Santiago Montana
Business Development, Financial Partnerships at Synctera- Claim this Profile
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Michael Dominguez
Santiago has been the stand-out employee of the Quality Engineering team working on internationalization and localization certification of the Flash Pro CS6 release. He earned this distinction by way of his technical skills as well as organizational abilities, both of which were valuable assets to the Flash Pro team. This is remarkable since I was able to rely on him to assist me with very detailed preparations of a project for an outside vendor even while he was in training mode, still learning team processes and the new features in this release. Santiago's ability to prioritize his own work and to coordinate with others, enabled him to perform at a level that exceeded my expectations. In addition, the process of working on that project gave me the opportunity to learn that Santiago possesses exceptional communication skills. All communication with external partners is usually conducted by regular employees or veteran contractors, but in Santiago's case I felt confident in his abilities enough to give him free rein to communicate directly with the vendor, which he did with complete thoroughness. Most impressive however is the initiative that Santiago has demonstrated while on my team. The manner in which he has applied himself to the work required while on the Flash Pro team has lead to achieving a reputation as a reliable resource among the Quality Engineering team and more importantly, he has established credibility by means of his testing results among the Development Engineers, which can be a difficult thing to do. I'm glad that Santiago has been a part of my team for this release and I will not hesitate whatsoever in recommending him for any position he seeks knowing that he will do his utmost to succeed and will accomplish the goals that he sets for himself.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Santiago in the same group and I really recommend him because he is a great person with great characteristics and organizational skills. I am sure he will be a valuable asset to any team he joins.
Michael Dominguez
Santiago has been the stand-out employee of the Quality Engineering team working on internationalization and localization certification of the Flash Pro CS6 release. He earned this distinction by way of his technical skills as well as organizational abilities, both of which were valuable assets to the Flash Pro team. This is remarkable since I was able to rely on him to assist me with very detailed preparations of a project for an outside vendor even while he was in training mode, still learning team processes and the new features in this release. Santiago's ability to prioritize his own work and to coordinate with others, enabled him to perform at a level that exceeded my expectations. In addition, the process of working on that project gave me the opportunity to learn that Santiago possesses exceptional communication skills. All communication with external partners is usually conducted by regular employees or veteran contractors, but in Santiago's case I felt confident in his abilities enough to give him free rein to communicate directly with the vendor, which he did with complete thoroughness. Most impressive however is the initiative that Santiago has demonstrated while on my team. The manner in which he has applied himself to the work required while on the Flash Pro team has lead to achieving a reputation as a reliable resource among the Quality Engineering team and more importantly, he has established credibility by means of his testing results among the Development Engineers, which can be a difficult thing to do. I'm glad that Santiago has been a part of my team for this release and I will not hesitate whatsoever in recommending him for any position he seeks knowing that he will do his utmost to succeed and will accomplish the goals that he sets for himself.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Santiago in the same group and I really recommend him because he is a great person with great characteristics and organizational skills. I am sure he will be a valuable asset to any team he joins.
Michael Dominguez
Santiago has been the stand-out employee of the Quality Engineering team working on internationalization and localization certification of the Flash Pro CS6 release. He earned this distinction by way of his technical skills as well as organizational abilities, both of which were valuable assets to the Flash Pro team. This is remarkable since I was able to rely on him to assist me with very detailed preparations of a project for an outside vendor even while he was in training mode, still learning team processes and the new features in this release. Santiago's ability to prioritize his own work and to coordinate with others, enabled him to perform at a level that exceeded my expectations. In addition, the process of working on that project gave me the opportunity to learn that Santiago possesses exceptional communication skills. All communication with external partners is usually conducted by regular employees or veteran contractors, but in Santiago's case I felt confident in his abilities enough to give him free rein to communicate directly with the vendor, which he did with complete thoroughness. Most impressive however is the initiative that Santiago has demonstrated while on my team. The manner in which he has applied himself to the work required while on the Flash Pro team has lead to achieving a reputation as a reliable resource among the Quality Engineering team and more importantly, he has established credibility by means of his testing results among the Development Engineers, which can be a difficult thing to do. I'm glad that Santiago has been a part of my team for this release and I will not hesitate whatsoever in recommending him for any position he seeks knowing that he will do his utmost to succeed and will accomplish the goals that he sets for himself.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Santiago in the same group and I really recommend him because he is a great person with great characteristics and organizational skills. I am sure he will be a valuable asset to any team he joins.
Michael Dominguez
Santiago has been the stand-out employee of the Quality Engineering team working on internationalization and localization certification of the Flash Pro CS6 release. He earned this distinction by way of his technical skills as well as organizational abilities, both of which were valuable assets to the Flash Pro team. This is remarkable since I was able to rely on him to assist me with very detailed preparations of a project for an outside vendor even while he was in training mode, still learning team processes and the new features in this release. Santiago's ability to prioritize his own work and to coordinate with others, enabled him to perform at a level that exceeded my expectations. In addition, the process of working on that project gave me the opportunity to learn that Santiago possesses exceptional communication skills. All communication with external partners is usually conducted by regular employees or veteran contractors, but in Santiago's case I felt confident in his abilities enough to give him free rein to communicate directly with the vendor, which he did with complete thoroughness. Most impressive however is the initiative that Santiago has demonstrated while on my team. The manner in which he has applied himself to the work required while on the Flash Pro team has lead to achieving a reputation as a reliable resource among the Quality Engineering team and more importantly, he has established credibility by means of his testing results among the Development Engineers, which can be a difficult thing to do. I'm glad that Santiago has been a part of my team for this release and I will not hesitate whatsoever in recommending him for any position he seeks knowing that he will do his utmost to succeed and will accomplish the goals that he sets for himself.
LinkedIn User
I had the pleasure of working with Santiago in the same group and I really recommend him because he is a great person with great characteristics and organizational skills. I am sure he will be a valuable asset to any team he joins.
Experience
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Synctera
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Business Development, Financial Partnerships
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Mar 2023 - Present
Building partnerships with financial institutions and enabling banking services for small and medium businesses. Building partnerships with financial institutions and enabling banking services for small and medium businesses.
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Visa
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director, Visa Direct
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Oct 2017 - Mar 2023
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Hyperwallet
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Financial Networks
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Feb 2015 - Sep 2017
•Responsible for the global expansion and stability of hyperWALLET's Financial Networks.•Responsible for the Company's strategy in response to business objectives.•Reporting to hyperWALET's Chief Operating Officer on the status of initiatives and overall trajectory of the business.
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Financial Networks Executive
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Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
•Responsible for the development of strategic relationships with financial institutions and tech companies that increase hyperWALLET's capability to deliver payments in the U.S. and Latin America.•Responsible for business development opportunities and innovation. Manage the integration of new payment channels into hyperWALLET's payments portal.
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Montana and Ware Web Solutions
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United States
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Advertising Services
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Principal
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2009 - 2013
• Leveraged multicultural insight, aesthetic trends and technology to develop integrated marketing strategies for small businesses. • Established business requirements, articulated project scopes and coordinated the development and deployment of digital assets, such as websites, blogs, email campaigns and web advertisements. • Conducted usability tests and analyzed user interactions to guide engineering teams in the development large-scale websites. • Coordinated a team of developers and designers in the development of multiple projects, such as websites, email campaigns, web banners and print collateral. Leveraged knowledge of graphic design software and programming languages to guide the development process and ensure alignment between business objectives and project execution. • Established best practices for information architecture, developed wireframes and provided strategic advice for the taxonomic organization of online content. • Studied the competitive landscape and created web analytics reports to measure traffic performance and the impact of advertising initiatives and marketing tests. • Analyzed search engine optimization practices by reviewing HTML structure, keyword density and inbound links. • Handled all business inquiries and documentation. Developed proposals, sales presentations, agreements and market research findings. Business Accomplishments: • Supported social media strategy and developed all print and digital advertising for Tough Mudder, a startup with more than 1.9 million Facebook followers. • Coordinated the launch of Comcast’s Spanish microsite and participated in the company’s first A/B test with Omniture’s Test & Target. • Developed website and online strategy for Debra Heffernan’s successful 2010 political campaign. • Articulated Gamesa Energy’s marketing strategy and coordinated the development of advertising collateral for WindPower 2011, the largest wind energy conference in the U.S.
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Adobe
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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International Quality Engineer
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Nov 2011 - Apr 2012
• Managed the Spanish Localization (l10n) of Adobe’s Flash Platform and performed linguistic and functional product verification. • Coordinated the implementation of Adobe’s Linguistic Testing Tool, a desktop application that facilitates Flash’s testing process in foreign languages. • Developed instructional materials and documentation that allowed quality engineers and outside vendors to reproduce specific testing scenarios. • Established a methodology for bug reporting and served as point of contact with outside vendors for inquiries related to language review.
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Bank of America
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United States
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Executive
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Jun 2005 - Feb 2009
• Articulated business requirements and marketing goals set by internal stakeholders. • Provided strategic guidance to art directors, copywriters production managers and art buyers for the development of marketing campaigns. • Managed advertising budgets, negotiated internal resource allocation and coordinated the timely delivery of simultaneous projects. • Conducted brainstorming sessions for business development opportunities and presented ideas and conceptual iterations to a panel of senior executives and clients for review. • Managed the development of marketing collateral for banking products, such as direct mail pieces, tradeshow collateral, interactive presentations, financial brochures, etc. Specialized in affinity marketing and co-branded banking products. • Coordinated the acquisition and licensing of photography and art. Managed purchasing budgets and secured rights of use for all assets. • Developed production schedules, established milestones for project completion and coordinated the timely delivery of simultaneous campaigns. • Translated marketing materials into Spanish and provided multicultural insight for some of the Bank’s top international accounts, such as First Bank of Puerto Rico and Mexicana Airlines. • Partnered with the legal department and global standards department to ensure compliance with all corporate regulations.
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Government of the City of Toulouse - Mairie de Toulouse
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Toulouse Area, France
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Intern
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Jun 2002 - Sep 2002
• Translated sections of the City of Toulouse’s web page into Spanish. • Supported the Mayor’s Bureau of Communications with research and drafts. • Translated sections of the City of Toulouse’s web page into Spanish. • Supported the Mayor’s Bureau of Communications with research and drafts.
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Government of the District of Columbia - Commission on the Arts and Humanities
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Intern
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2001 - 2001
• Organized concerts of folkloric music in conjunction with Embassy of Mongolia, the Arts Club of Washington, D.C., and The Embassy of Colombia. • Participated in the development of the Latino Initiative, a government-funded program to promote cultural diversity in Washington, D.C. • Organized concerts of folkloric music in conjunction with Embassy of Mongolia, the Arts Club of Washington, D.C., and The Embassy of Colombia. • Participated in the development of the Latino Initiative, a government-funded program to promote cultural diversity in Washington, D.C.
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Education
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2019 - 2022
UC Berkeley Extension
Financial Planning and Analysis -
2009 - 2009
New York University
Web Development -
2003 - 2005
University of Delaware
Master of Arts, Foreign Languages -
2000 - 2003
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Arts, Communication -
2001 - 2001
American University
Journalism -
2013 - 2013
NOLS
Certificate, Back Country Skiing -
1986 - 1998
Gimnasio Campestre
High School, Humanities
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