Marcelo Menard

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ABOUT MARCELO MENARD

30+ years of experience leading IT/OT initiatives in multiple sectors and countries (mining and metals, nuclear energy, energy utilities, aerospace, defense, healthcare, education and government). 25+ years of experience in enterprise architecture focused on business models, applications, data and analytics, strategic planning and portfolio management (TOGAF, Zachman, Gartner EA). Highly accomplished in building strategic alliances at multiple enterprise levels for business processes improvements, transformation and business outcomes. Highly experienced leading IT/OT governance forums, COEs and review boards for technology innovations, standards and policies, internal controls, audit and risks (COBIT, ITIL, GRC). Experienced on IT/OT operations financial management practices, including budgeting and forecasting, financial and costs analysis and spending optimization. Proficient on balanced scorecards (BSC), Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Performance Prism, performance metrics and KPIs, dashboarding and performance reporting.Highly accomplished in vendors and contracts management, vendors evaluations and selection, negotiations techniques.Extensively experienced on IT/OT operating models, operational excellence frameworks and related organization structures, including capabilities assessments, skills mapping. Highly skilled and motivated on innovations, emerging technologies and trends, benchmarking and transforming business areas and ITO/OT functions with modern technologies. Highly knowledgeable and experienced on M&A and Carveouts strategies, programs management best practices. Experienced and knowledgeable in lean methodology (Kaizen, Gemba, 5S), value streams mapping).Deeply knowledgeable in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and neutral networks, GenAI frameworks and platforms including statistical methods. Highly knowledgeable and experienced in cloud services models, observability and FINOPS. Proficient and experienced in modern applications frameworks (composable, microservices, serverless, event-driven and cloud native) applying SDLC, CI/CD and DevOps techniques. Proficient on business platforms (COTS and Custom Dev) acquisition and implementations (ERP, HCM, CRM, MES, LIMS, Integrated Planning, Maintenance, Performance, OT apps).Excellent communications and influencing skills, coaching, mentoring and fostering collaboration between IT/OT teams and internal/external stakeholders toward business results, managing change, adoption and satisfaction tracking.