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Miami, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

V.tal is a global end-to-end digital infrastructure solutions company and owner of the largest neutral fiber optic network in Brazil, serving telecom operators, internet providers, OTTs and tel-techs. The company has over 22 million homes passed, available to provide FTTH (Fiber To The Home), 26 thousand kilometers of submarine cables that connect Brazil to Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Bermuda and the United States, in addition to data centers distributed between Brazil and Colombia. The company has an integrated portfolio of connectivity and infrastructure solutions and is controlled by BTG Pactual investment funds, GIC and CPP Investments.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

GlobeNet (a BTG Pactual portfolio company) was a wholesale telecommunications and Edge Data Center services provider. GlobeNet connected the Americas with subsea connectivity infrastructure, Data Centers, Cloud and Security services. The company was merged with V.Tal in June 2022.Provided strategic analysis and advice to support business growth and shareholder value maximization. Responsible for the global finance function, including FP&A, finance operations (A/P, billing, collections), IR and treasury.Key Achievements:- Established new key performance metrics, driving efficiencies through automation of business processes.- Led SAP S/4 HANA implementation for BPC and BI modules. Implemented MS Power BI for data visualization.- Re-designed the budgeting and forecasting processes, implementing Zero Base Budget methodology.- Championed the company’s strategy review, phasing out commoditized products in a declining market with soaring price erosion and low margins / ROIC, supporting the launch of a new portfolio of value-added products (Colo IX, Edge Data Centers, Cloud, Security and SD-WAN), rocketing the company’s growth and valuation.- Revamped the company’s pricing model, developing intelligence and tools to provide accurate pricing to legacy product portfolio and new business initiatives, enabling deals while assuring profitability guidelines and compliance requirements were being met.- Enhanced finance operations efficiency with the implementation of SAP integrated bank communication for accounts payables and receivables (triple the number of transactions by FTE).- Supported the leadership in structuring and approving a project in partnership with Facebook/Meta to deploy the first subsea cable system (Malbec) landing in Argentina since year 2000.- Key member of the team responsible for V.tal acquisition (Brazil’s ever largest private equity deal - $4B), supporting GlobeNet’s valuation and financial due diligence process.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Level 3 Communications was an American multinational and multi-billion telecommunications company, ultimately acquired by CenturyLink (now named Lumen Technology in US and Cirion in Latam). Level 3 operated a Tier 1 network, providing services in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.Provided strategic management of the finance functions (accounting, A/P, billing, collections, treasury, FP&A, tax and facilities) for legal entities in the USA, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. As member of the regional senior leadership team, assisted negotiations with customers and suppliers, and acted as the legal representative.Key Achievements:- Supported and influenced the business in increasing revenues by 23% and improving margins.- Managed the migration of billing (SAP to Kenan) and ERP (JDE and SAP to Oracle) systems, resulting in a reduction of outsourcing costs by almost 15%.- Implemented processes and systems enhancements, reducing back office costs in spite of the business growth.- Executed corporate simplifications (legal entities reduction) achieving $600K in annual savings.- Improved internal control and corporate governance through implementation of new systems and procedures.- Significantly improved the Working Capital management: collections | DSO reduced by 10+ days.- Developed a high performance finance team. Appointed as mentor for Level 3 Global Mentoring Program and as leader for the Latin America Finance - Training & Development program.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Global Crossing (GBLX) was a telecommunications company that provided network, voice and data services worldwide. Its core network delivered services to more than 700 cities in more than 70 countries. On October, 2011 the company was acquired by Level 3.Provided strategic management of the finance functions for legal entities in the USA, Mexico, Central America (Panama and Costa Rica), the Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil and Peru. Managed a team of 20.Key Achievements:- Supported and influenced the business in increasing revenues by 26%.- Improved financial reporting and consolidation process, reducing monthly closing cycle by 2 days.- Smoothly integrated the finance team, streamlined processes and realized synergies following Impsat merger.

Latin America

Managed the merger and integration of Impsat and Global Crossing entities in Latin America ($0.8B in revenues, 12 countries), including legalities and project management of operational systems migration and integration.Key Achievements:- Designed the approach and implemented the integration of regional systems and processes.- Integrated regional finance teams and systems, enabling former Impsat entities to consolidate financial results in the company’s global operational support systems.- Contributed to assess and realize $70M in post-merger synergies.- Started and managed Compliance Department to track and ensure adherence to corporate policies, including compliance with FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and Code of Ethics.

Brazil

IMPSAT Fiber Networks (IMPT) was a telecommunications company that provided integrated broadband, data, Internet, voice, and data center services in Latin America and the Caribbean. On May, 2007 the company was acquired by Global Crossing.Directed the FP&A department, providing strategic analysis and advice to senior management, performing and overseeing: P&L, Balance Sheet and KPIs analysis; preparation and control of budget, forecasts and business plans; analysis of investment projects; market and competitor benchmark; cost, price and feasibility analysis of new products and non-standard sales. Partner with the business to achieve financial performance goals. Oversaw both the Legal and Facilities departments.Key Achievements:- Improved financial reporting and forecasting accuracy.- Designed and implemented Revenue Assurance and Margin Assurance reports and processes. - Developed tools and training to empower the sales support team to perform the calculation of selling price for non-standard sales / projects using cash flow analysis.- Managed due diligence processes as buy-side and sell-side.- Built and implemented tools that reduced the time to formalize contracts and start service delivery.- Implemented strong internal controls, reports and procedures that led to significant expenses reduction.- Created, structured and managed the Contracts Administration department at Impsat Brazil. Pivot changes resulted in a significant gain in productivity, and were replicated in other Impsat entities around the world.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance