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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

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.
• Helped and operates technology governance, architecture standards, revamped vendor selection process.

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.
• 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.

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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.

Mba, Marketing

Micromaster, Artificial Intelligence

Master'S Degree, Computer Science