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Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Q Consultores helps organizations to increase its revenue, by reducing indirect and direct information technology cost while gaining savings from cost avoidance and risk reduction. We take the time to understand your business’ needs. Our ability to understand and anticipate the needs and requirements of IT service consumers, helps us to ensure services that contribute to business outcomes by developing pragmatic strategies that can be implemented rapidly and effectively, based on our extensive implementation experience.We specialize in IT strategy and service management: Technology portfolio management and road mapping based on company strategy, prioritization of projects based in ROI, IT Financial management and Project management.

Dominican Republic

Acted as the lead interface between the business and technology teams to ensure that performance and business objectives are met on time and on quality.Management of US$5MM budgets and resources for the ICT department.Drive the technology portfolio in the context of the business strategy.Supported senior management on organization of initiatives and deliverables.Accountable for technology management for end-to-end application scoping, planning, development and implementation.Projects managed: Datacenter build out and relocation, IT department security policies, Off site datacenter facilities, security and network design and implementation, VPN, ERP software, IT help desk portal deployment, Websites launch, Disaster recovery strategy.

Information System Manager for DR BranchResponsible for planning and implementation of JD Edwards for the Dominican Republic.Facilitated implementation of new functionality through training sessions, demos, and the development of appropriate documentation. Worked with quality and control team to develop system integration test scenarios and ensure the testing results correspond to the business expectations.Supported DR IS Daily Operations ensuring proper system functionality through proactive actions and effective user support.Executed local security and control procedures in line with implemented processes, procedures, standards, methodologies and security & control aspects established by the Region and Area Information Systems in coordination with internal controls in order to ensure efficient use of company resources and satisfy audit requirements. Responsible for US$ 5MM IS budgeting during each accounting budget cycle, developing documentation as needed to justify deviations from previous budget cycles. Production Excellence Leader for CaribbeanLead Caribbean Application migration from a Windows NT Platform to Windows 2003 Server in coordination with more than 15 LATAM countries and creating all testing plans for all applications. Caribbean Project LeaderLead Caribbean Application Projects for Information Systems understanding the business requirements; working with Area and Local Business Project Leaders and Region Business and IS organization to ensuring both strategic alignment and proper application functionality.Served as the region IT counterpart project leader for the successful implementation of the Share services financial unit for Kraft Foods Central America and Caribbean with the consolidation of the regional ERP System.

Responsible for forming relationships with other technology/consulting firms to generate business.Served as a liaison between the customer and CRG technical team to gather prospect requirements.Plan, coordinated, and implemented effective technology solutions that support sales plans.

Responsible for recognition and/or researches for new product or product adjunct development with appropriate findings and recommendations.Coordinated technical duties and projects management of the variety of products available in the Dominican Republic.Assisted sales associates in the collection of information about prospects, working on proposal generation and review, preparing products presentation, and when necessary, preparing and coordinating a testing implementation on customers’office.Executed sales strategy for DR market.

Coordinated the analysis, design and development of a financial banking system.Developed project plans to manage the end-to-end project activities and execution approach.Utilized a rigorous process of defining client requirements and project specifications.Helped analyzing and discussing the potential risks / benefits involved in using the specified technology solution to address the project requirement.Responsible of the QA / Testing team to ensure thorough testing of modules / application / interfaces.Evaluated and distributed the requirements of the financial institutions of the country using the necessary tools when processing their specifications, always recommending the proper action plan.Handled the negotiation with the customer from the pre-sale phase to the implementation and training of the system users.Coordinated user training, approved and deployed project schedules.Worked closely with customer internal departments to set up and deploy project strategy and implementation. System Analyst, Financial Banking SystemCoordinated Core Banking system design and prototype.Evaluated design alternatives and developed technical specifications for coding, participated in design sessions, provided assistance to programmers in the use of technical specifications, assisted in the development and test plans/data, interacts with other departments relative to software design.

Master In Business Administration, Finance

System And Computer Science Engineer, Information Systems

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