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Hire EduardoEduardo Enrique Bechtold
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Location
Adrogué, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Toptal Member Since
September 10, 2018
Eduardo is an internationally experienced software development manager with more than 15+ years managing software teams with 50+ staff distributed worldwide. He is experienced with varied software engineering practices, from start-up to corporate, across multiple industries and countries. His main focus is to deliver early business value and help companies embrace an agile culture.
Project Highlights
Global Trips
Led the creation of a services-oriented shopping engine multi-language/-currency, white-label, highly configurable system.
Startup (NDA)
Led product design and agile project management to launch the app.
Expertise
Work Experience
Lead Director of Engineering
2018 - 2023
Toptal (Core)
- Implemented strategic thinking and a metrics-driven mindset with a focus on accountability and KPI management.
- Handled operational issues and client escalations effectively.
- Collaborated with the sales team to increase the conversion rate.
- Defined roles and responsibilities and ensured clear accountability for the sector.
- Defined, executed, and improved the performance management process.
- Hired, coached, and retained high-performing employees and identified and addressed under-performers.
- Established standards, guidelines, and training material for coaching and mentoring team members.
- Partnered with the product team to maintain and improve our internal platform.
Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach
2015 - 2018
Startup (NDA)
- Created the tech area of the startup company from the ground up to 20+ tech employees.
- Led the engineering team, including coaching, allocating resources, managing the budget effectively, and reviewing team performance.
- Implemented and maintained the Scrum methodology. I organized and facilitated stand-up meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
- Coached, mentored, and confirmed team delivering stories to meet the definition of done.
- Managed releases and version control, facilitated release planning activities, and worked to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
- Fostered an agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
Senior Scrum Master
2014 - 2015
Office Depot
- Facilitated scrum ceremonies such as daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Championed and managed weekly backlog grooming sessions with the team, ensuring work items were estimated, ready for work, and maintained.
- Empowered teams to self-organize and facilitate decision-making during sprint planning sessions, ensuring the commitments made are appropriate and uphold scrum principles.
- Led team retrospectives and ensured key learning is incorporated into the next sprint.
- Fostered an agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
- Built trust, empowerment, and creativity using sound judgment and excellent communications.
- Protected the team from outside interference, removing impediments, and ensuring that the work is delivered as a team.
- Identified impediments the team experiences and worked with stakeholders to address them.
- Provided agile training to teams and stakeholders.
Senior Delivery Manager
2009 - 2014
Travelocity/Lastminute/Sabre Holding
- Led the Buenos Aires office for the Global Trips initiative.
- Created a project manager office (PMO) in Buenos Aires.
- Handled daily management through the lifecycle of the program.
- Defined the program controls (processes, procedures, reporting, and more) to manage the program.
- Planned the overall program and monitored progress to ensure milestones were being met across the various projects and programs.
- Managed and used resources across the various projects and programs in the program, including budget.
Senior Project Manager
2006 - 2009
Nextel (Snoop Consulting)
- Ensured that software projects were delivered in accordance with agreed budgets and schedules while implemented in line with all company standards, requirements, and business principles, reporting progress monthly to own line management.
- Managed front-end development, detailed design, procurement, and construction activities related to the assigned projects in accordance with procedures and industry best practices, ensuring cost control and integrity standards were maintained.
- Ensured effective communications with stakeholders involved in assigned projects to provide clarity, share information, and eliminate confusion.
- Established and communicated project execution strategies.
- Leveraged CMMI methodologies to accurately define project requirements and minimize risk impact for certified level 3 practices.
Engagement Manager
2005 - 2006
Sun Microsystems
- Supported the Client Solutions (CS) account relationship with clients, partners, and other Sun organizations.
- Managed the overall project quality assurance process to ensure what was sold was successfully delivered and that Sun met or exceeded client delivery expectations.
- Worked as the engagement manager which is a highly strategic senior-level business and client management role, and represented the client relationship team to ensure successful closure, delivery, and client satisfaction of Sun projects.
- Led the creation of custom service offerings to fulfill the strategic goals of our clients.
- Created the presales "win team" and led the proposal bid process.
Project Manager
2002 - 2005
Movicom Bellsouth
- Handled customers, sales, cost, and inventory modules.
- Led site content migration and redesigned projects supporting the implementation of a CRM.
- Utilized SDLC methodologies to manage IT application development projects, including design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Conducted user training sessions and wrote user documentation.
- Produced wireframes for new Java applications requested by company leadership.
- Worked with clients and senior-level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish the timeline, and plan products.
Project History
Global Trips
Led the creation of a services-oriented shopping engine multi-language/-currency, white-label, highly configurable system.
A system powering the main and distribution sites of our brands in Europe (lastminute.com) and APAC (zuji.com) and hotel paths for NAM. The application provides offers for hotels, flights, and dynamic packages and is overall responsible for generating over £6 million per month of revenue for the EU. I worked on services consumed by the website and mobile applications. I led a team of 31 software and test engineers in DFW and Buenos Aires, Argentina, with product owners in London and Dallas.
OD Copy and Print
Fostered an Agile culture/methodology while building an online solution for self-service printing.
An online solution for creating, designing, and printing material from brochures, manuals, and presentations.
Key functionalities:
• Access files and printing services anywhere;
• Easily reorder previous print jobs;
• User and file management across your organization;
• Secure online file storage and secure cloud storage.
Key functionalities:
• Access files and printing services anywhere;
• Easily reorder previous print jobs;
• User and file management across your organization;
• Secure online file storage and secure cloud storage.
Startup (NDA)
Led product design and agile project management to launch the app.
A distributed workforce management platform that efficiently connects people with work without intermediaries.
My responsibilities included:
• Creation of the startup company from ground zero to 20+ tech employees.
• Lead the engineering team, including coaching, allocating
resources, managing the budget effectively and reviewing team performance.
• Implementation and maintaining Scrum methodology. Organize and facilitate standup meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Coach, mentor, and confirm team delivering stories such that they meet the definition
of done.
• Manage releases and version control, facilitates release planning activities, and work to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
• Foster an Agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
My responsibilities included:
• Creation of the startup company from ground zero to 20+ tech employees.
• Lead the engineering team, including coaching, allocating
resources, managing the budget effectively and reviewing team performance.
• Implementation and maintaining Scrum methodology. Organize and facilitate standup meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Coach, mentor, and confirm team delivering stories such that they meet the definition
of done.
• Manage releases and version control, facilitates release planning activities, and work to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
• Foster an Agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
Education
1997 - 2001
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
UADE University - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Certifications
JANUARY 2012 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
JANUARY 2011 - DECEMBER 2018
Certified Project Manager Profesional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
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