Hernan Castaneda

I am responsible for establishing the Project Management Office in Mexico, working with PMO team of KONE ENA (Canada, USA, and Mexico) in collaboration with different areas within the organization to develop e implement processes, metrics and driving excellence in project and portfolio management. Additionally, I am responsible of the successful delivery of the portfolio of projects of New Equipment Business in the country.

• Analysis, standardization and simplification of processes for managing Major Projects. Focus on risk management, scope management and cost management • Design and coordinate deployment of technical solutions for management of projects worldwide. Focus on risk management, scope management and cost management • Member of interdisciplinary groups responsible for defining strategic initiatives and investment plans for project and portfolio management for delivery projects

• Development of Master Thesis: “Business value of Project Portfolio Management in international delivery projects” • Collect and follow-up project management KPIs

• Selection and manage implementation of a reporting system for the area of Project Management support in Major Projects

• Scope Definition and pricing for projects • Planning and schedule definition • Project Manager for the installation and maintenance of a nationwide network of satellite stations for data communications to be used by the National Police of Colombia

• Deployment of the service of Kantoo English (mobile learning application) working with Telefónica Mobile operations in Venezuela, Chile and Brazil • Establishment of relationships and definition of escalation processes for technical support requests from the personnel of Telefónica in Venezuela, Chile and Brazil • Managing the relationship with SMS interconnection integrators in Venezuela and Brazil

• Development, along with the Council’s technical team, of regulations for several games of luck and gambling. I was responsible for writing technical and operation chapters • Definition of technical standards for the slots machines to be sold and operated in the country • Development of the Decree 4867 of 2008 that defines the requirements for real-time and online connection between concessionaires of permanent gambling games in Colombia and government’s entities to support tax collection

• Establish the Engineering Department - integrating the staff and areas of HUB Operation, Technical Support, Technical Marketing and Interconnection into functional units of the Department • Negotiation with the providers of telecommunications infrastructure, satellite spectrum and Internet backbone, obtaining significant savings for the operation • Design of new infrastructure for Internet service improving service availability and capacity

Major in Managing technology-driven business in international markets

5 years Engineering program