Katara Waterbender

Senior Project Manager

[email protected] +58 412 345 6789 linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender

DOB: 15/03/1990 Nationality: Venezolano(a) Status: Soltero(a)

Español (Nativo)Inglés (B1 — Intermedio)

Professional Summary

PMP-certified project manager with 9+ years delivering complex technology and business transformation projects. Successfully managed $50M+ in combined project portfolios across financial services, healthcare, and government sectors. Expert in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall methodologies with a track record of on-time, on-budget delivery.

Certifications & Licenses

PMP — Project Management Professional (2019)
PRINCE2 Practitioner (2018)
Certified SAFe Agilist (SA) (2022)
ITIL v4 Foundation (2020)

Professional Experience

Senior Project Manager

Accenture — Caracas, Venezuela

May 2021 – Present

Manage portfolio of 5 concurrent projects ($12M combined budget, 60+ team members)
Delivered ERP migration for government client — $8M budget, 18-month timeline, on time
Implemented Agile transformation across 3 client organisations (200+ stakeholders)
Achieved 95% client satisfaction score across all managed engagements
Established PMO standards and templates adopted across ANZ practice

Project Manager

Suncorp Group — Valencia, Venezuela

Feb 2018 – Apr 2021

Led digital transformation program for insurance claims platform ($6M budget)
Reduced claims processing time from 14 days to 3 days through process redesign
Managed cross-functional team of 25 across IT, operations, and business units
Delivered 12 projects over 3 years with 100% on-budget track record

Associate Project Manager

IBM — Maracaibo, Venezuela

Jul 2015 – Jan 2018

Coordinated delivery of cloud migration project for banking client (500+ VMs)
Managed project schedules, risk registers, and status reporting for 4 workstreams
Facilitated weekly steering committees with client CIO and programme sponsors
Mentored 2 junior PMs through IBM's project management development programme

Technical Skills

Metodologías: Agile/Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, Hybrid, PRINCE2

Gestión: Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Budget Management, Vendor Management

Herramientas: Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI

Áreas: Digital Transformation, Cloud Migration, ERP, Insurance, Government

Education

Máster en Gestión de Proyectos

2017 – 2018

Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)

Licenciatura en Tecnología de la Información

2011 – 2014

Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB)

Key Achievements

Delivered $50M+ in project portfolios with 100% on-budget track record
Reduced insurance claims processing from 14 days to 3 days
95% client satisfaction score across all managed engagements