Project Manager High School
Resume:
East Brunswick, NJ *****
*******.*******@*****.***
charles polanco
Passionate 10 year IT financial professional with a commitment to achieving excellence through
OBJECTIVE
best practices in the management of Global software development projects and teams seeks to
apply his knowledge as a consultant or full-time employee of your company.
SKILLS & As a seasoned IT professional I have demonstrated the ability to bring solutions to the table. I
have demonstrated a passion for innovation, making things work better, and solving problems. I
ABILITIES
have demonstrated this passion through my work which has been featured in news publications
such as The WSJ, FORTUNE, CNN, The Business Journal, TechCrunch, Venturebeat, and NPR.
Other skills include: self-starter, ability to read and write UML diagrams, leadership skills,
skilled communicator, negotiator, read and write Spanish.
EXPERIENCE PROJECT MANAGER, FQUARE
2012-2013
Fquare spearheaded the development of an investment platform for agricultural CO-OPs like
Land O’ Lakes, Inc. to help shield them against loss of farmland due to the risk posed by aging
farmers.
In my role as project manager I managed a project team to establish and define requirements
from stakeholders which included the CO-OP partners.
Contributed to the overall vision of the investment platform.
Collaborated with numerous stakeholders (most notably farmers, CO-OPs, and development) in
defining the project priorities within the project roadmap.
Provided in-depth market, industry and competitive analysis and positioning.
Developed project budgets.
Partnered with vendors providing a host of outsource services from security to secondary market
capabilities.
SOFTWARE PRODUCT MANAGER, PRIVIER
2008 - 2011
Privier Inc., was a developer of disruptive technologies for cash transfers through the automated
teller networks for national banks.
In my role as a software product manager, I owned and was accountable for the product, was
responsible for overall product Lifecycle – from vision to handoff, responsible for planning and
execution of the product roadmap, defined go-to-market strategy, planning, and execution for
new product offerings and releases, and acted as the subject matter expert for the firms
clients/banks.
SR. BUSINESS ANALYST AND JR. PROJECT MANAGER, WACHOVIA BANK
2006 - 2008
At my tenure at the bank I focused on process improvements to the M&A group. These
improvements included the implementation of Documentum for file management and security
for the bank’s active M&A deals.
SR. DATA ANALYST, BANK OF AMERICA
2005 - 2006
At my tenure at the bank I focused on process improvements to the bank’s legacy applications.
Some of these improvements produced annual savings to the bank of $6 million plus.
ORACLE DBA, NETWORK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP (NO
LONGER EXIST)
1999 - 2005
Served as an Oracle DBA for the small shop’s POS clients using a front-end technology called
TOMAX. Implemented vendor tools to streamline and enhance tasks.
JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOL-FLUSHING, NY-HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
EDUCATION
Most of today’s office technologies used daily, were originally developed by college dropouts
like Bill Gates of Microsoft, Lawrence Ellison of Oracle, Michael Dell of Dell, and Steve Jobs
of Apple. I see value in a College education although, unfortunately, I am included in this list of
college dropouts.
Certifications: Oracle DBA, MCSE, CCNA, CCNP.
For the last 8 years I have delivered presentations with rave reviews at the office and at large
COMMUNICATI
conferences.
ON
To be a leader one needs followers. I have demonstrated leadership skills by persuading co-
LEADERSHIP
workers, past employees, clients, and stakeholders to follow my lead on major project
deliverables and the formation of disruptive startups.
OTHER OFAC, KYC, AML, SDLC, JAD, Script testing, Asset management, Word, Excel, Visio,
Outlook, PowerPoint, .Net, Cisco, SAP FI/CO, Waterfall, Agile project management,and
EXPERIEN
Sharepoint.
CE
Page 2
Contact this candidate