Professional History
15+ Years of contract & consulting delivery, bridging the gap between business operations and technical development teams, both in London & remotely.
Support and Business Analyst
Anglo American
Providing vital IT application support and business analysis for commodity trading and mining logistics operations.
- Ensured high availability and system optimization of business-critical systems for global operations.
- Collaborated closely with cross-functional development teams to analyze requirements and test production releases.
- Assisted key stakeholders with application workflows, system enhancements, and technical troubleshooting.
Business Analyst
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Delivered business analysis and technical systems support within energy trading environments.
- Gathered requirements and drafted specifications to optimize energy trading workflows and platforms.
- Supported functional validation and post-go-live configurations for data interface scripts.
- Assisted business teams with systems monitoring, data profiling, and release coordination.
Senior Consultant & Energy Consultant
Allegro Development Corp.
Provided implementation consulting, configuration support, and business analysis for Allegro ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management) software deployments.
- Senior Consultant (Jan 2016 – Sep 2019): Led client implementation streams, gathered functional specs, and configured core trading models.
- Energy Consultant (Jan 2015 – Jan 2016): Monitored production setups, resolved configurations, and supported system integrations.
- Configured complex physical and financial trade classes, settlement logics, and risk valuation reports.
Career Break
Travelling & Volunteering
Took a personal hiatus to focus on self-development, language learning (French), painting, and international travel.
- Completed marine surveys and seahorse population monitoring as a volunteer in Koh Rong Samloem, Cambodia.
- Participated in community projects helping build a local village school and organizing beach cleanups.
Business Systems Analyst & App Support
RWE
Progressed through multiple analytical and technical support roles within confirmations, static data, and settlements.
- Business Systems Analyst (Sep 2010 – Aug 2013): Led requirement gathering, process mapping (AS-IS/TO-BE), functional specifications, and UAT support for confirmations systems (power, gas, physical oil).
- Applications Support Analyst (Sep 2008 – Sep 2010): Conducted production systems troubleshooting, script updates, and monitoring.
- Back Office Operator (Aug 2006 – Aug 2008): Managed gas, power, and oil confirmations and static data setup.
Education & Certifications
Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino, Bogota
Electronics Engineer (Electronics, Signal Processing)
1990 – 1997ISEB Business Analysis Certification
Issued by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Issued Aug 2011 · Credential ID 990343746Volunteering
Diving Volunteer - Marine Conservation Cambodia
Participated in marine surveys, local coral reef and seahorse population monitoring. Conducted beach cleanups and helped construct a local village school in Koh Rong Samloem.
Jan 2014 - Feb 2014