Program Manager Vice President

JORGE D. VALVERDE

PMP, MBA

**** ****** **. ****** *****, NY 11375 516-***-**** *******@*****.*** WORK EXPERIENCE

Santander Bank - US Investment Banking New York, NY Vice President, PMO Infrastructure Projects Sep 2022 to Nov 2024 Responsible for managing the multi-million dollar portfolio of projects and team of multi-national PM’s including:

• Ensured adherence to methodologies and best practices by tracking the delivery of required documentation.

• Prioritized projects based on the value and available resources.

• Monitored and reported on the overall health of the portfolio's scope, budgets and timeline.

• Optimized resources to ensure appropriate utilization for each project.

• Strategized with stakeholders to build the portfolio for the following year and ensured alignment with strategic objectives.

• Consolidated vendors to save millions in costs, and provide better management of the resources. Infosec Project Manager/Consultant Jul 2021 Mar 2022

• Led project to move to the new NYC CIB building and ensured the network, end user/trader workstations and server rooms were configured successfully.

• Led multi-year, cross functional initiative to modernize the security of the bank’s network in NY and address. Project included deployment of new firewalls, segmentation of the network into separate zones and eliminating obsolete infrastructure.

• Implemented and led a team of infosec and firewall engineers to analyze and resolve hundreds of overly permissive firewall rules. Nymagua LLC New York, NY

Project Management Consultant for clients across various industries: Life sciences, Marketing, Finance Feb 2015 to Aug 2022

• Program manager for ERP security & control projects (MS Dynamics, SAP) for clients to ensure system security met auditory standards.

• Led ERP/CRM (MS Dynamics, SAP, Infor) implementations across various industries (Engineering, Real Estate, High-End Luxury) leading to and improvement of day to day operations in warehouses, accounting, salerooms and marketing organizations.

• Managed the launch of new website projects for a fast-growing, Bain Capital funded skincare company in support of their new product brands.

FragranceNet.com Deer Park, NY

IT Program Manager for fast growing online retailer Nov 2012 Jan 2015

• Implemented PMO to provide governance across the IT portfolio.

• Aligned with company leaders to build the portfolio of projects for the following year and ensure strategic objectives were met.

• Managed the implementation of new warehouse ERP systems modernization and automating receiving and fulfillment processes.

• Prioritized projects based on the value and available resources.

• Monitored and reported on the overall health of the portfolio's scope, budgets and timeline.

• Optimized resources to ensure appropriate utilization for each project.

• Strategized with stakeholders to build the portfolio for the following year and ensured alignment with strategic objectives. Pfizer Inc. New York, NY

IT Operations Manager - Executive Leadership Team & IT Client Partner for Medical Division Jun 2004 Sep 2012

• Managed all technology related operations and projects for the ELT -Executive Leadership Team (CEO, Exec assistants and Direct Reports)

• Business IT partner of the Medical division - managed integration related projects and initiatives for the benefit of the Medical Team. EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts - Manning School of Business Lowell, MA M.B.A. in Business Administration Jan 2024

GPA: 3.25

SUNY Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY

B.S Information Systems Jan 2021

GPA: 3.3

SKILLS & INTERESTS

• Skills: Leadership & strategy, PMO, Project & Program management, Budgeting/Forecasting, resource management, SDLC, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, Cloud Strategy, Infrastructure, ERP Deployments (MS Dynamics D365, AX, SAP, B1, HANA, SAAS)

• Certifications & Trainings: PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Hobbies: Soccer, Basketball, Running, Arts & History

• Languages: Native in English & Spanish

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