Carlos Fernández
FOUNDING PARTNER, PRESIDENT
Professional Summary
Years of Experience
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Certifications
Over 25 years
Dual Master’s Degree (Technology and Finance)
Executive Director
Systems Development, Emerging Technologies, Microsoft
Professional Profile
Carlos Fernández has over twenty five years of experience in the financial services and information services industry. As Truenorth’s Executive Director he has been the leader in establishing the strategic initiatives and actions that have helped the company’s consistent and sustained growth in Puerto Rico and other international markets. As Director of Technology, Project Manager, Systems and Database Architect and Systems Developer, Carlos brings to the Truenorth partnership a strong and unique mix of technology and finance. He brings to the Truenorth partnership years of success in building systems and the knowledge of the perils, pitfalls and limitations of technology.
Summary of Key Project Experiences
Conceived, Designed and Built Truenorth’s successful Seguridad Publica Integrada (SPI) solution, which has gained wide acceptance in the Puerto Rico Public Safety community. Central Inmate Data Repository for the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections. Where Carlos identified the data quality improvement strategy and implemented technology to bring this key agency challenge under control. Supported the wireless resolution issue at the Puerto Rico Police Department. Carlos was instrumental in supporting the challenge of resolving the technical issues of the multi layered challenge of the Puerto Rico Police Mobile Wireless project. The project is successful and was presented to the press on November 15, 2001 by our Governor. Built a Multi-Warehouse Management system with OCR and bar-coding technologies for a major transportation and logistics company in Puerto Rico. Conceived and designed the first integrated data warehouse for Humana Healthcare Systems of Puerto Rico. Implemented a Fleet Tracking through GPS and wireless technologies component to an already existing distribution management system. Developed and marketed a comprehensive Portfolio Management and Tracking for the insurance sales professional segment. Developed a manufacturing control system with Bill of Materials, Assembly Kit for a Pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico.
Skills
Strategic Planning
Project Management
Financial Concepts
Rapid Systems Design
Database Design and Replication
Portal Backend Integration
Complex Issue Resolution
Microsoft SQL
Operational Management and Planning
Specifications Analysis
Development Team Management
Microsoft Visual tools
Application Implementation Management
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Education and Personal History
Master’s Degree in Computer Science, University of Miami (Summa Cum Laude)
Master’s in Business Administration, University of Miami (Summa Cum Laude)
Bachelor in Business Administration, St. Joseph’s University
Boards and Association
Since 2012, he is an active member of the Board of Directors of Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico.