Project Manager

Accounts Management and Software Development Projects Delivery for the Finance Practice in Latam, serving clients in the US and UK markets. Responsible for P&L and multi-country development teams (around 50 FTE´s). Developed strategic growth plans and increased revenue by 25% in two years. (+5.0 million USD). Leading global RFP processes and presales activities to deliver complex solutions, ensuring client requirements are captured accurately and completely. Successfully managed discovery Phases, defining scope, Strategic Planning, and Product Implementation to deliver within cost and schedule, using Agile Methodology (Scrum).

Responsible for Software Development of Conversational Platforms for Payments (Wallet) and E-Commerce. Budget Management of USD 5.0 Million (Capex 4.0M USD - Opex 1.0M USD). Defining scope, Strategic Planning, and Product Implementation to deliver within cost and schedule, using Agile Methodology (Scrum). Presales, quotations and commercial offers preparation for services and solutions proposals, ensuring client requirements are captured accurately and completely. Developed strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring timely updates on project status and deliverables. Responsible for P&L and a multi-country development team (around 50 FTE´s).

Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large Software Development and System Integration projects for Telefonica Account. Successfully managed multiple OSS-BSS projects simultaneously for Telefonica Group. Network Inventory, Orchestration, Reconciliation, Assurance: Production Deployment, Upgrades and Expansions. Revenue Management of USD 10 Million (Services USD 8M - Licenses USD 2M). Developed strategic growth plans to increase revenue by 30% YoY. Presales, quotations and commercial offers preparation for services and solutions proposals, ensuring client requirements are captured accurately and completely, to drive innovative solutions.

Management of several network rollout and system integration projects for customers such as Telefonica-Movistar and TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) and Claro Arg. Homologation of IMS Platform for Telefonica Group worldwide. Managed OSS-BSS Solution and Services Proposals for Deployment, Upgrades and expansions for Telefonica Group. Budget Management (Capex +USD 11.0 Million - Opex +USD 8.0M) and strategic planning. Reduced overall project costs through diligent budget management and resource allocation in Southern Cone. Logistics and Technical Support Contract Management for Ericsson equipment. Executive Status Reports, both for Ericsson and customer executives. Presales, quotations and offers preparation for services and solutions.

Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously in Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Perú and Bolivia). Clients: Telecom Personal Arg., Telefónica Group, Nextel Perú, Claro Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Budget Management (Capex +USD 7.0M - Opex +USD 6.0M). Strategic planning, contractors selection, purchasing management and negotiation for goods and services acquisitions in Southern Cone. Logistics and Technical Support Management. Executive status reporting for both Tellabs and customer executives. 3G - UMTS Mobile Backhaul Project Management for Movistar Argentina (550 nodes) and Telefonica Perú (170 nodes).

Network Design, Planning and Rollout management of 3G CLARO´s Mobile Network in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay (2200 nodes: RNC, B-Nodes, PDH, SDH, ATM and IP infrastructure). Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver comprehensive solutions for clients. Managed client relationships through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.

Backbone network planning and design, including PDH, SDH, DWDM, ATM, IP, MPLS technologies. Coordination and 2nd level support during the start-up process of the above technologies. Procurement management and negotiation for the purchase of products and services, comparing technical proposals/bids from vendors and selecting the best price/product value.

Coordination of regional installations and start-up activities of Data services for corporate customers within the U.S. Performing reports and metrics for the upper management. Responsible for coordination of regional service providers (Verizon, BellSouth, SBC, Qwest, PacBell).

Network Planning and Management: ATM, SDH, PDH and TDM equipment. Designed custom configurations tailored to client requirements, enhancing performance by optimizing configurations of cross-connect equipment and ADM´s (Siemens, Alcatel, Tellabs, Newbridge). Planning and execution of core network expansions / integration with other carriers. Installation supervision and commissioning of microwave and fiber optic equipment. Supervision of subcontractors.