Henry Castro Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Qc, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

As a System Analyst Leader specializing in CCTV and Access Control Systems, I lead a team in analyzing, designing, and implementing comprehensive security solutions. My expertise spans on-premises, cloud, and hybrid systems, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure for businesses. I work closely with stakeholders to align system architecture with security and business goals, delivering projects on time and within scope.With a strong foundation in security systems analysis, project management, and team leadership, I manage the full lifecycle of projects—from assessing risks and conducting feasibility studies to overseeing testing and ensuring quality assurance. My focus is on integrating cutting-edge technology to enhance security, efficiency, and operational success.Key Expertise: • Leading and mentoring system analysts to design and implement advanced CCTV and access control systems. • Designing solutions for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid security architectures to meet diverse business needs. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and system performance. • Managing project timelines, risks, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. • Staying ahead of the latest trends in security technology and recommending strategic system upgrades.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I provide hardware and software support for Lenel & Kantech access control systems, and Avigilon CCTV systems across different clients in Quebec. Common duties:Maintaining documentation, such as incidents reports, knowledge base, and projects progress. tasks Communicating project’s progress to team members and other stakeholders.Making sure parts are ordered for jobs on time.Monitor, test, and troubleshoot hardware and software incidents.Plan, deploy, and test new features and solutions. Implement, maintain and troubleshoot cross platform integrations (Eg Lenel - SAP, Kone - SAP).Plan and execute software upgrades.Provide detailed and accurate information about changes impact.Diagnose and troubleshoot communication failures.Servers, cameras and access panels configuration.Document systems changes.

Montreal, Quebec, Canadá

Non tech startups and entrepreneurs on early stage of their business, continuously face challenges associated to business growth, IT solutions, operations and logistics, among other. Being myself an entrepreneur, with long experience leading and managing projects, I provide consulting, guidance and mentorship for those bright minds, who have an idea, but don't know where to start, or how to get to the next stage in their business.My methodology includes:- Defining business objectives and goals, in the short and the long term.- Identifying the best value proposition and develop a competitive analysis.- Assisting in the definition of projects' scopes and objectives.- Assisting in the creation of schedules, budgets, and tasks involved in every project or area that will be developed.- Creating KPI's to identify project deviations, and critical points.- Supervising project's life cycle, while providing advice and mentorship to project coordinators, and task owners.- Providing IT support, establishing infrastructure, software, and services needed to better suit the business growth in the long term.- Actively participating in the process of suppliers, tools and service providers selection.No single idea, person, business or project has the same characteristics, thus each one deserves custom solutions that solve current challenges and create value in the long term.

Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela

Provided technical and administrative support to manage the execution of projects throughout their lifecycle (design, implementation and close-out). Planned projects budgets and coordinated internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.Successfully delivered 40+ tech projects in networking and telecommunications, software integration, video surveillance, building security, access control, and fire & alarm detection systems.Worked with people from different levels: teams, customers, and external stakeholders, to identify their needs requirements and develop solutions and schedules accordingly.Planned objectives and milestones to execute projects to completion on time and on budget.Continuously incorporated new methods and processes to improve team and business performance. Achieving a reduction of 15% on fixed costs and an increase in average revenue of 9% per projects.Prepared and presented reports for internal and external stakeholders, sales projections, and business analysis.Promoted new ideas, methods or processes to the workplace to improve team and business performance.

Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela

Coordinated communications and systems integration project execution, provided customer support service, while maintaining effective communication with clients and managers. Specific tasks included:• Coordinated and led the crews of technicians and service providers to accomplish business goals.• Assisted managers to identify business opportunities and ways to increase business revenue.• Plan and track internal objectives and remove obstacles for the team.• Provided different levels of customer support and reported to senior management as needed.• Elaborated technical reports for upper management and provided continuous updates on project status. • Created technical proposals to satisfy customers’ needs as well as business goals.• Performed products and services public demonstrations.

Ingeniero, Ingeniería Electrónica

Specialist, Telematics

Diploma, International Business Management

Diploma, Management