Bruno Bernardini
Houston,TX
Summary
15+ years of experience in Digital areas delivering automation and simplification solutions that leads to productivity gains for big players like IBM, GE and AES. Solid experience in Digital assessment and how to define the best strategy for products and new technologies. 3 years working very close to AI initiatives and developing tools for better data analysis, effort reduction and operation decisions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Platform Manager
The AES Corporation
01.2023 - Current
- Leading the AI program (Aurora) for the entire company, with the development of business cases and evaluating potential solutions.
- Assessment of new digital platforms and build or buy strategy, supporting technology goals of business like Utilities and Clean Energy.
- Responsible for partnership management with vendors, startups and the use of AI Fund across regions.
- Co leading the AI Adoption initiatives, focusing on data democratization and using AI agents for tasks optimization.
Digital Customer Experience Manager
The AES Corporation
07.2020 - 12.2022
- Responsible for the technical strategy for commercial products and support the software implementation across the Americas.
- Also, support the translation of the overall commercial & industrial (C&I) and utilities customer experience vision into a set of products, services, and applications, being the technical primary contact for the CX office.
- Responsible for leading the execution and deployment of the new solutions, roadmap definition, supporting project, architecture and infra structure decisions, being the bridge between stakeholders, AES business, digital teams, 3rd party vendors and roadmap definition.
SENIOR DIGITAL LEADER FOR CORPORATE LATAM
GE
01.2018 - 04.2020
- Lead the Digital team for Corporate LATAM, delivering IT solutions for all Finance functions and shared businesses.
- Solution Portfolio Manager and responsible to implement/deploy global projects in the region.
- Leader of the Digital solution team, supporting Finance Global Ops.
- Digital portfolio includes: Solutions leveraging Finance Data Lake; Process Automation (RPA & Alteryx); Data & Analytics reports (Tableau, Spotfire);
- ~1.2M USD delivered in benefits with automation and digital tools (2018).
- Responsible for the Fiscal and Legal projects in the region, being the POC for ERPs and Interface demands.
Digital Leader for Automation
GE
07.2016 - 01.2018
- Provide automation and simplification solutions for Global Operation on TAX, STAT and Treasury areas.
- Work with global ERP and Digital tool teams to deliver projects in the region.
- ~500k USD delivered in benefits for TAX, STAT and Treasury functions (28 projects).
- Worked with different platforms such as ERPs, Robots, Alteryx/Macros, Global Tools and Analytics.
- Leadership of technical and functional teams, globally and locally.
PROJECT/TRANSITION MANAGER
Softtek
12.2013 - 07.2016
- Working for General Electric Brazil as Project Manager and responsible for all transition to maintenance process.
- Delivered strategic projects in Healthcare and O&G areas.
- Responsible for all the projects transition to support in Brazil and Argentina.
- Executed the Fiscal Program 2015 for Healthcare Brazil (2M USD project).
- Executed GE O&G new support RFP for all LATAM entities.
TRANSITION LEADER
IBM
07.2012 - 12.2013
- Responsible for all the projects transition to support, leading the team and connecting the involved groups to assure the new solution proper maintenance.
- Lean team member.
PROCESS SPECIALIST
DTS Consulting
07.2011 - 07.2012
- Process specialist, QA analyst, Project coordinator and Pre-Sales Analyst.
PROCESS SPECIALIST
Alfa
11.2010 - 07.2011
- Process specialist and QA analyst.
PROJECT ANALYST
IBM
04.2008 - 11.2010
- Started as Intern on QA and Process area for Projects and after 1 year, became a project analyst, working with client accounts in Brazil (Volkswagen, Latam Airlines and Mapfre).
Education
LATU SENSU (MBA) - International Business
FECAP
01.2012
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
FECAP
01.2010
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Digital Strategy
- Product Development
- Cloud Applications
- Energy Sector
- Clean Energy
Languages
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Digital Platform Manager
The AES Corporation
01.2023 - Current
Digital Customer Experience Manager
The AES Corporation
07.2020 - 12.2022
SENIOR DIGITAL LEADER FOR CORPORATE LATAM
GE
01.2018 - 04.2020
Digital Leader for Automation
GE
07.2016 - 01.2018
PROJECT/TRANSITION MANAGER
Softtek
12.2013 - 07.2016
TRANSITION LEADER
IBM
07.2012 - 12.2013
PROCESS SPECIALIST
DTS Consulting
07.2011 - 07.2012
PROCESS SPECIALIST
Alfa
11.2010 - 07.2011
PROJECT ANALYST
IBM
04.2008 - 11.2010
Bachelor Degree - Business Administration
FECAP
LATU SENSU (MBA) - International Business
FECAP
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