Eduardo Enrique Bechtold
Project Manager
Location
Adrogué, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Toptal Member Since
September 10, 2018
Eduardo is an internationally experienced software development manager with more than 15+ years managing software teams with 50+ staff distributed worldwide. He is experienced with varied software engineering practices, from start-up to corporate, across multiple industries and countries. His main focus is to deliver early business value and help companies embrace an agile culture.
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Global Trips
Lead the creation of a services oriented shopping engine multi-language/currency, white label, highly configurable system.
OD Copy & Print
Fostered an agile culture/methodology while building an online solution for self-service printing.
Startup (NDA)
Led product design and agile project management to launch the app.
Expertise
AgileAgile Product ManagementAgile Software DevelopmentKanbanProject ManagementScrumSoftware DevelopmentEducation
Bachelor's Degree
UADE University
Select Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Certified Project Manager Profesional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Work Experience
2015 - 2018
Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach
Circle Complete
- Created the tech area of the startup company from the ground up to 20+ tech employees.
- Led the engineering team, including coaching, allocating resources, managing the budget effectively, and reviewing team performance.
- Implemented and maintained Scrum methodology - organize and facilitate standup meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
- Coached, mentored, and confirmed team delivering stories such that they meet the definition of done.
- Managed releases and version control, facilitated release planning activities, and worked to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
- Fostered an agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
2014 - 2015
Senior Scrum Master
Office Depot
- Facilitated scrum ceremonies such as daily standups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Championed and managed weekly backlog grooming sessions with the team, ensuring work items are estimated, ready-for-work and maintained.
- Empowered teams to self-organize and facilitate decision making during sprint planning sessions ensuring the commitments made are appropriate and uphold scrum principles.
- Led team retrospectives and ensure key learning is incorporated into the next sprint.
- Fostered an agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
- Built trust and empowerment and creativity using sound judgment and excellent communications.
- Protected the team from outside interference, removing impediments, and ensuring that the work is delivered as a team.
- Identified impediments the team experiences and work with stakeholders to address them.
- Provided agile training to teams and stakeholders.
2009 - 2014
Senior Delivery Manager
Travelocity/Lastminute/Sabre Holding
- Led the Buenos Aires office for Global Trips initiative.
- Created a Project Manager Office (PMO) in Buenos Aires.
- Responsible for the daily management through the life cycle of the program.
- Defined the program controls, that is the processes, procedures, reporting, etc., to manage the program.
- Planned the overall program and monitor progress to make sure that milestones are being met across the various projects and programs.
- Managed and used resources across the various projects and programs in the program including budget.
2006 - 2009
Senior Project Manager
Nextel (Snoop Consulting)
- Ensured that software projects are delivered in accordance with agreed budgets and schedule, whilst implemented in line with all Company standards, requirements, and business principles, reporting progress monthly to own Line Management.
- Managed front-end development, detailed design, procurement and construction activities related to the assigned projects in accordance with procedures and industry best practices, ensuring cost control and integrity standards are maintained.
- Ensured effective communications with stakeholders involved in assigned projects to provide clarity, share information and eliminate confusion.
- Established and communicated project execution strategies.
- Leveraged CMMi methodologies to accurately define project requirements and minimize risk impact for certify level 3 pratices.
2005 - 2006
Engagement Manager
Sun Microsystems
- Support the Client Solutions (CS) account relationship with clients, partners, and other Sun organizations.
- Managed the overall project quality assurance process to ensure what was sold is successfully delivered and that Sun meets or exceeds client delivery expectations.
- The EM is a highly strategic senior level business and client management role and is a representative of the client relationship team to ensure successful closure, delivery, and client satisfaction of Sun projects.
- Lead the creation of custom service offerings to fulfill the strategic goals of our clients.
- Created the presales “win team” as well as leading the proposal bid process.
2002 - 2005
Project Manager
Movicom Bellsouth
- Responsible for Customers, Sales, Cost, and Inventory modules.
- Led site content migration and redesign projects supporting the implementation of a CRM.
- Utilized SDLC methodologies to manage IT Application Development projects including design, development, testing, and deployment.
- Conducted user training sessions and wrote user documentation.
- Produced wireframes for new java applications requested by company leadership.
- Worked with clients/senior level stakeholders to gather requirements, establish the timeline, and plan products.
Project History
Global Trips
Lead the creation of a services oriented shopping engine multi-language/currency, white label, highly configurable system.
System powering main and distribution sites of our brands in Europe (lastminute.com) and APAC (zuji.com) and hotel path for NAM. The application provides offers for hotels, flights and dynamic packages and overall responsible for generating over £6 million per month of revenue for EU. Services consumed by the website and by mobile applications. Leading a team of 31 software and tests engineers in DFW and Buenos Aires Argentina with product owners in London and Dallas.
OD Copy & Print
Fostered an agile culture/methodology while building an online solution for self-service printing.
Online solution for creating, designing and printing any kind of material. From brochures, manuals, and presentations.
Key functionalities:
*Access Files & Printing Services Anywhere
*Easily Reorder Previous Print Jobs
*User & File Management Across Your Organization
*Secure Online File Storage Secure cloud storage
Key functionalities:
*Access Files & Printing Services Anywhere
*Easily Reorder Previous Print Jobs
*User & File Management Across Your Organization
*Secure Online File Storage Secure cloud storage
Startup (NDA)
Led product design and agile project management to launch the app.
A distributed workforce management platform that efficiently connects people with work without intermediaries.
My responsibilities included:
• Creation of the startup company from ground zero to 20+ tech employees.
• Lead the engineering team, including coaching, allocating
resources, managing the budget effectively and reviewing team performance.
• Implementation and maintaining Scrum methodology. Organize and facilitate standup meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Coach, mentor, and confirm team delivering stories such that they meet the definition
of done.
• Manage releases and version control, facilitates release planning activities, and work to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
• Foster an Agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
My responsibilities included:
• Creation of the startup company from ground zero to 20+ tech employees.
• Lead the engineering team, including coaching, allocating
resources, managing the budget effectively and reviewing team performance.
• Implementation and maintaining Scrum methodology. Organize and facilitate standup meetings, release and sprint planning, reviews, demos, and retrospectives.
• Coach, mentor, and confirm team delivering stories such that they meet the definition
of done.
• Manage releases and version control, facilitates release planning activities, and work to highlight and resolve issues and impediments.
• Foster an Agile culture, building trust and collaboration across all team members.
Education
1997 - 2001
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
UADE University - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Certifications
JANUARY 2012 - PRESENT
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
JANUARY 2011 - DECEMBER 2018
Certified Project Manager Profesional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)