Establish and oversee strategic business actions and streamline operations of all divisions in the company: Consulting (mainly audit and compliance), Outsourcing, Developing, and Installations.• Develop and lead execution of IT Management, Audits, Security, Compliance, Governance, Risk, SOC, and Due Diligence practices applying COBIT, NIST, and ISO 27001. • Lead developers' teams through Agile best practices, using the Scrum framework, with a lens on DevOps operating models to drive efficient technology delivery in a fast-paced environment.• Lead customers' websites and apps development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, MySQL, MongoDB, NodeJS).• Project management in Cloud and SaaS migration (AWS, MS-Azure).• Coaches managers individually and/or in teams; and coordinates teaching requests.• Leads the consideration of major decisions including acquisitions, mergers, and joint ventures.• Perform audits, due-diligence, assessments, and general reviews of business processes, change management, CSM strategies, and IT functions. • Produce GRC models, IT Security Blueprints, and local, regional and global compliance strategies.• Review and/or produce in depth documentation of SOX-ITGC. • Reviewing SOC (SSAE-18 / ISO 27001:2013) , IT Audit, ROC (PCI), Penetration Test, CMM reports and produce Action Plan.• Provide awareness training and verify compliance with regulations like SOX, GDPR, GLBA, AML, PCI, FedRAMP, FERPA, HIPAA, ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013).• Promotes communication and cooperation among divisions to create a spirit of unity in the organization.Currently performing SOX compliance reviewing ITGC, Accounts Access Certifications and Daily Terminations on SailPoint for JDEdwards, Salesforce, Oracle, Hyperion, Workday, ServiceNow, DocuSign, Office 365, and more. IAM analysis mainly in Okta. IT Policies administration with AuditBoard. SOC 1 and SOC 2 report reviews.

Established strategies for Compliance in License Management for Latin America.• Led Field Consultants in providing Valued Business Partnership with Sales Team.• Supported Adobe's convergence of the Creative and Marketing Clouds in the Latin America region maintaining enough pipeline to support revenue goals.• Acted as a Liaison and Business Partner to Adobe's Leaders in addition to following the best practices to up-level the Americas business model.• Provided training to entire team to prepare them for transitioning to Customer Success Management • Transitioned License Management to CRM and boosted team morale with employee incentive programs.• Maintained and assurance SOX compliance throughout the region. Notable Achievements:• 2016 Exceeded annual quota by more than 30%• 2016 Adobe Hall of Fame and Sales Award• 2015 and 2014 Customer Spotlight recognition - highest deal in Central America• 2014 Customer Spotlight recognition - highest deal in Adobe LatAm history• 2014 Exceeded Team's annual quota by 14% starting in H2 at 30% attendance

Lead PCI Audits (all levels) and IT Compliance and Audit consultant practice.• Establish strategies, QA, standards and templates for PCI audits• Perform PCI Risk Assessments, Audits (level 1) including full ROC documentation• Lead the efforts to comply with PCI SSC and maintain Firm up to date with PCI industry happenings• Provide guidance and support for the consulting team and identify opportunities for improvement• Prepare and report to management projects status• Interview and recommend interns and new consultants in the hiring process• Deliver customer presentations and identify potential new projects• Develop the IT Compliance practice (SOX, PIPEDA, CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA and GRC).

Domestic and International responsibility leading IT Governance, IT Risk and IT Compliance with requirements and regulations world-wide.• Full global SOX-ITGC testing, documentation, status reports and remediation/mitigation actions• Established strategies and standards in IT to comply with policies and regulations like SOX, FERPA, PCI• Implemented security compliance in Corporate Application Systems as in ERP, SIS, CRM, LMS, HFM• Decreased in more than 60% audit observations worldwide in 2 years’ time removing most of “reds”• Formed, trained and motivated global IT Compliance team producing positive results in additional 25% gaps reduction. Designed and executed IT SOX strategy for Brazil• Served as main liaison between IT Department and Internal and External Auditors• Contracted Systems Network Vulnerability Assessments, reviewed results and produced action plans• Requested and reviewed PCI-SAQ or RoC/AoC to each university in the network worldwide• Requested and reviewed SSAE-16 (former SAS-70) reports from applicable vendors.

Mercantil Commercebank ( Commercebank, N.A. - now Amerant)Responsible for the entire IT audits in the financial group including the U.S., Caribbean, South America and Europe.• Performed effective risk based audits verifying SOX, GLBA compliance and other regulations like PCI DSS.• 100% of observations and recommendations, when applied, have complied with OCC reviews• Requested and reviewed vendor’s SAS-70. • Performed special investigations (Computer Forensics).

Planned and managed Information Systems and Information Technology Security audits. - Performed comprehensive IS and IT function evaluations for due diligence requirements. - Designed and implemented Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans (BCP/DRP).- Developed and conducted security awareness plans. - Led regulatory compliance activities on the IT side (SOX, GLBA, PCI, HIPAA). - Practice development initiatives. Also, as an independent consultant in IT from 2002 to 2005.

Executive role. Developed regional IT strategies in sync with the worldwide objectives. - Implemented BCP/DRP, web portals, ERP ( SAP), CRM, SFA, IVR, RAS (using Citrix), and other software packages, like Licensing, with $25 million budget responsibility in the region.- International IT Strategy Committee member, (Asia, Europe & Latin America), managing a $500 million budget.- Moved the LatAm Computer Center from the US to Argentina without service interruption.- Supported the website launch of ESPN in Spanish and Portuguese, the Disney Channel launch in LatAm with two Spanish versions and one in Portuguese, and Radio Disney.

Developed the Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Service practice (ISAAS) in Latin America. - Conducted IT audits, IT risk assessments and IT security revisions.- Performed pre and post-implementation reviews on ERP systems (SAP, JD Edwards).- Exceeded target growth of 100% to 160%. Successful project management produced client satisfaction increasing service sales 300% from first contract.

Developed, executed and managed IT strategies and IT services in 6 key market countries in the region.- Introduced service and quality level agreements (SLA & QLA). - Team member to consolidate the IT strategy for the merger (GrandMet: IDV, Burger-King and Pillsbury - UD/Guinness; becoming Diageo).

Reorganized the IT Department to add value and become a competitive asset.- Implemented a shared service and 24/7 help desk. - Built an International IT Team.- Led the SunSystem ERP implementation in Latin America.

Led systems and telecommunications operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, reporting directly to the Managing Director. - Reorganized the MIS (including hardware, software, and IS personnel). - Developed a Systems Plan in accordance to the global strategy. - Produced and implemented an IS staff and end users Training Plan. - Site audits (processes and IT). - Implemented ISO 9000 plant certification from the IT side in collaboration with the Plant Operations Department. Then ISO 14000. - Developed and implemented a BCP/DRP for Argentina and Uruguay.

Managed 3 shifts 24/7 computer operators group in the Computer Center.

Produced technical requirements to programmers to maintain all financial applications and update systems due to monetary sign changes.

Comprehensive database management and migration from Mainframe to Mini-computers (IBM 4300 to HP-3000).

Developed programs for financial systems in several programming languages.Creating or altering information systems following the SDLC.