Rodolfo Saldana

Leading the Autonomous Agentic Engineering revolution in LATAM. 🌎 I help enterprises across Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina integrate Cognition's Devin—the first asynchronous AI Developer & Data Engineer Agent—into their existing Product and Data teams. 🏦 Enterprise Collaboration: Working with financial and tech leaders like Nubank, Mercado Libre, Itaú, Citi, and Santander to modernize development workflows. 🚀 The Mission: To accelerate the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) while simultaneously increasing code quality, security, and efficiency. 📈 The Goal: Raising engineering and data team productivity by up to 20x.

I am joining the Orbitware team following the fusion and acquisition of Arkstem. The Data & AI portfolio in Orbitware now becomes stronger with this talented, certified team, while Arkstem will maintain its own identity and focus as a specialized partner of Databricks. * Leading the sales and business development team. * Focused on commercial strategy and process enablement. * Responsible for go-to-market of Data & AI in Mexico and the USA. * My goal is to drive growth and innovation in both markets.

Arkstem is an Data & Tech consulting services company serving customers in North America. The firm specializes in data, analytics, and machine learning and leverages its data factory and Data use cases lab in Mexico City to serve its customers across the Americas. As Managing Partner at Arkstem, I lead a team of data scientists, engineers and analysts specializing in delivering databricks solutions. https://www.arkstem.com

As Managing Director of the Data and Analytics Practice, I have successfully established and grown the business in Mexico, leading a team of over 100 data analysts, engineers, and scientists. My contributions have included: *Founding the Practice*: Established the Data and Analytics Business Consulting and Technology Services practice from scratch, defining its vision, strategy, and operating model. Building a Strong Team: Orchestrated the start-up of the delivery practice, recruiting and assembling a talented team of data professionals. *Securing Key Clients*: Led the team to win the first major deal in the Data and Analytics space, demonstrating the value proposition and securing the practice's future success. *Sustainable Growth*: Strategized and implemented a sustainable growth plan for the team, expanding its capabilities and expertise while maintaining profitability and delivery quality. *Operational Excellence*: Designed and established the operating model for the practice, ensuring efficient and effective workflows, resource allocation, and project management. *Key Achievements*: + Built a team of over 100 data professionals + Secured the first major client in the Data and Analytics arena + Achieved consistent profitability and delivery quality + Established a robust operating model for efficient team operations *Skills and Expertise*: + Data and Analytics Business Strategy + Team Leadership and Management + Client Acquisition and Relationship Management + Solution Architecture and Design + Operating Model Development and Implementation + Financial Management and Profitability *Outcomes and Impact*: + Established the Data and Analytics practice as a key driver of success in the Mexican market + Enabled data-driven decision-making for clients across diverse industries + Contributed significantly to the company's overall revenue and profitability + Built a high-performing team with a strong culture of innovation and collaboration

Spearheaded the launch and operationalization of the Nearshore delivery model, establishing a robust foundation for growth. Pioneered the implementation of an industrialized continuous delivery model, encompassing: Data Engineering and Analytics: Established efficient data pipelines and advanced analytics capabilities. Enterprise Applications like SAP and SFDC: Streamlined the deployment and management of critical enterprise applications. Digital Product Development: Fostered an agile environment for accelerated product development and innovation. Application Rationalization and Modernization: Led initiatives to migrate legacy applications to the cloud, enhancing scalability and performance.

Over the 3 years I was Instrumental in transforming the Application Development practice, driving a 233% revenue increase (from 6 to 20 million USD) and a 100% margin improvement. Elevated service offerings beyond basic testing to encompass Application Management, Data & Analytics, Salesforce Industries, Application Rationalization, API, and Microservices. Spearheaded the implementation of factory models, achieving a 30% increase in delivery efficiency. Played a key role in securing major deals, successfully competing against industry leaders like Accenture and Deloitte. Demonstrated leadership in: Strategic growth: Developed and executed a comprehensive growth strategy, leading to significant revenue and profitability expansion. Operational excellence: Implemented factory models and streamlined processes, resulting in enhanced efficiency and cost savings. Service portfolio expansion: Broadened service offerings to meet evolving client needs and market demands. Deal acquisition: Played a pivotal role in winning major contracts against leading competitors. Team leadership: Built and motivated a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Accelerating the Transformation of an American Insurer, integrating dispersed initiatives and technology in an End to End digital value stream process. integrating the roadmaps from Exceptional Customer Experience to Data Structuring and Robotic Process Automation impacting in better customer experience, fast servicing and front, and back office operation cost reduction

End to End perspective integrating new Business Models, evolving Processes and new Technologies Demonstrate subject matter expertise in business strategy and digital transformation + acceleration within target industry sectors Consult on and manage the day-to-day direction of a client project which includes structuring and leading teams of business consultants and solution architects, ensuring project work is continually on track, delivering superior end products to the client. Projects: - Digital Acceleration Strategy Roadmap - Data and Analytics Transformation - Robotics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Roadmap Implementation - Integration of Customer Journeys with supporting Enterprise Processes, Data, Robotics, and Analytics - Open Innovation Strategy - Design Thinking + Agile + DevOps processes and methodology integration and execution Industries - Banking - Insurance - Oil and Gas / Mining - US Health Care - E-Commerce