Octavio Buitrago Arauz

Octavio Buitrago Arauz has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Octavio currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at BZPAY SOLUTIONS, a position they have held since September 2019. Prior to this, they worked as a Microsoft Silver Partner (Cloud) at Absa Cloud starting in December 2014. Octavio also gained valuable experience as a Customer Success Manager - Inside Sales at Microsoft from August 2017 to December 2018, where they played a crucial role in promoting digital transformation for customers and partners.

Before joining Microsoft, Octavio held various roles at Unlimited Teaching Group from May 2011 to November 2015. Octavio served as the CIO, where they provided strategic advice and enterprise architecture for the company's UX user experience. Additionally, they were a Cloud Architect at Unlimited Teaching Group from July 2010 to April 2011.

Octavio's work history also includes positions at Grupo PBS, where they served as a Sales Solutions Manager, responsible for achieving sales targets and managing partners and brands. Octavio was also a Project Manager at Grupo PBS, leading a team to implement a Content Management System for the Secretary of Digital Government of Costa Rica.

Furthermore, Octavio has experience as the Founder and Owner of Bmation Corp. from September 1996 to June 2003 and as a Product Manager at Ilsa, Computers & Systems from February 1991 to August 1996. Throughout their career, Octavio Buitrago Arauz has demonstrated expertise in various areas such as information security, cloud technologies, customer success, and project management.

Octavio Buitrago Arauz's education history is as follows:

- From 1986 to 1987, Octavio attended Universidad de Costa Rica UCR, where they earned a Humanities Graduate degree in language, history, and philosophy from the School of General Studies.

- Between 1994 and 1996, they studied at Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología, obtaining a BM technician degree in business management and accounting (not convalidated).

- From 1991 to 1993, Octavio attended ILAC and earned a TI technician degree in information technology.

- Between 1976 and 1982, they studied at Técnico Don Bosco in San José, Costa Rica, and obtained a technician degree in electro-mechanical technologies.

- From 1970 to 1975, Octavio attended Escuela Bilingüe Católica Activa, where they completed their primary education.

- In 2017 and 2018, they enrolled at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, earning certifications in Microsoft Azure and Digital Marketing.

Additionally, Octavio has obtained various certifications from LinkedIn, including Power Automate esencial, Accelerating Digital Transformation as Offices Reopen, Agile Development in the New World of Work, Business Collaboration in the Modern Workplace, Charlene Li on Digital Leadership, Customer Service Leadership, Digital Accessibility for the Modern Workplace, Digital Transformation, Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), Fundamentos de la gestión de proyectos ágil, Leading with Innovation, Machine Learning for Marketing: Essential Training, Planning for the Remote-First, Work-from-Anywhere Organization, RPA, AI, and Cognitive Tech for Leaders, Strategic Agility, The Future of Performance Management, Windows 10 para IT: Actualizaciones y recuperación, Windows 10 para IT: Administración, and Windows 10 para IT: Gestión de acceso remoto.