Regional Mobile Banking Programme Manager (Latin America), Global PMO Member and Innovation Enthusia

Citi
Digital Banking Technology - LATAM Mobile Programme Manager
05.2013 - today
Leading Technology and Strategy efforts on Citi to become a premier digital banking in Mobile and Tablet channels while managing a portfolio of several products including LATAM Mobile, CitiBenefits, TextBanking (SMS-based solution) and custom-fitted implementation of Global Tablet, throughout a spectrum of 12 countries in Latin America area:
• Co-managed a 3 years U$12MM investment program execution for launching a best in class regional and multi-flavor Mobile solution that provided a saving of U$273MM.
• Built up a multicultural/country teams to roll out the Mobile strategy for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela.
• Implemented a new Global Tablet solution for iPad in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.
• Helped Beneficios de Citi (aka CitiBenefits) to be recognized by IDG Latin America and PC World en español as the Best Consumer Mobile App in Latin America during 2013 Latin American Digital Awards.
• Approaching the development of initiatives with Agile and Waterfall methodologies according to each one's needs and particular situations.
• Active participation and support for Latin America Mobile Challenge 2014, a virtual competition designed to accelerate mobile banking innovation by bringing together the most talented and creative developers and designers in the region to create cutting-edge applications for Citi's Mobile Banking Platforms (https://www.mobilechallengelatam.com/).
• Currently managing a 6-month $200M highly critical project to migrate current KONY platform to version 5.5 for every LATAM country.



Citi
Regional Release Manager for Brazil Retail & Cards Banking
11.2010 - 05.2013
Responsible for ensuring effective program and delivery of market driven initiatives and regulatory solutions for Brazil Retail Banking and Cards Businesses:
• Shortening in 72% of fraud losses by managing implementation of Customer Multi-factor Authentication in Brazil Internet Banking and changing all fraud prevention process.
• Co-launch of a new concept for investments account providing new service for customers and ways to save money in the use of investment funds change (CCI).
• Local implementation of a major betterment of the regional front-end framework (JFP).
• Regional side management of production implementation for new developments.
• Oversight of activities related to design, development, testing and support and maintenance of new or existing financial transactions over the retail homebanking platform for Citi Brazil.
• Interaction with third party resources fully integrated within the team.
• Saved the company money and time by aligning local implementations to regional and global release frameworks, programs and standards:
a) Avatar Brazil (new user interface + better personal finance tools)-Used agile methodologies
b) Time Deposit
c) TAC WEB (visual impaired compatibility)
d) Updates to Investment Products/Services Policy and Standards



Citi
Retail Banking SME Lead
05.2009 - 11.2010
Active participation in regional projects aimed to integrate and implement enhancements and new solutions for Internet channel in LATAM - mainly Brazil:
• Mentoring and leadership of SME and BA delivery teams engaged in multiple projects.
• Taking on new personnel as well as third party services on BA field (signed contract with several regional vendors:ITR/DAEVA, Acciona, Tecso, etc).
• Collaboration with regional and global development teams.
• Cross-channel consultancy (ATM, Backend operational services and Interactive Voice Response) and global/regional compliance support.
• Oversight of BA activities and projects ensuring close alignment with stakeholders and high quality, fit for purpose output.
• Responsible from scratch of the launch of DDA product for Brazil's Consumer Online Banking (https://www.citibank.com.br/conta_corrente/servicos_de_conveniencia/dda.html).



Citi
Semi Sr Business Analyst / Retail Banking SME
10.2007 - 05.2009
Business Analyst/Subject Matter Expert specialized in Financial and Internet Banking channels, who partook in various regional projects for LATAM including products migration and brand new platforms:
• Brazil Credicard migration (awarded as 2009 eFinance winner site).
• Brazil Citibank Online launch (4-years project to complete the development/implementation of a new homebanking for Citi Brazil).
• Central American merger of Citi, GFU and Cuscatlan banks.



Sony
Java Technical Team Leader
07.2005 - 10.2007
J2EE-Oracle PL/SQL consultant in several Intranet Web Developments and Client-Server solutions for the tracking of spare parts and electronics repairs as well as after-sales management.
Eventually engaged as Java Technical Team Leader in the SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 Upgrade with full regional exposure, including functional tasks on legacy systems.



Toyota
Java/Oracle Consultant
10.2004 - 07.2005
J2EE and Oracle PL/SQL developer for the construction and support of several projects related to auto parts tracking for customs records and internal costs/billing management along the assembly line.



CITEDEF
Researcher, GIS Analyst
05.2003 - 09.2004
C++ developer participating in the architecture creation, design and development of a GIS-based simulation system for the spitting image of natural disasters and catastrophes and civil-military troops training. Formerly formed as GIS analyst.



Repsol YPF
Geophysics Assistant
01.2003 - 05.2003
He got trained in geophysics and earthquake matters, and also took lessons in oil wells search and oil-rig settling.



TopGroup S.A.
Informix 4GL Assistant
06.1999 - 01.2000
Working as a Junior developer on Informix 4GL and Ansi-SQL, he found himself involved in the construction and maintenance of several systems including city hall taxes collect (city of Vicente Lopez/Great Buenos Aires) and music royalties management (SADAIC). Formerly taught in UNIX operation and Informix 4GL development.