Oswaldo Alvarez

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Global Head of Engineering at Scotiabank
Ontario, Canada
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    Global Engineering Director
    Digital Factory
    Aug 2019 - Current (6 years 9 months)
    • Designed and implemented the strategy of global engineering for digital banking at Scotiabank. This strategy is focus in reuse and share software, accelerating the time to market (velocity), reducing cost and promoting alignment in multiples teams in 6 countries. • He designed and implemented the inner-source strategy to reuse and share software across all organization. • Leading more than 500 software engineering in Toronto, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, The Caribbean and Perú. • Designed and Implemented the engineering guidelines to create global projects (Governance model). • He builds a catalog of different pieces of software ready to be reused by any team in any country (The Marketplace). • His program has run more than 50 pilots of
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    Head of Engineering
    Digital Factory
    Feb 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 7 months)
    • He Built a team of 120+ Seniors Software Developers Engineers (Frontend, Backend, Architects, Development Directors, Development Managers, DevOps, Test Automation, Performance Engineers, QA, Support Teams, Software Delivery and Security Specialist) • He and his team achieve a successful migration of Citibank Colombia systems to Scotiabank systems to operate as a one bank with only one system. • He and his team developed the new online banking web and mobile based that helped boost digital adoption from 20% in Q1 2017 to 40% in August 2019 and migrate transaction form physical branches to digital channels from 36% in Q1 2017 to 23.22% in May 2019. • He and his team developed digital sales experiences for different products of the bank l
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    Technical Director
    Nov 2016 - Feb 2017 (4 months)
    • Influence a large team or multiple teams to achieve their goals. • Manage customer and team expectations. • Manage overall performance; defining metrics and setting targets for multiple or complex customers' projects. • Define and overview a consistent agile development process according to the team and customer expectations. • Conduct technical reviews, audit projects and ensure best practices are followed. • Recommend strategic code reuse opportunities across the company. • Generate capacity plans to enable team growth. • Stay up to date with state-of-the-art technology trends to propose new features and provide value and innovative solutions to our customers. • Create and execute a high-level development plan based on multi-yea
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    CEO & Founder
    Opening video | Global Meeting of the Internet Society in Geneva (in World English Accent)
    Nov 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 1 month)
    THE PLAYER9 is a platform that converts any video in a sale interactive experience. While you are watching a video, you can stop/pause at any time, click on the product of your choice, see the details of that product and purchase it right from the video. A Video Shop • In charge of Business Development, Marketing/Sales Strategies and Software Development • Made +36 Interactive videos with very important brands around the world (MARIO HERNANDEZ, CAROLINA HERRERA, Colombia (Country), SWAROSKY, FDS, etc.) • Partnership with +10 video agencies (Resellers) • Partnership with +5 advertisement agencies (Resellers) • Architect and creator of the IT platform which made this project a reality
  • Exclusive Books
    CEO & Founder
    Exclusive Books
    2014 - Nov 2016 (2 years 11 months)
    THE WALL9 is a software factory based in Bogotá, Colombia • Creator of thewall9 Cloud CMS: An experimental Open Source Cloud CMS created with .NET MVC 5.2.2 framework with a Web API architecture using Visual Studio 2015 https://github.com/ozalvarez/thewall9-CMS • Creator of elcubo9: An Open Source App in restaurants and bars allowing people order from table without make large lines or interact with waitress https://github.com/ozalvarez/elcubo9
  • Cuestiona.me
    CTO & Co-Founder
    Cuestiona.me
    Nov 2013 - Nov 2014 (1 year 1 month)
    Cuestiona.me is a web platform that allows user to create questions and comments addressed to leaders, organizations or people of influence. • He leads all marketing strategies which include create software features to automate marketing tools, strategies of guerrilla marketing to bring users to use the cuestiona.me platform • He leads all process of retention trying to maintain users engaged with the platform and growth which include several techniques to bring more users and complete the cycle of get users, keep users and growth • He made a partnership with Colombia government (URNA DE CRISTAL) making cuestiona.me the official platform to question leaders and organization in the Country.
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    CTO & Co-Founder
    SwitchRay inc. (former Aloe Systems inc.)
    Jul 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 4 months)
    Wind2share is A social referral network He is the creator of the entire technology platform since its initial release. Led all IT process including Software Development, Software Architecture, API Development, Front-End Development, Mobile Development, Automated Test, User Experience, and Web/Mobile Design. He was the project manager using agile development methodologies to follow the concept of lean startup to make quick experiments, measure it and take decisions. Responsible for code standards for all applications, documentation of IT processes, conceptualizing new ideas and stay current on new trends, technologies and external applications that help to optimize the operation and development of the entire technology platform. He also par
  • Facebook
    CEO & Co-Founder
    Facebook
    Apr 2010 - Oct 2012 (2 years 7 months)
    He was the founder of Silverexe in Venezuela and Colombia, led a team of over 16 people with the objective of making the main Silverexe digital agency of both countries. Within Silverexe led all technology processes and general management. Developed a CMS that allowed itself to develop web portals in two days at low prices. Developed a Custom Cloud CRM to manage all customer relationship with an internal methodology. Created and developed the business model of the company. Led processes of advertising, marketing and customer relationship. This company was sold by 2012 • Creator of Silverexe CMS, it's a content management system that allow create fully customized web portals in less than two days at extremely low prices. This was done using
  • Legendsoft
    Sales Manager
    Legendsoft
    Jul 2009 - Apr 2010 (10 months)
    Led the entire process of marketing and selling of several software solutions. Implemented a CRM system that allowed not only make the process of lead generation but the tracking and after sales. Creator of intern methodology of all sales process, train and lead the team.
  • Legendsoft
    Project Manager
    Legendsoft
    Mar 2009 - Jul 2009 (5 months)
    Led the entire software development process using Scrum framework in this position led web developers, mobile developers, web designers and UX designers. He developed all entire software architecture, plan projects, standardizing IT code and documentation. He used Technologies as HTML, CSS, C#, ASP.NET 2.0, ASP.NET MVC 1.0, javascript, SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, IIS 6 • Was the Project Manager of http://tuticket.com, an international platform of online ticket sales. Web build this platform in 3 month • Was the Project Manager of http://www.lidotel.com.ve/ an online application that allows online booking of rooms in one of the most prestigious hotels in Venezuela
  • Sambil
    SAP Strategy Management Consultant
    Sambil
    Aug 2007 - Mar 2009 (1 year 8 months)
    Cipher BSC - USA &Venezuela August 2007 - March 2009 He is a certified consultant in SAP Strategy Management. Conducted strategic planning under the Balanced Score Card methodology for different companies worldwide. Managed business intelligence applications, data warehouse and OLAP systems. Proposed strategies for different companies after analysis of performance indicators (KPI) that were not performing well. • Participated in the implementation of SAP SM in this companies: Transnet - South Africa, SAP - Germany, Banesco Insurance - Venezuela, Banesco Universal Banking - Venezuela, Gerdau - Brazil, and Irving City - USA. • Created prototypes of BSC for: Mesa City - USA, San Diego Port - USA, Santa Teresa - Venezuela, Government of Mi
  • Legendsoft
    Software Engineer
    Legendsoft
    Jan 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 8 months)
    Performed web development technology under Java (JSP, Servlet, Struts, Hibernate, JDO, EJB, CMP, RMI) creating banking portals and e-commerce. He creates other websites under ASP.NET Web Forms, JavaScript, Action Script, Flash and SQL Server 2005.
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    1th Place Microsoft Imagine Cup 2007 Venezuela Development Platform Support comprehensive job training for young peopl
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    3th Place Microsoft Imagine Cup 2007 Andean Development Platform Support comprehensive job training for young people o
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    Award for outstanding qualification in certification of SAP Strategy Management 2007 SAP
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    Merit Award Student Central University of Venezuela 2007 Mention Entrepreneurial Innovation