Manuel Giganto Barandiaran - LION

Manuel Giganto Barandiaran - LION has worked in the IT industry since 1998, starting as a Consultant for Freelance Computer Services. In 2006, they took on the role of General Manager for In4matik - (Herenya SLU), where they provided technical support and customer service, managed finances, IT, and computer supplies, and developed a universal Windows XP cloned image. Manuel then joined Indra in 2007 as a Computer Operator/Coder, where they managed the scoring service, saved 80% of general system checks by developing macros and scripts, and served as a scoring systems administrator and application tester (QA tester). In 2008, they became an Analyst at Indra, where they saved up to 90% of operating cost in different areas, integrated KPIs and SiteCatalyst statistics into executive reports, and designed and optimized Vodafone's workflows, systems, and operatives. In 2009, they took on the role of PM/I.T. Consultant at Indra, and in 2012 they became an ICT Deployment for Indra, where they deployed AD, DR, replication, Citrix infrastructure and Indra's solutions for commercialization of electricity in Ghana, and managed the whole I-SEHA infrastructure. Finally, in 2014 they joined GX2 Systems, LLC as a Trade Support Engineer/Systems Administrator, where they made critical decisions to protect the company's financial situation, minimized market loses while covering the broker-dealer and market maker risk, managed the whole GX2 infrastructure, attended customers' and stakeholders' requirements, coordinated and supervised providers, and solved hardware issues.

Manuel Giganto Barandiaran - LION's education history is as follows: from 2002 to 2007, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Systems Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D. In 2007 to 2009, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in IT Management from the same institution. In 2011, they completed a Habilidades Directivas de Gestión de Equipos de Trabajo course. Finally, from 2008 to 2017, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Business Administration and Management, General from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D. Additionally, they have obtained certifications from Microsoft, IFES, Élogos, and Sun.