Project Management

Rodrigo Duran

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ** *** ******

City: Miami

State: FL

Zip: 33126

Country: USA

Phone: 786-***-****

Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

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RODRIGO DURAN

Miami, FL 33126 * *********@********.*** * (c) 786-***-**** - US Permanent Resident

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

ACCOMPLISHED MANAGER WITH SIGNIFICANT TRACK RECORD OPTIMIZING BUSINESS PROCESSES

Proven History for Every Stage of Product Lifecycle from Development to Post-Launch Monitoring

Extensive, National-Level Experience in Health Care, Information Technology, and Education Sectors

Data Analysis * Operations * Project Development * Resource Management * Strategic Planning * Budget Management

Scheduling * Infrastructure Projects * Client Relations * Project Management * Performance Tracking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ministry of Public Health, Republic of Panama

Building 237, Complejo Gorgas. Ancon, Panama. Starting salary: 42K - Ending salary: 52K (USD)

National Director of Informatics July 2009 to September 2012

70% - Project management professional / 30% - IT Operations Management

Project formulation and evaluation

Facilitated RFPs relating to sub-information system for first level of primary care and also for a centralized electronic medical record system for government health care facilities. Allowed heterogeneous systems interaction, extending singular investments, through interoperability platform.

Project management duties and responsibilities

Formulated and defined project scope and objectives based on both team member needs and a good understanding of applicable business systems and health care requirements. Analyzed business and user needs then document requirements. Set and managed end user expectations. Managed project phases, coordinated and drove communication, facilitated decisions, and followed through on the execution of projects. Kept business units/stakeholders informed of progress and changes through written or verbal communication and minimized exposure and risk on a project. Trained other project managers in IT project best practices and supervised their PERT/Gantt Chronogram under weekly basis by working with dashboards.

Achievements a as Project management professional

* Developed and implemented revolutionary Virtual Hospital program enabling diagnosis of radiology cases in centers without on-site radiologists, the first of its kind in Central America and recipient of worldwide press coverage (CNN Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch

v=Oi9ZyIupOrI.)

* Created national network of Digital Mammography, utilizing eleven devices and parameterized with RIS-PACS systems.

* Developed and implemented a Hybrid Cloud for the Ministry of Health Care for the Telemedicine Project (premises and MSP interaction)

* Developed a Medical Appointments System through a toll free number for two health care installations achieving more than 200K appointments from 2009 to 2012. The Panamanian population is approximately 2.7M (2010 Census).

* Developed and implemented a Procurement Workflow System for the 14 health care regions to maximize performance in the procurement process. Ministry of Public Health Care of Panama manages a budget around 1,000M per year.

* Supervised four project managers whom managed their own IT software projects (mostly web base applications), such as Drug Supply Chain, Fact Sheets, Technical Criteria, Human Resources System, Systemization of Inspection Database for Pharmaceutical Establishments, Development of Electronic Management of Operation Permits, Bidding System, Physician Registry System, national Cancer Registry, and others.

* $14M portfolio of projects included more than 15 applications (internal development and outsourcing)

IT Operations Management

Managed 40-person team nationwide dedicated to all aspects of Ministry Information Technology operations, including 700 health facilities such as care centers and hospitals spread across 14 separate regions. Ensured highest standards of functionality and processes for server computers, computer security, connectivity, uptime, and specific applications within health sector. Directed National Telemedicine Program, featuring 23 radiology nodes and 29 video camera nodes, to allow for extensive reach of health services and diagnosis on national level.

* Oversaw program services, IT platform, and Helpdesk support for over 2k end-users across country.

Member of the Committee in charge of the Modernization of the Health Sector in Panama

Social Security Fund, Republic of Panama

Via Transistmica, Panama City, Panama. Starting salary: 24K - Ending salary: 36K (USD)

IT Project Advisor to General Directorate May 2007 to June 2009

30% IT Project Formulation and Evaluation / 70% Project Management

IT Project Formulation and Evaluation

Provided consultative and development services for over $5M worth of Information Technology projects offering extensive impact throughout Panamanian population, in order to best support overall IT Manager, benefiting over 3M cardholders. Wrote and delivered RFPs while navigating internal bureaucracy to ensure sustainable procurement, specification of technical requirements, and all necessary formats and templates are followed. Consistently provided terms of reference, including for Income and Economic Benefits project within Social Security Fund.

* Significantly streamlined and strengthened RFP process, lowering time between RFP and the contract signing and comptroller endorsement to only three months.

* Managed Wrote essential drafts for numerous projects, including Enterprise Resource Planning and Hospital Management System.

IT Project Management

Preliminary draft, plan & organize, execute, monitor & control and conclusion of the Electronic Content Management System project benefiting individual accounts for the Panamanian retirement system.

Universidad Tecnologica Oteima, Republic of Panama

Plaza Oteima, David, Chiriqui, Panama. Starting and ending salary: 22K (USD)

Administrative Vice Rector August 2003 to April 2007

30% Project and Curriculum Formulation and Evaluation / 30% Strategic Planning / 40% Administrative Activities

Delivered essential support and assistance to Rector and Deans of various departments, including overseeing planning and budget execution, monitoring Key Process Indicators (KPI) such as enrollment/dropout, accounts receivable, and accounts pay. Drove development of five undergraduate and graduate curriculums, including Bachelor of Sciences, Bachelor of English, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Graduate

and Master`s Degrees in Higher Education. Introduced and implemented new technologies to increase performance, such as Student Management System, e-Learning platform, document management, and networking capabilities.

* Earned Oteima Tech University Professional of the Year in 2007 for overall achievements.

* Spearheaded ISO 9001:2000 certification process, including oversight of all job competencies.

Original Software and Consult, Inc., Republic of Panama

Banking Sector, Panama, Republic of Panama. Starting salary: 15K - Ending salary: 18K (USD)

Project Manager January 2000 to August 2003

100% Project Management

Directed projects through all aspects of development and implementation, including Preliminary Drafts, Planning, Execution, Control, and Monitoring and Closure. Ensured necessary compliance for all aspects of requirements.

* Managed numerous projects for local banks and universities, including On-Base Electronic Content Management Systems, Enterprise Resource Planning projects, and Home Base projects.

Additional experience in Information Technology Project Management at Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario (1995 to 1999) and Universidad Latina de Panama (1999)

Additional experience as a Part Time Faculty (1993 - 2011) for undergraduate and graduate degrees including Bachelor in Computer Sciences, Master in Higher Education, and Master in Computer Sciences. Tutor of 15 final projects in the Post grade of On Line Education Program

Software/Skills:

Windows Server, MS Office Suite, Progress, C++, SQL, .NET, Balance Score Card, Project Management Tools and Best Practices, IT Project Management Methodologies, ISO Documentation, Moodle Open Source, Oracle, Waterfall Cycle, Agile (SCRUM), HL-7, User Acceptance Testing Methodologies, SAP Business Object, ON BASE, Technical Writing, VMware, Archiving/SAN Configuration and Management

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT:

PhD, Project Engineering (In Progress), Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna, Spain

Master`s Degree, Strategic Management - Specialization in Information Technology, Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Puerto Rico

Master`s Degree, Business Administration, Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua, Panama

Master`s Degree, Higher Education, Universidad Autonoma de Chiriqui, Panama

Graduate Degree, Knowledge Management, Universidad de Panama, Panama

Graduate Degree, Project Formulation and Evaluation, Universidad de Panama, Panama

Bachelor`s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico

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