Karen Da Cruz
Product Manager at Last Call Media- Claim this Profile
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Inna Fedoseyeva
Karen is one of the fastest learners I have ever worked with. Wether it’s a new tool, a new domain or a new skill, you can count on Karen to figure it out and be proficient in no time. I enjoyed having Karen on my team and hope to have an opportunity to work with her in the future.
🎧 JC Salazar
Karen is the kind of manager who strives to support your professional growth. The kind of manager who cares about the human being behind the role. Someone able to promote a working environment where your ideas and doubts are welcomed, but at the same time being challenged, and; I had the great opportunity to learn from her how to be a better human and be a better professional. Karen promoted curiosity among the team, and something I learned from her is that "ideas put to the test are stronger than ideas that are not challenged." She helped me overcome the fear of failure, helped me understand that a new idea may not work, but you will never know if you don't try. Indeed, I learned how to speak my mind, she was welcoming when my ideas got disorganized, and I had to think aloud; I learned that honest feedback is always welcomed. I believe that we all should be able to collaborate with someone who inspires us to get better every day, and working with Karen has been such a wonderful experience, and I hope we get the opportunity to collaborate together again.
Inna Fedoseyeva
Karen is one of the fastest learners I have ever worked with. Wether it’s a new tool, a new domain or a new skill, you can count on Karen to figure it out and be proficient in no time. I enjoyed having Karen on my team and hope to have an opportunity to work with her in the future.
🎧 JC Salazar
Karen is the kind of manager who strives to support your professional growth. The kind of manager who cares about the human being behind the role. Someone able to promote a working environment where your ideas and doubts are welcomed, but at the same time being challenged, and; I had the great opportunity to learn from her how to be a better human and be a better professional. Karen promoted curiosity among the team, and something I learned from her is that "ideas put to the test are stronger than ideas that are not challenged." She helped me overcome the fear of failure, helped me understand that a new idea may not work, but you will never know if you don't try. Indeed, I learned how to speak my mind, she was welcoming when my ideas got disorganized, and I had to think aloud; I learned that honest feedback is always welcomed. I believe that we all should be able to collaborate with someone who inspires us to get better every day, and working with Karen has been such a wonderful experience, and I hope we get the opportunity to collaborate together again.
Inna Fedoseyeva
Karen is one of the fastest learners I have ever worked with. Wether it’s a new tool, a new domain or a new skill, you can count on Karen to figure it out and be proficient in no time. I enjoyed having Karen on my team and hope to have an opportunity to work with her in the future.
🎧 JC Salazar
Karen is the kind of manager who strives to support your professional growth. The kind of manager who cares about the human being behind the role. Someone able to promote a working environment where your ideas and doubts are welcomed, but at the same time being challenged, and; I had the great opportunity to learn from her how to be a better human and be a better professional. Karen promoted curiosity among the team, and something I learned from her is that "ideas put to the test are stronger than ideas that are not challenged." She helped me overcome the fear of failure, helped me understand that a new idea may not work, but you will never know if you don't try. Indeed, I learned how to speak my mind, she was welcoming when my ideas got disorganized, and I had to think aloud; I learned that honest feedback is always welcomed. I believe that we all should be able to collaborate with someone who inspires us to get better every day, and working with Karen has been such a wonderful experience, and I hope we get the opportunity to collaborate together again.
Inna Fedoseyeva
Karen is one of the fastest learners I have ever worked with. Wether it’s a new tool, a new domain or a new skill, you can count on Karen to figure it out and be proficient in no time. I enjoyed having Karen on my team and hope to have an opportunity to work with her in the future.
🎧 JC Salazar
Karen is the kind of manager who strives to support your professional growth. The kind of manager who cares about the human being behind the role. Someone able to promote a working environment where your ideas and doubts are welcomed, but at the same time being challenged, and; I had the great opportunity to learn from her how to be a better human and be a better professional. Karen promoted curiosity among the team, and something I learned from her is that "ideas put to the test are stronger than ideas that are not challenged." She helped me overcome the fear of failure, helped me understand that a new idea may not work, but you will never know if you don't try. Indeed, I learned how to speak my mind, she was welcoming when my ideas got disorganized, and I had to think aloud; I learned that honest feedback is always welcomed. I believe that we all should be able to collaborate with someone who inspires us to get better every day, and working with Karen has been such a wonderful experience, and I hope we get the opportunity to collaborate together again.
Credentials
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Scrum Master
Scrum AllianceNov, 2010- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Last Call Media
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager
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Nov 2021 - Present
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Decamoney
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Peru
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CTO
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Apr 2018 - Present
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Able
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Product Manager
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May 2019 - May 2021
Planned design sprints and conducted usability tests with users. Built figma prototypes. Managed the roadmap and backlog, executed exploratory testing, reported defects.Communicated with the development team and stakeholders to prioritize the work and deploy to production.
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Recruiting Manager
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Jul 2017 - May 2019
Source top quality candidates, manage full life-cycle recruiting, advance the company brand across numerous markets and communities and seek to build a top notch pipeline of candidates. Responsible for delivering the best possible experience to candidates in our engineering candidate pipeline.Develop relationships with communities, universities, and organizations to foster collaboration and grow the technical ecosystem.In charge of the induction education process for new employees, leveraging them across the organization from day one. Show less
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Operations Manager
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Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
Managed operations for the Lima office, including office expansion and implementation, as well as creating processes for the Lima office and establishing the budget.Recruited talented people for the team, establishing relationships with technology organizations and communities.Facilitated communication between the New York and San Francisco offices with the Lima team with project management.
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Codeable
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Peru
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & Coach
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Oct 2018 - May 2019
Intensive 6 month FullStack bootcamp (React + Ruby on Rails) Devised and executed the recruiting strategy and managed the pipeline for the first student cohort. Coached the students in interviewing and resume building. Supported operations and conflict resolution. Intensive 6 month FullStack bootcamp (React + Ruby on Rails) Devised and executed the recruiting strategy and managed the pipeline for the first student cohort. Coached the students in interviewing and resume building. Supported operations and conflict resolution.
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Hacker Kids Perú
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Peru
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Primary and Secondary Education
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Co-Founder, Organizer & Instructor
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Oct 2014 - Nov 2017
Non-profit that teaches kids how to code Organized events and training workshops. Led group dynamics for soft skills development. PR management for the brand. Community management. Prepared classes and taught more than 80 children how to code. Presented Hackerkids as an invited speaker at different events. Made alliances with Intel and IEEE PUCP Student branch for program sponsorship. Non-profit that teaches kids how to code Organized events and training workshops. Led group dynamics for soft skills development. PR management for the brand. Community management. Prepared classes and taught more than 80 children how to code. Presented Hackerkids as an invited speaker at different events. Made alliances with Intel and IEEE PUCP Student branch for program sponsorship.
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Women in Technology Perú
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Peru
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder
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Jan 2013 - Apr 2016
Non-profit organization that empowers women to improve the world using technological startups. Development and facilitation of workshops. Public relations management with other organizations. Organized more than 50 events, with 1,000+ attendees, 70+ volunteers, 3 cities, and 15+ venues. Planned and taught workshops, directly impacting more than 600 people in events. Made alliances with Intel, Microsoft, and OLO companies, getting their sponsorship. Collaborated with other NGOs like CARE Peru, Empresarios por la Educación giving training in entrepreneurship and technology. Represented the organization at national and international events, raising awareness. Show less
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Promet Source
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager / Peru General Manager
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Mar 2014 - Dec 2015
Managed a distributed team for web developing using agile methodologies, working across three different timezones and completing more than 20+ successful projects. Implemented the Peru office, building a team of employees, contractors and providers, leveraging the company’s need for talent. Represented the company at international conferences in Bolivia and Colombia, giving workshops and talks educating about Women and Drupal. Managed a distributed team for web developing using agile methodologies, working across three different timezones and completing more than 20+ successful projects. Implemented the Peru office, building a team of employees, contractors and providers, leveraging the company’s need for talent. Represented the company at international conferences in Bolivia and Colombia, giving workshops and talks educating about Women and Drupal.
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Scrum Master / Project Manager
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Nov 2012 - Nov 2013
Managed an 8-member team using agile methodologies, implementing the company’s web platform supporting e-commerce operations and user account management Produced customer requirements and designed services, resulting in public and internal products that led the company to launch applications in different platforms Audited company desktop and web products prior to the firm’s market launch, documenting 1000+ bugs, increasing the quality of code production Managed an 8-member team using agile methodologies, implementing the company’s web platform supporting e-commerce operations and user account management Produced customer requirements and designed services, resulting in public and internal products that led the company to launch applications in different platforms Audited company desktop and web products prior to the firm’s market launch, documenting 1000+ bugs, increasing the quality of code production
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Moving Interactive
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Scrum Master / Project Manager
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Apr 2010 - Oct 2012
Led several cross-functional teams in completing web and mobile app launches for customers including Moody’s, Reader’s Digest and Constellation Energy Analyzed and delivered Drupal and Wordpress projects from strategy to implementation, resulting in the successful launch of 10+ web and mobile projects Led several cross-functional teams in completing web and mobile app launches for customers including Moody’s, Reader’s Digest and Constellation Energy Analyzed and delivered Drupal and Wordpress projects from strategy to implementation, resulting in the successful launch of 10+ web and mobile projects
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Universidad de Lima
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Peru
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teacher Assistant
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Apr 2008 - Aug 2010
Integrating business processes with the use of SAP: FI, MM, SD, CO & PP modules. Exams creation and grading. Classes for 34 students. Integrating business processes with the use of SAP: FI, MM, SD, CO & PP modules. Exams creation and grading. Classes for 34 students.
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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PAS PMO
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Sep 2008 - Mar 2010
Management of SAP requirements based on priorities and resource availability. Project management assistance. Direct coordination with customers. Preparing the project for audit and support in his financial management.IBM Thanks! Award for managing the Unique-Yanbal project. Resource pool of 25+ between consultants and developers. Time reduction for report generation from 1 day to 3 hours. Establishment of internal procedures for automatizing the day-to-day workload.
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ARMS Application Developer
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Jul 2007 - Aug 2008
Maintenance support and development for a financial internal IBM worldwide system. Coordination with Europe, Asia and USA clientsAchievements: Complete development cycle for ARMS 2.4. Nominated to IBM-CVI award in 2008.
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Education
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2001 - 2006
Universidad de Lima
Bachelor's degree, Systems Engineering -
2011 - 2012
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Certificate, Online Marketing
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