Edgar Alejandro Botero Pernia Email & Phone Number

Vero Beach, FL, US

• Assigned to develop combined data and sales systems and accept COO responsibilities including applicable vice presidents as direct reports;
• Additional production units that were previous collaborating units were assigned to report to this new position;
• Provide the data analytics and research tools to hedge funds to ensure accurate information when investing in real estate assets;
• Oversee day to day global operations in support of the company’s growth goal.
• Direct and coordinate all efforts to improve efficiencies including business process definitions and KPI implementation and provide regular reports to the Board of Directors.
• Customized and implemented the Salesforce CRM, creating visibility of the sales process, account management, and commission tracking, resulting in a two-year 26% sales increase.

• Selected to assist and support acquisitions of Pirelli Venezuela, Bridgestone / Firestone Venezuela, and American Standard, Dominican Republic;
• Led technology transition of three acquisitions / mergers and created new organizations assigned to design, install, and manage standardized platforms including a separate industry related ERP;
• Managed all aspects of corporate Information Technology services, including product analysis and software development, based on the strategic direction and growth plans of this $100M global corporation;
• Managed SAP Support and Development Team as well as the corporate IT Support Team;
• Migrated and upgraded an SAP On-Premise environment to the cloud based SAP HANA resulting in a 2-year savings that exceeded $600K;
• Defined and executed standard procedures for all IT operations, as required for ISO 9000 Certification

• Assigned to lead operational role in the startup of the company including new funding and the management of Capital Investments and Human Resources recruiting and hiring. And compliance oversight;
• Actively worked with staff on revenue generation and financial planning efforts;
• Directed all administrative and operating functions and maintained oversight of all day-to-day activities;
• Participated in strategic and financial planning along with the shareholders;
• Negotiated more than $4M in purchase agreements with main suppliers such as Ingenico, Postilion and IBM;
• Coordinated the design and implementation of the IT infrastructure of the company, including the core business solution based on an electronic financial transaction switch using Postilion.

• Managed network and server operations, led a team of 2 coordinators and 6 analysts.
• Established the first private nationwide Cisco VOIP network, connecting branches in more than 18 states. Obtaining a 3-year return on total investment of $350K
• Managed and negotiated contracts with all vendors and ISP
• Planned and managed all activities of the IT Department
• Led a team that planned and implemented nationwide projects such as IP Telephony, messaging platform migration, DRP and BCP

Switzerland 🇨🇭, CH

• Intern on the Codex2000 project
• Collaborated in a team that developed and tested software packages to be distributed over the company network composed of over 500 users
• Created documentation for computer system validation such as CODEX 2000 Site Qualification Plan for both Monza and Segrate sites to be used for FDA compliance allowing the plant in Italy to enter products into the US.

Master'S Degree In Finance, Finance

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering