Manuel Barbero Email & Phone Number

New York City, New York, Us

Reporting to Jefferies Chief Technology Officer, responsible for envisioning, communicating and evolving Jefferies enterprise architecture. The enterprise architecture addresses key enterprise aspects – including cloud design, development tools, middleware tools, design and strategies, data and security solutions, monitoring and supporting technologies – and how they fit together and are expected to evolve over time.• Provides architecture leadership to project teams and technology product owners.• Builds next generation of application architecture in the cloud. Define template design, development, delivery, and management of cloud specific apps and migration of legacy apps to the cloud where a portion of the app remains on prem and takes advantage of cloud native solutions.• Manages governance for the introduction of new technologies and processes to understand end user impact of any new architecture across business units.• Provides input, document requirements and assists with design of training programs and tool architecture to development groups, focusing on Cloud, Agile/DevSecOps Transformation, Information Security training, and the Citizen Developer program.• Work with big data, cloud, AI/machine-learning, analytics and other forward-looking technologies.

New York, Ny, Us

Technical authority for the development of AI/ML-based solutions measuring earnings manipulation, fraud and bankruptcy risks for investors, analysts, lenders, and risk managers, to mitigate downside risks, while focusing on seeking and preserving upside.• Operated as a hands-on coder to automate the computation and data management platforms on the cloud and created a way for users to implement the solution as excel macros, triggering first $100K in sales, and now multi-million annual revenues.• Introduced Machine Learning to replace initial predicate-logic-based processing input of proprietary classifiers. • Developed NPL-based sentiment analysis of public information and adherence of financial data to Benford Law supporting the organization’s commitment to R&D. Currently evaluating reinforcement learning approach.Other Advisory and Investment Activities• CKM (www.ckmanalytix.com) - Retained advisor to $20m start-up leverage data science for process mining for ITIL performance analysis (since 2017)• MIXER (https://www.joinmixer.com/) - Founding CTO, a private network for leaders in the art, music, fashion, and film industries (since 2012). • FlyInside - Cutting-edge virtual reality support to flight simulation - https://flyinside-fsx.com/• CAST Software - Software Analytics & Risk Prevention - http://www.castsoftware.com• ThruPoint (now CafeX) - Universal Collaboration solutions - http://www.cafex.com• Elite Optimization Services (www.eos.coach) - CTO Advisor for provider of career coaching, mentoring and job exploration services aimed at elite athletes.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Leads Technology Digital Transformation and Architecture leader in key accounts engaging in complex technology and business transformation and cloud migration.• Manages cross organizational projects to prioritize and implement application rationalization for the leading industry clearing and settlement utility firm.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Defined Board-approved target digital transformation technology and security architecture and roadmaps, technology modernization strategy.• Shapes $600M+ budget, designed and prioritized first-ever tech investment portfolio to people and budget constraints.• Member of Enterprise Leadership Group consisting of top firm's top 60 executives (6 in technology out of 2,000+). • Built the technology renovation roadmap with business units and execution/investment plans for an $850M program.• Leads 40+ business and technology architecture teams and 100+ cross-organizational contributors to define and implement the long-term technology roadmaps for agile enterprise-wide renovation of the customer, field and home office journeys. • Helped and operates technology governance, architecture standards, revamped vendor selection process.• Rationalization of Cloud vendor and delivery model (AWS and Azure consolidation)• Architectural oversight over large-scale technology, risk and compliance projects and programs (e.g. CRM integration, commission system re-factoring, CCPA program, cloud security and vendor consolidation, technology ecosystem mapping) using both mainframe, distributed computing systems and cloud computing.• (As consultant) Designed Wealth and Investment Management Architecture & Engineering organizational structure and digital transformationtechnology strategy focusing on data management platforms and analytics

Westport, Connecticut, Us

• Responsible for managing the design and deployment of the proprietary technology ecosystem / tools supporting Bridgewater Associate's vision for systematic management.• Directed team of twenty engineers and multimillion dollar near-shore outsourcing work in application development for custom talent and people management ERP and Data Mart with integration with COTS corporate applications.• Re-engineered SDLC processes to Dev/Ops model to support 4x builds/year and 2x size growth of portfolio and porting of micro-services architecture on AWS platform.• Collaborated with Watson’s alumni on big data, machine learning and AI-based decision-making. • Delivered largest cross-organizational tool deployment defect-free on both Microsoft and Apple platforms using new wireless and security architectures while hitting significant cost reduction target

Westport, Connecticut, Us

• Established technology architecture practice; technology governance, reference architecture development for $120m+ annual spending in infrastructure technology and security.• Owned architectural oversight for “end to end” infrastructure modernization initiative and rationalization, including build of two data centers, network modernization and virtualization of computing, storage and end-user platforms leading to no outages in 5+ years.

Zurich, Ch

CTO Head of Strategy, Marketing and Engagement• Developed UBS Technology 2015 Vision for UBS’s Global Technology Executive Committee.• Defined 2011 CTO/CIO operational Objectives, Deliverables, and Key Performance Indicators.Interim CTO, UBS Wealth Management Americas • Member of Management Committee with focus on SDLC re-engineering, data rationalization and ITIL deployment• Developed Target State and Investment Plan with unit’s COO and CIO.Senior Advisor to CIO, UBS Global Technology Infrastructure Services (GTIS)• Developed GTIS’ 3-Year Strategy and Plans after the consolidation of all IT assets and operations under a single organizational unit to achieve 35% cost take-out.• Senior Technologist and Desktop Transformation and United Collaboration Programs (60K users).

New York, Ny, Us

• Launched Ineum Consulting in North America, led business development and recruiting to build a 50+ person-strong organization in New York and Los Angeles with $14m annual run-rate revenue• Achieved positive cash flow in second quarter of operation.• Focused on CFO and CIO strategy definition and execution by providing management consulting (compliance, process design) and system integration services for US and European clients.• Sample engagements include deployment of Odyssey Wealth management ERP and regulatory compliance assistance for cross border trade traceability and data quality remediation.

Amsterdam, Nl

As head of Bearing Financial Service Technology Consulting in North America:• Built and managed practice of 400 practitioners and 22 Managing Directors. Projects leveraged an extended team of 250+ on-site and offshore consultants to deliver $85M in revenues by 2005.• Delivered transformation engagements for cost take-out, post-merger integration, application portfolio / data center / call center rationalization, infrastructure design (network, data centers, VoIP) and overall IT transformation strategy and planning at JP MorganChase, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, First Union, SunTrust, Sallie Mae, Citicorp, China Construction Bank and UBS.• Created sub-practices in System Integration and merged with IT Infrastructure and nascent Business Intelligence and IT Strategy practices to offer full service coverage to global organizations in North America, Europe and Asia.As CTO for commercial ServicesMy mission was to broaden BearingPoint’s visibility in the marketplace and to energize technologists by recognizing and promoting thought leadership and creativity.• Created numerous podcasts and thought leadership artifacts featuring spokespersons and market evangelist delivering the firm’s point of view regarding business and technology transformation across commercial industries.• As Panel Chair, Innovation Awards Program, I identified and promoted innovation within BearingPoint through crowdsourcing and funding of best nominated works across 500+ submissions over 3 years.• Founded/edited the BearingPoint Financial Services Technical Journal covering technology strategy, architecture, and large-scale project execution.

Mba, Marketing

Micromaster, Artificial Intelligence

Master'S Degree, Computer Science