
Regional Program Manager and Project Portfolio Manager
Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Regional Program Manager and Project Portfolio Manager
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Thought Regional Program Manager and International Project Manager who excels at managing complex global and regional programs and projects in disperse locations, managing multidisciplinary and multicultural high performance teams.
As a Project Portfolio Manager has establishing project governance, project portfolio management processes; and aligning IT strategy to fulfill business objectives.
During his tenure on different capacities has demonstrated capabilities of running Information Technology (IT) as a business, achieve competitive advantage through Information Technology transformation and highly adaptable to constant changing environments.
Strong relationship builder capable to influence organizations across functions and levels, skilled negotiator and stress resilient personality. Multicultural background, knowledge of global business etiquette and fluency in Spanish and Portuguese conform the foundation of a successful global career.
Holds a Master in Business (MBA) in International Business and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science. Achieved Project Management Institute (PMI) Credentials: Project Management Professional (PMP) and Program Management Professional (PgMP). Achieved American Society for the Advancement of Project Management. (asapm) credential IPMA Level C®,.Achieved Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Credentials: PRojects IN Controlled Environments (Prince2™) Practitioner and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations.
Avid volunteer in events sponsored by Project Management Institute (PMI) and Chapters in the US and Mexico in which Project and Program Management excellence is promoted. Guest speaker addressing nonverbal communication topic at:
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2008 Latin America - Sao Paulo, Brazil
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2008 North America - Denver, CO
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2009 North America - Orlando, FL
Program Management
Project Portfolio Management
Project Management
Strategy and Governance
Business Acumen
Financial Management & Stewardship
Cross Cultural Communications
Supplier Management
360° Team Work
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
Enthusiastic supporter and promoter of Program and Project Management excellence got started volunteering in Project Management Institute (PMI) sponsored events in the US and Brazil. Active virtual collaborator with PMI Mexico Chapter and PMI Guadalajara Chapter, both in Mexico.
Guest speaker at:
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2008 Latin America - Sao Paulo, Brazil
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2008 North America - Denver, CO
* Project Management Institute Mexico Chapter – December 2008 Monthly Meeting - Mexico City
* Project Management Institute Global Congress 2008 North America - Orlando, FL
(Public Company; DHL; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)
January 2005 — Present (5 years )
As Regional Program Manager has been accountable for successful implementation of IT programs, benefit realization and multi-million dollars budget management in the DHL Express International Americas Region, which comprises Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and , Caribbean.
As Project Portfolio Manager has established Project Governance, defined Project Portfolio Management processes to meet Global Project Portfolio reporting needs and facilitated Project Portfolio Review Board meetings.
Led Regional IT Strategy alignment to fulfill Regional and Corporative Objectives.
(Public Company; Telecommunications industry)
March 2004 — September 2004 (7 months)
As International Project Manager was accountable for successful implementation of CoManage’s TrueSource at British Telecom (Ipswich, UK) and Telecome Italia (Rome, Italy).
Led project team composed of CoManage, System Integrator and customer personnel.
(Public Company; ORCL; Computer Software industry)
February 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 7 months)
As Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) Business Development Manager led cross-functional teams to qualify and identify consulting opportunities in key Caribbean and Latin American telecommunication service providers, which contributed to expand market share.
During his tenure expanded consulting sales operations two countries to seven countries, which translated into 15% of global consulting sales.
Developed and executed sales strategies for key accounts supported by in-depth market analysis to capture prospect needs and identify revenue opportunities for product upgrades.
(Public Company; SY; Computer Software industry)
December 1996 — February 2001 (4 years 3 months)
As Professional Services Country Manager started-up Professional Services practice in Mexico City and expanded services market share and grew sales and revenue from USD$100K and 2 FTEs to USD$1.5M and 10FTEs and 5 contractors.
Accountable of project profitability, consultant billable utilization, key account retention and Profit and Loss (P&L), project forecast and pipeline
B.S. , Computer Science
MBA , International Business
BUSINESS ACUMEN, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CONSULTING, CRITICAL THINKING, DHL, DISPERSE TEAMWORK, DIVERSE TEAMWORK, DIVERSITY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GENERAL MANAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, IT GOVERNANCE, IT STRATEGY, ITEM WRITTING SESSION, ITIL-F, LATIN AMERICA, MBA, MEXICO, MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE, MULTICULTURAL WORKING ENVIRONEMENTS, NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS, NSHMBA, PERSONAL BRANDING, PGMP, PLANO, PMBOOK, PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, PMI, PMI GLOBAL CONGRESS, PMI CONGRESS GUEST SPEAKER, PMI VOLUNTEER, PMP, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, PORTUGUESE, PRACTICE MANAGER, PRINCE2, PRINCE2 PRACTITIONER, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM MANAGER CERTIFICATION, PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PMI, PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER, PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, PUBLIC SPEAKING, REGIONAL PROJECT PROTFOLIO MANAGER & REGIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER, RESOURCE MANAGER, SALES, SOUTH AMERICA, SPANISH, SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT, TEXAS, TOAST MASTERS INTERNATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VIRTUAL TEAMWORK
Project Management Institute (PMI)
American Society for the Advancement of Project Management. (asapm)
Toastmasters International
National Society of Hispanic MBA (NSHMBA) - Dallas Chapter
PRINCE2
ITIL