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I'm Charly Cardeno

Software Engineer Product Manager Certified SAFe® 6 POPM CSPO®

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High-performing individual with a passion for Software Products.

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Results-oriented B2B/B2C SaaS Product Manager with a passion for driving product growth through Agile methodologies and maximizing ROI. Proven track record of rebuilding products post-investment to unlock scalability and successfully launching new ones.

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Work Experience

Product Manager

June 2022 - Present

Publicis Sapient

In Healthcare, led the development of AI-driven solutions by integrating Large Language Models (LLMs), boosting user satisfaction by 300% and saving 1200+ hours a month through automation.

In Oil & Gas, directed the transition to a new security framework, reducing approval times by 82% and improving system integrity. Automated tasks to cut documentation time by 53%, enhancing overall workflow efficiency.

LLM | Azure DevOps Server | Tableau | Excel | Mural | JIRA | SQL | Problem-solving

Product Manager

March 2019 - May 2022

Elemento 43 - Website

Led multiple startup projects in the Netherlands, managing a 40+ member engineering team remotely from Colombia. Drove product development, client relationships, and strategic business decisions.

  • Negotiated scope, timelines, and rates, generating over $1M in revenue.
  • Managed budget planning, cost allocation, and investment strategy.

JIRA | Confluence | Figma | Google Sheets | Agile Methodologies | Adaptability | Teamwork

Product Owner

March 2018 - February 2019

Fleks Works

Managed and prioritized the product backlog, acting as the primary point of contact between stakeholders in the Netherlands and the development team in Colombia.

Facilitated agile events, including planning, grooming, estimating, reviewing, and retrospectives.

Product Roadmapping | GitLab | HTML | CSS | Javascript | React | SQL

Education

EF SET English Certificate 87/100 (C2 Proficient)

February 2021

EF Standard English Test (EF SET)

The achieved English level is 87/100 on the EF SET score scale and C2 Proficient according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). The EF SET score is calculated as an average of the reading and listening scores.

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Certified SAFe® 6 Product Owner / Product Manager

November 2023

Scaled Agile, Inc.

Capable to adopt a customer-centric approach to building products, using Scaled Agile Framework® to deliver more value, faster. Able to collaborate with engineering teams and business stakeholders.

A POPM write Epics, Features and Stories; and design, prioritizes, builds, tests, and delivers products with increased productivity and higher quality

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Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®)

February 2022

Scrum Alliance, Inc.

Demonstrates knowledge and ability to maximize the value of a product. Able to communicate the product vision to the Scrum Team and understand release goals.

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Software engineer

2013 - 2017

Universidad de Cartagena

Scientific and engineering aspects of computing, including programming, algorithms and data structures, computer architecture, database systems, computer simulations and data science.

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Where I'm located

Cartagena
Colombia
South America

Email Me At

ccardenoc@gmail.com