GERARDO VARELA GOMEZ – PMP®, ITIL® CERTIFIED
Email: varelagerardo@gmail.com Mobile: +52 1(33) 13169107 Phone: +52(55) 70267458
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerardo-varela/9a/796/6a Skype: varelagerardo
STATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL GOALSTATEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL GOAL
To obtain a challenging and strategic position as Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) which provides the
opportunity to lead strategic initiatives, problem solving, planning, organizing and managing budgets that contribute in
achieving the organizational goals by means of increased cost savings and improved utilization of resources. Strong
expertise in scope, schedule, cost, resource, communication, quality, procurement and risk management as well as in the
development of key business IT and financial initiatives with an extensive technological background.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Proactive leader with excellent communication and negotiation skills, bringing over 15 years of experience in
leading Technology, Financial and Advisory domains with expertise as PMO Director / Financial Project
Manager / IT Project Manager / Software Development Manager / New Product Development Manager
• Strong experience on line of business development projects such as the creation of a Financial Division for
Investment Banking and Investment Fund areas as well as legal, accounting and regulatory restructuring of a Non-
bank lending and finance institution (SOFOM)
• Strong prioritization and decision making skills, enabling the management of a programs of projects worth $40
million USD in budget improving the accuracy of budget forecast within +-3% of forecast variance
• Leveraged PMP, Six Sigma and ITIL certified experiences to manage re-engineering projects involving the
redesign of core business processes to achieve improvements in productivity, cycle times and quality
• Management simultaneous software development projects with budgets between 1 to 3 million dollars by leading
cross-functional activities and achieving project scheduled goals in a timely manner
• Proactively managed risks and defined mitigation strategies to minimize operational, financial and reputational
risks
AREAS OFEXPERTISEAREAS OFEXPERTISE
• Bi-lingual expert Spanish/English • IT projects • Financial projects
• Project financial control • Information architecture design • Software development
• IT Framework/Architecture • Line of business development • New product development
• Risk mitigation • Remote team management • Business intelligence (BI)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLSPROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Project management expertise • Proactive risk management • Leads groups across multiple locations
• Achieves goals / result oriented • Works well under pressure • Identifies, analyzes and solves problems
• Strong prioritization skills • Motivates and influences others • Strong decision making skills
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
DEGREES
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technologies / Universidad De Las Americas (U.D.L.A) (1998 – 2004)
CERTIFICATIONS
• Project Management Professional (PMP) ® / Project Management Institute / PMP 1645960 Country Mexico (7/13)
• ITIL V3 Foundation (ITIL) ® / APMG – International / 02304656-01-B2Q4 / Candidate Number: ITIL/US454791 (9/12)
• FileNet P8 Process Designer / Global Learning Services (10/05)
• SOX-IT / International Netherlands Group – ING (10/06)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
• SCRUM – AGILE • Six Sigma (Green Belt) • SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
• RUP (Rational Unified Process) • COBIT (Control Objectives for IT) • ARIS/Casewise (BP Architecture/Modeling)
• CMMI DEV • V Model (Test management) • FileNet P8 (Business Process Management)
PROGRAMMING
• ASP.NET, ASP • C#.NET, C++ • VB.NET, VB6, VBScripts & VBA
• HTML 5 • SQL – MS Server / Oracle • JAVA, JSP, JavaScript
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GERARDO VARELA GOMEZ – PMP®, ITIL® CERTIFIED
Email: varelagerardo@gmail.com Mobile: +52 1(33) 13169107 Phone: +52(55) 70267458
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerardo-varela/9a/796/6a Skype: varelagerardo
WORK EXPERIENCEWORK EXPERIENCE
Join Business Global Group
Position: Corp. Director of Project Mgmt. Office Beginning Date: April 2015 Ending Date: Current Job
Business: Financial, Tax, Legal Advisory Line Manager: Leonardo Cervantes Phone: +525541963000
Description: Creation and implementation of a Project Management Office. Implementation of the PMI’s methodology to
ensure the correct execution of project management for projects of multiple line of business among which the following
stand out: Investment Banking, Private Equity Investment Fund, SOFOM (non-bank lending and finance institution), Tax,
Legal, Audit, Accounting, BPO and IT
• Define processes, methodologies and standards of Portfolios, Programs and Projects management.
• PMO web tool development on a Corporate Web Portal (asp.net) for managing organization’s projects
• Ensure control of ongoing corporate projects guaranteeing the achievement of the expected objectives
• Work with the CEO to develop the portfolio management strategy for relevant area of business.
KPMG Mexico
Position: IT Senior Project Manager Beginning Date: September 2014 Ending Date: March 2015
Business: IT Advisory Line Manager: Gregorio Hernandez Phone: +523336484200
Description: Provide advisory to Hewlett-Packard (client) in project management for its main corporate strategy aiming at
splitting two separate public companies: HP Enterprise and HP Inc.
• Led corporate teams in establishing environments, improving systems and processes to support the transition and
outlining of actions and activities to meet the goals of the project
• Coordinate data migration, replication of databases and manage the testing process to identify and solve defects in
a short period of time due to project schedule constraints
Bank of America (BA Continuum Mexico)
Position: Project Manager Beginning Date: February 2011 Ending Date: July 2014
Business: Mortgage Doc Mgmt. Line Manager: Nathan Lau Phone: +9256752187
Description: Management of critical IT projects of international accounts with cross-functional or interdepartmental
implications of products, process or functions of the Enterprise.
• Responsible for IT program budget of over $40 million USD per year achieving a forecast variance of 1%
• Created an integrated plan from 9 IT large budget projects into a program deployment schedule of 120k
individuals across the Enterprise for the executive management for the new flagship document management IT
platform
• Implemented bank’s enhanced digital image management system through the development of the Web Portal.
• Conducted session with clients to assess client needs and expectations and ensure project delivery within deadline
TATA Consultancy Services (TCS)
Position: IT Project Manager Beginning Date: July 2008 Ending Date: January 2011
Business: Verizon Business US Manager: Pradeep Raghunathan Phone: +52(33) 30038520
Description: Management of projects using appropriate tools and techniques, responsible for status reporting, client
communication & coordinating with the project management team for timely completion and quality maintenance
• Initiated and led the upgrade of the internal systems IPv4 to IPv6 technology. This upgrade allowed the company
be competitive and cutting edge on the new technology communication market with a profitability of $12 million
USD in three years
• Responsible of a reengineering process for data simplification and information management, achieving the
reduction of the execution time from 12 to 2 months which represent a cost reduction of $700K USD annually
• Managed simultaneously software development projects with budgets between 1 to 3 million dollars by leading
cross-functional activities and achieved project scheduled goals in a timely manner
Grupo Parisina S.A. de C.V.
Position: Software Development Manager Beginning Date: March 2007 Ending Date: July 2008
Business: Retail Line Manager: Victor Hugo Perera Phone: +52(55) 51303200
Description: Responsible of the administration and maintenance of existing software (ERP), improve the quality of business
process through Six Sigma methodology, databases management, responsible of technical support and training areas.
• Managed multiple IT projects for ERP enhancement with 40% growth of the productivity of retail lines of business
• Manage the implementation of a new server (HP-EVA6000) additionally the web server and data center upgrade to
support the growth of the company by 200% (increase from 97 to 300 retail stores in less than 1 year)
• Initiated and led the main and ambitious project of the company to implement the automation of the inventory
control using Radio Frequency devices (RFID / BC) on each asset to manage the end to end of the process
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GERARDO VARELA GOMEZ – PMP®, ITIL® CERTIFIED
Email: varelagerardo@gmail.com Mobile: +52 1(33) 13169107 Phone: +52(55) 70267458
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gerardo-varela/9a/796/6a Skype: varelagerardo
• Led a team of 10 employees for website creation, development timetable, cost control and project coordination
ING Insurance
Position: Business Process Architect Beginning Date: October 2005 Ending Date: February 2007
Business: Insurance Line Manager: Victor Baez Phone:
Description: Optimization and enhancement of business processes aligning company's technology goals with business
goals. Ensure that each project met the standards of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), gwan, COBIT, ITIL, ³ IA, IA3 and CMMI.
• Enable accomplishment of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2006 certification for IT department allowing ING to trade on
Stock Exchanges between Mexico and USA
• Developed the troubleshooting procedure for the company with strong attention to detail based
• Maintained process and procedure documentation for enterprise IT department and designed information
technology architecture
American Express Company
Position: Project Leader Beginning Date: January 2001 Ending Date: September 2005
Business: Financial Services Line Manager: Aida Martinez Phone: +52(55) 53232339
Description: Process improvement through Six Sigma analysis. Development and implementation of new IT projects
• Implemented new travel software development with effective controls, resulting in greater efficiency and
consistency in travel planning and financial consolidation resulting in a $300K USD reduction in costs
• Coordinated with team leaders to check the project status and deal with issues regarding project completion
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