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Alejandro Castaño

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VP, Head of Delivery at MAS Global Consulting
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  • MAS Global Consulting
    VP, Head of Delivery
    MAS Global Consulting
    Sep 2021 - Current (5 years)
    Lead the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for global software initiatives, from discovery to deployment, ensuring high-quality outcomes that meet business and technical goals. •Lead engineering delivery across a $19M portfolio of 20+ concurrent SaaS and enterprise applications. •Integrated BI and data engineering practices into delivery processes, enabling near-real-time analytics, KPI monitoring, and ML experimentation. •Our support for client solutions has intensified, with all engagements involving components of ML, AI, or BI. These initiatives are consistently addressed through close collaboration between the Delivery and Sales teams. •Oversee strategic delivery operations for cross-functional teams across LATAM and the U.S., supporting e
  • MAS Global Consulting
    VP of Nearshore Development and Delivery
    MAS Global Consulting
    Apr 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 10 months)
    Led the growth and execution of MAS Global’s nearshore delivery model, building high-performing technology teams and ensuring successful execution of strategic software projects. Managed multidisciplinary teams of developers, PMs, and technical leads supporting clients across North America. - Oversaw project governance, methodology adherence, and delivery KPIs across multiple accounts. - Defined the talent acquisition and onboarding strategy to scale nearshore operations rapidly. - Partnered with executive stakeholders to tailor delivery models based on project size, complexity, and industry. - Championed Agile, DevOps, and continuous improvement across distributed teams
  • MAS Global Consulting
    Development Director
    MAS Global Consulting
    Jun 2017 - Apr 2020 (2 years 11 months)
    Directed multiple cross-functional development teams for Fortune 500 clients, ensuring team scalability, customer satisfaction, and technical excellence. - Led delivery and staffing strategy for onsite and remote engineering teams. - Acted as primary interface with clients to align delivery, staffing, and roadmap decisions. - Oversaw vendor management, budget planning, and resource allocation across projects. - Participated in pre-sales, RFP responses, and account planning for new initiatives. - Conducted performance reviews and leadership mentoring across technical staff.
  • Seon
    Software Manager
    Seon
    Dec 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 6 months)
    Managed development teams delivering business-critical applications for international clients, with a focus on collaboration, scalability, and customer satisfaction. - Acted as main point of contact for customer product teams and development squads. - Drove alignment between business needs and technical execution for enterprise features. - Supported software lifecycle from design and development to maintenance and optimization. - Championed team augmentation models and helped scale on-demand engineering capacity. - Participated in product design decisions. - Interact with end-users to understand their needs and establish new requirements
  • Satrack
    R&D Manager / CTO / CIO
    Satrack
    Dec 2010 - Nov 2015 (5 years)
    Led technical strategy and execution across IT, BI/BA, cartography, hardware R&D, and multiple software squads for a high-availability, high-throughput SaaS platform. - Migrated high-volume telemetry SaaS platform to Azure, enabling real-time fleet tracking, analytics, and high concurrency support. - Designed data ingestion and processing pipelines to support fleet-wide reporting, anomaly detection, and route optimization. - Scaled BI/BA department to support advanced business insights and daily operations reporting for thousands of connected vehicles. - Oversaw transition to Agile methodologies across development teams. - Directed the successful migration of a high-transaction production environment to the cloud, including DRP, architect
  • Almacenes Exito SA
    Technology Analyst I
    Almacenes Exito SA
    Mar 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 10 months)
    Served as Solutions Architect and Project Manager for large-scale legacy system migrations within one of Colombia’s leading retail companies. - Migrated critical legacy desktop applications to web-based platforms using new tech stacks. - Coordinated with internal and external vendors to align timelines and project scopes. - Led architecture planning and support for internal application modernization initiatives. - Ensured business continuity during phased migration rollouts. Key achievements: • Successfully migrated 10+ legacy apps without service disruption • Reduced application response times through architectural redesign • Streamlined vendor engagement across cross-functional teams
  • PSL Corp Now part of Perficient
    Solutions Architect
    PSL Corp Now part of Perficient
    Jan 2004 - Dec 2007 (4 years)
    Played a key role in highly transactional, failure-tolerant systems for banking sector clients. Contributed to PSL’s CMMi Level 5 certification by promoting software engineering best practices. - I was part of the Leading development team of core banking features with a focus on high availability and load performance. - Mentored junior developers and standardized internal training programs. - I was part of the definition of the development standards and QA practices for distributed teams. Key achievements: • Delivered secure, scalable banking apps used by thousands of daily users • Conducted performance/load testing and tuned applications for optimal throughput
  • PSL Corp Now part of Perficient
    Software Developer
    PSL Corp Now part of Perficient
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2004 (3 years)
    Worked on software development teams building financial systems for enterprise clients. Focused on backend logic, core functionality, and database interactions in mission-critical environments.
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    CEO
    ADN Digital
    Jan 2001 - Dec 2002 (2 years)
    CEO and Founder - Support and maintenance services for IT companies. - Marketing and communication services.
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    Internship Trainee
    Leather Center
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2001 (2 years)
    - I had the responsibility to automate critical manual processes executed by different areas of the company. - Integrations between AS/400 and desktop application - Support and maintenance of Visual Fox Pro legacy applications with Informix databases - Research of wireless technologies to implement in the company and help main areas to keep track of Production lines, sales, inventory, etc.
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  • Universidad Eafit
    Management 4.0, Administración de sistemas informáticos en red
    Universidad Eafit
    Nov 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 3 months)
  • Universidad Eafit
    Master's degree in Software Development (Especializacion en Desarrollo de Software
    Universidad Eafit
    Jan 2003 - Dec 2005 (3 years)
  • Universidad Eafit
    Bachelor's Degree in Systems Engineering (Ingeniero de Sistemas, Software development
    Universidad Eafit
    Jan 1996 - Dec 2001 (6 years)
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