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Majadahonda, Es

Majadahonda, Community Of Madrid, Es

Innovation Delivery Manager (deputy to the director), within the Global Area of Strategic Innovation.Responsible for the delivery in quality, time, scope and cost of MAPFRE Open Innovation strategic innovation projects, especially pioneering projects with corporate support (e.g. application of AI to key insurance business processes such as risk assessment, quote&buy, appraisal, claim handling, customer service...).Application and adaptation of innovation methodologies in projects, always with the objective of maximizing the success of the delivery. Definition and documentation of best practices in the management of innovation projects.Supervision, guidance and support to project coordinators, in addition to the coordination of own projects.Design and facilitation of innovation workshops in any phase of the project life cycle, used as a tool for productivity, agility and collaborative team progress. Introducer and evangelist in MAPFRE of digital tools for remote workshops (Miro).Construction of the strategic innovation portfolio (entry of new projects) in both pull and push mode, helping business units to discover new solutions for their needs and identify the most suitable use cases to pilot

Pozuelo De Alarcón, Community Of Madrid, Es

Teaching on Artificial Intelligence applied to business within the Online Higher Programme in Customer Service Direction and Management

Position:• Innovation Solution Manager, at World Class Center Innovation & Design, Altran Global- - Role that combines sales actions, offers preparation, project delivery, project management, control of financial KPIs (revenues, costs, direct margin, operational margin) and evolution of the offeringFunctions:• Understand client needs related to innovation and design the best process to address them and guarantee results - combining all kind of innovation methodologies and tools, e.g. Synectics, TRIZ, Design Thinking, Lean Startup/Customer Development, Business Model Generation, Jobs-to-be-done, Google Design Sprint, Agile,…• Prepare and negotiate offers (many with and ad-hoc design for each client)• Lead project delivery and project management• Act as interface to client• Engage and manage providers and partners if needed for the project • Control project financial KPIs and overall personal P&L• Develop and improve the offering• Give training in innovation methodologies, internally and externally• Act as facilitator in ad-hoc innovation sessions for other Altran or client projects- - All of this applied in a fully transversal, cross-industry way, for clients in all sectors: consumer goods, insurance, banking, utilities, oil&chemical, telco, automotive, aerospace, infrastructure services, media, government,… Skills:• Practical knowledge and expertise in innovation methodologies• Cross-industry knowledge to quickly understand the essentials of the business of any new client and be able to deliver project results• Facilitation of team sessions to achieve results while ensuring climate, psychological safety, team-building and creative thinking• Project management• P&L management• Active presence in full business cycle: prospection, qualification, opportunity, offer, deal, delivery, management, billing, after-sale,…• Client-centric approach for understanding needs and delivering value

During this period engaged in:• Active networking within my areas of interest: innovation, intra/entrepreneurship, technology.• Spontaneous collaborations with individuals, companies or entities with common interests (either commercial, non-profit or for the sake of doing something cool)• Deepening my knowledge on my areas of interest: innovation, Lean Startup, Agile, tools for fast prototyping, new technologies landscapes, intrapreneurship, corporate management,…• Personal development (fitness, mindfulness, writing, travelling)All these with the aim of growing and strengthening my personal/professional profile - for better helping others and the world.

London, Gb

Position:• Research & Development Department working for Vodafone Group Commercial (Vodafone Xone). Vodafone Xone is the venture, incubation and global innovation centre for Vodafone: https://products.xone.vodafone.com/Topics: • Technical Product Owner of ‘unaxone’, a solution which empowers seniors by connecting them with their families through a simplified user interface on a mobile tablet, plus a web portal and smartphone app for the rest of family members. It includes videocalling, photo sharing, text and voice messages, easy browser, calendar reminders and alerts• Technologies involved: Web services integration (APIs). Web apps and native Android apps. Tablets including Custom ROMSkills:• High-quality delivery from scratch in 9 months. Complex solution with integration of many pieces and developments• Team coordination. Product and project management• Interface with commercial area. Handling commercial vs. technical trade-offs• Working in multinational environment with teams in Spain, UK, US, Germany and Turkey - internal and outsourced

London, Gb

Position:• Research & Development Department. Vodafone Group – including 6-month secondment based in UK during 2010Topics: • Technologies: WiFi. Bluetooth. 3G. Mesh networks. Femtocells. Location enablers and services. Proximity marketing. NFC. Connected sensors (home, medical). M2M. IOT (Internet-of-Things). mHealth. Assisted Living. Wearables. Videoconference over Internet• Patents: 20 filed (with 18 of them already granted)• Prototypes and trials: several in the fields of geofencing, femtocells, Connected Home, sensors, M2M, Assisted Living...• Tools: Lean Startup, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), Business Canvas, business cases, TRIZ, Synectics, Design Thinking,...• Start-ups: scanning and evaluationSkills:• Global/Horizontal vision: technology, business, strategy, legal, commercial, IPR,...• Fluid work in an international environment: language, culture, trips, videocalls• Communicating for impact: shows, demos, pitches (e.g. public presentations for IIR or Marcus Evans in Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Madrid; demos to VIPs in Vodafone R&D Annual Congress in Amsterdam and Valencia).• Creativity and innovation, applying it and facilitating it for others• Project management and team coordination• Specification, management and QA of software development• Providers/partners management• Self-management and commitment with objectives• High adaptation to change• Fast learning

London, Gb

Position:• Department of New Technologies and Business Development. Vodafone España S.A. (formerly Airtel Móvil S.A)Topics:• Technologies: WiFi. Bluetooth. Fibre. IP-PBX. VoIP. VoWLAN. IN. IMS. Voice/data corporate solutions. Fixed-mobile convergence. WiFi/3G integration. Location technologies• Prototypes and trials: several in the fields of Unified Communications for corporates, WiFi/3G integration, SIM-based location techniques,…• RFQs for vendorsSkills:• Evaluation of new technologies, including tests• Business and strategic recommendations for Vodafone• Self-management of work, ensuring high quality of the delivery• Reports and public presentations• Capacity for fast learning• Management of suppliers• Link to standardization bodies

Position:• Network Engineering Department, Radio Network Optimization teamTopics:• Optimization of GSM network for Spanish Region Centre (6 provinces, 7 million inhabitants)• Technical tasks: Frequency plans. Management and analysis of field measurements and statistics. Tuning of radio network parameters. Capacity dimensioning. Detection of external interferences. Test of new radio functionalities. Solution of customer complaintsSkills:• Very operative work, demanding immediate results• High orientation to end-customer satisfaction• Management of a complex live system• Analysis of high volume of data• Management of external drive-test team

Position:• Operational Research Group in the Spanish Army during the military service (Headquarters, Buenavista Palace, besides Cibeles)Topics:• During military service. Software development related to military operations

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