Soraya Del Risco

Soraya Del Risco

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Experienced PMO Leader | Senior Program Manager | Dedicated Mentor in Project Management

  • Education

    • International Ibero-American University

      2014 - 2015
      Master’s Degree Projects Design and Management
    • Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University

      2012 - 2014
      Master’s Degree Project Management
    • Dominican-American University

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor’s Degree Computer Systems Engineering
  • Experience

    • Solucenter S.A

      May 2008 - Jan 2009
      IT Consultant

      - Coordinating the development of an application to optimise the exchange of files between the company and the regulatory entity. - Eliciting, documenting and analyzing requirements.- Developing of features using JDEVELOPER.JDEVELOPER, PLSQL, FORMS 6i and REPORTS 6i

    • Simetrica Consulting

      Jan 2009 - Apr 2012
      Information Technology Consultant

      - Producing project plan and other key project documentation to implement the insurance ERP in 2 companies.- Assessing clients needs and defining the required changes in the ERP to satisfy them. - Collecting status and producing the status in a report to share with the stakeholders,Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, FORMS 6i and REPORTS 6i

    • Grupo Humano

      Apr 2012 - Aug 2018

      - Spearheading delivery of a $1million project and 50 people to provide the company with the necessary technological platform to manage its 2 brands.- Implementing the project management process in the IT Department, providing training to stakeholders and ensuring compliance with PMI.- Implementing change management process based on ITIL and leading the Change Advisory Board (CAB) for 1 year.- Coordinating the execution of more than 80 strategic IT projects with a budget of $1.5 million per year, according to the project plan. - Prioritizing and assigning the work load and tasks to proper team. Managing a team of 5 project managers.- Collecting, preparing and presenting portfolio status.Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, SharePoint Show less

      • Senior IT Project Manager

        Oct 2013 - Aug 2018
      • IT Project Analyst

        Apr 2012 - Oct 2013
    • Adaware (an Avanquest company)

      Mar 2019 - Feb 2020
      Project Manager

      - Using Agile to achieve the projects goals within time and cost constraints.- Gathering requirements, compiling project documentation and developing project plan.- Developing standard portfolio and project management process and documents to improve efficiency.- Ensuring alignment of the initiatives with company goals.- Supporting the Development team and Product owners to remove impediments and ensuring compliance with Scrum.Jira and Confluence

    • Iristel

      Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
      Project Manager

      - Coordinating the execution of the program of automation using waterfall.- Gathering requirements, defining the technical solution and developing the project plan.- Collecting weekly status and preparing status report to share with the stakeholders.- Supporting the Development team in the weekly planning to ensure alignment with the program priorities.- Preparing the program status presentation.Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams

    • Fluxym

      Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
      Project Manager

      - Leading one or more software implementations from start to finish.- Being the primary point of contact with clients.- Leading a multi-disciplinary team of consultants and experts.- Creating and maintaining project documentation including SOW’s, budgets and schedules.- Participate in contract negotiations.- Manage conflict between internal teams and client.- Report on project progress.Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams

    • Lavasoft (an Avanquest company)

      Mar 2021 - now
      Sr. Project Manager

      - Implementing projects methodologies and best practices.- Working closely with BU heads to define OKRs and KPIs and ensuring alignment of the initiatives with company goals.- Overseeing the portfolio execution. Responsible to present the status to management team.- Providing leadership and guidance to PMO team.- Ensuring the projects are estimated, tracked, and are delivered on time with available resources.Jira, Confluence and Google Workspace

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM)

      Project Management Institute
    • Certification PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

      Project Management Institute
    • Certification Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
    • ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
    • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers

      Project Management Institute
      Nov 2023
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    • Data Landscape of GenAI for Project Managers

      Project Management Institute
      Mar 2024
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    • Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

      Scrum.org
    • ITIL® Intermediate Certificate in IT Operational Support and Analysis

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
    • Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)

      Project Management Institute
    • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Mar 2024
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