Mauricio Chavarro

Director of Engineering @Iota Impact

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Mauricio Chavarro is a highly skilled computer scientist with extensive experience in software development. He has a proven track record of creating efficient and innovative solutions for complex technical problems. Mauricio's expertise includes programming in multiple languages, developing algorithms, and managing large-scale data sets. His expertise spans across IT systems development, project management, and innovation in sectors like e-banking and electronic payments. Mauricio is proficient in emerging technologies like Generative AI and has led successful IT projects and business strategies for both startups and established organizations.

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Work Background

Iota ImpactVP of IT

Sep. 2021New York, United States• Research and look at technological trends and at our competitors and customers to propose differentiated and innovative products and services. • Research in FinTech, DeFi, Cryptocurrencies, Metaverse, and all other topics of Web 3.0. • Collaborate in the Roadmap of Products. Develop the routes regarding IT components. • Propose the best fit of technical solutions for our products, services, and technical infrastructure. • Enforce and supervise the correct Software Lifecycle development from ideation to production, working closely with the Production area. • Work closely with Product, Research, Data Analysis, Marketing, and stakeholders to deliver technical solutions to agreed specifications and timelines. • Developing in an agile and distributed team environment. • Drive technical architecture and direction for the team and ensure the solutions are designed, written, and tested to high standards. • Opening communication channels, coordinating messages, and setting business expectations. • Lead the understanding and adoption of technologies and practices. • Define and supervise the technical platform so that products and services can be provided smoothly. • Lead the adoption of high standards in Security Information, Business continuity, Scalability, Performance, and Services.

QUEOS S.A.S.Solutions Director

Jun. 2009 - Nov. 2020Bogotá D.C.• Managed and Led various innovation projects and startups. • Won grants for innovation and funding from National Science Dept. • Advised and Managed various projects to model and develop businesses for various top ranked world payment companies. • Responsible for creating, improving and developing IT project strategies. • Architect IT and process solutions in several business models. • Manage IT teams in the whole Software Life Cycle.

Banco de la RepúblicaSubdirector de Servicios Electrónicos

Sep. 1983 - Nov. 2007Bogotá D.C., Colombia• Managed projects for IT developments in electronic services. • Led operations and IT developing, maintenance and support. • Managed of organizational areas for two critical mission systems/services. • Develop and maintenance of business regulations, contracts and customer relations. • Advice to Colombia’s Vice-presidency and finance Ministry in e-commerce and e-gov. • Led task groups in the national Bankers Association to standardize information and procedures, connect interacting systems, test and deliver systems. • Researching current developments and future trends in e-payment mechanisms, e-commerce and new technologies. * Programmer, IT Developer, IT development leader, Project Leader, Senior Engineer and chief of development and IT Architect.

Banco de la RepúblicaNational Payment Systems Project Manager.

Nov. 1996 - Nov. 1999- All Software Life Cycle stages for Sofware/Hardware/Telecommunications components of the computing systems. - Defining technical standards for Electronic Payments in Colombia, Leading Bankers Association meetings and task groups, defining technical directions in electronic payments in the Central Bank and Attending as Central Bank representative in various annual conferences in U.S.A (BAI, NACHA).

Banco de la RepúblicaTechnical leader.

Jan. 1993 - Jan. 1999Bogotá D.C., Colombia• 1993 to 1999. - Project manager, from development to implementation, of the following projects: Assets and budget, Authentication proxy and Executive Information System. - Team member of the Quality assurance group seeking to implement CMM-Carnegie Mellon model. - Team Member of the advising group for defining a standard in Database and Hardware platforms. - Requirements Definition, Specifications Verification, Technical Design Validation and Verification, Testing and Quality assurance, Validation of Hardware/Telecommunications components, Supervising and Controlling the computing systems implementation; - Selecting and contracting different application providers. - Benchmarking and evaluation of different Databases and Servers. - Strong Team Work and Leading abilities to work in different projects.

Banco de la RepúblicaBanking Operations Systems chief

Jan. 1988 - Jan. 1991Bogotá D.C., Colombia- Technical management and management of all the relationships with the stakeholders and users in the project of developing a Book-entry and High-value transaction systems. - Developing the product using software engineering methodologies. - Assisting in the conformation of the operational units in the Bank and suggestions of the future directions. - Leading a team of five computer scientists.

Banco de la RepúblicaSenior Software Development Engineer

Jan. 1983 - Jan. 1988Bogotá D.C., Colombia- Developing and programming in all the stages of the software engineering life cycle and in several tools. Maintaining and updating applications.