Adriana S. - Senior Consultant

Bansko, Malta

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present

3 years 3 months

Remote

Founder, Community Manager & Facilitator

Nomad Lighthouse (Nomadream OÜ)

Development of online community, digital services and products for digital nomads and remote workers with focus on purpose and connection
Facilitation of Ikigai workshops and seminars

Jan 2019 - Present

7 years

Director & Principal Consultant

Born to Be Analyst (NL Consulting & Events LTD)

Business analysis and project management consulting focusing on enabling digital transformations, set up and structuring of business analysis, project management, product management and portfolio management processes
Training services including customized courses and mentoring of professionals
PMO setup and coordination, staff training and enterprise analysis in SE Asia (May 2023 to present)
Interim product and operations management for a B2C brand operating in Brazil in San Jose, Costa Rica (2020)
Product management for an educational mobile app; a social startup in investment phase in Sliema, Malta (2020)
Creation of PMOs, mentoring and development of business analysts and project managers (2019 to current)
Support for small business owners to reconnect with their passion, find their niche and launch their businesses

Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

1 year 11 months

Head of PMO

Private Company

Setting up the PMO department, processes and building the PMO team composed by business analysts and project managers to ensure more effective execution of large projects
Introducing processes, methods, templates and tools to structure product management, brand management and SDLC
Introducing portfolio management and ROI tracking for corporate projects
Coordinating change management and business rearchitecture initiatives

Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

6 months

Portfolio Manager

Tipico Co. Ltd

Implementation of governance for portfolio projects and processes and tracking of portfolio metrics and performance
Analysis of company portfolio trends and providing recommendations to board level
Interface with C-level management, business stakeholders and delivery unit leaders to ensure projects align with company strategy
Collaboration with product executives and delivery leads to create the product roadmap for the year
Program and project management and impact analysis for strategic projects

Aug 2013 - Dec 2016

3 years 5 months

Head of Business Analysis / Platform Product Manager

Tipico Co. Ltd

Created the business analysis department from scratch, defining department strategy, processes and framework
Built and managed a team of eight business analysts, overseeing recruitment, development and performance management
Managed department budget and coordinated business analysis efforts for projects of all sizes, from small change requests to large strategic initiatives
Led product management of the in-house built platform and integrations with third parties such as Salesforce, payment providers and casino platforms
Delivered several software projects with a total ROI of over 20 million Euro, supporting areas such as product, payments, risk management, anti-fraud, customer operations, marketing, legal and compliance

Mar 2012 - Aug 2012

6 months

Requirements Engineer

Fraunhofer IESE

Conducted research and requirements engineering for a strategic smart farming project presented at CeBIT 2013
Elicited and documented requirements including business processes, EPCs, personas, use cases, scenarios and UML diagrams
Managed requirements integration into architecture artifacts and traceability
Prepared and executed presentations and prototyping
Created a documentation website using PHP and HTML

Feb 2009 - Jun 2011

2 years 5 months

Business Analyst / Consultant

Interdual Consultoria

Provided business analysis and management consulting across healthcare, graphical, educational, financial and IT industries
Planned and monitored business analysis activities and coached customers and junior business analysts
Conducted vendor selection and process mapping, modelling and improvement
Performed requirements engineering and management
Translated and developed business analysis training materials
Managed internal projects and structured internal business processes
Participated in marketing planning and establishment of national and international partnerships

Aug 2007 - Jan 2009

1 year 6 months

Support Analyst

Unimed do Brasil

Conducted business analysis and implementation of a vertical management system for healthcare industry, adapting parameters to address customer-specific needs across regions
Implemented financial, accounting, client registration, audit and authorization modules
Configured system and elicited customization needs
Managed projects including SQL queries, data migration, user training, customer support and acceptance tests
Acted as implementation lead in a project with over 2500 users

Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

1 year

Software Developer / R&D Specialist

Motorola Mobile Devices

Performed software engineering for telecommunications mobile devices across SDLC
Designed, developed and tested software using C++
Engaged in pair programming and code reviews
Participated in quality policy trainings aligned to CMMI level 5 and innovation initiatives, earning a yellow badge quality certification
Collaborated with distributed teams in India and USA

Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

6 months

Trainee

ORSOFT Jänicke

Tested and documented the Schedulle++ solution, an extension of SAP software for forecasting, across language versions
Developed a forecasting tool prototype in VBA and Excel
Created an HTML interface for a client-server application
Participated in consulting projects, presentations and exhibitions including CeBIT 2006
Supported the marketing team regarding the Portuguese-speaking market