VPO, LLC
We have created smartVPO® - the intelligent, cloud-based, tag-centric platform of choice to manage your infrastructure projects.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Software
- Location Dallas, TX, US
- Currency USD
- Founded February 2013
- Employees 6
- Website smartvpo.com
Company Summary
VPO (www.smartvpo.com) is an innovative startup company dedicated to provide solutions to increase efficiency, optimize resources utilization and accelerate the cash flow cycle in Infrastructure projects.
Our leading product, smartVPO® is a powerful and state of the art cloud-based, tag-centric platform designed to provide full and detailed control of your Implementation projects, allowing for real-time visibility up to the very To-Do level.
Team
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CEO and Board Member
Eduardo Araujo is a global, accomplished and innovative leader, with extensive executive experience as President, CEO and General Manager in the high-tech industry. He has been responsible for a wide variety of roles, spanning Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, Customer Services, Quality and R&D.
Prior to his current assignment as CEO and Partner of VPO, he was the President and Head of Nokia Siemens Networks in Latin America. -
Board Member
As CEO of Golden Security Services Mr. Bernal provides overall leadership as the company's primary representative.
He studied Business Administration at the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and Business Administration extension studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He completed Radiological Emergency Planning: Terrorism, Security and Communication at Harvard University and Finance for Executives course at INSEAD, France. -
CTO and Board Member
Aaron Smith has 15+ years experience in software design and development in various industries including Logistics, Government, Banking, Insurance, Ticketing, Security and Telecommunications.
Prior to his current assignment, he was the CTO at Litai Assets. Aaron specializes in cloud infrastructure, multi-tenant architecture, relational databases and disaster recovery.
Aaron earned his B.S degree in Computer Science from Siena College in NY. -
Partner and Board Member
As founder and CEO of Golden Security Services in 2004 until 2011 and Co-Chairman of Seenergee Group, Santiago oversees and directs all business and business development activities.
Santiago held several high executive positions in the Telecom Industry, including Vice-President of Business Development of TV Cable from 1990 to 2003 and and President of Telesentinel, the leading security company in the Latin American market, from 2003 to 2006. -
Fernando Gaviria AngelPartner and Board Member
Mr. Fernando Gaviria Angel holds a BA degree in International Business and Economy from Richmond College in London.
Starting at Banque Veuve Morin-Pons in Paris, he returned to Colombia to lead his family´s business which included Gavicafe, Caribecafe, Industrias Aliadas, Compañia Nacional de Café and Bolsa y Banca Comisionista de Bolsa. Later he became the President of Compañia Nacional de Café. He is also a board member at Syscom Telecom. -
Armando AlmeidaPartner and Board Member
Armando Almeida is a C-level executive with 25+ years of international experience in Communications and IT industries. He has managed global operations and led organizations of over 30,000 people.
Armando has extensive knowledge in the Customer Experience area, is an expert in M&A and is now an investor, board member and executive advisor for startups.
Armando has a PhD in Engineering. He speaks fluently English, Portuguese and Spanish.
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