Roberto Sánchez Vilariño
San Sebastián De Los Reyes
Summary
With over 35 years of experience, highly motivated and experienced Risk and Security consultant. Extensive background in security consulting, risk management, IT auditing, and team building honed through time at PwC. Excels in critical situations and successfully manages teams to deliver exceptional results. Works with clients from various industries, including banking and services.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
25
25
Years @PwC
Work History
Consulting Leader - Acceleration Center BA
PwC
07.2021 - 06.2024
- Leading Partner for the Advisory team supporting US/EU practices
- Built up the Consulting teams in Cybersecurity, Deals, Cloud & Digital, Transformation, and Risk & Regulatory services
- Attract top-tier talent, engendered a culture of continuous learning, and deployed innovative strategies
- Structure the administrative management teams and procedures, aligned with practice regulatory and contractual requirements
- Formation of a multidisciplinary team from an initial team of 35 people, increasing the workforce by 120%, reaching a turnover of more than USD 120M per year
- This involved the creation of practices from talent pools or the re-skilling of consultants from equivalent solutions through specific training plans
- This strategy allowed establishing growth in practices with an immature job market
- Integration of Consulting services with the PwC Acceleration Centers network, differentiating the BA's operation through strengthening our nearshore profile (services that require its execution on client's business hours)
- Preparation for the CMMI level 3 certification, which was finally obtained in September 2027
Risk Assurance Leader - LAN Region
PwC
07.2017 - 08.2021
- Strengthened Risk Assurance practice integration in LAN region (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay & Venezuela)
- Boost regional leadership role leveraging the global definition of RAS practice
- This role involved building up collaborative bridges between countries
- Build countries' practices capabilities upon the existing competencies within the region
- Partnered with practice leaders to identify and leverage market opportunities
- Integrated regional and global RAS practices
- Managed a regional education plan to optimize costs and increase training opportunities
- Develop and execution of RAS LAN training program aligned with global practices
- Increased collaboration among regional leaders through regular meetings, discussion forums, and a regional knowledge base
Risk Assurance (RAS) Partner
PwC
07.2019 - 06.2021
- RAS Partner for Middle Market clients
- RAS Partner for Córdoba, Mendoza and Rosario Offices
- Cybersecurity Desk for RAS clients
- Support in audit risk and compliance assessments, which involved more than 130 clients and the Middle Market client portfolio (101 clients) that represented more than 27,000 service hours
- Cybersecurity desk leadership, which consists of a specialized team in configuration and security control assessments at the level of operating systems, RDBMS, Cloud and other general-purpose technology platform management tools for clients
- Building up the Cybersecurity desk, a specialized team, procedures and automation tools to reduce efforts and increase evaluation's quality carried out as part of the support to the audit team
- The goal was to reduce information processing times and errors through automating parameters checks and data quality, allowing staff to focus their work time on result analysis and exceptions follow up into a continuous improvement process
- This project duplicated the team's capacity, increasing client facing time to discuss findings, increasing their satisfaction and business discussions for new services
- Optimized Middle Market scope by reevaluating and shifting work periods to low season
- Updated and improved procedures to align with methodological changes
- Reduced overtime, ensured timely delivery, and decreased overall work overload for the team
Risk Assurance Partner
PwC
07.2014 - 06.2019
- Risk Assurance Leader
- Cybersecurity & Forensic Partner
- Management of Risk Consulting practices and support for the Assurance team
- Successfully maintained staff turnover levels below the national average despite a climate of extreme political uncertainty and an inflation rate of 9,585.00%
- Provided positive growth while managing an average team of 80 people, with increasing revenue targets and quality standards in line with the PwC network's global requirements
- From a practice oriented mainly to the provision of services derived from other lines of service, direct billing increased by 23% by 2019
- Adapted service offerings to align with client needs and the global network's RAS (Risk Assurance) framework
- This included enhancing Regulatory Compliance services for the financial sector and modernizing Cybersecurity and Operational Risk Management services
Advisory Partner
PwC
07.2006 - 06.2014
- Cybersecurity, Forensics and Technology Advisor
- Foster Cybersecurity & Forensics practice
- Promoting PwC Brand into Cybersecurity local market
- Solidified the Cybersecurity and Forensic practice of PwC Venezuela, in Financial Crime, Information Governance, Intellectual Property and Crisis Management
- Led the promotion and ongoing dissemination of the PwC Global Economic Crime Survey from 2006 to 2019, establishing it as the definitive Venezuelan market report in this field
Other Roles
PwC
02.1997 - 06.2006
- Led penetration testing and IT security risk assessments
- IT security consulting in various industries
- Manage and deliver of IT audit and security projects for retail and financial companies
- Develop and implement of security policies and procedures
- Conduct fraud investigations
Operations Manager
GIO Digital
01.1994 - 12.1997
- Company Overview: Small company specializing in the design and development of access control and presence solutions, including hardware (access control terminals)
- Software developer of drivers and routines for information exchange Terminal controller-PC (C, Clipper, Basic)
- Software developer of Inventory management, MOM, technical support, and billing management (Access)
- Second level software support
- Management of the assembly, installation and technical support teams
- Small company specializing in the design and development of access control and presence solutions, including hardware (access control terminals)
Project Manager
Gesica, C.A.
01.1993 - 12.1994
- Company Overview: IBM's business partner, specializing in point-of-sale solutions marketing and implementation, using IBM 43XX systems
- Project Leader and Technical Specialist on IBM POS solutions
- Management and presentation of solutions to IBM prospects in Venezuela
- IBM's business partner, specializing in point-of-sale solutions marketing and implementation, using IBM 43XX systems
Systems Analyst
Grupo Integral de Organización
01.1992 - 12.1993
- Company Overview: Software company focused on Insurance, Education and Reporting solutions
- Software developer for access control (Clipper, C) and insurance sector solutions (Informix 4GL)
- Software company focused on Insurance, Education and Reporting solutions
Technical Support
TyG de Venezuela
01.1990 - 12.1992
- Company Overview: IBM's business partner specializes in S/38, S36, AS/400 (now Power System) platforms
- Technical support for AS/400, S/36, BPCS (ERP system) and AIX
- IBM's business partner specializes in S/38, S36, AS/400 (now Power System) platforms
Software Developer
Microactual
01.1988 - 12.1990
- Company Overview: Small software company dedicated to developing back-office solutions using RPG II on IBM S/36 platform
- Developer for the accounting and payroll modules
- Small software company dedicated to developing back-office solutions using RPG II on IBM S/36 platform
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Universidad Metropolitana
Caracas01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidad Nueva Esparta
Caracas01.1995
Skills
- Risk Assessment Expertise
- Information Technology Risk Analysis
- Security Framework Design
- Information Security Review
- Internal Audit Management
- Relationship building
- SOX Compliance Management
- Customer relationship building
Certification
- Organizational Coach, UNESCO/Universidad del Táchira, 2012
- ISO 27001 Lead Audit Certification, BSI, 2006
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ISACA, 2001
Languages
Spanish
English
Training
- Directorship for non Directors, IAE Business School, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2022
- Advanced Management Program Training, IESA, Caracas, Venezuela, 2003
- Telecom Revenue Maximizer training programs, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2000
- PwC's Security Penetration Testing Team, New Jersey, USA, 2000
- MS Proxy Server, CTT, Caracas, Venezuela, 1999
- TCP/IP, CTT, Caracas, Venezuela, 1999
- Support for TCP/IP protocol, Microsoft, Caracas, Venezuela, 1998
- Administering Microsoft Windows NTv4.0, Microsoft, Caracas, Venezuela, 1997
- AIX Version 3 for Users, IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
- PC/PS - AS/400 Support, IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
- Programming C.L., IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
- AS/400 Interactive Programming, IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
- SQL Workshop - AS/400, IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
- RDBMS, IBM de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991
Timeline
Consulting Leader - Acceleration Center BA
PwC
07.2021 - 06.2024
Risk Assurance (RAS) Partner
PwC
07.2019 - 06.2021
Risk Assurance Leader - LAN Region
PwC
07.2017 - 08.2021
Risk Assurance Partner
PwC
07.2014 - 06.2019
Advisory Partner
PwC
07.2006 - 06.2014
Other Roles
PwC
02.1997 - 06.2006
Operations Manager
GIO Digital
01.1994 - 12.1997
Project Manager
Gesica, C.A.
01.1993 - 12.1994
Systems Analyst
Grupo Integral de Organización
01.1992 - 12.1993
Technical Support
TyG de Venezuela
01.1990 - 12.1992
Software Developer
Microactual
01.1988 - 12.1990
MBA - Business Administration
Universidad Metropolitana
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidad Nueva Esparta
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