Current PhD Student (Business Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology) and experienced entrepreneur, consultant, and business development executive in the global technology services industry with over 20 years of international experience throughout the United States, Mexico, South America, and Asia, specializing in nearshore software development, captive center services, resource and vendor management and economic development in Latin America (LATAM).

IT Outsourcing & Vendor Management Specialist with global strategic sourcing & off-shoring project experience, with significant involvement in Latin American region. End-to-end vendor management governance including Statements of Work (SOW), from initial creation through to modification and tracking with key strategic vendors. Experience in managing multi-million dollar IT Services projects with the market’s biggest IT Services vendors (e.g. Cognizant, Wipro, IBM, CSC, HCL, iGate, Collabera, Matrix, etc.)

Full working knowledge of Vendor Management governance (quarterly reviews, score-carding, MSAs, KPIs, etc.) with key skills in IT Services, Outsourcing, Offshore, Managed Services, IT Consultancy, Professional Services, Cloud, Procurement, Indirect, Strategic Sourcing, Software, Technology, IT, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Purchasing, Buying, Negotiation, Vendor Management, Vendor Management Governance and SOWs.

Have held leadership and global sales roles with responsibilities that include managing alliances, acquisitions, strategic planning, risk management, customer satisfaction and client relationship development. Expertise in contract negotiations, captive centers, nearshoring and offshore operations, and labor arbitrage specializing in systems integration, application outsourcing, infrastructure outsourcing and business transformation outsourcing.