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Ana Vara

Ana Vara

IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST & CONSULTANT

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  • About me

    Business Relationship Manager (BRM) - International IT Project Manager, IT Business Analyst -Volkswagen Financial Services-

  • Education

    • Universidad de Alcalá

      1993 - 1998
      DEGREE IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE B+

  • Experience

    • Servicios de Informática Profesional, S.A. (SIPSA)

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
      IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST & CONSULTANT

      Analysis, design, development and maintenance of software applications for clients such as MAPFRE BANK, CAJA MADRID (BANK) AND VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE.Technology: COBOL, CICS, DB2.

    • IPS (Ingeniería, Productividad y Sistemas)

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST & CONSULTANT

      Analysis, design, development and maintenance of software applications at VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE.Technology: COBOL, CICS, DB2.

    • Orizon

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2011
      IT PROGRAMMER ANALYST & CONSULTANT

      Analysis, design, development and maintenance of software applications at VOLKSWAGEN FINANCE.Technology: COBOL, CICS, DB2, .NET, Web Services.

    • Volkswagen Financial Services Spain

      Oct 2011 - Jan 2022

      Management expert in the relationship between the Business area and the IT Development area (Backoffice applications). Integral management of the IT Backend Development team (18 people); alignment of business priorities, requirements and expectations with the coordination and management of IT projects and FTEs; budgets management of IT and forecasts; evaluation of objectives and analysis of new business initiatives; demand management; connection between IT, business areas, external suppliers and the final customer; Report to Management on the evolution of developments and KPIs. Show less

      • IT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER (BRM)

        May 2020 - Jan 2022

      • IT MAINTENANCE MANAGER

        Jun 2018 - May 2020

      • IT PROJECT MANAGER & IT FUNCTIONAL ANALYST

        Oct 2011 - May 2018

    • Volkswagen Financial Services Portugal

      Jan 2022 - Jun 2024

      Responsible for gathering business and functional requirements in projects related to the international standardization of VWFS computer applications. Generating of user stories and acceptance criteria for testing, presentation of standard processes to the markets, delivering standard requirements, support of markets in designing their future organization, providing benchmarks, best practice and knowledge transfer to markets. Responsible for executing projects related to the international standardization of VWFS computer applications, in the Porto applications center.Applying agile principles and practices to the delivery of projects; successful delivery of project milestone; identify, managing stakeholder communication and steering committee engagement; maintaining and escalates project issues and risks; maintaining overall project schedules and budget.

      • BUSINESS ANALYST in Porto Applications Center by Volkswagen Financial Services.

        Nov 2022 - Jun 2024

      • IT PROJECT MANAGER in Porto Applications Center by Volkswagen Financial Services

        Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

    • Volkswagen Financial Services Spain

      Jul 2024 - now
      IT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MANAGER (BRM)

      IT Manager for the comprehensive management of the Accipiens Stream for the implementation of the CMS and satellite systems at VWFS Spain (a project related to the international standardization of VWFS software applications).Project management, prioritization with business areas, achievement of objectives, budget management, liaison between all involved areas (Business, IT, External Providers, End Users), coordination of testing, deployment management, incident management, etc."

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Português B2 Level

      EasyTalk
      Feb 2024

    • Project Management International Project

      LinkedIn
      Aug 2021

    • Webservices Fundamentals

      Udemy
      Oct 2020

    • Análisis de Big Data

      Udemy
      Jul 2020

    • Português C1 Level

      EasyTalk
      Jul 2024

    • Assertiveness and Negotiation Techniques for Efficient Communication Programme

      Porto Business School
      Jan 2024

    • Business English Advance C1 Level

      EasyTalk
      Feb 2024

    • Português B1 level

      EasyTalk
      Oct 2022

    • Scrum Master + La Revolución Ágil + Liderar equipos Scrum

      Udemy
      Jan 2018

    • Productividad Personal y Gestión del Tiempo

      Udemy
      Dec 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ana Vara
      Círculo de Talentos / Talented People Volkswagen Financial Services 1997 Participación en un largo y duro programa de la empresa llamado Círculo de Talentos, durante 3 años, especializado en el desarrollo de habilidades de management para alcanzar cargos directivos. Incluye un programa formativo de desarrollo de habilidades de gestión, en el que aprendí a formular objetivos y planes de acción, a preparar reuniones eficaces, a realizar matrices de madurez profesional del equipo, a trabajar presentaciones, a dar y recibir feed-back, a realizar entrevistas de… Show more Participación en un largo y duro programa de la empresa llamado Círculo de Talentos, durante 3 años, especializado en el desarrollo de habilidades de management para alcanzar cargos directivos. Incluye un programa formativo de desarrollo de habilidades de gestión, en el que aprendí a formular objetivos y planes de acción, a preparar reuniones eficaces, a realizar matrices de madurez profesional del equipo, a trabajar presentaciones, a dar y recibir feed-back, a realizar entrevistas de evolución, a trabajar el proceso de toma de decisiones, a trabajar las actitudes eficaces de negociación, a realizar matrices de negociación, a tratar objeciones, a tratar conflictos y a liderar equipos.ENGLISH:Participation in a long and hard program of the company called ‘Talented People’, for 3 years, specialized in the development of management skills to reach management positions. It includes a training program for the development of management skills, in which I learned to formulate objectives and action plans, to prepare effective meetings, to make professional maturity matrices of the team, to work on presentations, to give and receive feedback, to carry out evolution interviews, to work on the process of decision making, working on effective negotiation attitudes, creating negotiation matrices, dealing with objections, dealing with conflicts and leading teams. Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Wildlife preservation at Dzanga Sangha National Park, Central African Republic

      Issued by World Wildlife Fund on Feb 2020
      World Wildlife FundAssociated with Ana Vara

    • Wildlife preservation at Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

      Issued by African Parks Network on Jan 2012
      African Parks NetworkAssociated with Ana Vara