Experience

DignifAI

• Colombia
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner & Director Of Partnerships

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2023

  Colombia A for-profit Impact business that offers data-annotation services for companies that require supervised training of their Spanish & Portuguese Natural Language Processing models. • Vetted Data: Routinely gathered, assessed, and analyzed client data based on their model vision. Evaluated quality of data, relevance, drift trends, and potential biases. Created and recommended plans to optimize client data pipeline to improve model performance and business results. • Improved Data and… Show more A for-profit Impact business that offers data-annotation services for companies that require supervised training of their Spanish & Portuguese Natural Language Processing models. • Vetted Data: Routinely gathered, assessed, and analyzed client data based on their model vision. Evaluated quality of data, relevance, drift trends, and potential biases. Created and recommended plans to optimize client data pipeline to improve model performance and business results. • Improved Data and Outcomes: Spearheaded the client relationship to design and execute the best strategy around Supervised model training and iteration of client algorithms. • Management: Hired and managed an operational team of 12 and a network of 200 freelancers. • Results Oriented: Sourced clients in the AgriTech, HealthTech, Software, Academic, NGO, and Government sectors from the US, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. • Recognition: Invited to speak at the following events: Ashoka - Hola America Festival: Technology as a tool for Social Change. GMF - Dialogue on Tech and Migration, Virtual, Income Generation through AI. MIT ReACT - Migration Summit 2022, Virtual, Digital Nomads & The Global Gig-Economy. IMMAP - Innovation & Tech in Humanitarian Contexts, Virtual, Social AI & Employment. • Participated in round tables at industry events including CVPR and Project Voice. • Negotiated more than $200,000 of grant investment from the World Food Program, Internet Society Foundation, Ashoka, and the Colombian government Show less



Five One Labs

• Iraq
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnership and Program Consultant

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Colombia & Brazil A US NGO that manages a seed-capital Fund for Refugee communities in Iraq. My role was to design and deliver the first accelerator program in Brazil, and facilitate their entry into Colombia as their first market outside of Iraq. • Represented Five One Labs in 40+ meetings with the Colombian Government, USAID, Corporations, Industry Associations, Entrepreneurs, and Academic Institutions. • Designed and was lead trainer for an Accelerator pilot program in Brazil for Five One Labs.



The Business Year

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Editor

  • Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

  Colombia A UK-based economics publication. They hired me during my EMPA at LSE to move to Colombia and write a publication about the Colombian economy and industry trends. • Conducted 75+ interviews with CEOs, government officials, and academics, and wrote 20+ focus articles for an 92 page “Country Report” on the Colombian Economy and Industry Trends.



Samai Distillery

• Cambodia
• Wine & Spirits
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner & Advisor

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Phnom Penh, Cambodia The first Rum distillery in Cambodia, founded and managed by a team of Venezuelan entrepreneurs. • Became a partner and participate in quarterly Board of Director meetings to discuss the state of the business, strategies, and fundraising efforts.



Bousa Brewing Co.

• Co-Founder & COO

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2018

  Miami, Fl Co-founded the first Craft Brewery in the Little River / Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami. • Category Analysis: Collected data on the existing beverage landscape in the region. Analyzed product offering, pricing, placement, and promotion trends. Resulted in identifying an untapped area in the city which could sustain a bar venue and a manufacturing/distribution operation. • Financial Analysis: Gathered and organized data to create a P&L and BS forecast for the business. Conducted… Show more Co-founded the first Craft Brewery in the Little River / Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami. • Category Analysis: Collected data on the existing beverage landscape in the region. Analyzed product offering, pricing, placement, and promotion trends. Resulted in identifying an untapped area in the city which could sustain a bar venue and a manufacturing/distribution operation. • Financial Analysis: Gathered and organized data to create a P&L and BS forecast for the business. Conducted historical analysis and predicted seasonality trends to vet data. Resulted in creating a business model which validated the business potential with a 5-year ROI timeframe. • C-Suite Leadership: Charged with raising money to fund the operation. Identified potential investors in the US and Latin America and pitched the business plan. Resulted in raising $2+M in Angel capital and minimum debt. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Created a vision for the team and hired a 14 people. Devised the company structure across all functional teams to gain alignment and collaborate. Managed people, projects, communication, and expectations to ensure minimal turnover and create a high functioning team. • Business Development: Designed and executed a business development strategy to achieve 95% YoY revenue growth between Yr 1-2. • Recognition: Nominated to the 2018 Goldman Sachs 10,000 business scholarship program. • Recognition: Receive the "Beacon Council Key of Miami" award honoring new ventures contributing to local employment. Show less



Conectel SA

• Wireless Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deployment Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2014

  Miami, Fl and Panama City, Panama Conectel was an external service provider that managed the deployment training of new software providers throughout Telefonica Latin America. • Trained 400+ people on the operation and launch of seven new software products. • Directed deployments that yielded $1.2M in revenue for Telefonica and $300k for Conectel.



Brightstar Corp.

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2013

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area Brightstar was a telecom distribution and engineering company that operated globally. It was acquired by Softbank.

• Product Marketing Coordinator LATAM

  • May 2012 - Jun 2013

  Miami, Fl



WePay Inc

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Intern

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area Worked as a paid sales intern in this Sillicon Valley Start up that specializes in processing online payments. WePay was acquired by J.P Morgan Chase.



One Laptop Per Child

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Intern

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

  Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area First intern hired at this office. Supported the Supply Chain team in this Social Innovation company that manufactured and distributed laptops to remote and vulnerable communities around the world.