Edgar Sierra, Project Manager in Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Edgar Sierra

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Bio

Edgar has a master's in IT management and is a certified Scrum Master and project manager (Waterfall/Agile) with expertise in infrastructure, manufacturing, finance, retail, and pharmaceuticals. For the past 11 years, he's worked on enterprise IT projects for multinational companies such as PEMEX, Hewlett-Packard, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, HP Inc., BIMBO, and APH. Edgar is a results-driven senior PM who's managed multiple projects in five countries and up to 79 resources simultaneously.

Project Highlights

ASC842 Compliance
Completed a multimillion-dollar project that allowed HP to comply with US regulations.
WW Rent Payment Automation
Automated 10% more of what was initially projected of the World Wide leases.
DMO SAP, Guardian, and BW
Updated three major systems, enabling part of the separation of two large companies.

Expertise

Work Experience

Senior Project Manager

2022 - PRESENT
CGI
  • Acted as a project manager and saved more than $1M in the budget for a multimillion and multiyear project.
  • Created and managed more than 14 statements of work (SOWs).
  • Took the role of relationship manager and managed a vendor to deliver more than 12 projects.

Project Manager

2021 - 2022
SimpleTire, LLC
  • Completed on time the biggest and more complex IT project within the company. Even though there were multiple project managers at the company, this project was assigned to me due to my performance on previous projects.
  • Created and set up different project management reports for VP-level management audiences.
  • Managed a vendor to ensure high quality, on-time delivery for specific scope for multiple projects.

Senior Project Manager

2017 - 2020
HP, Inc.
  • Completed a multi-million-dollar project that allowed HP to comply with US regulations. Project was successfully managed from vendor selection process, MVP definition to project completion.
  • Saved several thousand man-hours per year by completing a project to automate (RPA) most of the HR support requests.
  • Reduced up to 80% of the penalties and legal matters related to leasing by automating the leasing process. Besides implementing the full scope of the project, we were able to cover 10% more leases.
  • Completed a new HP company code for South Africa. The project was completed approximately 20% faster than was typically the average when it came to creating company codes.

Senior Project Manager

2015 - 2017
Dextra (Assigned to HP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and DXC)
  • Assisted HP on the biggest separation of their corporate history (HP-HPE) and completing it on time and on budget.
  • Delivered a S/4HANA Finance MDM project related to the number one HPE initiative.
  • Assisted HPE in one of the largest divestitures (HPE-DXC) of their corporate history.

Project Manager

2013 - 2014
Softtek (Assigned to Hewlett Packard)
  • Increased speed of system implementation by 300%. Completed multiple projects that I was running concurrently; these projects were in different countries and involved IT, manufacturing, and infrastructure coordination.
  • Utilized project resources more efficiently by increasing the number of active projects form two to nine.
  • Established a project structure, governance, and methodology that allowed us to complete projects that were stuck for a long time prior to my arrival at HP.

Project Manager

2009 - 2013
Application Hosting
  • Undertook a buried BI project and created ETLs and 16 BI reports, effectively resurrecting the project.
  • Integrated costs, inventories, sales, and prices into a single retail and finance system by completing an implementation project for a chain of more than 200 drugstores.
  • Integrated costs, inventories, sales, prices, and a distribution center into a single retail system.
  • Acted as an Account Manager on 3 projects for 3 different clients, with a total duration of almost 3 years.

ASC842 Compliance

Completed a multimillion-dollar project that allowed HP to comply with US regulations.

This multimillion-dollar SaaS (cloud) project was related to ASC842 compliance. I spearheaded and managed the project from end-to-end, including the vendor selection process (for two different vendors), as well as managed IT, CREWS, and finance teams. This project was part of the leasing program.

WW Rent Payment Automation

Automated 10% more of what was initially projected of the World Wide leases.

I automated the WW payment of leases. The automation process included EDI810 and EDI824, SAP interfaces. Besides implementing the project's full scope, we were able to cover 10% more of the total leases. This project was part of the leasing program.

Finsights

Implemented several interfaces to extract data from three different systems, including HP's SAP financial main data warehouse, without impacting the performance of such systems.

The project was related to implementing an extraction/feed process for 15 different BI/data analytics reports. The data had to be extracted without affecting the performance of the company's main finance data warehouse.

South Africa Trust

Added complex company code to the finance system under tight deadlines.

The project involved adding a company code for a South African Trust to the SAP finance system. There was an urgency to add the company code, so the effort started without any project management or established framework. I set up processes to ensure we completed the project on time, on budget, and within the required scope.

The project was completed approximately 40% faster than the average time to create a company code. The project was handed over to me in Red status, and I completed it in green status.

DMO SAP, Guardian, and BW

Updated three major systems, enabling part of the separation of two large companies.

The project was related to the divestiture between HPE and DXC, which included an update on three major systems (SAP, Guardian, and BW). As the primary project manager, I managed 79 team members, including two project managers. The project was successfully completed on time and on budget.

S/4HANA Single ERP Finance MDM

Completed the setup of S/4HANA finance MDM space.

The project was related to the set up of the S/4HANA finance MDM space. When the project was completed, it was a part of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's number one initiative. It was successfully completed on time and on budget.

UPS Implementation

Implemented the system in several manufacturing sites in several countries, including the US, México, Brazil, China, Australia, Czech Republic, Japan, and Australia.

The program related to the implementation of a system to allow HP and non-HP manufacturing sites to have the client computers and laptops registered under the asset system. I implemented the system in manufacturing sites around the world.

LD en Farmacias Union

Completed the implementation of a retail management system, the integration of 16 external service providers, and the integration with the SAP Financial System.

I implemented all the required modules for a retail company on time and within budget. The modules included costs, inventory, procurement, security, central administration, prices, institutional sales, and POS. We also completed the integration of 16 external service providers and two financial interfaces with SAP.

LD en Mass Moda

Implemented a retail management system and developed an integration with the client's finance system.

I implemented a retail management system with the modules: central administration, inventory, prices, security, CEDI (distribution center), and POS. The implementation included one integration with the financial system and was successfully completed on time and within budget.

Farmacias ABC BI

Undertook a buried project and created ETLs and 16 BI reports, effectively resurrecting the project.

I developed and implemented a BI system from scratch. I developed the end-to-end ETL process to extract information from the transactional database. I set up the necessary SQL jobs to deliver the data to a central database where other sets of jobs take the information and further send it to the target database. Finally, I created 16 BI reports and delivered them to the client.

HP HR Chatbot

Implemented the first HP HR chatbot to allow faster and unmanned resolution of basic and nested (two levels) HR-related queries.

The project consisted of developing and implementing a chatbot that could solve basic and nested (two levels) HR-related queries. For instance, users could ask the chatbot, "How can I know how many days of vacation I still have?" the chatbot would provide a link and step-by-step instructions on getting the requested info. This project earned the 2018 "Leading the Way" HP award.

E&Y Audit Data Extraction

Automated the process of extracting HP finance audit data for external audit purposes.

I implemented an automated process for an external entity to pull (FTP) HP finance audit data without impacting the biggest HP finance data warehouse, even though GBs of information had to be extracted monthly.

SAP BW Upgrade

Completed the warranty of the project without a single high or critical issue after the upgrade.

This project aimed to upgrade the biggest and more important finance data warehouse at HP, Inc. (SAP BW). Due to the importance of the data, a very particular and accurate data validation plan was put in place. After the upgrade was completed, no high or critical issues were reported.

LD Farmacias ABC

Completed the implementation of a commercial system.

Completed the implementation of a commercial system (LD) with several modules such as POS, inventory, distribution centers (CEDI), security, central administration, procurement, and institutional sales. Completed several integrations between LD and payment service providers (PSP) to allow clients to pay for services such as gas, electricity, water, phone service, etc., through LD.

I completed the interfaces between LD and different data analytics companies such as CloseUp and Nielsen. I also acted as an account manager to review, prioritize, solve, and implement issues and new requirements.

Multiple Agile Projects

Completed the biggest IT project in the company. The Company's IT VP assigned me the biggest project even though there were multiple project managers in the organization.

Completed all Agile projects assigned, including the company's biggest IT project in 2021. This last project was to update the complete payment system that allows clients to pay through credit/debit cards in the SimpleTire web portal.

Health Modernization Project

Saved $1M of the project's budget and completed the project six months before the original timeframe.

A multimillion and multiyear project to modernize legacy systems in a British Columbia Public entity. Managed and updated the Statement Of Work (SOW).

I also led Steering Committee Presentations. I managed project finances (Budget, revenue, billing, ETC, cost, margin, and AR) and estimated effort, cost (cost model), revenue, and resource allocation for new phases and requirements. I also managed scope and timelines.
2016 - 2018

Master's Degree in Information Technology Management

Universidad TecMilenio - Guadalajara, Mexico

1997 - 2007

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering

Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí - San Luis Potosi, Mexico

APRIL 2020 - PRESENT

Scrum Master Accredited Certification

International Scrum Institute

APRIL 2011 - PRESENT

.NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Application Development

Microsoft

APRIL 2011 - PRESENT

.NET Framework Application Development Foundation

Microsoft

Tools

Microsoft Project, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Visual Studio 2010, LINQ to SQL, Microsoft Visio, Visio, Jira, TFS, SAP Business Intelligence (BI), ETL, LS Retail POS Systems, Confluence, SQL, Microsoft Visual Studio, SAP FI, HP Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)

Paradigms

Agile, PMBOK, Agile Project Management, Scrum, Database Design, Database Development, Kanban, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Change Management

Industry Expertise

Retail & Wholesale

Platforms

SharePoint, Multi-sided Platforms (MSPs), Windows Server 2003, SAP HANA

Other

Waterfall Methodology, Risk Management, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Distributed Team Management, Communication Management, Scrum Master, Time Management, Technical Project Management, Software Implementation, System Integration, Project Planning, Project Rescue, Project Management, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Scope Management, Customer Support, IT Consulting, Client Relationship Management, Conflict Resolution, Stakeholder Management, Negotiation, Leadership, PMO, Data, Hardware, IT Management, Project Estimation, Global Team Management, Offshore Team Management, Cost Management, Vendor Management, SQL Server 2008, C++, C#.NET, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), ASP.NET, Web Services, IIS 7, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), DXC Release Processes, Statement of Work, Service-level Agreements (SLA), Vendor Selection, Business Processes, Process Flows, Process Design, Business Process Flow Diagrams, Discovery, Discovery Workshops, Web Development, Value Stream Mapping, Agile Transformation, Blackboard, Program Management, Operations, RFQ, Request for Information (RFI), Feature Backlog Prioritization, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Data Analytics, Request for Proposal (RFP), SAP, Microsoft Project Server, ServiceNow, PWA, Chief of Staff, Budget Management, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Ajax, Finance, Chatbots, SaaS, Manufacturing, Python, Machine Learning, Analytics, Microsoft 365, FTP, Cloud, Compliance Project Management, Master Data Management (MDM), Business Intelligence (BI), Software as a Service (SaaS), Web Server (IIS), SQL Server 2014, IIS, VB.NET, Data Privacy, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), Smartsheet, Internet Information Services (IIS), Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Communication, Websites, Project Timelines, eCommerce, Cost Control, Project Finance, Scope of Work (SOW), Resource Allocation, Cost Estimation, Estimation & Planning, IT Project Management, Leases, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Project Budget Management, Intellex

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