Valderes Santos

I am an It professional with over 25 years of international experience delivering high-impact digital solutions across Oil & Gas, Pharma, Utilities, and Manufacturing. My career has been defined by transforming complex business challenges into scalable, secure, and compliant systems that drive measurable value.

Some of the results I’ve delivered include:

• Architected a regulatory reporting platform for Oil and Gas customers, improving predictive accuracy in oil processing and enabling secure, automated compliance workflows.
• Reduced SAP product setup time from 12 months to 1 month, eliminating 90% of process delays and accelerating time-to-value.
• Revitalized a dormant Supply Chain Excellence certification in just 8 months, engaging 240+ employees and recovering 23+ SAP KPIs.
• Engineered a SAP QM interface that doubled insulin distribution speed while maintaining full regulatory compliance.
• Launched a $1.2M IoT initiative for Food & Service customers that cut energy consumption, automated inspections, and earned the Microsoft Social Impact Award.
• Streamlined tariff review processes and reduced non-compliance costs in the sanitation and energy sectors.
• Directed 30+ Agile projects and 10+ strategic programs, enhancing governance, delivery predictability, and stakeholder confidence.
• Modernized Azure/DevOps environments, improving disaster recovery readiness and operational security across critical systems.

My core strengths include:

• Business Analysis: Facilitating stakeholder workshops, modeling processes, and defining solution roadmaps that align with strategic goals.
• Project & Program Management: Executing Agile, SAFe, and PMBOK methodologies to deliver complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Digital Development: Leading full-cycle implementations across ERP (SAP, Oracle), cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), and custom applications (.NET, Python, Power BI).

I bring a strategic mindset, a hands-on approach, and a passion for mentoring teams and fostering innovation. Whether driving compliance in regulated environments or accelerating digital transformation, I consistently deliver outcomes that matter.

Digital Project Manager and Business Analyst with over 25 years of international experience, including 13+ years in Oil & Gas operations, delivering strategic digital transformation across highly regulated industries such as Pharma, Energy, Utilities, Manufacturing, and Sanitation. Adept at translating complex business requirements into scalable, secure, and compliant IT solutions, consistently achieving measurable improvements in production efficiency, regulatory compliance, and enterprise digitalization.

Recognized for

• Driving 30+ Agile projects and 10+ strategic programs that enhanced governance, delivery predictability, and stakeholder alignment.
• Accelerating SAP setup cycles by 92%, recovering 23+ KPIs, and revitalizing supply chain excellence across global operations.
• Implementing ERP rollouts and automation initiatives with full compliance to GAMP5, GMP, ANVISA, and FDA standards.
• Launching award-winning IoT and cloud-based solutions that improved energy efficiency, reduced manual work, and strengthened operational resilience.

Technically proficient in platforms such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, ServiceNow, Aris, Docmap, Power BI, and ERP systems like SAP and Oracle. Experienced in incident and change management, supporting both first and second-line operations across business and technical domains.

MBA in E-Business – Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Campinas, Brazil

Focused on strategic digital innovation, enterprise systems, and business process optimization.

Associate Degree in Information Technology – Unitau, Taubaté, Brazil

Foundation in software development, systems architecture, and IT operations.

Complementary Certifications & Courses

• Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI
• Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) – PMI
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) – Scrum.org
• SAP Certified Application Associate – Procurement – Ka Solution
• Computer System Validation – APICS CPIM – Eli Lilly
• Python Fundamentals, AI for Everyone, Agile Planning, Software Product Management – Coursera, Dio.me, University of Alberta
• Team Lead Program – Bouvet ASA