André Ballista

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ABOUT ANDRÉ BALLISTA

Hands-on and self-starter performance driven manager with over 15 years of experience in delivering international IT projects and business transformation initiatives.Extensive experience in delivering Agile software development projects covering a variety of scopes, from back end IT systems integration, API development, IoT proof of concepts, customer-facing (web and mobile) and business operations bespoken support systems.Track record in Data Science and Data Engineering projects, Software Development Lead, Programme Delivery, eCommerce implementation, SaaS, Cloud and AWS projects, enterprise delivery, vendor and partner management.Experienced in line managing in-house, off-shore and outsourced teams.Problem-solving and focused in systematically and pragmatically achieving business targets.Leading and mentoring software and data engineers, business analysts and QA professional on Scrum, Lean and Kanban methodologies.An advocate of robust SDLC practices including Design Patterns, Solid Principles, Clean Code, CI/CD, TDD, Test Automation, Lean Software Development and Source Code static analysis. Specialities: IT Project and Programme Management; Software Development; AWS Services; Mobile and Online development; Outsourcing and Offshoring; Agile, Kanban and Waterfall; IT and Business relationship management; Vendor Management; Continuous Improvement. Highlights- Robust track record in project management and customer advocacy- Best in class delivery of Online and Mobile programme across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America- Secured +€7M in business benefits and 1.5M€ in operational savings in 2012- Managed software development teams across India, UK, Estonia, USA, Germany, and Switzerland- Setup of award winning supplier relationship management programme for a major telecom operator- Awarded Vodafone Hero in 2012 for exceptional project management and delivery.