Edgar is a seasoned executive with extensive experience across North, Central, and South America, as well as the European market. His expertise spans Risk Management, IT Solutions, Operations, and General Management across industries including Banking, Logistics, Communications, Retail, and Services. Over the years, Edgar has held multiple C-level positions, focusing on technology, innovation, operations, and general management, consistently driving business transformation and sustainable growth.

Specialist Areas
• Strategic General Management: Developing long-term business strategies that drive financial results from project inception.
• Large-Scale Operations: Building and managing 750+ people operational teams with structured methodologies to ensure sustainable returns.
• Technology & Data Leadership: Leading the development of software, analytics, and data solutions with a strong focus on risk management and operational strategy.
• Global Expertise: Experience across North, Central, and South America, with a cross-border perspective including Oceania and Europe.

Consulting Experience
•Risk & Compliance: Basel reviews, loss forecasting methodology, and regulatory compliance implementation.
• Credit & Acquisition Systems: Streamlining consumer, SME, and corporate acquisition systems and developing integrated customer management & collection systems.
• Data & Analytics Solutions: Building big data-driven products and implementing decision & scoring technology for banking, retail, logistics, construction, and communications.
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Extensive experience in the banking and consulting industry M&A, including due diligence and regulatory compliance.
• IT & Security Leadership: Managing data science, cybersecurity, and IT teams to deliver enterprise-level software and infrastructure solutions.

Key Projects & Case Studies
• Banking: Led the development and implementation of risk and research units (credit & operational) for consumer, SME, and corporate banking.
• Retail: Built Operations, IT, and Analytics teams to implement data-driven decision-making technologies. • Acquisitions & Mergers: Managed banking acquisitions across Spanish-speaking Latin America.
• Process Optimization: Improved credit cycle efficiency (cycle 1 to 3 roll) using data-driven techniques.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Led multiple due diligence and data security/privacy regulatory frameworks.
• Data Labs & Digital Innovation: Established data analytics, software development, and data management teams across North, Central, and South America, and Europe.

Additional Industry Expertise
• Insurance: Actuarial strategy development.
• Energy: Demand response modeling for the energy market.
• Construction: Investment risk decision-making.

Professional Affiliations
• Former Associate, Experian Global Analytics Committee
• Former Advisor, Master’s in Analytics at Universidad de los Andes
• Board Member of SME Credit Risk Origination Businesses & SME Businesses (ProWash LLC, Donson Colombia, Donson Florida)
• 60+ Keynote Speaker appearances
• OnCon Top 10 Tech Professional (2022-2024)
• Member of Tech Councils: Forbes, OnCon, The Mercury Group, Tribu, and others.