o9 Solutions, Inc.

Led global delivery of rapidly scaling AI & Machine Learning-driven supply chain leading solutions. 
Spearheading multi-functional teams and driving client satisfaction through successful implementations of high-impact programs across North and South America.

•	Directed global  deployment of supply chain solutions for Fortune 300 client, affecting Millions in annual savings.
•	Led a 40 person deployment team in delivering an end-to-end supply chain planning solution, optimizing integrated short and long term scheduling horizons.
•	Aligned senior management stakeholder group from five leading companies, driving consensus and strategic direction on cross-functional digital acceleration initiatives, resulting in unified objectives and streamlined execution across all organizations.
•	Championed leadership development, successfully coaching multiple team member into management roles and advancing to senior roles, enhancing leadership capabilities and team capacity.
•	Stabilized the data & integration team by implementing structured management processes, coaching, and rigorous reporting, resulting in enhanced team performance and the elimination of executive escalations.
•	Developed and executed plans for six AI/ML software implementations across North and South America for a fortune 300 client, seamlessly integrating with SAP ERP & Salesforce CRM. Supply Planning, Demand Planning, & IBP/S&OP.

Sr. Manager, Delivery

Most Valuable Player Award - 2022

Turned around the largest industrial account for a global agrichemical company, securing $10M+ in new contracts. Implemented AI & Machine Learning solutions and created a new change management service offering that resulted in securing new clients.
• Drove technology adoption in global supply chain operations, improving project outcomes and client satisfaction.

• Led strategic planning and development of change management frameworks, positioning the company for future growth.
• Developed and implemented a Resource Planning tool in collaboration with the customer, ensuring the on-time deployment of a critical software solution.

Solutions: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Control Tower,  and IBP/S&OP.

Global Change Management Lead

Harvard Business Review

Invited opt-in member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Through my membership in the Advisory Council, I assist Harvard Business Review to improve the content it publishes and help chart the magazine's future direction.

Advisor

Tampa Electric

Led strategic transformation for the Lighting Business Vertical and spearheaded the turnaround of the $135M LED Lighting Conversion program. Directed cross-functional transformation across supply planning software deployments, engineering, construction, maintenance, and billing. Led and developed a team of 40+ professionals and 40+ contractors.

•	Established a comprehensive program management framework, incorporating continuous improvement, financial forecasting, and key performance indicators, resulting in $2M in cost savings and enhanced project efficiency.
•	Achieved 22% process improvements and reduced administrative workload by 45% through the implementation of Agile methodologies, data analytics, and RPA-driven performance enhancement initiatives.
•	Led a team of 40+ professionals and contractors, driving a cultural shift towards accountability and ownership.
•	Reduced project timelines by 75% and ensured 95% budget compliance in a $135M program by implementing industry best practices and developing a supply plan mode, showcasing strong project governance and risk management capabilities.
•	Enhanced managerial & leadership capabilities for managers and supervisors through tailored one-on-one coaching, fostering a more capable and strategic leadership pipeline.

Sr. Program Manager, Business Transformation

Co-Chair and foundational leader for Leadership Development initiative. We had positive feedback with 100+ future leaders participating in the program. 

Our goal is to help team members increase their influence and impact in their current role and/or land their first or next leadership role.

Co-Chair, Emerging Professionals

•	Led a $300M spend across five categories, including capital equipment, software, and services, achieving operational improvements and driving strategic business relationships.
•	Led and implemented enterprise-wide modernization of procurement processes and deployment of contract lifecycle management (CLM) technology, driving operational excellence and key process improvement initiatives.
•	Developed leadership talent and cross-trained individual contributors into management roles.
•	Implemented business process improvement initiatives that improved milestone compliance by 90%.

Contract Manager, Gas & Energy Delivery/Supply

•	Managed procurement for a $650M modernization project, mitigating risks and achieving $75M+ in savings.
•	Led supplier relationship management, navigating disruptions, and avoiding critical project delays during the COVID-19 pandemic.
•	Fostered leadership development, coaching a Procurement Manager into a Corporate Counsel role.
•	Mitigated significant cost and schedule liabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic by deploying teams to review contracts, assess supplier schedules, and negotiate with strategic partners, avoiding critical path disruptions and minimizing financial risks. Resulting in zero impact to facility online milestone and cost exposure to $2.5M.

Contract Manager, Energy Center Modernization

•	Led critical capital projects, while increasing programs assigned to the PMO by 10x through a cultural transformation that delivered successful programs.

Career Progression:
Project Management Associate
Implementation Lead
Mechanical Implementation Lead
Systems Operations Engineer
Implementation Lead
Project Engineer
Inroads Engineering Intern

Program Manager

Senior Manager, Program Manager, Procurement and Supply Chain leader with 20+ years of experience in driving complex transformation initiatives, implementing systemic operating models, and developing leaders across technology, industrial, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

Proven track record in delivering high-value programs focused on operational excellence, innovation, and leadership development. Successfully managed portfolios, achieving millions in cost savings and efficiency gains.

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Mario Aguirre

Humana

. Managed and successfully executed two major upgrade projects, overseeing end-to-end processes and ensuring seamless transitions. 
. SAS Upgrade: Orchestrated the migration of over 1600 users from the legacy M3 to the advanced M7 platform. Led cross-functional teams, coordinated resources, and implemented strategic plans to meet project milestones efficiently. 
. Oracle Upgrade: Directed the migration initiative from the X8 to the X9M platform, ensuring minimal disruption to operations while maximizing the benefits of the updated system. Collaborated closely with stakeholders to identify requirements, manage risks, and deliver on-time and within budget. 
. Leveraged strong communication and leadership skills to foster collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and third-party vendors, facilitating smooth project execution and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. 
. Employed project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, to drive project progress, mitigate risks, and maintain quality standards throughout the upgrade processes. 
. Demonstrated proficiency in strategic planning, resource allocation, and stakeholder management, resulting in the successful completion of both projects within set timelines and budget constraints.

Sr. Project Manager

UCLA Health

. Led strategic IT projects within the Office of Health Informatics & Analytics (OHIA), overseeing end-to-end implementation and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
. Power BI Implementation: Orchestrated the successful implementation of Power BI, transforming raw data into actionable insights and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
. Flow-Power Apps Integration: Managed the integration of Microsoft Power Apps with Microsoft Flow, streamlining workflows and enhancing efficiency in data processing and automation.
. Collibra Implementation: Directed the implementation of Collibra, a data governance and cataloging platform, to improve data quality, compliance, and accessibility across the organization.
. Mongo DB Integration: Led the integration of MongoDB, optimizing data storage and retrieval processes to support scalable and high-performance applications.
. Accuity Integration: Managed the integration of Accuity, ensuring accurate and reliable financial data management and compliance with regulatory requirements.
. MuleSoft Upgrade: Oversaw the upgrade of MuleSoft integration platform, enhancing connectivity, agility, and scalability of enterprise applications and systems.
. Azure Migration: Led the migration of on-premises infrastructure and applications to Microsoft Azure cloud platform, improving flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of IT operations.
. Clarity Server Upgrade: Directed the upgrade of Clarity Server, ensuring uninterrupted access to critical project management and reporting tools while enhancing system performance and security.
. Leveraged strong project management methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, to drive project progress, mitigate risks, ensuring timely delivery of objectives.
. Cultivated collaborative relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Senior Project Manager

Union Bank

Used a structured ADKAR Analysis model approach  to effectively drive organizational success. Responsible for leading the project including Business Analysis/Requirements Gathering to remediate vulnerabilities for approximately 15678 devices worldwide, 73 Software Packages and 73467 vulnerabilities. As the  Change Manager I  worked as a coach for senior leaders and executives in helping them fulfill the role of change sponsor. I  created & implemented change management strategies and plans that maximized employee adoption and usage, which minimized resistance. This led to increased benefit realization, value creation, ROI and  achieved the desired results and outcomes on a global change management project.

•	Created an ADKAR Analysis model to guide, communicate and coach  the stakeholders.            •	Developed test cases from analyzing business, functional, system requirements and diagrams 
        during the design phase of projects that achieved 100% accuracy.
•	Used a 4 step  iterative process of requirement gathering-  Requirements Elicitation/Analyzing 
         Requirements/Validating Requirements/Documenting Requirements.
•	Got agreement on KPI from stakeholders reviewed them weekly and adjusted them 
         appropriately as the changing needs of the business. 
•	Got agreement on KPI from stakeholders reviewed them weekly and adjusted them 
         appropriately as the changing needs of the business. 
•	Select software that will mitigate the  vulnerability, get a new package built and then did a UAT, 
        on successful completion of UAT it was pushed to users. 
•	Communicate with internal users about the change process and ensure that no business 
         activities are affected by these changes.
•	Follow the Change Control Protocols to ensure that risk is mitigated.
•	Put in Evergreen Process so this risk is mitigated continuously, by documenting who owned 
        the software, monthly tracking of CVE, designated testers.

Change Project Manager

Dine Brands Global

Hired to standardize and streamline international New Restaurant  Openings for Dine Brands Global, Inc worldwide expansion. This opening was used as the  benchmark for all future international openings. This standardization allowed the company better analytics, sales forecasting and supply chain control. 

•	Selected Oracle as the Hardware Supplier as well as used their Enterprise Menu Server, which we spun up  on our own AWS This combination helped in standardizing the menu management, hardware and better data analytics.
•	Built a test lab at the Glendale Restaurant Support Center to build the exact replica of the hardware and software that will be used in Ecuador and further international openings.
•	Used Oracle’s team to setup the hardware, software, and used AWS to keep the EM server with Database. 
•	Worked with the Ecuador team to order hardware and ensure  they were using the same version of software, hardware.

International IT Project Manager

Molina Healthcare

IT PM assigned to the Enterprise Infrastructure Services team, provided project management and leadership for all IT infrastructure. Drove infrastructure projects, integration, new health plans, infrastructure upgrades, relocations, site expansions.                                                
•	IT PM for the Molina Healthcare of Puerto Rico Health plan, with an IT Budget of $3.8 million for over 710 employees.
•	Implemented a sunken IT assets infrastructure reuse program when bringing up the Mississippi health plan for over 287 employees and reduced cost by $739,000.
•	Successfully opened the South Carolina health plan in 63 days due to delay in being awarded the contract by the state.
•	Responsible for opening the Molina Medicaid Solution office in the US Virgin Islands. 
•	Led the integration of Integrated Care Alliance (ICA) to Molina Healthcare, Inc While maintaining ICA as a separate entity, but using our IT Infrastructure (servers, panzura storage devices, outlook, website) and facilities. 
•	Windows 2003 to Windows 2012 server upgrade, we had to upgrade over 691 servers along with server application and enterprise software. 
•	Led skills development effort for infrastructure support staff in areas of Agile Project Management, Business Objectives and Program Management. 
•	Managed people with diverse skill sets and reporting structure, which allowed me to build a rapport across teams in a matrix organization.
•	Providing effective communication between all stakeholders, contributors, customers to ensure they were well informed and had the latest information.
•	Kaizen- constantly used feedback from all stakeholders, contributors, customers, sponsors on how we could improve our process for our next project.

IT Project Manager

Darden

*	Coordinated the implementation of 9 IT Upgrades including hardware and software installation with a total budget of $775,000.
*       Coordinated with numerous vendors/contractors and stakeholders to execute a seamless IT instillation experience, VoiP(Voice over Internet Protocol).
*       Conducted end-to-end daily testing to ensure quality systems delivery and to prevent system emergencies prior to handing over the product to clients.
*       Assisted project managers for adding new business locations with a budget of over $8.2 Million while reducing schedule by 2 weeks.
*       Planned structural remodel for business operations with a budget of 2.9 Million.

Project Manager

🌟 Empowering Organizations through Change Management, Project Excellence, and Inspirational Leadership 🌟

Welcome to my LinkedIn profile! I'm passionate about driving impactful transformations within organizations through comprehensive:

Change Management strategies 
Project Excellence methodologies
Leadership

With 19 years of experience as a dedicated Trainer specializing in Change Management, Project Management, and Leadership development, I've had the privilege of guiding teams and individuals towards achieving their full potential and driving successful organizational change initiatives.

My approach is rooted in fostering a culture of adaptability, resilience, and innovation, equipping teams with the tools and mindset necessary to thrive in today's dynamic business landscape. 

Through tailored training programs, I empower professionals at all levels to embrace change as an opportunity for growth, navigate complex projects with confidence, and inspire others to excel through effective leadership practices.

Let's connect and explore how we can collaborate to unlock the full potential of your organization and drive sustainable success together.

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