Cristian Garcia Lopez

Cristian Garcia Lopez has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Cristian is currently working as a Software Development Manager at Finaktiva since October 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Software Engineering Manager at Merqueo from April 2022 to October 2022. Cristian also served as a Software Development Manager at Inalambria Internacional from April 2021 to April 2022.

Before that, Cristian held the position of Head of Technology Daviplata at Davivienda Bank from February 2020 to May 2021. Cristian also worked as an RPA Lead Architect at Everis from September 2019 to February 2020.

Cristian has experience in operations management as well, having worked as an operations manager at Weber Solutions from July 2019 to September 2019. Cristian has also worked as a Senior Engineer Developer at Colmena Seguros from March 2017 to July 2019.

Prior to that, Cristian worked as a Contratista de TI at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas from November 2016 to March 2017. Cristian also served as a BPO Technical Business Manager at Digitex from June 2012 to November 2016.

Cristian began their career at Aviatur, where they worked as a Senior Engineer Developer BPM SOA from April 2011 to July 2012.

Cristian Garcia Lopez has a diverse education history with a focus on project management and engineering. Cristian obtained a Specialist degree in project management from UNIR - La Universidad en Internet in 2022, and also holds a Diploma in project management under PMI guidelines with an emphasis on risk management from Asturias Corporación Universitaria in 2015. Additionally, they have an Expert certification in project management according to PMI from the Instituto Europeo de Posgrado - IEP.

Cristian also pursued further education in business administration and big data. Cristian completed a Master of Business Administration - MBA program from Universidad Isabel I in 2018, with a specialization in administration and management of businesses. Cristian also obtained a master's degree in big data from the same university in the same year.

In terms of technical certifications, Cristian holds various certifications in different fields. Cristian is a Scrum Fundamentals Certified professional, certified by SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile. Cristian also has several certifications from Presence Tecnology, including Avaya - Desarrollo TSAPI and various levels of certification in the Presence Tecnology platform. Cristian is also proficient in Microsoft technologies, holding certifications such as MCP Developing and Implementing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (70-315), MCTS: .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications, and MCTS: .NET Framework 3.5 ADO .NET Applications. Additionally, they hold the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, Standard Edition 5.0 from Sun Microsystems.

In terms of their initial education, Cristian earned a degree in Systems and Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad de Manizales in 2008. Throughout their education, they have consistently focused on project management and has also gained expertise in business process management and engineering.