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Ana Maria De Espinoza

Information Systems Consultant
Ana Maria De Espinoza

Summary

My background at a glance:

System senior consultant; cross- functional experience in Finance, Marketing Research and MIS/ M&E Project Management. More than 25 year of experience in reproductive health and family planning MIS projects

Facilitator for small business groups in rural areas in El Salvador

Project Management professor at the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas during the last 5 years

Ability to write project proposal, including the financial (budgeting) areas and using methodologies related to non and profit projects.

Strong skills for knowledge transfer to different groups and audiences.

Overview

15
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

KnowTechture Lta
San Salvador

Project Manager
2022.01 - Current (4 education.years_Label & 5 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
  • Developed and initiated projects, managed and monitored performance.
  • Provided detailed technical and operational direction in project challenges, consistently meeting deliverables according to deadlines.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Recruited and oversaw personnel to achieve performance and quality targets.
  • Facilitated workshops to collect project requirements and user feedback.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for assigned projects.
  • Diversity of IT platforms used as part of the responsibilities (DHIS2, Moodle for Education, Monday.com for PMs, EMRs and others

Population Services International - PSI
San Salvador

Information Systems Consultant
2012.10 - Current (13 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional demands.
  • Developed diagrams to describe and lay out logical operational steps.
  • Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
  • Country coordination - Women´s health project - MIS and Monitoring processes - Latin American countries
  • District Information Health Project Platform (DHIS2) implementation support in the following health areas: Reproductive Health, HIV and STI, Malaria, among others
  • Requirements gathering process
  • Training to Trainers
  • Documentation and
  • Team coordination

University of Oslo
San Salvador

Project Coordinator and Support - Latin America
2021.02 - 2022.09 (1 education.year_Label & 7 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
  • Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
  • Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
  • Established rapport and engaged with stakeholders to build lasting professional relationships.
  • Prepared meeting agendas and minutes for distribution and record keeping.
  • Wrote technical narratives to document processes and design changes.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.

International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF UK and USA NY (now Fos Feminista)
San Salvador

Electronic Medical Record Implementer
2007.12 - 2017.12 (10 education.years_Label)

Job overview

  • EMR implementation in different countries in the Africa, South East Asian and LAC regions, using Open Source Technology as sustainable initiatives
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Training medical and non-medical staff
  • Support to define statistical framework and Indicators definition

Mendez England & Associates- USAID El Salvador
San Salvador

MEL Consultant
2016.03 - 2017.11 (1 education.year_Label & 8 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Assessment to determine training needs of M&E and Learning of implementer partners of USAID projects in SV
  • Defining Statement of Work for the Collaborative community for development, a web platform implementation, to strength the knowledge transfer and sharing
  • Documenting the process

Marie Stopes International (MSI)
San Salvador

Information Systems Consultant
2011.02 - 2012.05 (1 education.year_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Supporting the Proof of Concept of the in-house EMR developed by the MSI team, Addis Ababa, ET
  • Supporting the Indicator Framework definition
  • Train to Trainers

Fundación Oriéntame
San Salvador

Consultant
2010.06 - 2011.02 (8 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Short Technical Assistant in Program Indicators Framework definition and implementation

Education

UCA
San Salvador, El Salvador

Bachelor of Science from Engineering Technology
1981.01 - 1987.04 (6 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)

University Overview

ISEADE / FEPADE
San Salvador, El Salvador

MBA from Administration And Social Marketing
1998.04 - 2000.05 (2 education.years_Label & 1 education.month_Label)

University Overview

Skills

Project planning and development

Business process re-engineering

Project estimation and bidding

Procedure development

Technical Support

Staff Management

Systems Design Documentation

Project Management

Timeline

Project Manager
KnowTechture Lta
2022.01 - Current (4 education.years_Label & 5 education.months_Label)
Project Coordinator and Support - Latin America
University of Oslo
2021.02 - 2022.09 (1 education.year_Label & 7 education.months_Label)
MEL Consultant
Mendez England & Associates- USAID El Salvador
2016.03 - 2017.11 (1 education.year_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
Information Systems Consultant
Population Services International - PSI
2012.10 - Current (13 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
Information Systems Consultant
Marie Stopes International (MSI)
2011.02 - 2012.05 (1 education.year_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
Consultant
Fundación Oriéntame
2010.06 - 2011.02 (8 education.months_Label)
Electronic Medical Record Implementer
International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF UK and USA NY (now Fos Feminista)
2007.12 - 2017.12 (10 education.years_Label)
ISEADE / FEPADE
MBA from Administration And Social Marketing
1998.04 - 2000.05 (2 education.years_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
UCA
Bachelor of Science from Engineering Technology
1981.01 - 1987.04 (6 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
Ana Maria De EspinozaInformation Systems Consultant