EDGARD LUZ

Employment

• CEO2018 - present

  OPUS ui

  • Founded and running a software development company focused on high conversion software for educational institutions.

• Director2016 - 2018

  Software Development

  • Responsible 105 employees and a budget of over $5M.

• Program Manager2011 - 2016

  Web, UX and Mobile

  • Responsible for the User Experience (UX & UI) of over 60 products, including over 30 website templates, 30 conversion focused landing pages, and multiple web applications through their entire life cycle.
  • Managed 3 distinct development and UI teams (Mobile, Portal and Creative Media) supervising 3 project managers over 30 employees.
  • Launched multiple products including Mobile Applications, Portal, Interactive Map, Dynamic Global Header, Online Application and others.

• Creative Media Manager2009 - 2011

  UX, UI, SEO and Web

  • Managed a team of 20 employees distributed in 3 groups of Developers, Designers and Web Content Specialists.
  • Started Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaigns that resulted in an increase of over 200,000 organic visits per year across Liberty University sites.
  • Revamped applications such as Financial Check-In, Microsites, and Online Applications, increasing conversion rates by an average of 5% resulting in a net revenue of $20 million dollars.

• Data Management Director2006 - 2009

  Enrollment

  • Responsible millions of data records and producing data analytics reporting, data mining and dashboard to executive administration.
  • Managed a team of 18 employees subdivided in 3 teams: Data Analysts, Web development and Data Entry
  • Developed and supported vastly different infrastructure and application environments such as Donation Systems, Customer Relationship Management and Project Management software.

• Tech Support and Network Admin2005 - 2005

  • Improved reliability and performance of multiple windows system by reconfiguring problematic installations.
  • Developed new access systems allowing users to be granted different level of access based on user groups.
  • Revamped CRM system improving Call Center performance and productivity by 23%.

Education

• Masters in Business Administration2014 - 2016

  Liberty University

• Certified Scrum Product Owner - CSPOSince 2012

  ScrumAlliance ®

• Certified Associate in Project Management - CAPMSince 2011

  Project Management Institute • PMI ®

• Certified ScrumMaster - CSMSince 2011

  ScrumAlliance ®

• Bachelor in Computer Science2000 - 2005

  Liberty University