Valentina Ardila

Professional in project management offering 3+ years of experience in IT projects. Skillful in Agile project management, task prioritizing, and technology solutions. Excels at adaptability and individual promotion to enhance team building and results. Accomplished in written and verbal communication, achieving optimal organizational collaboration.

Proven experience with cross-functional and remote teams. Resilient, analytical, flexible, motivated, and passionate about technology, cybersecurity, and internationalization. I am committed to driving results of the highest integrity.

INFORMATION SECURITY PRODUCT CONTENT EDITOR | 05/2022 to Present

IANS Research - Canada

• Responsible for sprint planning and milestones tracking for web development projects in the InfoSec industry.
• Supports the launch of new products by conducting the Quality Assurance of content concerning InfoSec technologies and practices.
• Publishes research studies, and educational and web content through Sitefinity.

SENIOR LOCALIZATION PROJECT MANAGER | 12/2021 to 02/2023

iMachinary LLC - Remote, USA

• Led the development and maintenance of Asana's website, WebApp, and mobile applications in 12 supported languages.
• Delivered an average of 52 Ad-Hoc localization projects monthly resulting in marketing campaigns, data science surveys, user operations, and sales content adhering to quality standards.
• Managed a team of 77 linguists leading collaborative work across 5 departments, handling linguistic queries and quality assurance.
• Achieved workflow optimization through the implementation of automized integrations for Zendesk, Contentful, and GitHub, as well as conducting retro meetings to analyze lessons learned.
• Reported to managers data concerning the team's progress, key metrics, process improvements, and project results. 

PROJECT MANAGER | 01/2021 to 12/2021

TRAVOD International - Remote, UK 

• Managed the entire life-cycle of more than 20 projects simultaneously including deadlines, resource allocation, project monitoring, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and reconstruction of deliverables.
• Secured and retained an average of 2 top-tier clients per month implementing and supervising new strategies to meet their international expansion goals and promoting stakeholder engagement.
• Launched a new format of training, mentoring, and evaluations program offering guidance to new employees enhancing their engagement within the company, and encouraging professional development and continuous improvement.

SPORTS TRADER | 05/2019 to 12/2020

Genius Sports Group - Colombia 

• Performed as responsible for manual input of live betting odds for one or several eSport games simultaneously
• Surveyed methods for calculation of odds-prediction in sports data analysis.
• Conducted new-hire training and live monitoring for staff within the group of data analysis and sports analysis.

Universidad de Antioquia | Bachelor Degree | 2015 to 2019

English, French and Spanish Translation

Greystone College | Postgraduate | 2022 to 2023

International Business Management

University of Toronto | Postgraduate | 2023 to 2024

Cybersecurity