Lead the establishment and operation of a Program Management Office and its processes to improve management of IT and company-wide initiatives, programs and projects.Lead the monitoring, reporting and overseeing of projects and initiatives to help reduce cost, increase efficiencies in business processes, replace Hardware and Software to increase stability, cybersecurity protection and reliability.Lead the adoption of project management/agile principles and practices to help align with… Show more Lead the establishment and operation of a Program Management Office and its processes to improve management of IT and company-wide initiatives, programs and projects.Lead the monitoring, reporting and overseeing of projects and initiatives to help reduce cost, increase efficiencies in business processes, replace Hardware and Software to increase stability, cybersecurity protection and reliability.Lead the adoption of project management/agile principles and practices to help align with continuous improvement and service oriented approach within the IT group and through the organization. Show less

Teaching "Agile Project Management" course in the Graduate Certificate Project Management program.

Successful at implementing tools, methodologies, communities, and skill development for Professional Service teams in America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on project management, processes, and improvement.• Spearheaded a new delivery methodology and trained the IT service teams. It standardized how PS teams executed their implementation and created a common language for program manager’s performance. • Created a project management community consisting of 300+ project managers in Banking… Show more Successful at implementing tools, methodologies, communities, and skill development for Professional Service teams in America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on project management, processes, and improvement.• Spearheaded a new delivery methodology and trained the IT service teams. It standardized how PS teams executed their implementation and created a common language for program manager’s performance. • Created a project management community consisting of 300+ project managers in Banking and Retail sectors, for professional development, leveraging internal learning platforms with adoption strategies. Provided guidance and assistance in obtaining PMI certification. Offered Instructor-Lead-Virtual-Training programs in Soft Skills.• Co-lead implementation of a project management tool for assigning people to projects and tracking time, cost and financial information for every project which going into Production in America Region. The new tool standardized the project management processes, allowing for budget and status reviews, and giving management the information and tools necessary to track progress and ensure projects stay on target.• Established and Lead a multi-year professional development Academy program for 100 Project Managers, increasing PM proficiency in delivery execution through skill assessment, tailored training, and coaching. Show less

Managed Latin-American accounts delivering technology solutions through Professional Services. Managed a $3.9M budget over +2 years, +4000 WD.• Delivered a multivendor ATM solution over a four-phase multi-year project to a large Mexican bank under budget, involving 20+ resources from local, offshore, and client teams.• Developed solution enablement model and templates to improve execution efficiency for PS execution when implementing ATM Multivendor solutions.

Managed global software implementation programs / projects for North America clients. • Implemented across multiple industries (Government, Utilities, Retail, Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Data Processing, Utilities, Financial, Telecom, and Agricultural), integrating different Professional Services practitioners and assembling teams as appropriate for implementation. • Installed a variety of Oracle solutions (ERP Financial modules, BI and Data Warehouse product suite, Ad-hoc… Show more Managed global software implementation programs / projects for North America clients. • Implemented across multiple industries (Government, Utilities, Retail, Consumer Goods, Pharmaceutical, Data Processing, Utilities, Financial, Telecom, and Agricultural), integrating different Professional Services practitioners and assembling teams as appropriate for implementation. • Installed a variety of Oracle solutions (ERP Financial modules, BI and Data Warehouse product suite, Ad-hoc Oracle-based solutions). Below some of the most relevant implementations.• Implemented an enterprise terabyte-sized multiple-instances Data Warehouse solution for a leader in data and analytics that requires weekly redefinition, creation and loading, addressing processing time targets, scalability, and security access requirements. Successfully implemented meeting loading, performance and sizing requirements. 500+ WD, $0.75M, 160TB of size per instance.• Served as lead project manager and business analyst for a global implementation for a US company, leader in the Packaged Goods Industry, to integrate 20+ existing applications into an integrated DFW solution with multidimensional reporting, working along other integrators, a team of 20+ resources 2+ years, on a $7.5M budget. Triggered IT management costs reduction and facilitating platform management.• Transformed the IT DHW environment for a Large Telecommunication Canadian Company from a HP NEOVIEW platform into Oracle EXADATA. Migrating 30+ applications over six phases, including improvements in ETL operation, data modelling and data cleaning. Over 9 months, with 20 local, offshore and client resources with a $1.25M budget. This allowed for a stable and secure platform to support business objectives and scale. Show less