Curriculum Vitae Versión Española 11/04/2007
Pablo Spinadel
Address: Home Ezpeleta 260 – (1640) Acassuso – Buenos Aires – Argentina
Tel/Fax: Home (+54 11) 4793-7407 Mobile (+54 11) 4144-0356
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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ø Rudolf Steiner Schule. WALDORF School 1978
Bilingual Bachelor degree with Pedagogical orientation
Ø Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ingeniería (FI-UBA), Argentina. 1986
Ingeniero Electrónico.
Ø Technical University of Vienna (TU-Wien) (GZl.: 1933/87), Austria. 1988
Acknowledgment as Diplom Ingenieur in Elektrotechnik
Ø Technical University of Vienna, Austria 1991
Doktor der Technischen Wissenschaften (PhD equivalent graduated with maximum honors)
Ø IBM: Various Management courses 1994 - 1999
Ø McKinsey & Company: Various Consulting and leadership courses. Internal MBA. 1999 - 2002
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ø Chief Technology advisor to the President January 2006 – Present
Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Advice and help the president and the Board of Directors in the following areas:
· Help to get a better and faster understanding of the Bank functioning;
· Manage the IT Committee as a decision making environment for all the IT & Technology related issues.
· Define the strategic guidelines for IT to support the new vision of the Banco Provincia.
· Define, manage and control the execution of the IT operative plan based on a 120 M$ budget and of its related purchasing plan.
· Define, implement and manage short term activities to support the current transition to the final model
· By leading the Crisis Committee, ensure the right functioning of the Bank.
· Support and drive the Bank Change Program with a strong support on IT and Processes
· Define and Manage the Processes and IT Architecture: define the new working model of the bank with a strong IT basis, including the definition and implementation of a change program in organization, management, process and culture, balancing the day to day operations with the transition to the new model. Some of the focus areas are:
o Re definition of the new HW Architecture, balancing centralized HW (mainframe), with departmental solutions to support the high operational demand of the Banco Provincia.
o Definition of a new SW Architecture based on SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) that will allow for the future flexibility requirements of the bank.
o Definition of a new Channel Architecture, that allows the creation of new channels integrated with the existing ones, taking into account the growing service level requirements of the bank.
o Definition of a new Processes Architecture and working model based on BPM (Business Process Management) tools, that allows for the gradual migration from the current monolithic system to more flexible and fast business processes
o Definition of a new Organizational Model for IT, Processes and Technology aligned with the new strategy of the Bank.
o Definition of a new Communication Strategy and Architecture, taking into account the safety and performance requirements of the Bank
o Definition of a new relationship model with the IT & Technology vendors
Ø Strategic IT & Technology Consultant. March 2005 - Present
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Ministerio de Gobierno.
In charge of the Consultants responsible for the strategic rethinking of the Organization, including:
· Reengineering and automation of the main processes, aiming at reducing the discretionality, improving the productivity and increasing the perception of risk of not following the existing regulations for the people acting at the Buenos Aires city. Some of the projects are:
o Unified Consulting System for the regulations and current status of transactions
o Centralized Control System of Inspective activities
o PDA based inspecting system for Guardia Urbana, Fiscalizacion and Habilitaciones
Ø Owner and President of EOT, Management consultants 2003 – Present
Management Consulting Firm, focusing on balancing and aligning Strategy, Operations and Technology to Optimize intra and inter companies performance (see appendix for detailed information on served companies). Including:
· Advisor and consultant on Strategy, Operations and Technology to various Senior Managers and Directors of national and international companies working in Argentina.
· Advisor and consultant on Project Management based on CCPM, TOC, TPS, Lean Sigma, Win-win strategies, uncertainty and variance management and Behavioral attractors to various Senior Managers and Directors of national and international companies working in Argentina.
· The main industrial segments include: telecommunications, professional services, technology, metal, automotive, consumer product goods and logistics.
Ø COO and Partner of OmniaWireless Holding 2002 - Present
Latin-American Wireless Communication Company.
Ø Strategic Consultant 2002 - Present
Counseling and consulting in Strategic, Technology, Logistics and Operation related issues, of several Senior Management and Director Boards of International and National companies, mainly in the Telecom, Professional Services and High-Tech sectors.
Ø International Consultant to World Bank 2004
Ø Support the World Bank Public Sector Unit in Paraguay, with focus in the “Ministerio de Hacienda”.
Ø Strategic advisor to the General Director of AFIP 2001 - 2002
Ø Starting from a McKinsey pro-bono engagement and continuing afterwards, with special focus on:
Ø Understanding, taking control and defining the strategic guidelines to significantly reduce current evasion levels
Ø Defining and implementing the new operational model building on a new strategy, new organization, redefinition of processes and system architecture and rebuilding of shared values.
Ø Leader of the Program Management Office
Ø Coordinator of the “Comité de Fiscalización”
Ø McKinsey & Company 1999 - 2002
Associate Principal at the Business Technology Office.
Moved from associate entry level to pre-partner level in 1-½ years. Developed strategy and technology related projects in South and North America and Europe for large multinational corporations. Part of the leadership group of the North American e-Operations practice and founder and leader of the Operational Strategy & Effectiveness practice at MERCOSUR.
Selected client assignments:
Ø Provided on-going counseling on strategic issues to the Chairman and top executives of a major multinational telecom company, focusing in the area of IP based engineering services.
Ø Defined a common organizational and managerial model for the worldwide IT function, to standardize SW development and IT infrastructure for all the operators of a major multinational telecom company
Ø Defined the web-enabling strategy and implemented a comprehensive e-Transformation program for the local subsidiary of a major multinational high-tech and telecommunications company
Ø Defined and built the e-Tailer and Infomediary organization for the largest consumer products manufacturing company in Mexico (including Warehousing and Distribution).
Ø Optimized the Integrated Planning and Supply Chain Management processes to redefine the business strategy of the Citric CIG division of a large Brazilian concern.
Ø Detected and planned the implementation of improvement opportunities in warehouse, transportation, store management and integrated logistics for a major Brazilian retailer.
Ø Directed a comprehensive multi-team modernization effort at the AFIP (Federal Tax Administration of Argentina), supporting the new appointed General Director at the definition of the strategy, the reorganization, the re-definition of main processes and systems, the scanning of opportunities, as well as the whole implementation process including the take-over of the organization.
Ø IBM Corporation 1998 - 1999
Global Wholesale Distribution Segment Executive (Second largest client segment at IBM, with 3.5 billion U$ in revenues).
Member of the IBM Corporation Supply Chain Management (SCM) Team and global coordinator of the SCM SWAT Team (Selection and assignment of IBM Global Services resources to client opportunities)
Ø IBM Latin America 1998
Wholesale Distribution Segment Manager Latin America
Head of the SCM initiative for Latin America
Ø IBM Argentina 1994 – 1998
Manager of New Products Development, Manufacturing and branding (e.g. Multimedia Kiosk, Lottery solutions, Mobile positioning systems)
Manager of the “Customer Oriented Rapid Prototyping Center” (Technology based client specific solutions. Confidential projects)
Quality and environmental manager, Martinez Plant, certifying ISO 9000
Ø Independent Industrial Consultant. 1992 - 1994
Several industrial projects in Europe and Argentina, including:
Ø Assessment for IBM of the situation and potential for industrial automation solutions of small and medium business in Argentina
Ø Automation of a food manufacturing company
Ø Planning of the Austrian national Ozone-network and database
Ø Automation of assembly and packaging of customized self-service pallets for a large European chocolate producer
Ø UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization 1989 - 1993
Several contracts as “International Expert in Industrial Automation”. Worked in the introduction of new technologies and organizational changes in the Industry and evaluated industrial engineering training institutions in Europe, Latin America and Asia.
Ø Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf 1987 - 1992
Ø Director of industrial projects: Design, production, assembly and setup of several projects
Ø Scientific Researcher in the Field of Flexibilization and Automation of Industrial processes, with special attention to Assembly. Generation of Models for optimization of Industrial Processes.
Ø PHILIPS Austria 1987
Diagnosis and Automation plan of video recorders assembly
Ø IBM Argentina 1986 - 1987
Fellow at the Robotics and Automation Center of Competence doing research and development of Industrial Robots applications and design of production application software on Personal computer.
Ø Part time jobs at different companies while finishing Engineering studies 1979 - 1985
Design and production of analogical and digital equipment for industrial control and electronic equipment for Agronomy Research. Design and production of equipment for reusable energy applications. Design of PC-based administrative and accounting software. Design and production of audio equipment transformers
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (see appendix for detailed information)
Ø Universidad de Buenos Aires 1981 - 1987
Several positions at the Engineering School and the Architecture and Urbanism School, obtaining the Assistant Professor title
Ø Universidad del Museo Social Argentino 1995 – 1998
Several Professor Positions at the Master on Commercialization and Business Strategy;
Director in charge of the MERCOSUR Doctorate Program on Entrepreurnership Sciences, lecturing several courses
Ø IEEC - Universidad Austral 2000 - 2001
Professor at the pos-graduate course: “The Global Manager Program”
Ø McKinsey & Co 2001
Responsible for the Latin-American training on Operational Strategy & Effectiveness.
Ø Universidad Torcuato Di Tella – Escuela de Negocios 2004
Professor in charge of Advanced Operations and Technology Management, core courses at the Executive MBA and MBA
Professor in charge of Operations Management, core course at the Licenciatura en Economía Empresaria
Ø Universidad de San Andres – Escuela de Negocios 2004
Professor in charge of Operations Management, core courses at the MBA
Professor in charge of Project Management, seminar at the MBA
Professor in charge of Operations and Technology, core courses at the Master in Marketing in the city of Neuquen.
Professor in charge of Project Management, at the posgradutaed course of Business & IT
Ø Fundación del Tucumán 2005 - Presente
Professor in charge of Operations Management, core courses at the MBA. Lectured in Jujuy and in Tucumán.
Professor in charge of Project Management seminars at the MBA
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Ø Publications: Books, Articles and Papers (see appendix for detailed information) 1983 - 2001
Several papers, articles and books published in Argentina, Austria, USA, Monaco, Japan and UK, on different topics including: programming, IT systems, IT-networks, industrial flexible automation, operational research, modeling of dynamic systems, robotics, manufacturing and assembly techniques and methodologies, computer integrated manufacturing, change management, organizations, web-enabling of systems and processes, SCM, management, new technologies, internet, telecommunications, banking IT.
Ø Speaker at Seminars and Conferences (see appendix for detailed information) 1983 - 2001
Invited as key-note speaker and speaker at several national and international conferences and seminars in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico, USA, Austria, Germany, Monaco, Japan, Jordan and India.
Ø Research Association ACICA 1983 - 1984
Foundation member, editing leader of the scientific publication ACICA and coordinator of the Research Commission on Thermodynamics
Ø Engineering School, University of Buenos Aires 1984 - 1985
Students’ representative at the Consultant Counsel of the Electronics Department. Reelected in 1985
Ø GENCO 1986 - Present
Member of the Non-conventional Energies Group developing industrial applications
Ø Research work 1995 - Present
Applications of Chaos theory in Management systems and Chaos-based control models in Marketing and human systems.
Ø CIO Association, Argentina 2006
Introductory conference to the New Paradigm in Project Management including concepts from CCPM, TOC, TPS, Lean Sigma, Win-win strategies, uncertainty and variance management and Behavioral attractors
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
Ø Several fellowship from the National Informatics Secretary of Argentina and the Latin-American center of Mathematics and Informatics 1985 - 1987
Ø Fellowship from the Austrian National Ministry for Science and Research, to undertake Doctoral studies at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria. 1987 - 1989
Ø Allen Bradley award at the XIX ISATA, in Monaco, for the best technical Innovation in the Field of Assembly Automation Cells, among more than 1000 competing projects. 1988
Ø Fellowship of the Austrian National Ministerial for Science and Research, to attend the X International Conference on Assembly Automation in Kanazawa, Japan. 1989
Ø Research Work classified as Exceptional Valuable by the Austrian Engineer and Architecture Society with reference to the Siegfried Marcus Stiftung. Austria. 1989
Ø Winner of the McKinsey International BTO Practice Olympics, with the work: Deep digital – looking for the next wave in e-Business. 2000
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Ø Fluent in Spanish, German, English, Italian and Portuguese and conversational in French
Ø Birth date: 22/02/1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ø Nationality: Argentina – Austria (EU)
Ø Married with Sandra Mónica Taddeo de Spinadel; one daughter Dana Cloé Spinadel
Ø Son of Prof. Dr. Vera Martha Winitzky de Spinadel and Prof. Eng. Eric Spinadel
Ø Sports: Volleyball, Rowing, Yachting, Running, Paddle and Tennis
Additional information, certificates and references available upon request
Pablo Spinadel
APENDIX
LISTING OF SOME OF THE COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN SEMINARS, COURSES, AND/OR TEACHING OR WHERE CONSULTING PROJECTS WHERE DEVELOPED
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3M Argentina
Accenture
Aeroterra SA.
AFIP
Agrefert Argentina
Alcon Lab.
Allied Domecq Arg.
American Express
AT&T
Atis-Real AT España
Aventis Pharma
Banco Frances
Banco Hipotecario
Banco Latinoamericano de Exp.-Bladex
Banco Mundial
Banco Nación
BBVA Banco Francés
Blipack SA.
Bristol, Myers Squibb Arg.
Case Systems SA.
Cía. De Radioc. Móviles SA.
Citibank