Adriana S.

Senior Consultant

Bansko, Malta

Experience

Oct 2022 - Present
3 years 2 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
6 years 11 months

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

Summary

Passionate Problem Solver & mentor, with extensive experience in agile software product development and digital transformations.

Digital Nomad focused on creating and empowering purpose-driven businesses.

Languages

Portuguese
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate
Spanish
Intermediate
Italian
Intermediate
...and 1 more

Education

Oct 2011 - Sep 2013

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Master of Science, Software Engineering · Spain

Oct 2011 - Sep 2013

Technische Universität Kaiserslautern

Master of Science, Software Engineering · Germany

Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

Universidade de São Paulo

Graduate Degree, IT Project Management & IT Service Management · Brazil

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Certified Advanced Product Owner

Boris Gloeger

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

IIBA

Certified Ikigai Coach

Foundation Certificate In Business Change

BCS

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