Veronica Encinales, Project Manager in Medellin, Colombia
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Veronica Encinales

Verified Expert  in Project Management

Bio

Veronica is an experienced project manager with over eight years of experience in the software industry. She has extensive expertise in leading diverse offshore teams in parallel, working under agile methodologies, requirements analysis, product management, and technology outsourcing. She has excellent interpersonal communication skills and attention to quality. Veronica is strongly proficient in building, maintaining, and sustaining robust customer relationships leading to successful projects.

Project Highlights

Mysaic
Launched and managed the initial project phases and participated as advisor for later stages.
Viamericas
Released and managed a digital market application for money transfer between different countries worldwide.

Expertise

  • Agile Coaching
  • Agile Software Development
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • IT Project Management
  • Mobile/Web Project Management
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Software
  • Web & Mobile Applications

Work Experience

Agile Project Manager

2016 - 2020
Advice Interactive, Inc.
  • Joined the company then was rapidly promoted as core team project manager to lead offshore teams working on the core business of the company.
  • Implemented an agile software development structure for the company, executing procedures aligned with the highest standards in the industry.
  • Led the entire project lifecycle for multiple applications in the platform and major software updates, increasing business value and overall sales growth of the company year-over-year.
  • Reduced the cycle time for issues reported in the system from over 30 days to three days on average.
  • Reduced the time spent by the development team on defects by 25% and issues in the backlog by 347%.

Agile Project Manager

2013 - 2016
Talos Digital
  • Joined the team as a quality assurance engineer, and then promoted as project manager.
  • Led multiple offshore teams and projects in parallel, which allowed me to keep accelerating my growth in the company by providing outstanding results as manager.
  • Planned and coordinated deploys to a variety of enterprises, continually driving the company's growth and social recognition.
  • Participated and coordinated the creation of a project management course for the managers in the company.

Quality Assurance Engineer

2012 - 2013
Yuxi Pacific, Inc.
  • Planned, executed, and controlled partial deliverables under agile methodologies.
  • Analyzed business requirements for a large variety of projects across multi-tier environments.
  • Performed quality assurance on software components by writing unit, regression, and integration testing methods.
  • Developed the data mining of API logs to efficiently design stress tests in different software applications.

Planning Engineer

2011 - 2012
Empresas Publicas de Medellin
  • Identified all the telecommunication needs for one of the largest companies in Colombia, to be used as input for the project.
  • Proposed the physical architecture system to solve the project requirements. This architecture was finally implemented as recommended, two years after the proposal.
  • Developed a telecommunication roadmap for the company considering the market and its evolution.

Project History

Mysaic

https://www.mysaic.com/

Launched and managed the initial project phases and participated as advisor for later stages.

Managed the entire project lifecycle. Led the quality assurance strategy and conducted milestone achievement in the project throughout its development. Served as liaison and advisor between client and team members until the project reached completion.

Viamericas

https://corporate.viamericas.com/

Released and managed a digital market application for money transfer between different countries worldwide.

Led an offshore development team through the project lifecycle, ensuring the best technical and management standards were implemented at every stage. The application included the development of new features in the search for business growth and diversification.

Education

2006 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunication Engineering

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana - Medellin, Colombia

Certifications

AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

Scaled Agile SAFe Candidate

Scaled Agile, Inc.

OCTOBER 2014 - PRESENT

Certified Scrum Master

International Scrum Institute

OCTOBER 2013 - PRESENT

ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

PeopleCert

FEBRUARY 2009 - PRESENT

Coaching Diploma Certificate

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Skills

Tools

Confluence, Jira, Atlassian, Trello, Slack, Zoom

Paradigms

Agile Project Management, Agile Software Development, Kanban, Agile, Agile Leadership, Scrum, Requirements Analysis, Agile Workflow, Continuous Delivery (CD)

Industry Expertise

Software, Technology

Other

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Coaching, Scrum Master, IT Projects, IT Project Management, Offshore Development, Offshore Team Management, Agile Sprints, Agile Coaching, Software Development Management, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Project Management, Offshoring, Mobile/Web Project Management, Web Technologies, Web & Mobile Applications, Jira Administrator, Microsoft 365, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Quality Assurance (QA), ITIL V3 Foundation Certified, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Websites

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