Performance, Recruiting & Onboarding, Learning, etc.).-SAP BPC Business Planning & Consolidation > Institutional budgeting model simplification-WSS Treasury Management > Cash Management & FX Management for Corporate Treasury--SAP Central Finance 4Hana > Pilot scenario assessment (Consolidation, Planning, Finance).

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Contributed to enabling an Integrated and Smarter Enterprise by driving continuous process improvement with Business Process Management frameworks and methodologies: -Process performance (creativity & innovation)-Cultural change (organizational change management)-Competencies mobilization (speed & flexibility)-Knowledge management (capitalizing collective intelligence)Key initiatives:-Head of the institutional change management practice-Led change management program for a major SAP integration (more than 15 projects with worldwide scope).-Led communications and change management program for a major transformation BPO (business process outsourcing) project.-Articulated a set of mobilization practices for process innovation & redesign initiatives using an end-to-end approach.

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Master on Educational Technology - Assistant ProfessorTecnologico de Monterrey Virtual University

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Headed the Technology Program of the Institute, based on four Centers:-Technology development (design and deploy IT platforms for educational initiatives)-Documentation center (specialized in education strategies for K12)-Information diffusion (mobilizing educational science knowledge for sustainable development).-IT services (center of excellence and provider of technical expertise in the area of ICT usage in education).Special projects:-Founding team member of the Institute-Designed the technological offer of the Institute: CMS (content management systems based on Drupal), LMS (learning management system based on Moodle), Community & online collaboration networks, Knowledge Hub, Bibliographic management system, among others.___Institute for Research, Innovation and Post-graduate Studies for Education (IIIEPE)

Monterrey Area, Mexico

Designed and deployed institutional & functional initiatives for Processes & IT division on diverse topics as:-Build collaborative capabilities into business processes & project management activities-Encourage cross-organization communities-Change management advocacy programs-Knowledge management-Promote online & borderless collaborationSpecial projects:-Designed and deployed an institutional on-boarding program to increase engagement & reduce time to perform.-Participated on the design team to build the change management track as part of BMP (business process management) institutional methodology (worldwide use).

Mexico City Area, Mexico

-Built, sustained and nourished international agreements with Latin american countries to promote and use information technology to enhance education results.-Establish relationships with Latin american ambassadors to Mexico & Mexico ambassadors to Latin american countries, to sign multilateral & cooperation agreements. -Worked with NGO (non-governmental organizations) to promote educational projects leveraged by IT platforms.Special Projects:-Participated on the deployment of national educational portals for Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua among others.-Promoted change management practices to lead effective change on public & governmental education entities potting new IT platforms.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

-Assisted and advised leaders, managers, and teams to best use of project management disciplines and approaches within a fast-paced, high tech environment.-Acted as a reference point for PMO queries and information; and an advocate for best practices in project management. -Maintained processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete. -Tracked and reported on project portfolio performance, providing a real-time, comprehensive, and prioritized view of all projects.-Developed positive relationships with managers and staff to enable the PMO to provide support including facilitation, tracking and reporting on projects. -Assisted in managing enterprise level resource allocation, including adjustments based on emerging business or technical opportunities and challenges Special projects:-Implemented an institutional project management system, in compliance to ISO 900 and tailor-made to the particular nature of the Institute.

Monterrey Area, Mexico

- Accountable for all information systems for corporate financial & administration processes (from general ledger to the reporting financial cycle to NYSE & BMV). - Oversaw the design and implementation of new information systems strategy for financial close process, financial and regulatory reporting, and tax provisioning using Hyperion plaftorm, enforcing resulting polices at all levels in subsidiaries.Special Projects:-Participated in downsizing of the company throughout reengineering IT core processes and outsourcing all others.____SAVIA through its subsidiaries, Seminis and Bionova Holding Corp, is engaged in agro technology applied to fruits and vegetables (NYSE: VAI).

Monterrey Area, Mexico

-Accountable for day-to-day business operations of IT networks and platforms for Corporate Offices (Monterrey & New York).-Design & oversee execution of IT evolution road map.-Plan and control IT budget & expenditures.-Managed IT support for CEO personal & business office.Special projects:-Solve Year 2000 problem (Y2K) for corporate and subsidiaries (30000 user on 20 countries).___Pulsar Internacional (sometimes called Grupo Pulsar) was a Mexican holding company with major interests in tobacco, packaging, fresh products, and insurance. By those years, Pulsar Internacional reached annual sales in excess of 3 billion (US dollars).Subsidiaries included: Seminis (world's largest vegetable-seed company), Seguros Comercial America (largest insurance company in Latin America), Cigarrera La Moderna (Mexico's largest cigarette manufacturer and distributor), and Vector Casa de Bolsa (Mexico's brokerage house and investment-banking firm).

Monterrey Area, Mexico

-Designed, implemented and maintained voice & data communications networks.-Deployed and supported Netware (Novell) and Windows/RT institutional platforms.Special projects:-Replaced token ring by the new ethernet network.-Built the first Internet connection & e-mail platform.-Implemented a private satellite communication network (delta with redundancy) Monterrey-MexicoCity-NewYork.

Master'S Degree, Management Information Systems, General

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd) Candidate, Knowledge Management

PhD Program on Information & Knowledge Society (Candidate)

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

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