Raul Arias

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

MBA-educated professional, PMP (Project Management Professional), CSP-SM (Certified Scrum Professional) and SASM (SAFe Advanced Scrum Master) leader adept at planning and executing programs driving the seamless alignment of technical staff, consultants, management and business owners.

 

                                                             SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Project Management | PMP | Scrum | SAFe | Kanban | Six Sigma | PMO | Agile | Jira | TFS | A-CSM | Program Management | Risk Management | Budget Management | Quality Management | Communication/Resource Management | Stakeholder Management | Change Management | Vendor Management | Systems Integration | Planning/Strategic Management | Negotiation | ITIL | ISO 27002 | NAV | CRM | Dynamic 365 | SharePoint | MS Project | MS Visio | COBIT 5 | PMBOK 6 | PRINCE2 | Coaching | Product Analysis | Business Analysis | IIBA | ECBA | Business Analysis | PMI | IT Audit | IT General Controls | SOX Controls | QuickBooks | Spanish Fluency |

 

                                                       EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

MILLENNIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY: Doral, FL, USA                                                                                               

Master of Business Administration (GPA: 4/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                                                                 2016

Master of Arts in Human Resource Management (GPA: 4/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                                          2016

(Special recognition awarded by Doral County for reaching G.P.A 4/4 and 1^st rank over 236 graduates)

 

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DEL CENTRO: Valencia, Venezuela                                                                          

Master of Management, Major in Quality and Productivity (GPA: 3.8/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                        2015

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (GPA: 3.9/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                                                2009         

 

UNIVERSIDAD JOSÉ ANTONIO PÁEZ: San Diego, Venezuela

Diploma Certification in Project Management (GPA: 4/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                                               2015

Diploma Certification in Project Development and Management (GPA: 4/4 Dean’s List Awarded)                   2011

 

UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA & INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COACHING: Caracas, Venezuela

Diploma Certification in Coaching European School                                                                                                       2014

 

Acronym	Certification Description	Certificate Number	Institute	Earned Date
CSP-SM	Certified Scrum Professional	-	SCRUM ALLIANCE	April 2019
KMP I	Kanban System Design	-	Lean-Kanban University	January 2019
SASM	SAFe® 4.6 Advanced Scrum Master	47165644-9029	SCALED AGILE	January 2019
LSSYB	Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt	36709718	IASSC	November 2018
SSM	SAFe® 4.5 Scrum Master	77153950-3356	SCALED AGILE	October 2018
A-CSM	Advanced Certified Scrum Master	935874	SCRUM ALLIANCE	August 2018
PMP	Project Management Professional - PMBOK 6TH	2216430	PMI	July 2018
CSM	Certified ScrumMaster	701949	SCRUM ALLIANCE	January 2017
CAPM	Certified Associate in Project Management - PMBOK 5th	2011937	PMI	March 2017
ISO 27002	Information Security Foundation	WDALAM5064	ISO	November 2014
ITIL v3	IT Service Management	SF8LAM50F4	AXELOS	December 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FARELOGIX: Miami, FL                                                                                                        March 2019 – Current

Role: Senior Agile Project Manager - Software Implementation/Development

Leading multimillion $ software development projects in the Airline industry, with large cross-departmental teams running in a full Agile environment (some waterfall stages embedded), working hand-to-hand with technical and business stakeholders to ensure a seamlessly completion of the projects.

ALTARETURN: Miami, FL                                                                                                     April 2017 – Feb 2019

Role: Project Manager/Scrum Master - Software Implementation/Development

Acted as a liaison throughout business stakeholders, using Waterfall and Agile methodologies for driving the planning, execution, controlling and closing stages on software implementation/development projects, focused on customer satisfaction and results, whilst meetings project goals within scope and time.

DEKORARC LLC: Miami, FL                                                                                          July 2015 – December 2016

Role: Project Manager - Operations Management   

Drove full scope of strategic business initiatives using PM methodology in role reporting to General Director. Collaborated internally on process planning, workflows, operations management and scheduling. Negotiated with vendors to ensure maximum value on hardware/software/services acquisitions, led the implementation of the IT platform through managing stakeholder needs while meeting business goals within time and budget.

SOFOS (SAP PARTNER): Valencia, Venezuela                                                           February 2014 – January 2015

Role: Project Management Officer - Software Implementation    

As senior leader of 30-person corporate Project Management Office (PMO), drove full scope of strategic client SAP ERP enterprise implementations leveraging project management methodology. Collaborated with and oversaw Project Managers, SAP Developers, and customers to build project roadmaps, align implementation teams, monitor performance, ensure quality assurance and completion in alignment with SAP global standards.

KPMG LLP: Valencia, Venezuela                                                                                 August 2012 – January 2014

Role: Senior IT Auditor - IT Audit Services

Led information technology audit projects and programs in client-facing role, collaborating with Auditors, Process Analysts, and ISO project teams to conduct client assessments, design and deploy controls, develop communications plans and remedies, and conduct client knowledge transfer sessions.SISCONTROL C.A.: Valencia, Venezuela                                                                                July 2007 – June 2012

Role: Project Manager/Scrum Master - Software Implementation/Development

After joining the organization as a Business Analyst, implementing client software solutions and handling all requirements from client to client and addressing business needs from stakeholders through development and consulting teams, promoted to leadership role responsible for planning, execution and controlling of portfolio of complex projects with budget over $.5 million and team of 30+ including functional areas of Sales, Development, Consulting, Risk Control, Research and Development, Technical and Operations