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Marco Antonio Tovar has a diverse work experience in various organizations. Marco Antonio worked at Itera S.A. de C.V. from February 2019 onwards as the Transformation Head Leader + IT Business + Agile SAFe Coach. In this role, they led enterprise transformations for web and cloud services, and oversaw the development and deployment of technologies such as Big Data, Recognition, Chatbots, IoT, and Blockchain. Marco Antonio also served as the key account and lead for transformation and technology projects for enterprise and government clients, including the El Salvador Government. As the Agile Head of Transformation, they implemented continuous delivery pipelines and facilitated PI plannings and Inspect & Adapt ceremonies.

Prior to their role at Itera, Marco worked at Deloitte Consulting as an IT Business Manager, PMO Agile SAFe Coach from March 2018 to February 2019. At Deloitte, they played a key role in managing IT projects and coaching teams on Agile and SAFe methodologies.

Before joining Deloitte, Marco worked at Telefónica from August 2016 to March 2018. In this role, they handled pre-sales, sales, and business development activities for telecom and telephony solutions, focusing on wholesaler channels. Marco Antonio was responsible for closing sales, managing contracts, and overseeing post-sales activities for 22 clients. Marco Antonio also coordinated multi-disciplinary teams for after-sales support.

Marco's earlier experience includes working at América Móvil from January 2014 to July 2016 as a Commercial Service Innovation & Technologies Project Manager Sr. In this role, they served as the commercial portfolio administrator for commercial and projects directors at Telmex / América Móvil.

Marco Antonio Tovar has an extensive educational background in business and leadership-related fields. Marco Antonio holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management from IPADE Business School. Marco Antonio also completed a Master's degree in Business Management for Executives with Experience (MEDEX) from the same institution.

In terms of further education, Marco Antonio Tovar is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Senior Management (MAD) from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, which they started in 2021 and is expected to complete in 2023. Additionally, in 2021, they obtained a Diploma in Accounting and Finance from the same university.

To enhance their skill set, Marco Antonio Tovar has also obtained various certifications. These include being a certified Survey Contributor of The Agile Adoption Report 2022 from CertiProf, Agile Marketing with SAFe Validation (5.0) from Scaled Agile, Inc., SMC Scrum Master Certified and Scrum Study SFC from SCRUMstudy, Kanban Professional Certificate, Scrum Developer Professional Certificate (SDPC), Scrum Expert Professional Certificate (SEPC), Scrum Professional Certificate (SPC), Design Thinking Professional Certificate - DTPC®, DevOps Essentials Professional Certificate - DEPC®, Lifelong Learning, Scrum Foundation Certificate, Scrum Product Owner Professional Certificate, and Scrum Master Professional Certificate - SMPC® from CertiProf, and Certified SAFe® Agilist, Certified SAFe® Program Consultant, Certified SAFe® Scrum Master, Certified SAFe® Program Consultant, Certified SAFe® Scrum Master from Scaled Agile, Inc.

Overall, Marco Antonio Tovar has pursued a comprehensive education, combining formal degrees with certifications and specialized courses to enhance their understanding of business management, leadership, and agile methodologies.