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Project Management, Project Stakeholder Management, Management, Leadership, Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, Product Management, Project Delivery, Procurement, Vendor Management, Innovation, R&D, Data Analytics, Big Data, API Integration, Information Technology, Biometrics, KYC/KYB

Senior Project Manager at Identica S.A

• Location: Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia
• Duration: Aug 2022 to Present
• Description: Strategic Director overseeing teams of Project and Product Managers, Pre-Sales, SCRUM, DevOps and vendors across multiple projects, stakeholders, countries and sectors. Hands-on leader driving strategy, innovation, R&D, product roadmaps and market opportunity identification. Experience with financial sector (Rappi, Mastercard, Visa, Redeban, Transunion, Experian, Grupo Aval, Banco de Bogotá, etc.), e-commerce, telcos, public sector and biometrics providers. Responsible for structuring procurement, product/service development and managing public-private bids, leveraging data analytics for complex problem solving.

Project Manager at Identica S.A

• Location: Panama City, Panamá, Panama
• Duration: Sep 2021 to Aug 2022
• Description: Led multi-country teams (SCRUM, DevOps, presales) delivering projects across clients and sectors. Responsible for backlog refinement, vendor negotiation, regulatory and ISO 27001/data protection compliance, KPI analysis and driving process improvements. Achievements include improving productivity and delivery speed, reducing scope changes and vendor costs while maintaining high customer satisfaction.

Presales Project Manager at Identica S.A

• Location: Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia
• Duration: Apr 2021 to Sep 2021
• Description: Led presales technical strategy, bid preparation and solution design for complex software/hardware projects. Implemented project lifecycle frameworks and improved commercial opportunity efficiency, reducing implementation times and increasing sales revenue.

Senior Project Manager at Fundación Proyecto Unión

• Location: Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
• Duration: Jan 2018 to Mar 2021
• Description: Led PMP cycles for social and infrastructure projects (incl. medical units), drove digital transformation and innovation programs, centralized procurement and logistics to a distribution center, improved supply chain and increased donations and volunteer engagement via digital initiatives.

Senior Procurement at McCain Foods

• Location: Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
• Duration: Feb 2014 to Nov 2017
• Description: Led procurement and sourcing, development of new products and production processes, KPI management and supplier negotiations. Achievements included supply growth, new product development, cost savings and expansion of points of sale.

Supply Chain Director at EMPORIUM TRADE CO HK LTD

• Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
• Duration: Jul 2007 to Dec 2013
• Description: Led demand planning, cost reduction initiatives, OTM/DTM process leadership and cross-docking. Managed a team of 30, implemented sourcing strategies in China, reduced transportation and inventory costs, improved productivity and increased international sales and imports.

Account Executive at Mass Digital

• Location: Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia
• Duration: Nov 2006 to Jun 2007
• Description: Marketing and advertising role supporting account activities, creative and client-facing tasks.