- 13+ years of work experience designing, coordinating and implementing Development and Technology related projects.
- 6+ years of work experience coordinating multiple project teams for Salesforce Implementation Programs.
- Excellent research and data analysis skills with strong attention to details and a superior organizational and resource management ability.
- Excellent capability in managing complex and diverse processes that require input and coordination with multiple stakeholders.
- Extensive declarative configuration work in Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Pardot, Salesforce Experiences (Communities), NPSP. Exposure to Marketing Cloud.
- Languages: Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swahili.
- Tech Skills: Windows, Microsoft Office Suite, STATA, R, SPSS, Salesforce.
- Boston, MA, USA
- +1 857 423 8865
- ct.kawasaki@gmail.com
Summary of qualifications
Education
Graduated
Master’s in Development Economics
Kobe University, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe, Japan
- Distinguished JICA Scholar (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
- Won First Place for the JICA Nikkei Leadership Scholarship
Graduated
Bachelor of Public Administration
São Paulo School of Business (Fundação Getulio Vargas, EAESP-FGV), São Paulo, Brazil
- Highly ranked in the Admissions Exam
Professional experience
2021Present
Technology Delivery Lead Manager, Salesforce Business Group
Accenture, Boston, USA.
July 2021 - Present: CRM Workstream Lead, UKG <> Accenture
UKG is one of the largest HR SaaS providers in the world supporting over 75,000+ organizations across 150+ countries. Our combined team is creating a single platform from multiple legacy application environments driving their merger integration primarily anchored around Salesforce to ~16,000 employees. Cintia is leading the CRM Workstream and managing multiple project teams (Sales Cloud, Partner Interim Management, CRM Data Conversion, Qualtrics and Gainsight) ultimately helping UKG create a single unified experience for customers and partners around the globe.
2021Present
Founder & Social Entrepreneur
Woko Tech, Brazil & Latin America
Our mission is to expand access to technology to grassroots nonprofit organizations. We customize and implement Salesforce CRM solutions that transform the social impact sector.
In two years of operations, we have served more than 30 nonprofit organizations in Latin America with many of our Technology, Strategy and CRM implementations completely pro bono. We believe in the power of technology for social change and the democratization and expansion of access to it is what motivates us.
We have also participated in social business accelerations that support women founders such as Future Females led by the Brazil & UK Tech Hub, Legado Semente by Legado Institute, Adas Tech by CRITT, Global Impact BootCamp by the UK Government. Woko has been featured in major Brazilian national media outlets such as Folha de São Paulo, Uol, Forbes Tech, R7, Virtz, Terra, Tele.Sintese, Impacta Nordeste.
www.wokotech.org
20182021
Salesforce Consultant
Vera Solutions, Boston, USA.
- Led project consulting teams to design and configure systems/operations for program monitoring, management, and evaluation systems.
- Extensive experience with declarative configuration in the Salesforce platform (mainly Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Pardot, Salesforce Communities, Non-Profit Cloud) and integrations with third-party tools.
- Consulted directly with clients, developed relationships and regularly communicated with active and prospective clients and stakeholders
- Implemented clear project plans, budgets, timelines, and development strategies for client engagements, oversee Vera’s project teams to ensure high quality delivery on-time and on-budget
- Conducted requirements gathering, system design, build, and implementation of cloud and mobile data systems for NGOs, foundations, and private enterprises with a social mission while focusing in building monitoring and evaluation system solutions that amplify client impact through data driven decisions.
- Contributed to business development including responding to RFPs, scoping new projects, researching new technologies, methodologies, and tools relevant to International Development players.
- Relevant Course Certifications:
- Monitoring and Evaluation at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.Completed in June 2017 at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- Results-Based Project Management at Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Completed in October 2018, Online Learning.
20162018
Consultant, Gender and Diversity Division, Social Sector
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington D.C. and São Paulo, USA/Brazil
- Conducted extensive research to identify evidence-based diversity programs that most effectively increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of women, African descendants and indigenous populations in the private sector.
- Prospected partnerships with national and multinational companies in Brazil in order to identify potential recipients of diversity and inclusion trainings.
- Contributed to the summary and executive summary of the research "Acesso ao crédito produtivo pelos microempreendedores afrodescendentes e os desafios para a inclusão financeira no Brasil" by Prof. Marcelo Paixão, published by the IDB.
- Relevant Course Certifications:
- Project Monitoring Report - Overview; Project Approval; Eligibility; Project Execution; Validation; Performance Classification; Evaluation at the Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
- Life cycle of Sovereign guaranteed loans and Risk management in projects with sovereign guarantee (GRP) at the Inter-American Development Bank, Online Learning, 2018
- Project management techniques for development professionals at the Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
- Public-Private Partnerships: Implementation of Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean at the Inter-American Development Bank, 2018
20132014
Consultant
Etika Consulting, São Paulo, Brazil
- Analyzed the impacts of companies in terms of their social, economic and environmental impacts through the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) methodology.
- Organized the preliminary and final sustainability year reports.
- Worked as a key person in improving the dialogue and cooperation among client's partners, internal staff and stakeholders.
- Gave technical advice and assistance on policies and strategies to be implemented in order to achieve the organization’s main sustainability targets.
20112012
Project Manager
2Seeds Network, Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa -- Volunteer Position
- Coordinated and facilitated the interaction among project’s stakeholders, local businesses, civil society, government, and specialized partners by promoting meetings, events and trainings in the community.
- Led the expansion of the project and the enlargement of the NGO networks in both the public sector with partnerships with local and national governments and with an increased network in the private sector with local businesses in Northern Tanzania.
- Conducted extensive market research and resource mobilization in several regions across the country and created a set of metrics for the project’s impact evaluation in the long term.
- Expanded the project to neighbouring villages through active promotion of community engagement.
- Implemented a new and effective management structure in order to facilitate the engagement of the local community, several stakeholders and other potential partners.
- Fostered financial accountability and sustainability through active and transparent budget management.
20092010
Consultant
Entrepreneurship Alliance Initiative (Aliança Empreendedora), São Paulo, Brazil
- Responsible for the administrative and financial control of the São Paulo unit.
- Produced financial and corporate social responsibility reports for projects under the scope of São Paulo.
- Organized financial reporting meetings and presented the results for clients and donors.
- In charge of the legal aspects regarding the alignment between the headquarters and the newly found São Paulo unit.
- Active participation on project development and budget negotiation for prospective projects in southern Brazil as a finance appointed specialist for the fundraising team.
20072008
Program Manager
Tech Incubator Initiative (ITCP) at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil -- Part-Time Position
- Developed a pilot microcredit project for entrepreneurs supported by the
organization with a subsequent systematization of a technological package of a microcredit methodology for replication in other locations. - Responsible for organizing and assisting the accounting and financial sector of the institution in São Paulo.
Research Experience
20152016
Research Translator - English, Portuguese, Spanish.
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Japan
- Translated academic papers and household surveys for professors and researchers at the Economics and Business Schools.
20152015
Independent Researcher
Women for Human Rights, Nepal
- Conducted a qualitative journalistic investigation on the effectiveness of local and international NGOs' disaster relief work with affected populations after the April 25th 2015 earthquake in Nepal. To know more information, access the video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J0Mw8gSvvM&t=5s
20072009
Researcher at the Center of Microfinance Studies at FGV
Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil
- Researcher of the "Expansion of microfinance through correspondent banking" project, supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) and by the coordinator of the center, Professor Lauro Gonzalez.
- Guest Researcher at Banco do Nordeste (microfinance institution) - Co-author of a paper which described and analyzed the microcredit program CrediAmigo, the largest microcredit program in Brazil.
- Organized academic workshops, events and seminars on microinsurance and microfinance; responsible for the organization of the Latin American Forum of Microfinance (LASFF).