Profile Mr. Romero has extensive experience in the high-tech sector
with global multi-site corporate IT environments. He has
held positions ranging from management of applications
support, and deployment, as well as business process
integration
He is an innovated and talented System Analyst professional
with advance skills in project planning, analysis and
control. For the past 5 + years Jorge has been helping
clients resolving a broad range of business transformation
and information system issues. He also specializes in
coaching and training for business processes and products
stabilization directed to a medium/large audience.
Jorge is excellent in Team Management, Business Planning and
Risk Management. Strong communicator with ability to unify,
lead and work with cross-functional teams as software
analyst. Adept in basic Project Management methodologies,
continuous process improvement, and software life cycle.
Competences Project Management Soft. Dev. Life Cycle (SDLC)
Business Process Analyst Software QA & Support
Business Process Improvement Customer Relations Management
Business Process Diagram Lean Enterprise
Team Management Manufacturing Operations
Industry IT - Software Development
Competences Manufacturing - Technology cards
Technical Operating Systems Computer Software
Skills Windows 2000, XP, Vista, NT
Mac OS Microsoft Project 2002, 2003
Microsoft Visio 2003, 2007
Data Bases Microsoft Office 2002, 2003,
MS Access, SQL 2000, SQL 2005 2007
Adobe Professional 8.0, 9.0
Oracle 9i
Web Applications
Other: SalesForce CRM
Visual Basic, C++ Oracle MRP
Outlook, Outlook Express Agile
Lotus notes Webex
TestTrack Pro Go to meeting
HID Technology Cards
Fargo / Zebra ID Smart Card
Printers
Education Bachelor Engineering & Computer Science
Aug 1999 - Dec 2001
University of South Florida - ONLY 3 years
Tampa, FL
Systems Analyst Degree
Mar 1993 - Jul 1996
College of High Technology Cibertec
Lima, Peru
Related MANAGER Identity on Demand (IoD)
Experience 2008- 2010
HID Global
North Haven, CT
Manage and lead the IoD team. Implement all facets of card
personalization from design stage through physical shipment
of product
Interface closely with Business Development/PM on all
facets of a project
Created project schedules, conducted resources planning
activities, write business requirements and monitoring
critical path items
Implement and document standard work
processes/guidelines/visuals for all projects and
personalization work flow
Collect information to analyze and evaluate existing
systems within the department. Prepare budget for the
department
Work with IoD Project Manager and Plan Manager to determine
proper equipment resources/upgrades and outline staffing
needs based on project timelines
Diagnose issues on projects. Create resolutions by finding
root cause and applying root cause counter measure action
plan (RCCM)
Document system problems and resolutions for future
reference. Database management in Access
Prepare detailed flow charts and diagrams outlining systems
capabilities and processes
Troubleshoot and resolves departmental hardware, software
and connectivity problems including components
configuration (Workstations / servers)
Responsible for continuous training on software, hardware,
database handling and process improvement to all IoD staff
Participate and create presentations / metrics for Policy
Deployment, Kaizen events, and other lean activities
designed for the facility
Direct meetings and conference calls with key players
across HID Global for high end projects
Prepare and present weekly reports to IOD director on card
personalization projects
Conduct performance evaluation for IoD staff
MANAGER Product Support
2005 - 2008
HID Global
Gatineau,QC
Managed and lead the software support unit and acted as
Business System Analyst on projects.
Prioritized department activities to meet organization
objectives by selecting and coaching the right people in
accordance with HID culture
Established annual department objectives and individual
objectives for all team members
Expanded the overall technical support capacity, improving
quality of service, and enabling other forms of customer
support such as live chat, software tracking tool and new
phone system
Worked closely with PM to gather user / software
requirements, process diagrams and update project
documentation
Developed business processes by delivering with high
quality standards: product support guidelines, flow charts,
and training documents for end users
Collaborated as business process integrator during the
creation of software Asure ID products on C NET platform
Served as point of liaison for main stakeholders (PM,
Software development, QA, Clients and other impacted
departments) recommending actions to address software gaps
and potential issues and risks
Participated actively on meetings for software life cycle,
iteration and gating
Worked closely with the QA team to reinforce product
stability prior to any release. Verified testing
requirements have been completed
Created project schedules, update requirement traceability
matrix and monitoring critical path items on projects
Prepared Product Releases for IT projects and continuous
process improvement for the Asure ID software
Developed a new web technical training for Partners/
Resellers on software Asure ID, new features and technical
capabilities
Provided On-site assistance for partners/ Resellers that
involve Asure ID product installation, stabilization and
extended support
Produced monthly status / progress report, and quarterly
department reports for senior management.
MANAGER Quality Assurance
2003 - 2004
HID Global
Gatineau, QC
Established annual Team goals in accordance of company's
objectives on multiple projects.
Developed benchmark measurements for the testing team using
various testing methodologies
Provided assistance to the Software Chief Architect by
laying out strategies for testing processes/cases within
the development framework on different projects
Worked efficiently with the QA and Software development
team to get software products/projects out the door on
strict schedules
Ensured complete test coverage by reviewing project
requirements, functional specifications and ensuring
effective verification processes are put in place.
Ensured the QA professionals followed plans and test cases
by tracking in a timely manner software issues using
TestTrack Pro to assess product quality and reliability
Resolved enquiries and issues from Asure ID software
professional testers
Conducted and updated the web training program on Asure ID
products for partners and clients
Improved testing department by reengineering efficiently
outdated QA processes, documentation, card printers and
testing cases using high volumes of data in SQL, Oracle and
Access
Provided on-site assistance for selected partners/
Resellers that involve Asure ID product installation,
stabilization and extended support
Analyzed CRM tool 'SalesForce' to produce weekly metrics
and reports for Software Chief Architect and Project
Manager on weekly meetings
Participated on several tradeshows in the US and Canada to
reinforce partnership with clients and to plan/schedule
future projects
Related Sr. SOFTWARE SUPPORT TEAM LEADER
Experience 1999 - 2001
AOL
Tampa, FL
Managed a selected group of second level technical support
specialists for AOL software Answered escalated incoming
phone calls from customers on dial up / broadband
connection from technical support team
Analyzed web tool to produce weekly metrics and reports for
the Technical Support Manager
Expanded the AOL online knowledge database with up to date
solutions on internet connectivity and FAQ on software.
Provided work around network solutions for customers when
standard procedures didn't solve a problem
provided outbound phone support to ensure and maintain high
standards in customer satisfaction / Surveys / Metrics
Handled technical software support related requests by
phone and e-mail as appropriate; Escalate cases to support
manager when required
LANGUAGES English: Written and Oral
Spanish: Written and Oral
References Available upon request