1. EDGAR MAURICIO MARTINEZ CARDENAS
Date and Place of Birth: April 26, 1972, Bogotá
Street 112 15 A 11 House 102 - Bogota, D.C.
Home Phone: 4735346 / Mobile: 3176589296
Personal mail: mmartinez035@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Systems Engineer with Specialization in Technology Project Management, experience of over 18 years in
participation, definition and strategic IT management in multinational environments. Specialist modeling
and application of IT standards and IT operational industry models (COSO, COBIT, CMMI, TOGAF, ITIL,
PMI, SCRUM, ISO 9000, ISO 27001, Data Analysis) for services, security, innovation and development
project of information technology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Company: PwC IS Ltda.
Position: IT Senior Manager for Latin America
July 2010 – to Present
Functions:
Member of the regional committee for the definition, implementation and management of
technology strategy for PwC in Latin America (9 countries, ~ 8500 users)
Responsible for the control of operations, integration, implementation and support of IT services
and solutions for PwC in Latin America. Report to regional CIO IT.
Main achievements:
For Latin America Area:
Responsible to define the regional budget and its implementation, mainly for strategic and
operational IT projects.
Manager of strategic programs, innovation, updating and Data Analytics, with close collaboration
and participation in teams of Latin America, US, UK, India.
Change Manager and leading integrator of IT areas and technologies in the region; responsible for
establishing operational synergies and operating models, supported standards and / or
international generally accepted methodologies (COSO, COBIT, CMMI, TOGAF, PMI, SCRUM)
Responsible for regional implementations of HCS, ERP, CRM, PMO, Virtualization, Mobile Access,
Cloud Computing, Cloud-work, Data Warehouse and Data Analytics, Collaboration tools, Desktop
/ Applications Roadmap and Contract Administration.
For Global Network:
Direct participation in global programs for the development of new technologies.
Direct participation in global committees to deal with the definition of global technological strategies,
internal IT standards, the definition and maintenance of the models for application development,
technological change, security, communications and help desks.
Company: PwC IS Ltda.
Position: Manager of Technology and Informatics - Local Operations
December 2005 - June 2010
Functions:
• IT Manager responsible for define and develop the IT strategic and operational plans in Colombia.
Reporting to IT Director in Colombia.
• Regional Manager responsible to application deployment and special projects for PwC in Latin
America. Reporting to IT Regional Senior Manager in Latin America.
2. Main achievements:
• Participation in multicultural groups at global level, to define global processes for the
implementation of systems and applications.
• Manager, integrator and implementer of some IT operational models for Colombia and Latin
America (Services Desk Model supported in ITIL, ISO 9000, ISO27001, PMO, CMMI)
Company: PwC IS Ltda.
Position: Head of Technology and Informatics
July 2000 - November 2005
Functions:
• Responsible for the operation and support of messaging services, collaboration, network, data
center and IT communications for Colombia.
• Project manager for implementation projects and technological reorganization,
Main achievements:
• Local management support (Colombia) of all high impact applications, Management teams for
infrastructure and HelpDesk in Colombia (ITIL, ISO 27001)
• Member of local team responsible for analysis of hardware and software functionality and verify the
correct operations of equipment and internal applications in the Firm.
Company: PwC IS Ltda.
Position: Technology Coordinator
April 1999 - June 2000
Functions:
• Management and support in Colombia for internal software used in the external audit service,
• Application development and support for internal and external practices of the Firm.
Main achievements:
• Development of management plan and process to support critical tools and applications
• Training to final and support users (~400 users).
• Implementation of financial information system and its integrations with other systems in Colombia.
Company: PwC IS Ltda.
Position: Analyst and Developer
October 1998 - March 1999
Functions:
• Responsible for support of Finantial area of PwC - Colombia.
Main achievements:
• Design and implement a model to receive and attend development requirements and applications
support for Colombia.
• Lead team for analysis and development in preparation for Y2K.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Company: PwC employees Fund - FEMPRICE
Functions:
Chairman of the Board (April 2007 - April 2009)
active member of the Board (April 2015 - currently)
3. EDUCATION
COLLEGE - SPECIALIZATIONS
• POLITECNICO Grancolombiano - Telecommunications Project Management - 2005
COLLEGE – UNDERGRADUATE (Bachellor)
• UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COLOMBIA - Systems Engineer -1999
SENIOR MANAGEMENT COURSES
• PwC - Data-driven Decision Making - 2016
• UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES - Project Management - 2016
• UNIVERIDAD JAVERIANA DE COLOMBIA - Development of WEB applications - 2002
• ONG NEW MILLENNIUM - Senior Management with emphasis in Human Resource - 2002
LANGUAGES
• English - C1 (reading, writing, speaking) advanced intermediate
• Portuguese - B2 (reading, writing, speaking) Intermediate
OTHERS
• International exchange for the adoption of the new tool for audit practice worldwide 40 countries -
80 participants (March-April 2007)
• Internal Auditor ISO 9001: 2000
• Implementer Management System Information Security ISO 27001
• Instructor Training
• Project Management
• Lotus Domino Administration / Design
• Microsoft System Engineer
• Microsoft SQL Implementation / Administration
PERSONAL REFERENCES:
On request
EDGAR MAURICIO MARTÍNEZ CÁRDENAS
