Alexander Bernal Clavijo
Project Manager
Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
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FollowingAlexander is a Systems Engineer with a high commitment level, emphasizing on the ongoing achievement objectives. He's proactive, with great responsibility. He features constructive criticism, brainstorming, creativity, innovation, excellent personal relationships, leadership, adaptability, and continuous learning. Alexander has more than 28 years of work experience successfully leading numerous projects, IT Teams and Developers teams in different industries, such as Technology, Education, Financial, Insurance, Telecommunication, FinTech, Startups; occupying roles like Database Administrator, Data Business Analyst, Project/Program Manager, IT Manager, Software Development Director, Presales, Sales, Customer Success Manager, Senior Consultant. Furthermore, he had been a higher education professor for 2 years.
Careers
Project Manager
Scotia GBS
Full time09/2021 - 10/2023
- Responsible for leading technology projects for the bank worldwide:
- • Part of the PMO structure, managing 20+ stakeholders from different areas worldwide.
- • Evaluate project feasibility from its inception to its final delivery in production.
- • Managing and leading teams to identify and define requirements: developers, architects, business, and senior executives, plus the
- security team evaluation, security at the data level, personnel, and cybersecurity, which are a primary and always present factor.
- • Planning, documenting, risks, control, and budget projects management.
- • Showcase results and fully manage projects, coordinating and leading the final delivery in production.
- Saved Budget and improved communication problems to achieve time, budget, and quality deliverables.
- I was Top performance nominee 2023.
Senior Project Manager
Blackboard (eCommerce -Education)
Full time05/2020 - 08/2021
- I led the implementation of several e-Commerce and IT projects within procurement, inventory, technical installations,
- and configuration in the High Education industry.
- Planning, documenting, risks, control, and budget projects management.
- Showcase results and fully manage projects, coordinating and leading the final delivery in production.
Senior Project Manager and Software Development Manager
Greensill LatAm (startup -Finance)
Full time08/2020 - 05/2021
- I led and grew developers’ team (Scrapers). I led the implementation of several IT projects within procurement,
- inventory, technical installations, and configuration for the FinTech Solution and products portfolio.
- • Continuous application of the Life Cycle in project execution.
- • Application of CI/CD practices for Software engineering.
- • Application of scalable and distributed development.
- • Planning, documenting, risks, control, and budget projects management.
- • Present results, manage budgets and fully manage projects.
- • Coordinate and lead the final delivery in production of the project.
- • Develop Scrum Master functions to coordinate and control developers’ team tasks evolution.
- Managed and led Developers teams. Built the career plan for scrapers teams and replicated to other development
- areas inside IT teams. Created onboarding plan for new talent and created shadowing strategies to improve team
- skills.
Senior Project Manager and Software Development Manager
BeExponential (startup -Technology)
Full time12/2019 - 06/2020
- Responsible for Merida branch and IT area and led the development team to build the development factory for NetSuite
- solutions. Responsible for strategical projects:
- • Lead NetSuite (ERP) implementation projects.
- • Continuous application of the Life Cycle in project execution.
- • Application of CI/CD practices for Software engineering.
- • Application of scalable and distributed development.
- • Perform Scrum Master functions to coordinate and control developers’ team tasks evolution.
- • Apply the Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
- • Planning, documenting, risks, control, and budget projects management.
- • Present results, manage budgets, and fully manage projects.
- • Coordinate and lead the final delivery in production of the project.
- Managed and led Developers teams. Responsible for selection process and built development team. Built the career plan
- for developers. Responsible for the Merida branch and IT area. Software factory successfully created in Merida.
Education
WallStreet English
Languages: English C2
01/2022 - 12/2022OtherClass of 2022
Politécnico Gran Colombiano University
Business Administration: Senior Management Diploma
01/2020 - 06/2020Master's DegreeClass of 2020
Piloto de Colombia University
Bachelor’s degree, Computer Science: Systems Engineering
01/1991 - 12/1994Bachelor's DegreeClass of 1994
Skills
Project managementSales ExperienceWaterfall methodologiesProblem-solvingAgile methodologiesBudgetingStrategic planningListeningNegotiationCRM
Experience8+ years
Hourly rate$45/hr
Open to
remotehybrid
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