GERARDO VARELA GOMEZ – PMP®, ITIL® CERTIFIEDEmail: 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 GOALTo 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 OF EXPERTISEAREAS OF EXPERTISE• 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® CERTIFIEDEmail: 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 GroupPosition: Corp. Director of Project Mgmt. Office Beginning Date: April 2015 Ending Date: Current JobBusiness: 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 MexicoPosition: IT Senior Project Manager Beginning Date: September 2014 Ending Date: March 2015Business: 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 2014Business: 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 2011Business: 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 2008Business: 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 Led a team of 10 employees for website creation, development timetable, cost control and project coordination

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GERARDO VARELA GOMEZ – PMP®, ITIL® CERTIFIEDEmail: 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

ING InsurancePosition: Business Process Architect Beginning Date: October 2005 Ending Date: February 2007Business: 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 CompanyPosition: Project Leader Beginning Date: January 2001 Ending Date: September 2005Business: 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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