Katara Waterbender

Senior Project Manager

katara@teamavatar.pm +58 412 345 6789 linkedin.com/in/katara-waterbender

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

Español (Nativo)Inglés (B1 — Intermedio)

Profile

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.

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

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

Education

Máster en Gestión de Proyectos

Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV)

2017 – 2018

Licenciatura en Tecnología de la Información

Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB)

2011 – 2014

Certifications

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