Alejandra Nieto

Alejandra Nieto

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Strategic Transformation, Controller, Project Manager, Change Management, Process Improvement
Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

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  • Newton Vision Corp
    Project Manager - Business Analist
    Newton Vision Corp
    Jan 2023 - Current (2 years 5 months)
    • Determine and define project scope and objectives. • Develop, manage, and execute the project plan. Manage the project from kickoff to implementation and client acceptance. • Oversee the efforts of the required internal specialists/departments. • Contribute to the Professional Services team by providing excellent customer service and support. • Review, analyze, and evaluate customer business requirements and solution objectives. • Create and update process and solution documentation for both internal and the client’s use. • Lead implementation-specific activities and conduct meetings with new and existing customers.
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    Controlling and Project Management Counselor
    Autnomo
    Aug 2018 - May 2023 (4 years 10 months)
  • Indra
    Management Control Manager for Colombia and Equator
    Indra
    Jul 2014 - Jul 2018 (4 years 1 month)
    Business planning, forecasting and leading annual budgeting process for 4 companies of the group in Colombia and Equator. Management of key and strategic information. People in charge: 6 / Annual Average Budget: 86,5 Million of Euros. ● Improved business controls developing a control team with strong criteria and self-reliance, who became a reference in Colombia and Spain. ● Implemented a monitoring and forecast model, that let me define and implement a costs reduction plan of 1 MEUR approximately. ● Led the implementation of IFRS 15 in all the projects, as well as the integration of the projects of Tecnocom (company bought by Indra in 2017) to Indra’s management model. ● Advised issues and risks in three business opportunities (over 100 M
  • Indra
    Operations Manager (Business Unit: Road Traffic for Colombia)
    Indra
    Dec 2012 - Jul 2014 (1 year 8 months)
    Overseeing all operational activities for the Road Traffic business unit . Identi-fying new business opportunities and elaborating business cases and propo-sals to growth sales. People in charge: 33 / Annual Average Budget: 5,5 Million of Euros. ● Stabilized projects of the unit, including operational and financial aspects, increasing contribution margin 5% approximately. ● Mentored three people in project management with technical profile and they became project leaders.
  • Indra
    Project Manager (Business Unit: Road Traffic for Colombia)
    Indra
    Aug 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 4 months)
    Leading the project “Design, supply, installation, put into service, training, assisted operation and maintenance of the software and hardware platform of the integrated system for mobility control” with a budget of 4,6 Million EUR for the clients: UNE TELECOMUNICACIONES S.A. E.S.P. and XM-Compañía de Expertos en Mercados (telco and energy companies), leading a group of 15 people. Managing the day to day operations of the project, including: coordinate client and team activities, developing project plans, managing communication, performing risk management, managing project scope, schedules, budgets, quality, resources and deliverables. ● Coordinated activities up to six simultaneous contractors located in Colombia, Spain, Italy and Fran
  • Indra
    Project Controller Expert (Business Unit: Road Traffic for Colombia)
    Indra
    Jul 2011 - Aug 2011 (2 months)
    Implementing a model for controlling and monitoring financial data of projects from Transport Unit. Training the person who will be doing the financial controlling of the projects. ● Designed and implemented a model for monitoring and control that allows me to do reliable forecasts for the annual closure of the unit. ● Trained the person and achieved that he had an excellent performance in one month assuming the role of business controller.
  • Indra
    Senior Consultant (Business Unit: Energy & Industry for Colombia)
    Indra
    Feb 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 5 months)
    Taking the requirements of the client (Gas Natural Fenosa) and analyzing various methods and solutions to build a system that meets the client’s required structure for the new Customer Service System including electricity and gas businesses for Spain, Latin America and Brazil. ● Defined procedures and needs of the electricity and gas businesses, clarifying and adapting functional requirements in the Functional Design to cover peculiarities in all the countries and reducing the complexity of the technical design.
  • Indra
    PMO / Quality Assurance / Project Manager (Business Unit: Energy for Colombia)
    Indra
    Mar 2009 - Jun 2011 (2 years 4 months)
    Responsible for the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and closing of the project for three clients: ISAGEN, Compañía de Expertos en Mercados XM, CEPSA Colombia (Energy Companies). ● Recommended changes to be included in the draft copies of contracts, removing ambiguities and reducing Indra’s risks, which were accepted by all parts. ● Achieved the renewal of two contracts improving profits for Indra through cost and scope management.
  • Indra
    Key Account Manager (Business Unit: Energy & Industry for Colombia)
    Indra
    Aug 2008 - Jun 2011 (2 years 11 months)
    Playing an integral role in new business and hold responsibility for the effective on-boarding of new requirements of the client in the service of Massive Bills Printing for Gas Natual S.A. E.S.P. ● Improved client service through the analysis of production block chain and implemented check points for the service and end product, increasing client’s satisfaction. ● Restructured and improved new products and services sales process, incrementing sales and profits in ten percentage points. ● Contributed in the elaboration of business cases and proposals for the new contract, and it was renewed twice.
  • Indra
    Business Controller and Business Developer (Business Unit: Energy & Industry for Colombia)
    Indra
    Sep 2007 - Aug 2010 (3 years)
    Risk analysis, reporting and control of financial variables in projects and sales . Working closely with the sales team on pro-posals for business. Annual Average Budget: aprox. 6,6 Million of Euros. ● Controlled an annual budget of 6,6 Million EUR approx. (Number of projects in 2008: 41, in 2009: 27, in 2010: 22) ● Developed a monitoring mechanism for economic control of projects in the business unit that improved and speeded up the quality of the data reported. ● Participated in construction of 39 proposals (bids), that created 15 new project (contracts), improving quality of the process and documentation required.
  • Indra
    Change Management Leader (Business Unit: Energy for Colombia)
    Indra
    Nov 2006 - Sep 2007 (11 months)
    Client: EMPRESA DE ENERGÍA DE CUNDINAMARCA S.A. E.S.P. Planning, leading and coordinating the development of Change Assimilation Process for the imple-mentation of the new information system (Open SGD). Establishing the map of stakeholders and defining communication plan (internal & external) Defining the development of new processes, procedures and manuals for the implementation. Defining and monitoring training plans for stakeholder (especially end users) and previous activities for the implementation, testing and support for deployment and stabilization phases, managing incidences and processes impro-vement. Leading the group or trainers and giving them support during the project. ● Successfully integrated a group of Brazilian experts
  • Indra
    Presales Senior Consultant (Business Unit: Energy for Colombia)
    Indra
    Apr 2006 - Nov 2006 (8 months)
    Defining with client the scope of the “consultancy for improving commercial and distribution operations” for CEDENAR S.A. E.S.P (Electricity Distribution and Commercialization Company). ● Analyzed current situation of part of the business, and detected needs of improvement in the commercial and distribution processes, developing a consultative sale (with a proposal) and ending with a new contract for Indra.
  • Indra
    Implementation Team Leader (Business Unit: Energy for Ethiopia)
    Indra
    Oct 2005 - Apr 2006 (7 months)
    Client: EEPCO - Ethiopian Electricity Power Corporation Planning, leading and coordinating the development of Change Assimilation Process for the imple-mentation of the new information system (CMS-Customer Management System). Establishing the map of stakeholders and defining communication plan (internal & external) Defining the development of new processes, procedures and manuals for the implementation. Defining and monitoring training plans for stakeholder (especially end users) and previous activities for the implementation, testing and support for deployment and stabilization phases, managing incidences and processes impro-vement. Leading the group or trainers and giving them support during the project. ● Re-organized and coordinated
  • Indra
    Change Management Team Leader (Business Unit: Energy for Colombia)
    Indra
    Jan 2005 - Oct 2005 (10 months)
    Team Leader in “Management Improvement Project” for the Client EPSA S.A E.S.P - CETSA S.A. E.S.P (Electricity Distribution and Commercialization Company). Planning, leading and coordinating the development of Change Assimilation Process for the imple-mentation of the new information systems (Open SGC / Open SGD). Establishing the map of stakeholders and defining communication plan (internal & external) Defining the development of new processes, procedures and manuals for the implementation. Defining and monitoring training plans for stakeholder (especially end users) and previous activities for the implementation, testing and support for deployment and stabilization phases, managing incidences and processes impro-vement. Leading the group
  • Indra
    Change Management Consultant (Business Unit: Energy for Colombia)
    Indra
    Dec 2001 - Dec 2004 (3 years 1 month)
    Consultant in “Management Improvement Project” for the Client ELECTRICARIBE S.A E.S.P - ELECTROCOSTA S.A. E.S.P (Electricity Distribution and Commercialization Company). Redesigning processes, integrating the use of new information systems to be implemented, preparing training materials, training different groups of people for each business unit, giving support to end users. ● Optimized work flows in business processes making the faster processes. ● Trained end users in Enrollment, Customer Care and Fraud Billing in five states of Colombia (Atlántico, Bolivar, Sucre, Córdoba y Cesár), collecting doubts, complaints and ideas, that I presented to business owners that helped to improve work environment. ● Proposed and wrote improvements to b
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    Especialista en Gerencia Financiera, Finanzas
    PontificiaUniversidadJaveriana
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (2 years)
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    Programa de Desarrollo Directivo, Gerencia y Dirección
    INALDE Business School Universidad de la Sabana.
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2014 (2 years)
    Es un programa que desarrolla de las competencias en los profesionales que tienen la responsabilidad de dirigir y tomar decisiones en las empresas. Enfocado en estrategia, gestión y liderazgo ante el cambio.
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    Maestría en Ciencia Espiritual, Transformación Personal
    Peace Theological Seminary College of Philosophy
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 (3 years)
    Seminarios de Transformación Personal (Año 1 - Creando a través de la gracia, Año 2 - Cumpliendo la Promesa Espiritual, Año 3 - Viviendo de Adentro hacia Afuera)
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    Especialista en Administración de Empresas, Administración
    Universidad Santo Tómas
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2007 (2 years)
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    Ingeniero Eléctrico, Ingeniería Eléctrico
    UniversidaddelosAndes
    Jan 1996 - Dec 2001 (6 years)
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    Diseño, suministro, instalación, puesta en servicio, capacitación, operación asistida y mantenimiento de la plataforma s
    Aug 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 4 months)
    Proyecto encaminado a gestionar adecuadamente los sistemas de control de tráfico y administrar las vías de la ciudad buscando mejorar la movilidad de las personas que se desplacen en algún medio de transporte dentro del sistema vial de la ciudad de Medellín, mediante el siguiente alcance: • Grupo 1 – XM: Diseño, suministro, instalación, capacitación, puesta en servicio, operación asistida, mantenimiento y provisión de repuestos de la plataforma para el Centro de Gestión del Tránsito de Medellín. • Grupo 2 – UNE: Diseño, suministro, instalación, puesta en servicio, operación asistida, mantenimiento y provisión de repuestos de los siguientes Subsistemas: o Subsistema de Circuito Cerrado de Televisión – CCTV. o Subsistema de Paneles de Mensaj
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    Diseño, suministro, instalación, puesta en servicio, capacitación, operación asistida y mantenimiento de la plataforma s
    Aug 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 year 4 months)
    Proyecto encaminado a gestionar adecuadamente los sistemas de control de tráfico y administrar las vías de la ciudad buscando mejorar la movilidad de las personas que se desplacen en algún medio de transporte dentro del sistema vial de la ciudad de Medellín, mediante el siguiente alcance: • Grupo 1 – XM: Diseño, suministro, instalación, capacitación, puesta en servicio, operación asistida, mantenimiento y provisión de repuestos de la plataforma para el Centro de Gestión del Tránsito de Medellín. • Grupo 2 – UNE: Diseño, suministro, instalación, puesta en servicio, operación asistida, mantenimiento y provisión de repuestos de los siguientes Subsistemas: o Subsistema de Circuito Cerrado de Televisión – CCTV. o Subsistema de Paneles de Mensaj
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    Colectivo Alto Potencial
    Indra en Colombia
    Dec 2017
    Desde el año 2012 hasta el 2017 pertenecí al Colectivo de Alto Potencial de Indra en Colombia debido a mi excelente desempeño y desarrollo profesional en la compañía.
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    Programa Mujeres y Liderazgo
    Indra en Colombia
    Jul 2015
    Indra en España lanzó a nivel mundial un Programa para Mujeres Líderes pertenecientes al equipo de Gestión y yo fui seleccionada para participar de este programa.