Innovative IT leader, focused in envisioning, defining, and implementing top-notch technology strategies, aimed at realizing business visions while executing on a rationalized IT function.

• l Expert in fulfilling C-Level stakeholders' visions using IT as a competitive advantage.
• l Superior expertise on defining and executing enterprise IT architecture, including: Middleware, ESB, SOA, BPM, Web Services, Web application development, Rich Internet Application RIA , Cloud computing, mobile applications, search engines, master data management MDM, advanced analytics and big data, infrastructure and connectivity.
• l Possess more than 28 years of experience on technology development, within complex integrated environments, including: financial, banking, hospitality and retail corporations.
• l Vast experience in hiring, developing, and managing geographically distributed high-performing technology teams in near shore, offshore, and onshore models, following an agile approach.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Major achievements:

• Effectively delivered business visions and innovative new value propositions, employing more than 50M over a period of three years, significantly contributing to sustained revenue increased, while executing on a rationalized IT strategy.
• Actively worked with different C-level executives defining, monitoring and executing technology outcomes.
• Delivered company's flag ship application with more than 1 million lines of code in 5 months, managing a team of 35 developers across 4 countries.
• Consulted and assisted GE Capital technology teams in UK, and Australia.

Technologies: Mobile, Web - RIA, Mainframe, Cobol, Cloud Computing, REST/SOAP WS, ESB, EDA, B2B Gateway, OLTP/OLAP, No-SQL, Master Data Management, Analytics, Model driven development, BPM, LDAP, Cloud Computing, UML, OOAD, and B2B integrations.

Team: Responsible for 45 team members including employees and contractors distributed offshore, near shore and multiple US locations.

Sr. Product Manager at Confidential

Role: Function as a senior technology product leader, responsible for the definition and execution of new digital products.

Major achievements:

• Worked on technologically integrating a 160M M A's.
• Delivered 4 new digital brands for Best Buy fully integrated with the retail platforms including: BBY.com, BBY mobile, BBY API, and Retail stores.
• Lead steering committees with multiple VPs and directors defining and monitoring business outcomes.

Technologies: Mobile, Web - RIA, ESB, No-SQL, Master Data Management, Analytics, POS.

Team: Worked with more than 50 team members and 20 product managers, producing the technology required to fulfill the business outcomes.

eDiscovery Program Manager at Confidential

Role: Primary leader responsible for the definition and execution of technology projects aimed at fulfilling Chief Legal Counsel's e-Discovery vision for GMAC ResCap.

Major achievements:

l Assisted the GMAC ResCap Chief Legal Counsel in defining a program that provided 14M in savings in 2009, in an environment where financial resources were scarce and highly scrutinized. l Turned around a 1.5M technology budget with no clear scope or business requirements/expectations, into a successful program, delivering e-Discovery operations in late 2007 that provided 16M in savings to GMAC ResCap. l Honed the eDiscovery solution architecture, and implemented Agile practices to achieve primary objectives. Team: 20 technical team members including software developers, architects, C-level stakeholders, and Sr. managers. Responsible for 7 direct resources forming the Agile product team. Technologies: WCF, C , SQL, Web Services, Forensic tools, eDiscovery tools, ETLs, ADS, Windows Servers 2003, Lean software development, Microsoft Project Plan.

Project Manager 4 at Confidential

Role: Sr. Technology project manager, responsible for the full execution of enterprise IT solutions for Wells Fargo.

Major achievements as Project Manager 4 2005-2007 :

l Delivered 11 major technology projects in 3 years, with average budgets of 1.5M, advancing Wells Fargo Home Mortgage closing processes digitally, reducing time to close, and accelerating the creation of new value propositions. l Assisted Directors and Sr. managers on the definition of a technology integration roadmap. l Followed Wells Fargo project management methodologies and delivered fulfilling all compliance and regulatory requirements.

Major achievements as Project Manager 4 2004-2005 :

l Implemented a formal OOAD process following RUP which increased the quality of the solution, and shortened the original project scope from 16 month to 1 year. l Produced full solutions including use case, sequence, component, conceptual, and deployment diagrams. l Worked with software developers to ensure development, integration, performance and user acceptance testing of the multiple solutions. l Worked with Chief architect, business, and IT Program managers to ensure solution alignment to overall Wells Fargo Home Mortgage technology roadmap. l Reversed engineered Wells Fargo Home Mortgage pricing engine from Cobol into Blaze rules engine. Technologies: WebLogic, J2EE, SOA, Web Services, RMI, Mainframe, Cobol, SQL, MQ, Middleware frameworks, IBM Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Soda, Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, Blaze rules engine.

Managing Director - Confidential

Role: Primary leader on this innovative IT company providing advanced and functional solutions for retail and hospitality industries.

Major achievements:

• Created a POS solution to compete against IBM, Siemens Nixdorf, and NCR POS solutions, and gained a significant local market of 15 retail chains in Venezuela.
• Developed a computer retail model that allowed growing the company from startup to more than 30 employees in 5 years, in a highly competitive market.
• Developed ERP solution focused on hospitality and retail markets.

Technologies: .Net, Visual Basic, Windows SQL, Windows Server 2003

Lead Software Engineer at Confidential

Role: Led key enterprise software development solutions.

Major achievements:

• Established a team of 6 software engineers dedicated to the creation of several enterprise wide solutions.
• Successfully designed and developed a home grown ERP solution.
• Successfully designed and developed solutions to facilitate the operations and control of multiple engineering projects.

Technologies: Informix 4GL/SQL, Clipper, Novell Netware

Programmer Analyst at Confidential

Role: Designed, tested, developed and implemented financial solutions in Cobol II.

Major achievements:

l Coached junior developers l Designed, developed and implemented fix assets application l Participated on the design, development and implementation of Human Resource solution, budgeting, and accounting enterprise applications.

Technologies: MPE 4, HP mini computers, Cobol II, hierarchical databases