Juan Afanador

MSc Project Management

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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

* Accomplished, analytical and results-oriented Project Manager and Business Analyst professional with more than 5 years of international experience in USA and Latin America

* Industrial Engineer with a Master of Science in Project Management

* Experienced in Banking, information technology, supply chain, inventory, and procurement.

* Experienced with the entire life cycle of a project (SDLC) with strong background of best practices and project management methodology PMBOK.

* Highly motivated team player with remarkable professional capacity to set priorities, meet deadlines and to multitask

* Strong skills in project planning and reporting, schedules and cross-functional and geographical teams

* Business Strategic Analyst looking to understand business needs and priorities and aligning them with Projects to deliver business value that improves customer experience.

* Strong interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail.

* Advanced skills in change management, problem solving and decision making in fast-paced environment.

* Excellent team player, listening, customer service.

* Proficient in Microsoft Project, Excel, Access, Word, Power Point and SharePoint.

* English and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IT Project Coordinator/ Analyst (PMO), Boston USA 2012 - 2014

Santander Bank US - ISBAN US, Santander’s Bank IT Group

* Organized and coordinated plans, programs and projects to ensure all technology project milestones were achieved timely

* Supported technical project managers across multiple teams and countries to meet milestones, scope and dependencies

* Produced and supported the Project Management Office (PMO) with process analysis, reporting, dashboards and identification of opportunities for continuous improvement

* Managed data flow to and from internal and external stakeholders; recorded project information by utilizing the internal project management system tools of the Bank and Microsoft Projects

* Managed the creation and updates of project reports and tracked project performance by monitoring schedules, baselines, issue logs and assessing risks on any situation that might impact the time or scope of the project.

* Provided guidance to ensure project proposals followed the Santander Bank s governance and approved workflow were ready to be set up in the corporate PMO tool

* Supported Senior members of the PMO facilitating and coordinating meetings and working sessions within various stakeholders

* Collaborated with the team to analyze the data quality retrieved from the corporate Project Management Tool to ensure the minimum number of inconsistencies.

* Collaborated with the analysis of budget information by monitoring actual vs. planned and communicated financial information to managers.

* Maintained documentation through the Project Management Office SharePoint site as the central repository for projects information within the Technology and Operations unit

* Supported projects release with communications, reports, and tracking

* Succeed Re-branding project completed

* Coordinated and helped to manage the ATMs and online banking projects

* Improved internal data base from previous versions

ESL Assistant, Boston USA 2009

University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Advancing and Professional Studies

* Conducted marketing research to create a database of the institutions offering English as a Second Language programs in Boston.

* Built productive working relationships both internally and externally to create and identify growth opportunities for the programs offered by the College.

* Organized and coordinated the logistics process for the integration and orientation of international students enrolled in the Program.

Project Manager - Supply Chain Management, Bogota, Colombia 2006 - 2008

Autoniza S.A. - Second largest General Motor’s Car Dealership in Colombia

* Managed supply chain operations, led procurement process and managed inventory for spare parts.

* Coordinated efforts to ensure successful and timely resolution of critical supply issues.

* Collaborated with the Project Management Office in the development and execution of plans aligned with the strategy of Autoniza.

* Ensured that Spare Part’s projected goals and objectives were met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirements.

* Led the team of sales of spare parts and warehouse. Monitored sales and inventory activities versus forecast and prepared reports.

* Provided recommendations to senior managers based on expense analyses, negotiation strategy, inventory management and sales performance.

* Evaluated and expanded reliable vendors to effectively achieve cost optimization and strong supplier management relationships.

* Developed and maintained communication with key suppliers and identified alternate sources to mitigate supply risk and ensure availability of critical materials.

* Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.

Inventory and Control Manager, Bogota, Colombia 2004 - 2005

Codere - Leading Spanish multinational company in the private gaming sector in Europe and LA

* Coordinated purchasing activities across all functional departments acquiring goods and services in a cost effective and timely manner.

* Worked with senior management and business units to determine strategic procurement objectives and identify opportunities to meet those goals

* Improved the inventory qualification grade with effective inventory planning programs

* Maintained data and prepared reports for senior management in areas of suppliers, internal and external customer satisfaction, and overall performance

* Improved the response time in the process of buying parts and supplying them to the store branches and machine repair shop

* Responsible for the warehouse and the entire coordination

* Aligned with the laboratory to select the best supplies, parts and products for the company

* Verified that the internal process of payments was executed according to the agreements with suppliers

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master Degree in Project Management 2011 - 2013

Northeastern University – Boston, US

Concentration in Financial Markets and Institutions

Certificate in Project Management 2010

University of Massachusetts Boston – Boston, US

English as a Second Language (ESL) 2008 - 2011

University Of Massachusetts Boston- Boston, US

Bachelor of Industrial Engineer 1999 - 2006

Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, Colombia

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