Lean Portfolio Management and Agile Development Consulting

Néstor Bustamante

Senior Lean Portfolio Manager with expertise in Product, Project and Program management. I have led and coached co-located and distributed teams for over 17 years. I've worked with scientific institutions and in Fortune 500 corporations. I have effectively used French, English and Spanish with colleagues, customers and executives. I'm driven to continuously improve product development processes and people in research and technology companies, starting by myself

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Work experience

 

Senior Lean Agile Portfolio Manager

Springer Nature. Berlin, Germany
Jan 2020 - Present

Increase efficiency of business and operational strategies while enabling cross organizational transparency
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Agile Enterprise Lean Portfolio Manager

Deposit Solutions GmbH. Hamburg, Germany
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

Coordinate and align multiple development teams in a tech and cultural transformation
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General Manager and Lead Coach

Lean Task Force. Shanghai, China
Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

Provide management consulting and Lean/Agile coaching to foster innovation, minimize time to market, increase customer satisfaction and grow revenue
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Lead Consultant

Siemens. Shanghai, China
Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

Coach: Train researchers, engineers and managers in best practices for product development with focus on IoT, Big Data, (AI) Machine Learning and mobility

Change Agent: Support Business Units transitioning into Lean, Agile and SAFe practices by implementing CI, CD from DevOps, while complying with regulatory standards
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Founder and General Manager

Lean Task Force. Shanghai, China
Jul 2015 - Feb 2016

Provide management consulting and Lean/Agile coaching to foster innovation, minimize time to market, increase customer satisfaction and grow revenue
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Project Management Director

EF Education First. Shanghai, China
Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

Coordinate and manage dependencies of more than 100 people working in UX, Visual Design, Publishing, Engineering and Product Management departments for the development of educational products
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Development Manager

TNC. Shanghai, China
Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

Coordinate and coach multicultural distributed teams in charge of development and support of web sites in Europe. Oversee project resources, budgeting and planning
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Technology Consultant

Happymer @ Intel. Cordoba, Argentina
Nov 2013 - Apr 2014

Coordinate collaboration of teams in India, Brazil and Argentina. Technically lead development of mobile e-commerce application
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Founder and instructor

Google Developer Group (GDG) Córdoba. Argentina
Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

Provide technical conferences about the latest Google technologies. Design and implement applications with training purposes. Organize and provide training in Google bootcamps sponsored by Google at FaMAF, UNC
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Founder and partner

LVK Labs. Cordoba, Argentina
Mar 2009 - Jul 2014

Obtain public and private funding. Acquire and support clients. Mobile app and video game design and development. Media interfacing. Innovative technologies proof of concept development
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Technical Leader

HP. Cordoba, Argentina - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, US
Sep 2007 - Nov 2013

Lead projects presented for software development quality certification: CMMI5. Coordinate UX and tech refactoring of AA.com. Train and supervise innovative methodologies and practices adoption
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Researcher and developer

Senda @ INRIA. Paris, France
Feb 2007 - Aug 2007

Design and code prototype with an efficient routing algorithm for the traffic network of the most populous region of France using GIS implemented on multiple technologies. Research graphs representation, model loading and memory optimization of graph traversal
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Researcher and developer

Vates. Cordoba, Argentina
May 2005 - Feb 2007

Research spectrophotometric analysis to implement main modules of 'Code Converter' tool to translate colors to different models like RGB or CMYK. Implementation on Objective-C running on Mac OS X 10

PositionCompanyWhenWhereDescription
Senior Lean Agile Portfolio ManagerSpringer NatureJan 2020 - PresentBerlin, GermanyIncrease efficiency of business and operational strategies while enabling cross organizational transparency
Agile Enterprise Lean Portfolio ManagerDeposit Solutions GmbHJun 2019 - Dec 2019Hamburg, GermanyCoordinate and align multiple development teams in a tech and cultural transformation
General Manager and Lead CoachLean Task ForceFeb 2019 - Jun 2019Shanghai, ChinaProvide management consulting and Lean/Agile coaching to foster innovation, minimize time to market, increase customer satisfaction and grow revenue
Lead ConsultantSiemensFeb 2016 - Jan 2019Shanghai, ChinaAs a coach, train researchers, engineers and managers in best practices for software development, product conception and validation of software and hardware quality manufacturing related to IoT, Big Data, (AI) Machine Learning and mobility. As a change Agent, support Business Units transitioning into Lean, Agile and SAFe practices by implementing CI, CD from DevOps, while complying with regulatory standards
Founder and General ManagerLean Task ForceJul 2015 - Feb 2016Shanghai, ChinaProvide management consulting and Lean/Agile coaching to foster innovation, minimize time to market, increase customer satisfaction and grow revenue
Project Management DirectorEFJan 2015 - Jun 2015Shanghai, ChinaCoordinate and manage dependencies of more than 100 people working in UX, Visual Design, Publishing, Engineering and Product Management departments for the development of educational products
Development ManagerTNCJul 2014 - Jan 2015Shanghai, ChinaCoordinate and coach multicultural distributed teams in charge of development and support of web sites in Europe. Oversee project resources, budgeting and planning
Technology ConsultantHappymer @ IntelNov 2013 - Apr 2014Cordoba, ArgentinaCoordinate collaboration of teams in India, Brazil and Argentina. Technically lead development of mobile e-commerce application
Founder and instructorGoogle Developer Group (GDG) CórdobaNov 2011 - Jul 2014Cordoba, ArgentinaProvide technical conferences about the latest Google technologies. Design and implement applications with training purposes. Organize and provide training in Google bootcamps sponsored by Google at FaMAF, UNC
Founder and partnerLVK LabsMar 2009 - Jul 2014Cordoba, ArgentinaObtain public and private funding. Acquire and support clients. Mobile app and video game design and development. Media interfacing. Innovative technologies proof of concept development
Technical LeaderHPSep 2007 - Nov 2013Cordoba, Argentina - Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, USLead projects presented for software development quality certification: CMMI5. Coordinate UX and tech refactoring of AA.com. Train and supervise innovative methodologies and practices adoption
Researcher and developerSenda @ INRIAFeb 2007 - Aug 2007Paris, FranceDesign and code prototype with an efficient routing algorithm for the traffic network of the most populous region of France using GIS implemented on multiple technologies. Research graphs representation, model loading and memory optimization of graph traversal
Researcher and developerVatesMay 2005 - Feb 2007Cordoba, ArgentinaResearch spectrophotometric analysis to implement main modules of 'Code Converter' tool to translate colors to different models like RGB or CMYK. Implementation on Objective-C running on Mac OS X 10
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