Alejandro Barahona

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Senior Project Manager
Colombia
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Starting at COP100k/hour ~USD30.2/hour
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  • C
    Co-founder & Program Manager verified_user Verified experience public Remote experience
    Jun 2024 - Current (2 years 5 months)
    ▸ Co-founded and scaled a B2B automation venture to ~$6K USD MRR in 9 months, leading a team of 4 (2 devs, 1 KAM, 1 support).
    ▸ Designed and executed a 4-phase program roadmap: automation bots → proprietary VPS infrastructure (125 servers) → management platform → WhatsApp Business API service.
    ▸ Deployed 120 live automation bots under a commission + retainer model; low OpEx achieved through infrastructure ownership rather than third-party hosting.
    • Leveraged expertise in Project and Program Management to oversee all initiatives within the organization, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
    • Managed key clients and stakeholders effectively, fostering strong relationships and ensuring project success fro
  • Capgemini Engineering
    Senior Project Manager public Remote experience
    Capgemini Engineering
    Jul 2023 - Current (3 years 4 months)
    ▸ Led end-to-end B2B API integrations for Cisco across full SDLC — from requirements to go-live — managing cross-functional teams of up to 4 and multiple technical and executive stakeholders simultaneously.
    ▸ Delivered integration quality that drove a second Cisco department to contract a new engagement phase, expanding the client relationship beyond the original scope.
    ▸ Boosted stakeholder participation by 50% through tailored communication cadences, improving requirements elicitation and reducing rework across enterprise environments.
    ▸ Managed ITIL service management integrations across Cisco's enterprise infrastructure, ensuring seamless data bonding between ticketing systems and client platforms using DataWeave and REST
  • Capgemini Engineering
    Support Engineer public Remote experience
    Capgemini Engineering
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 5 months)
    ▸ Promoted from Support Engineer to Senior PM within 17 months based on consistent delivery performance across healthcare, banking, and retail clients.
    ▸ Achieved 50% reduction in workload KPI, eliminating SLA penalty risk while maintaining CSAT of 9/10.
    ▸ Coordinated major incident resolution with 10+ stakeholders, aligning technical and business teams in real time under high-pressure conditions.
  • R
    Project Manager
    Radiocom SAS
    May 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 9 months)
    ▸ Led a team of 6 engineers in the installation of a $3M LIDAR meteorological system and AWOS maintenance program across 21 Colombian airports, delivering on time and within budget.
    ▸ Managed public tender process end-to-end — from acquisition plan analysis to offer submission and contract execution — winning multiple competitive bids in the aeronautics sector.
  • Optiplant Consultores
    Full Stack Developer Engineer
    Optiplant Consultores
    Feb 2019 - May 2019 (4 months)
    - Web application development.
    - Selected from the entry seedbed because of constant learning and good practices.
    - Knowledge in DB: MicrosoftSQL - Transact SQL | Backend: C# - .Net | Frontend: HTML5, JQuery.
  • DANE
    Support Engineer verified_user Verified experience
    DANE
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)
    - Recognition for work performance.
    - Training and best practices on the use of data capture devices.
    - Office network administration.
  • Universidad del Quindío
    Auxiliar administrativo Laboratorio de Telecomunicaciones
    Universidad del Quindío
    Feb 2017 - Jun 2018 (1 year 5 months)
    - Laboratory leader, training new assistants and supervising.
    - Inventory management, for loans of communications equipment.
    - Web application support for loan management (Laravel, MySQL).
  • Universidad del Quindío
    Auxiliar administrativo Laboratorio de Telecomunicaciones
    Universidad del Quindío
    Aug 2015 - Jun 2016 (11 months)
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  • PMI
    Project Management Professional (PMP)®
    PMI
    Apr 2024 - Current (2 years 7 months)
  • Certiprof
    Agile Coach Professional Certficate
    Certiprof
    Nov 2022
  • Certiprof
    OKR Master and Champion Certification public Remote experience
    Certiprof
    Sep 2022
  • Certmind
    Cloud Computing Fundamentals
    Certmind
    Jul 2022
  • Certiprof
    Cyber Security Foundation public Remote experience
    Certiprof
    Jul 2022
  • Universidad el Bosque
    Master's Degree in Organizational Project Management
    Universidad el Bosque
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 3 months)
    - Data analysis with PowerBI and decision making.
    - Agile methodologies and maturity models.
    - Benefits management, BRM framework, Portfolios, Programs and Projects.
  • Certiprof
    Scrum Master Professional Certificate public Remote experience
    Certiprof
    Jan 2022
  • Universidad el Bosque
    Project Management Specialist
    Universidad el Bosque
    Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 1 month)
    Grade: 96%
    - Management of a university project to provide consulting and webinars in project management.
    - PMI best practices.
    - Design of methodologies and plans for process groups.
    - Agile methodologies, Scrum, Design Thinking.
    - Honorable Mention.
    - MSProject.
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    Electric and Electronic Engineering
    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2016 (6 months)
    Grade: 100%
    Academic Exchange for one semester.

    - Multicultural teamwork.
    - Knowledge in digital medical image processing, non-linear control and electronic instrumentation.
    - Attendance to different lectures on automation and control.
  • Universidad del Quindío
    Ingeniería Electrónica
    Universidad del Quindío
    Feb 2013 - Apr 2019 (6 years 3 months)
    Grade: 90%
    Thesis: Smart Home card for a room
    - Development of an IoT solution, to monitor, control and collect data from a room.
    - Web Application PHP Framework Laravel on Heroku PaaS.
    - Scholarship for one semester for superior average.
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  • V
    Volunteering | Facilitator/Scrum Master
    Mar 2022 - Dec 2022 (10 months)
    - Remote support for implementation of agile frameworks.
    - Facilitation of training workshops in agile frameworks such as Scrum.
    - Research of technological tools to use agile methodologies.
    - Implementation and research of liberating structures to strengthen teams.
  • R
    Perform Maintenance of AWOS Systems Nationwide
    Radiocom SAS
    Nov 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 2 months)
    - Preparation of purchase orders and acquisitions for the development of the project.
    - Coordination of work on site.
    - Resource management.
    - Planning and schedule.
    - Team of 6 members.
    - Support for the diagnosis of meteorological equipment.
  • R
    Procurement, Installation and Commissioning of wind shear system for Bogota Airport
    Radiocom SAS
    Nov 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 3 months)
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    - Coordination and preparation of the bidding proposal
    - Project execution and status.
    - Monitoring of purchase orders, equipment installation.
    - Resource management.
    - Team of 4 members.
  • Universidad el Bosque
    Preparation and Development Phases of the Webinars and Tutorial Coffees for the PM Specialization of the UnBosque public Remote experience
    Universidad el Bosque
    Jul 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year)
    - Project management and monitoring.
    - Monitoring of the triple extended restriction of schedule, scope, costs, and quality.
    - Preparation of follow-up reports and management reports.
    - Moderator.
    - Team of 8 members.
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  • Capgemini Engineering
    Recognition for work performance (Value: Boldness)
    Capgemini Engineering
    Dec 2022
    - Excellent work performance, always attentive to support colleagues with new and difficult case situations. Boldness.
    Recognition and congratulations for excellent work performance, always attentive to support colleagues with new and difficult case situations.
    Boldness: not afraid to take risks and investigate using a decisive disposition.
  • Universidad el Bosque
    Honorable Mention
    Universidad el Bosque
    Aug 2021
    - Awarded for the degree work in which I participated as Project Manager. Exceeding expectations and bringing the project
  • R
    Performance Bonuses
    Radiocom SAS
    May 2019 - Jan 2022 (2 years 9 months)