Director of Strategic Projects and Development - Project Manager
Educator, Innovator, Advocate for Change, and Speaker.
Strategic Project Director and Entrepreneur
Skills:
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• Project Leadership
• Global vision and strategy of projects in the Business Plan and Benefits Plan.
• Highly Organized, strong attention to details.
• Planning and Organizing the Project Management Plan
• Risk Management Plan handling
• Creation and handling of the Team Management Plan
• Implementation of Project Management Office
• Co-creation from the process point of view of the Progetios software for project planning and monitoring.
• Quality Management and Continuous Improvement
• Quality Audits
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Strategic Plan Management
• Annual Operations Plan Management
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Work and Experience
Experienced Strategic Project Manager and Director and Entrepreneur with over fifteen years of experience in diverse industries.
SGS: Quality System Implementation Project. (2003-2004)
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Coordination of the Implementation project of ISO Quality System: 9000/2000.
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Support in the creation of quality processes for the company's own certification.
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Preparation and review of procedures, processes and registration documents.
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Development of Internal Audits for the SGS.
Codelco Chile: PROGIC Program (Integrated Contractor Management Program of Projects)
2005-2008
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Application of the methodology of the studies and processes area. Implementation of PMO.
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Planning, control, and monitoring of the Schedule and Budget.
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Balanced Scorecard control, measurement of KPIs - Contract Administration - Change Control.
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Contract Manager (6 contracts by MUSD 5).
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Project Manager of the "Portal for Contract Managers" and the Claims Management System project.
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Business Manager for strategic suppliers' tools and supplies for copper production.
E+PMC Chile: (2005-2006)
Implementation of PMO´s in Mining Projects Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Paragon Project Partners:
(2009-2016)
Strategic Project Management
Aligning projects with organizational strategy, managing resources and risks, leading teams to deliver successful outcomes in the following projects:
Plásticos Ecuatorianos: 2009
Leadership in Planning and Monitoring the PET plastic implementation project.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
CELEC-Hidropaute: 2012
Leadership in the implementation of the S+PMO of the largest public energy generator in the country for a portfolio of over 100 organization projects.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Tiendas Industriales Asociadas - TIA: 2014
Leadership in the implementation of the S+PMO of the South American Distribution company for over 90 organization projects.
Leadership and guidance in the planning of the project to open new stores.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Ecuasal: 2016
Leadership in the implementation of the S+PMO for organization projects identified as strategic.
Leadership and guidance in the planning of the project for creating and moving the plant and improving production processes.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Corporación Salud:
2010-2011
Implementation of PMO for Corporación Salud, monitoring, and strengthening.
Leadership in Planning and Monitoring the Prometeo Project, which consisted of replacing Saludsa's entire computer system.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
CELEC-Enerjubones: 2013
Leadership in the implementation of the PMO of the public company in charge of the San Francisco Mines project.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Banco del Pacífico: 2013 - 2016
Leadership in the implementation of the S+PMO of the leading financial company in the market with over 500 corporate projects and 40 identified as strategic.
Leadership and guidance in the planning of strategic projects.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Transoceanica Group: 2016
Leadership in the implementation of the S+PMO for a group of foreign trade enterprises, integrating their strategy into projects and using Lean Project Management methodology.
Zamora Santiago Hydroelectric Project: 2011
Leadership in implementing the Project Management Office for the final studies of the hydroelectric project that would produce 15,000 Gwh/year. Implementation of PM software such as Progetios.
Leadership, consulting, training, software development, and mentoring
CELEC-Hidroazogues: 2014
Leadership in the implementation of the PMO of the public company in charge of the Mazar-Dudas project.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
XIMA Construtores: 2015-2016
Leadership and guidance in the planning of construction projects.
Leadership, consulting, training, and mentoring.
Centro Campus
C-CAMPUS
2015-2023
Establish and operate a STEAM and Tech Education company as an entrepreneur and Strategic Project Director overseeing all corporate projects, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with company goals.
Fundación Campus
(Non-Profit Organization)
2023 - Now
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Demonstrate effective leadership in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the organization's programs and projects to ensure they align with strategic objectives and deliver maximum impact.
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Strategic planning of resource development for the Organization, develop a meticulous oversight of grants and resource management.
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Leadership in driving the foundation's initiatives to secure resources, foster growth, and ensure compliance with regulations.
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Relation Building: Cultivate and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including donors (CSR, Innovation and Marketing areas), alumni, community partners, schools, educational institutions and potential funding sources.
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Collaborate with academic leaders and project directors to understand the educational program model.
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Manage funding for impactful projects at the foundation, securing financing from donors to support our social goals.
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Strategic Entrepreneurship and Project
​The beginning: 2015:
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Creation of Project Management 4kids – Campus Project.
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Creation of the Strategic Campus Project to enhance 21st century skills in children and teenagers
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Creation of the Robotics Academy for STEAM, Educational Technology, Coding and Project Management for children aged 6 to 19. Centro Campus (C-Campus).
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2023: Fundación Campus
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Work with communities to empower minorities, including women, girls, children, and young people facing vulnerable situations.
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Work collaboratively with communities and engage with various stakeholders, including universities and schools to empower communities through education and the application of technological and digital skills, aiming to enhance their quality of life and the practical applicability of these skills in their daily lives.
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Settling and Strengthening the enterprise
​Establish a company dedicated to STEAM a Robotics: 2017-2019:
As a Director of Operations at Centro Campus:
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Create and manage the company's areas:
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Leadership and strategy of the company for its 6 services:
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Presential and online Academy: Robotics, Design, Coding, STEAM and STEM Projects, Electronics.
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Development of proprietary robotics kits: Robotines.
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Working in partnership with international brands.
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Organization and participation in competitions as learning processes.
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Realization of STEAMCON, first open convention for STEAM and Educational Organizations.
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Implementation of the Innovation Room (STEAM, Maker, Engineering and technology areas) in more than 90 institutions.
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Management of Improvement for STEAM and ISO 21001 for educational institutions.
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Self-directed, accountable for delivering against multiple projects, initiatives, goals and metrics.
Success Story: Almost a decade later (including pandemic years)
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+3,000 children and teenage students studied on the Academy.
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100% of our online students completed the programs and continued with new courses.
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95% of students obtained a differential advantage in their university applications.
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Implementation of C-Campus services in more than 90 schools, reaching over 70,000 students.
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+1,500 participants in learning processes and competitions.
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+ 1,000 trained and certified teachers.
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+50 webinars, seminars, and workshops per year.
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More than 30 institutions to implement quality improvement systems.
Brands
Coordination and leadership of partnership agreements over the years with:
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Arduino Education
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Microbit from the BBC
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KUBO Robot
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Makey Makey
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LEGO Education
opportunities
Implementation and operation for the first time in the country and working with learning processes and tournaments:
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World Robot Olympiad: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
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FIRST LEGO League: 2019-2020
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Destination Imagination: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (Tournament and learning process that puts the A in STEAM).
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STEAMlimpics: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 (Tournament with Arduino). Programs for which fundraising and grant processes are necessary to sponsor teams.
innovation
Creating our brand:
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Robotines working with Arduino and Microbit
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Tech and STEAM Platform
Creation of:
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Robotines STEAM Club: Kit, Platform.
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Talks for STEAM Workshop teachers
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STEAM+ certification with platform, kit, competitions.
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STEAM certification for educators.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Creator of free programs:
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SheSTEM: Encouraging women to become interested in STEM subjects.
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Amigos de la Educación: Free Coding courses with C++.