Juan M. Caicedo
About Juan M. Caicedo
Juan M. Caicedo is a Project Manager at TELUS in Canada with extensive experience in IT project management and a strong educational background in business and project management.
Current Position at TELUS
Juan M. Caicedo serves as a Project Manager at TELUS in Canada. His role involves overseeing projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. At TELUS, he developed a comprehensive training program for new project managers that has been implemented company-wide. He also received the 'Excellence in Project Management' award in 2023 for outstanding performance in project delivery.
Previous Experience at HRIS Implementation
In 2021, Juan M. Caicedo briefly worked as an IT Project Manager at HRIS Implementation in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. During his 5-month tenure, he successfully led a cross-functional team to implement a new HRIS system, resulting in a 20% increase in operational efficiency.
Past Role at Gydai
From 2019 to 2021, Juan M. Caicedo was an IT Project Manager at Gydai in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His responsibilities included managing IT projects from inception to completion, ensuring that project goals were achieved and client expectations were met.
Scytl Innovating Democracy Projects
Juan M. Caicedo worked at Scytl Innovating Democracy in various roles. He was the Local Project Manager for the Canada Municipal Elections from 2013 to 2014 in Toronto. Later, he served as IT Project Manager for Staffing Solution Global Projects from 2013 to 2019 in Markham, Ontario. His work involved managing election-related technology projects and staffing solutions on a global scale.
Academic Background and Certifications
Juan's educational background is extensive. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Administration from UNIVERSIDAD LIBRE, obtained between 1997 and 2002. He also earned a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Strategic Planning from the same university in 2007. He further studied Small Business Administration/Management at Small Business, London, ON, earning a diploma from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management, General from the University of Toronto, achieved in 2013. He specialized in Project Management at the University of California, Irvine from 2015 to 2016, and took a course in Information Technology Project Management focusing on Client Needs and Software Requirements at the University of Alberta in 2016.
Early Career and Academic Roles
Early in his career, Juan M. Caicedo worked in multiple roles before entering the field of project management. He served as a Jr. Project Manager, Business Analyst, and QA Tester at Akira Systems, a Scytl Company, from 2012 to 2013 in the London, Canada Area. Prior to this, he was a Business Analyst at the City of London, Canada, in 2012. Additionally, he worked as a Professor at Universidad Santiago de Cali, within the Faculty of Economic Sciences, from 2006 to 2007 in Cali, Colombia.
Industry Engagement and Mentorship
Juan M. Caicedo is active in the project management community. He presented a proposal on IT project management best practices at the 2022 Canadian Project Management Conference. He has also mentored over 15 junior project managers and business analysts, many of whom have subsequently advanced to senior roles within their respective organizations.