Jesús Rafael Bacca Martínez
Deltona,FL
Summary
Aspiring Senior Program/Project Manager. Goal-oriented Systems Engineer dedicated to high levels of customer satisfaction and meeting aggressive business goals with more than twenty-five years of progressive experience in Top Management responsibilities in organizational change activities. Possess a comprehensive background in organizational, communications and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability and tenacity to achieve business requirements through systems applications. Track record in Managing projects in diverse sectors of the Industry and Finance, which have given experience and knowledge in handling complex and multicultural and multi-language project´s scenarios delivering effective and expected solutions.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Leader
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER
01.2021 - 08.2023
- Comprehensive leadership in house-villa construction project in Salinas del Rey, Atlantico, Colombia
- Basic design
- Detailed design
- Definition and design of materials purchasing strategy
- Budget control and work execution
- Collaborated with team members to develop, identify and accomplish assigned goals and objectives.
- Recruited, hired and supervised resources to staff project team. Two architects, 25+ employees different areas.
- Conducted thorough post-project evaluations to identify areas for future improvement in both processes and performance metrics.
- Consistently met deadlines by diligently tracking progress and implementing effective time management strategies.
- Achieved project success by efficiently allocating resources and managing schedules.
Senior Project Manager
SEIDOR Colombia
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Successful accomplishment of different projects handled simultaneously: 1. SKBERGE SAP: Roll out project. 2. BEAT: SAP Localization Colombia. 3. COMFENALCO Antioquia: SAP Bitacora project. Project recovering. 4. CHT: SAP Localization and e-invoicing (Scope Definition and Project Organization Phase).
- Integration with third parties.
- Leading of remote work teams. Different countries and language (English in two of them).
- Developed comprehensive project plans, identifying risks and mitigation strategies for timely completion.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful project delivery within scope, schedule, and budget constraints.
- Presented regular status reports to executive leadership, providing insights into progress made toward achieving key milestones.
- Streamlined project management processes by implementing agile methodologies, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced costs.
Senior Project Manager
RSM Colombia
06.2017 - 05.2018
- Senior Project Manager assignment in two very sensitive and complex SAP roll-outs projects for YARA BULA (Business Unit Latin America): YARA INDUSTRIAL COLOMBIA and YARA GUATEMALA.
- SAP Roll-out projects for YARA BULA
- Leaded from scratch including implementation supplier selection phase and two region workshops to define and complete projects scope.
- Managed two third parties Consulting Firms.
- Complete processes review and Integration with third-party operator of e-invoicing
- Accomplished under budget, time and beyond initial scope at entire YARA satisfaction.
Project Manager
In Motion
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Project Manager in customer Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ).Redesign of web portal of MBA programs
- Project Manager in customer Universidad UNIMINUTO: SAP-BI Project Recovering.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Accomplished at total satisfaction of customer.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
COBISCORP (Colombia): Banco Agrario De Colombia (BAC-Government Bank) ITO Project.
SOFTWARE ON DEMAND DEVELOPMENT UNIT MANAGER
05.2013 - 09.2013
- Job Description: Lead team of functional and technical specialists and programmers to attend all day-to-day software requirements as part of daily operations needs of BAC.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Program Manager
HEWLETT-PACKARD (Colombia)
03.2011 - 10.2012
- Job description: Project management of Basic and Detailed Design and Maturation of IPC Data Center and Basic Design of CCP Data Center, in accordance with scope change requested by ECP (Ecopetrol)
- Recovery of CSC (Shared Services Center) and Majestad projects in Ecopetrol
- Recovery of ECP's confidence, reflected in signing of new addendum to contract
- Improved HP's rating as ECP provider from 86% to 95%.
Regional Channel Manager
INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (MEXICO)
11.2007 - 06.2009
- Coordination and support to all 4+ region channels to increase forecast and sales performance of all Infor solutions
- Worked on leads generated by sales team to set up additional meetings.
- Identified gaps in regional coverage and sourced new partners to fill these needs effectively.
- Directed sales support staff in administrative tasks to help sales reps close deals.
- Cultivated and developed strategic partnerships to build assigned territory.
- Liaised with sales, marketing, and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
- Organized promotional events and interacted with community to increase sales volume.
Education
Scrum Master Certification -
International Scrum Institute
03.2020
Project Management Graduate (Diplomado) -
Universidad Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería
07.2010
Bachelor of Science - Systems Engineer
Universidad Industrial De Santander (UIS)
Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia04.1981
Skills
- Negotiation
- Contract Management
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service Management
- Fluent Spanish
- RAID Management
- Service Delivery
- Customer Relationship Management
- Effective team player
- Change Management
- Agile/Waterfall Methodologies
- Budget Management
- Team Leadership
- Administration and Management
- Conflict Management
- Requirements Analysis
- Scope Management
- Cost Management
- Stakeholder Relations
- ERP Software
- Industry Expertise
- MS Office Apps - MS Project
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
SEIDOR Colombia
04.2021 - 12.2021
Project Leader
INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDER
01.2021 - 08.2023
Senior Project Manager
RSM Colombia
06.2017 - 05.2018
Project Manager
In Motion
08.2016 - 06.2017
COBISCORP (Colombia): Banco Agrario De Colombia (BAC-Government Bank) ITO Project.
SOFTWARE ON DEMAND DEVELOPMENT UNIT MANAGER
05.2013 - 09.2013
Program Manager
HEWLETT-PACKARD (Colombia)
03.2011 - 10.2012
Regional Channel Manager
INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (MEXICO)
11.2007 - 06.2009
Scrum Master Certification -
International Scrum Institute
Project Management Graduate (Diplomado) -
Universidad Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería
Bachelor of Science - Systems Engineer
Universidad Industrial De Santander (UIS)
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