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ROCÍO CECILIA ROJAS

Kornwestheim

Summary

Senior consulting professional, with over 20 years of experience specializing in process improvement through advanced methodologies, frameworks, and tools.

Extensive consulting and assessment experience across Automotive, Banking, Insurance, Education, and other sectors.

Proven expertise in implementing industry standards and integrating Agile and Lean frameworks into existing processes, particularly for leading global automotive manufacturers.

Quality Manager at Kugler Maag GmbH, responsible for internal quality management and quality assurance, and supporting quality initiatives in customer projects.

Certified Automotive SPICE Provisional Assessor (intacs-3961-1431-20985-01) and proficient in CMMI for Development.

Certified in Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS), SAFe 6 Certified Agilist, and Professional Scrum Master (PSM).

Experienced trainer and coach, delivering tailored programs in process improvement, quality management, and agile methodologies.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

KUGLER MAAG CIE by UL SOLUTIONS
Kornwestheim
08.2018 - Current
  • Conduct Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) assessments for customer organizations identifying process capability levels and improvement opportunities.
  • Led the design and execution of process improvements for clients such as Volkswagen, LG, Nvidia, Aptiv, Knorr-Bremse, and Booch, effectively addressing project gaps and ensuring compliance with industry standards.
  • Serve as Quality Manager at UL-SIS, maintaining ISO 9001 certification through continuous quality assurance and compliance activities.
  • Design and deliver training for UL-SIS employees.

Lean Process Engineer

MAGNETI MARELLI
01.2013 - 01.2018
  • Certified Appraisal Team Member for Automotive SPICE and CMMI for Development.
  • Define, implement, and monitor project management, quality assurance, and KPI procedures in compliance with Automotive SPICE and CMMI standards.
  • Apply Agile and Lean software development methodologies, including Agile Project Management, Scaled Scrum with Nexus, Scrum, and Kanban, using Atlassian tools.
  • Coordinate cross-functional project teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Foster effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Plan, track, and report on project progress to ensure successful execution and delivery.
  • Design and deliver training programs for employees at all organizational levels.

Process Improvement Expert Consultant

EUROPEAN SOFTWARE INSTITUTE ESI CONSULTING
01.2012
  • Process Improvement Expert Consultant for AXA Group – Milan (Italy) – CMMI Level 2
  • Certified Appraisal Team Member for CMMI (SCAMPI November 2012).
  • Defining, monitoring and implementing procedures regarding project management, requirements management, quality assurance, configuration management and KPI management for CMMI Level 2.
  • Applying process improvement and re-engineering methodologies and principles to assess process improvement opportunities and provide cost benefit analysis.
  • In charge of structuring courses and training to different groups of employees at all levels.

Process Improvement Expert Consultant

INSPEARIT
Rom
01.2009 - 01.2013
  • Ex DNV IT Global Services - Italy
  • Process Improvement Expert Consultant for: Banca Ifitalia – Milan- KPI Management, Banca Fidiomestic – Florence - CMMI Level 2, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro - Roma – CMMI Level 3, Ansaldo - Genova - CMMI Level 3
  • CMMI for Development Appraisal Team Member
  • Defining, monitoring and implementing software engineering processes (using object and structure-oriented programming), project management, process management and support of CMMI Level 3.
  • Coordinating object-oriented software engineering activities based on standard procedures and techniques. SCRUM, UML 2.0, RUP and Unified Process.
  • In charge of structuring courses and training to different groups of employees at all levels.
  • Expert at: Rational Rose, Rational Software Modeler, Rational Team Concept, SoDa, Serena.

Analyst of the System and Organization Process Division [DSYO]

BANCO DE CRÉDITO DEL PERÚ [BCP]
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Department of Information and Process Management- DSYO Service and Processes
  • Team in charge of responsible improvement of CMMI Level 3 achievement
  • Identifying, prioritizing, planning and implementing improvement opportunities for defining DSYO processes and procedures.
  • Monitoring, advising and supporting the use of procedures, templates and tools established for executing business processes in BCP, as project management processes, process management, configuration process and support of DSYO.
  • Training and developing necessary skills for executing processes of DSYO through training courses and workshops for different positions in the organization.
  • Managing internal projects for developing supporting tools when executing DSYO processes (Intranet, project management applications and requests).
  • Researching and implementing world trends for Project Management (PMI) and Methodological and Technological Solutions (UML, RUP) and Quality Solutions (CMMI, ITIL).

CMMI Quality Advisor

PROCESS CONSULTING
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Partner of Software Engineering Institute–SEI of Carnegie Mellon University
  • Diagnosing, assessing and planning an improvement program
  • Participating as an SCAMPI Assessor of local companies
  • Advising on interpreting and applying CMMI model and ISO/IEC 12207
  • Creating improvement programs
  • Performing CMMI Scampi Assessments with Enrique Morey and David Arteaga (latest assessment CMMI Level 3 Lolimsa, November 2007)
  • Providing Training in CMMI Model.
  • Unique Peruvian company responsible for GMD Level 3 certification and companies of PACIS Project like Cosapisoft, Novatronic, Lolimsa, Ofisis, Royal System. Currently advising Banco Interbank, Synapsis and Telefónica.

Part-time Professor of the Computing and Systems Engineering School

SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES UNIVERSITY
01.2000 - 01.2007
  • Engineering and Architecture School
  • Part-time Professor of the Computing and Systems Engineering School:
  • Undergraduate studies
  • Upgrade studies
  • Graduate studies
  • Courses:
  • Software Quality (Elective course)
  • Software Engineering (6th, 7th and 8th term) Rational Rose
  • Object-oriented Programming (3rd, 4th, 9th term) Java JDK 1.4 and Eclipse
  • Database Design and Structure (5th term) Oracle 9i , DB2, SQL Server 2000
  • University Extension Courses
  • Professor of the following courses:
  • Database Implementation and Design with: Oracle 9i, SQL Server 2000, DB2.
  • Oracle Management
  • Oracle 8i SQL, PL/SQL and SQL
  • Plus
  • Oracle 8i Architecture and Administration
  • Oracle 8i Backup and Recovery
  • Software Development
  • Oracle Forms Developer 2000
  • Object-oriented Programming using JAVA
  • Social Projection Center under the agreement with the Peruvian Army - Officers Level
  • Professor of the following courses:
  • Design, implementation and administration of Database Oracle 8i and UML.
  • Software Engineering - Systems Analysis and Design

Professor and Full Time Coordinator

CIBERTEC HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
03.2004 - 10.2006
  • Computing and IT Degree Course
  • Professor and Full Time Coordinator of the following Courses:
  • Systems Design and Analysis I and II
  • Theory and Laboratory: Rational Rose 2003, Visio 2000 and XDE Visual Studio .NET

Consultant of the Analysis and Methodological Design Advisory Team

CIBERTEC
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Consultant of the Analysis and Methodological Design Advisory Team for project agreements with local companies: Essalud [Health Insurance Institute], Osiptel [Supervisory Board for Private Investment in Telecommunications], Ministerio de la Producción [Ministry of Production], Sunat [National Superintendency of Tax Administration].
  • Managing project analysis and design activities for project agreements using object-oriented technology and methodology based on standard procedures and techniques like UML and RUP.

Head of Systems Unit

CENTRO NACIONAL DE SERVICIOS A.C.
01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Planning, organizing and controlling the development of the System Unit's activities.
  • Re-designing processes and their continuous improvement focusing on clients (ISO 9001 standards)
  • Drawing up the Systems Strategic Planning being supported by organizational areas.
  • Responsible for managing, implementing, maintaining and supporting the company's ERP.
  • Managing analysis, design and programming activities using object-oriented technology and methodology based on standard procedures and techniques. E.g. UML, RUP.
  • Managing Maintenance and Information Support System implementation projects of our clients' companies: Coca Cola, OSIPTEL, Exalmar and Bristol.

Head System Design Analyst

EMPRESA GRUPO ALBATROS A.C
01.2001 - 01.2002
  • Strategic Level:
  • Designing and making sure the staff comply with the information planning of the company.
  • Leading project's teams.
  • Development Level:
  • Performing process analysis.
  • Managing the WEB-oriented software development process with Visual Studio 6.0.
  • Performing analysis and design of software projects with RUP (the Rational Unified Process) methodology using UML and Rational Rose 2002.
  • Designing database modeling with SQL, Server 2000 and Oracle 8i.
  • Implementing the database and maintaining its good performance.

Education

Master in Business Administration -

San Martín De Porres University
Lima, Perú
01.2006

Master in Business Administration -

European Business School
Spain, Madrid
01.2006

Computing and Systems Engineer -

San Martín De Porres University
Lima, Perú
01.2000

English Translator -

Instituto Cultural Peru Norteamericano
Lima, Perú
01.2007

Skills

  • Integrity and honesty
  • Goal-oriented
  • Quality-oriented
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Client relationships
  • Content management system
  • Technological assessment
  • Process improvement
  • Continuous improvement
  • Processes and procedures
  • Process optimization

Training

  • Qualified for Automotive SPICE for Data Management Germany 2025
  • Qualified for Automotive SPICE for Machine Learning Germany 2024
  • Quality Manager Specialist QMF-T
  • V Germany 2023
  • UL Certified Cybersecurity Professional Training in Automotive ISO/SAE 21434 Germany 2023
  • Qualified for Automotive SPICE for Cybersecurity Germany 2022
  • Qualified for Automotive SPICE for Agile Germany 2022
  • Scaled Professional Scrum Certification, Scrum.org. Spain 2017
  • Agile in Automotive, Kugler Maag and OEMs Germany 2015
  • Agile Project Management, PMI Italy 2015
  • World Class Manufacturing, Magneti Marelli Clusters (FIAT Group) Italy 2013
  • IntACSTM Certified ISO/IEC 15504 Provisional Assessor Automotive SPICE Ireland 2013
  • Acquisition Supplement for CMMI for Development v1.3, Inspearit Italy 2011
  • Introduction to Capability Maturity Model Integration for Development 1.3, DNV. Italy 2011
  • Professional Scrum Master Certification, Scrum.org. Germany 2010
  • Introduction to Capability Maturity Model Integration for Services v1.2, DNV. Italy 2010
  • Project Management PMI, CosapiSoft. Peru 2008
  • ITIL Foundations Course, New Horizons. Peru 2007
  • CMMI Foundations Course, CMMI Advanced Concepts Course, CMMI Metrics, Peru/ 2005
  • Management of an Improvement Program, European Software Institute. Spain 2006
  • Information Systems Project Management, IBM Technical Training Services. Peru 2003
  • Oracle 8i Database Administrator- Junior, National University of Engineering. Peru 2002

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Italian
Advanced (C1)
German
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Senior Consultant

KUGLER MAAG CIE by UL SOLUTIONS
08.2018 - Current

Lean Process Engineer

MAGNETI MARELLI
01.2013 - 01.2018

Process Improvement Expert Consultant

EUROPEAN SOFTWARE INSTITUTE ESI CONSULTING
01.2012

Process Improvement Expert Consultant

INSPEARIT
01.2009 - 01.2013

Analyst of the System and Organization Process Division [DSYO]

BANCO DE CRÉDITO DEL PERÚ [BCP]
01.2007 - 01.2009

CMMI Quality Advisor

PROCESS CONSULTING
01.2005 - 01.2007

Professor and Full Time Coordinator

CIBERTEC HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
03.2004 - 10.2006

Consultant of the Analysis and Methodological Design Advisory Team

CIBERTEC
01.2004 - 01.2006

Head of Systems Unit

CENTRO NACIONAL DE SERVICIOS A.C.
01.2002 - 01.2004

Head System Design Analyst

EMPRESA GRUPO ALBATROS A.C
01.2001 - 01.2002

Part-time Professor of the Computing and Systems Engineering School

SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES UNIVERSITY
01.2000 - 01.2007

Master in Business Administration -

San Martín De Porres University

Master in Business Administration -

European Business School

Computing and Systems Engineer -

San Martín De Porres University

English Translator -

Instituto Cultural Peru Norteamericano
ROCÍO CECILIA ROJAS