Pedro Olivares
Massapequa Park,NY
Summary
Seasoned collaborator experienced in meeting needs, improving processes and exceeding requirements in team environments. Diligent worker with strong communication and task prioritization skills.
IT Project Manager and Software Solutions Expert with 15+ years of experience in Project / Program Management and Production Support Management focusing on enterprise-wide applications and emerging technologies supporting business services. Responsibilities include overseeing Product Development, Implementation and Production Support post implementation. Extensive training and demonstrated experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) project management methodologies including ADM (Accenture Delivery Methods), Agile, and Waterfall, among others.
Industries: Finance, Insurance; Re-Insurance; Pharmaceutical; Information Technology; Hospitality/Airline.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal, Business Integration
DAVIES
07.2020 - Current
- Part of a management team managing one of the largest initiatives within Scotiabank – migration of a US$115b portfolio
- Loan portfolio included: Commercial loans, Letters of Credit, Non-performing loans, Traded loans
- Supervise the User Acceptance Test phase for a multi phase loan portfolio migration from legacy to LIQ
- 900+ business events across 6 global regions (US/CA/UK/SIDAC/APAC) were configured and tested
- Manage the integration of 8 legacy systems with the Oracle finance suite (OFSAA/FAH/PS9.2) and Informatica (OBI)
- Develop and maintain program/release Test Strategy/Plan ensuring one common strategy across the program and at the same time ensure adherence to IT controls
- Engage with Business and IT leads on an ongoing basis to communicate business and program strategy, planning and cross-functional execution of product development
- Serve as the lead coordinator all end to end testing activities for all workstreams, i.e
- Finance, Product Control, Regulatory, Treasury, Operations
- Manage continuous intake of program change requests from multiple Lines of Business.
Program Manager / Release Test Manager
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGIES
05.2013 - 06.2020
- Managed the User Acceptance Test phase for a multi phase Real Time Payment (RTP) program
- RTP is a new generation of payment system driven by Market Demand, Operational Efficiency, Transparency, Interoperability, Innovation and integration between the front-end (staff front-end, web based and mobile) and back end systems such as accounting, fraud and monitoring
- Cross-functional lead on one of the largest U.S.A
- Banking industry programs updating over 180 computer systems, introducing a new central banking hub, demising over 50 legacy applications, migrating 40+ applications to a new platform, introducing over 2,000 business and technical requirements
- This program consists of 5 workstreams and 30+ sub-projects in the area of: Channels, including ATM/Debit and Credit cards, Internet banking and Staff Front-End (teller); Global Liquidity and Investment/Payments, including GPS, CD1/2, GBS and CBW; Core Banking, including Deposits, GPB, GBM, Lending, MDM, Reporting and FDIC/Fail the Bank; Risk and Compliance, including Fraud systems; Conversion
- Developed and maintained program/release Test Strategy/Plan ensuring
- Engaged with Business and IT leads on an ongoing basis to communicate business and program strategy, planning and cross-functional execution of product development
- Estimate and manage 50+ member team consisting of FTEs, onsite consultants and offshore/ nearshore consultants supporting Solution Architect, Developer, QA and UAT to achieve program goals; established clear roles and responsibilities for all members
- Managed creation of test environments including code release management and interfaces/ connectivity
- Managed all end to end testing activities for all workstreams, i.e
- Payments, Risk & Compliance, Monitor, Fraud, Deposits, and Channels
- Managed continuous intake of program change requests from multiple Lines of Business.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Optimized resource allocation, effectively balancing priorities and managing competing demands.
Principal, Business Integration
CA Technologies
04.2009 - 04.2012
- Provided leadership and vision for overall product development
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to define, build and execute against the product development strategy
- Established and communicated goals and objectives, tasks and overseeing roles and responsibilities for all personnel involved in the product development process
- Recommended short and long term goals to ensure successful product implementations and customer satisfaction
- Engaged with Business and IT executive team on an ongoing basis to communicate business strategy, planning and cross-functional execution of product development
- Defined project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
- Developed and managed full-scale project plans, project milestones and deliverables
- Managed project dependencies and critical path
- Coordinated changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans
- Coached, mentored, motivated and supervised junior project team members
- Ensured adherence Regulatory Compliance.
Manager, Application Support/Quality Assurance
CA Technologies
06.2004 - 04.2009
- Developed Production Support (break-fix) process ensuring internal and external IT SOX controls are adhered to
- Managed 21 resources (14 on-shore, 7 off-shore), to support SAP, SFDC and Hyperion among other applications
- Ensured production support tickets are properly documented and routed
- Resolved over 50% of all SAP related production support tickets
- Developed repeatable M&A Test Strategy, inclusive of Test Approach and Test Plans saving over 4 weeks of integration testing per acquisition
Managed testing phase for 12-15 projects per quarter (40-45 projects per FY) with a group of 7-14 on-shore and off-shore resources
Projects range in size from $300k to $10mil
Trained and provided guidance to the testing team members to ensure projects are deliver on time and on budget
Developed and maintained program/project test Strategy/Plan ensuring one common strategy across a program or a project and at the same time ensure adherence to IT controls
Lead test execution walkthrough with business owners, GIS staff, internal/external audit teams and testers to reach consensus and receive sign-off on test plans
Recipient of CA Above and Beyond Award for successfully for providing leadership and identification of improvement opportunities during QA testing and user testing of CA's Procurement outsourcing project.
Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
Reduced operational costs through comprehensive process improvement initiatives and resource management.
Education
Some college - Civil Engineering, Insurance, Project Management
CUNY, City College of New York, New York, NY // St. John's University, The School of Risk Management, Insurance And Actuarial Science (SRM)
New York, NYSkills
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Risk Assessment
- Requirements Analysis
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Project/Change Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Software Development Life Cycle
- User Acceptance / Quality Assurance Testing
- Strategic Planning
- Business Process Mapping
- Test Case Scenarios
- Staff Management
- Forecasting and Planning
- SAP
- CRM Systems
- Web-Based Reporting Tools
Websites
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Principal, Business Integration
DAVIES
07.2020 - Current
Program Manager / Release Test Manager
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGIES
05.2013 - 06.2020
Principal, Business Integration
CA Technologies
04.2009 - 04.2012
Manager, Application Support/Quality Assurance
CA Technologies
06.2004 - 04.2009
Some college - Civil Engineering, Insurance, Project Management
CUNY, City College of New York, New York, NY // St. John's University, The School of Risk Management, Insurance And Actuarial Science (SRM)