Fernando Vargas

Fernando has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. As R3’s Chief Technology Officer, he is responsible for the technology vision and execution. He is a leader in the use of application platforms as part of enterprise shared services environments. Since 2003, he has focused on SharePoint-based enterprise environments and applications.

Prior to joining R3, Fernando spent 6 years directing the Enterprise Portals and Collaboration services team at the Pan American Health Organization. PAHO, as regional office of the World Health Organization, has over 2,000 employees working across 35 countries in the Americas. In this role, he provided all collaborative enterprise services, applications, and application platforms to users across this global, mission critical enterprise organization.

Fernando has mastered technology and its application from the bottom up. He spent 15 years in various roles and projects at PAHO as a team lead, systems analyst, developer, and project lead. His experience ranged from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, to business applications, core infrastructure systems, enterprise security, and global information systems. This includes his work directing the development, deployment and operation of the global PAHO information systems that supported polio eradication and epidemiological surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and immunization activities throughout the Americas.

Fernando obtained his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland University College in Computer and Information Science. He also has professional certifications in Epidemiology Intelligence Services (EIS) from CDC, Atlanta, GA and Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.