Richard Aponte

About Richard Aponte

Highly accomplished Program & Project Management Leader with over 20 years of experience…

Experience

1. Director Program Management Office

   Gambling.Com Group

   Jun 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Appointed to establish and lead Gambling.com Group’s first global Project Management Office (PMO), supporting strategic alignment, delivery excellence, and operational maturity across an expanding international footprint—including teams in Dublin, Malta, Costa Rica, and across Europe.Key Focus Areas and Planned Impact:PMO Strategy & Operating Model (In Development): Leading the design of a scalable PMO function aligned with the organization’s commercial priorities and digital growth objectives. Serve as a strategic enabler for cross-regional delivery and value realization.Governance Framework & Delivery Standards: Building out PMO governance, portfolio oversight, and delivery methodologies to improve project predictability, visibility, and stakeholder confidence.Stakeholder Collaboration: Engaging with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders to co-develop a delivery framework that supports both global and regional business goals while minimizing operational friction.Tooling & Data Infrastructure: Developing a standardized suite of business operation tools and financial data reporting dashboards to drive real-time insights and informed decision-making.Program Oversight & Prioritization: Standing up project intake, prioritization scoring models, KPI tracking, and resource management practices to ensure consistent program execution.Governance Council Formation: Establishing an Executive PMO Governance Council to oversee strategic initiatives, approve investments, and align delivery efforts with long-term business value.

Education

• CT State Norwalk

  Associates Art/Photography, Art / Photgraphy

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  A.A. Advertising - Photography, Advertising/Photography

Skills

• Agile Application Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Scrum Master
• Agile Project Management
• Agile Web Development
• Agile Testing
• Email Marketing
• Direct Mail
• Crm
• Web Design
• Advertising
• Social Media
• Social Media Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Project Management
• Analytics
• User Experience
• Mobile Applications
• Creative Direction
• Content Management
• Photoshop
• Photography
• Graphic Design
• Cms
• Mobile Technology
• Mobile Solutions
• Facebook
• Print Management
• Facebook Api
• Html 5
• Twitter
• Agile Modeling
• Site Plans
• Site Development
• Social Networking Sites
• Case Studies
• User Stories
• User Scenarios
• Html Emails