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GERARDO A. DUARTE STOUTE

PANAMA CITY,PANAMA

Summary

Accomplished Project Manager with expertise in leading global teams, driving collaboration, and ensuring successful project outcomes. Proven ability to enhance proposal processes and adapt strategies to meet client needs.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager

DELL PANAMA
01.2023 - 08.2025
  • Led and coordinated multifunctional global teams, fostering commitment and positive influence among stakeholders.
  • Developed strategies that aligned different business units and enabled scaling at a global level.
  • Coordinated project documentation, established success criteria, measured results, and ensured effective project handover through clear and timely communication.
  • Utilized appropriate tools and techniques to monitor project progress as well as changes in scope and schedule.
  • Identified and quantified variances, implementing necessary corrective actions while maintaining ongoing communication with internal and external partners.

Proposal Manager

DELL PANAMA
09.2012 - 01.2023
  • Supported the end-to-end proposal process for multiple business unit opportunities.
  • Designed and delivered a proposal content library (Qvidian) and other sales enablement tools.
  • Managed proposal projects including development, preparation, coordination, structure, scheduling, and presentation, meeting client-prescribed deadlines.
  • Responded to client questionnaires regarding corporate profile, leadership, and governance.
  • Ensured proposals and bids complied with client specifications and requirements.
  • Maintained quality control throughout the proposal process under tight deadlines.
  • Continuously improved proposal procedures to increase effectiveness in future bids.

Social Media Manager

WISDEK S.A
02.2008 - 05.2011
  • Increased customer engagement through social media strategies.
  • Developed marketing content, including blogs, promotional materials, and social media ads.
  • Analyzed and reported results of digital marketing and social media campaigns.
  • Optimized website content, improved keyword relevance, and strengthened brand identity to achieve SEO objectives.
  • Defined clear goals to drive customer retention, brand awareness, and web/social media traffic.
  • Managed a team of over 20 employees to achieve corporate objectives.

Technical Support Representative

DELL PANAMA
10.2006 - 02.2008
  • Assisted clients in identifying issues and explained solutions to restore service and functionality.
  • Resolved a wide range of technical problems across multiple systems and applications for customers and end users in different time zones.
  • Collaborated with supervisors to escalate and address client inquiries or technical issues.
  • Translated complex technical problems into clear and understandable language for non-technical users.

Education

MBA - Human Resources

Universidad Latina De Panamá
Panama City, Panama
12.2013

MBA - Business Administration

Universidad Latina De Panamá
Panamá City, Panamá
12.2013

BACHELOR - Law & Political Science

Santa Maria La Antigua Catholic University
Panama City, Panama
12.2006

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Science and Humanities

La Salle High School
Panama City, Panama
12.2000

Skills

  • Project management
  • Leadership and team management
  • Digital marketing
  • Customer service and technical support
  • Proposal and bidding management
  • Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Deadline management
  • Qvidian
  • MS Project
  • Jira
  • Trello
  • Google Workspace
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Agile methodologies
  • Risk assessment

Certification

  • APMP Foundation certification for proposal management, APMP/104677
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), 3421488
  • PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), 3430584
  • PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), 3851794
  • Scrum Foundation Professional SFPC, 83670670
  • Certified ScrumMaster CSM (Scrum Alliance), 1766702
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO (Scrum Alliance), 1769982
  • Six Sigma Black Belt (ISSI), 87280240151099
  • Professional Scrum Master I (Scrum.org), 949713
  • Professional Scrum Master II (Scrum.org), 1004967

Languages

Spanish
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Portuguese
Intermediate (B1)
B1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Project Manager

DELL PANAMA
01.2023 - 08.2025

Proposal Manager

DELL PANAMA
09.2012 - 01.2023

Social Media Manager

WISDEK S.A
02.2008 - 05.2011

Technical Support Representative

DELL PANAMA
10.2006 - 02.2008

MBA - Human Resources

Universidad Latina De Panamá

MBA - Business Administration

Universidad Latina De Panamá

BACHELOR - Law & Political Science

Santa Maria La Antigua Catholic University

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - Science and Humanities

La Salle High School
GERARDO A. DUARTE STOUTE