Federico Gonzalez Lago
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
Toptal member since August 27, 2020
Federico is a project manager with a decade of experience in IT projects, operations, and consulting. He excels in managing distributed, multicultural, and multidisciplinary teams that build, deliver, and maintain technology solutions across industries such as energy, financial, retail, and government. Federico is a PMP and a Certified Scrum Master, and he's known for fostering team and customer engagement through strong communication and collaboration.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Agile Project Management
- IT Recruitment
- Project Management
- Scrum
- Scrum Master
- Software Engineering
- Technical Project Management
Work Experience
BuildOps Lead
PepsiCo Global - DPS
- Delivered versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 of the Consulting Knowledge Management platform.
- Enabled Agile execution and maintained delivery quality by streamlining processes and workflows within Azure DevOps (ADO).
- Drove alignment with SAFe practices and governance requirements, ensuring consistent delivery standards across our program.
- Contributed to release planning and enhancements for the Consulting Intake project on ServiceNow.
Project Manager
Pluralsight - Platform Integration
- Worked as senior technical project manager for the cloud-skills Integration (aka Guru Program), an initiative to integrate Pluralsight skills and a Cloud Guru platform.
- Focused on fostering alignment, streamlining operations, and enhancing transparency across multiple teams to achieve business-oriented goals.
- Worked with cross-functional teams, helping navigate through discovery, strategic planning, and roadmap development processes.
- Delivered regular updates to executives and stakeholders, actively engaging with teams to identify and implement improvement solutions when necessary.
Technical Project Manager
AB-InBev
- Handled the MVP release of the Global Lending Platform as a part of the team, and evolved the product after the initial release.
- Worked as a Technical Project Manager, helped teams organize work, set priorities, and facilitated the Scrum practice. The project started with four engineers in Q2 2021, growing the headcount to 15 towards Q3 2021.
- Managed relationships with internal and external stakeholders both from the zone and local teams (Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic), focusing on aligning expectations, scope, and timelines.
Founder and CEO
Bellasoft
- Founded Bellasoft after working 10+ years for some of the big players in the IT outsourcing industry in LATAM.
- Managed client relationships from pre-sales to post-sales, including contract negotiation, recruiting, and project execution.
- Established and championed Bellasoft’s core principle of putting the client first, above all costs, aiming to create long-lasting relationships.
Program Manager
Online Freelance Agency
- Led distributed teams to deliver high-quality software products and generated new business opportunities.
- Performed end-to-end project management: project planning, supervision, and prioritization; managing PMs and engineering teams; risk assessment; financial management; executive reporting; execution follow up; and customer satisfaction assessments.
- Led 20+ engineers from five countries and played a key role in defining engineers' career paths and identifying strengths and weaknesses. Provided performance assessments, feedback, and career development coaching.
- Focused on strategic planning, strong communication, and continuous improvement.
Account Manager
Online Freelance Agency
- Performed business development activities with existing clients and prospects, growing the company's footprint in the former and generating new leads and sales in the latter.
- Served as the main point of contact for accounts in my client portfolio.
- Focused on the clear goal to build and maintain long-term relationships with clients by delivering what we committed to in a timely fashion.
- Tailored contracts, forecast financials, and anticipated client needs on a daily basis.
- Managed assigned accounts from day one and grew several of them to be in the top three in terms of revenue.
Agile Project Manager
Globant
- Advised US-based clients in the financial sector on how to build and manage engineering teams.
- Led project delivery, always aiming for value creation for customers by understanding their business contexts and exercising strong communication skills.
- Managed projects from pre-sales through the entire project life cycle, and acted as the liaison between clients and our teams.
Senior Project Manager
ISA
- Served as a senior project manager for the launch of a key project for the Ecuadorian government. Promoted to this role after joining ISA as a business analyst.
- Led ISA’s on-site project teams and periodic communications with clients and stakeholders.
- Focused on business objectives and progress tracking to ensure project milestones were completed on time, on budget, and with the expected results.
- Applied Agile and Waterfall frameworks, depending on project specifics and client goals and needs. Managed project planning, risk management, and day-to-day operations.
- Led the business intelligence (BI) team and managed the BI product portfolio from product development to coordination of delivery to new product rollouts.
Project History
Social Investing Platform
Launched and managed several releases of a social investing platform.
LEAP Mobile App
https://apps.apple.com/app/0,,000,00/id1461469582Led the development and launch and managed the first releases of the LEAP Mobile app for Scotiabank Caribbean.
Commercial Traceability System (STC)
Launched and managed the initial releases of the STC platform, including the BI solution.
Education
MBA in Business and Technology
ORT University - Montevideo, Uruguay
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Business Administration
ORT University - Montevideo, Uruguay
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute
Skills
Tools
Jira, Microsoft Project, Slack, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Skype for Business
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Team Development, Agile Project Management, Kanban, Agile Leadership, Agile Workflow, Requirements Analysis
Industry Expertise
Technology
Platforms
iOS, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other
Project Management, Distributed Team Management, Team Leadership, IT Project Management, Technical Project Management, Project Management Professional (PMP), Scrum Master, Software Engineering, IT Recruitment, Forecasting, Profit & Loss (P&L), Startups, Pitch Decks, Project Planning, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Consulting, IT Consulting, Mobile Apps, Client Relationship Management, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, Risk Management, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Fintech, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Administration, Contract, Sales, Business Analysis, Project Discovery, Discovery Workshops, Java, User Stories, IT Business Analysis, Requirements & Specifications, Product Ownership, Sprint Planning, Finance, Technical Documentation, PMO, Project Management Office (PMO), Python, Discovery, Product Discovery, Documentation, Issue Management, APIs, Gmail, Presales, Business Development, Waterfall Methodology, Remote Team Leadership, Mobile Banking, Relational Data Mapping, Data Integration, Data Migration, Cloud, Apache Kafka, SAFe 6, Product Management
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