Experience

IDL Ventures

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Founder

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  IDL Ventures is an innovative Internationalization Platform and Fund focused on onboarding 2 Cohorts a year of early-stage Deep Tech foreign companies with emerging tech and talent and often marquee customers to the US. First landing in Chicago and the Midwest, followed by an expansion to NY and the East Coast. IDL's program helps these companies gain traction in the US market, hire a local US team, advance their technologies, and obtain US funding. Our Cohort I has 7 IoT/AI and Med/BioTech… Show more IDL Ventures is an innovative Internationalization Platform and Fund focused on onboarding 2 Cohorts a year of early-stage Deep Tech foreign companies with emerging tech and talent and often marquee customers to the US. First landing in Chicago and the Midwest, followed by an expansion to NY and the East Coast. IDL's program helps these companies gain traction in the US market, hire a local US team, advance their technologies, and obtain US funding. Our Cohort I has 7 IoT/AI and Med/BioTech companies. Our mission is to bridge, strengthen, and expand global innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. Show less IDL Ventures is an innovative Internationalization Platform and Fund focused on onboarding 2 Cohorts a year of early-stage Deep Tech foreign companies with emerging tech and talent and often marquee customers to the US. First landing in Chicago and the Midwest, followed by an expansion to NY and the East Coast. IDL's program helps these companies gain traction in the US market, hire a local US team, advance their technologies, and obtain US funding. Our Cohort I has 7 IoT/AI and Med/BioTech… Show more IDL Ventures is an innovative Internationalization Platform and Fund focused on onboarding 2 Cohorts a year of early-stage Deep Tech foreign companies with emerging tech and talent and often marquee customers to the US. First landing in Chicago and the Midwest, followed by an expansion to NY and the East Coast. IDL's program helps these companies gain traction in the US market, hire a local US team, advance their technologies, and obtain US funding. Our Cohort I has 7 IoT/AI and Med/BioTech companies. Our mission is to bridge, strengthen, and expand global innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration. Show less



IDL-Ignition

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Managing Partner

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  IDL-Ignition is a combined effort between IDL Ventures (Chicago) and Ignition Capital (New York) to create a fund focused on internationalization deep techs to the US, primarily from emerging countries. Many of these solutions remain unknown, becoming lost because of stigmas associated with emerging countries. IDL-Ignition is a combined effort between IDL Ventures (Chicago) and Ignition Capital (New York) to create a fund focused on internationalization deep techs to the US, primarily from emerging countries. Many of these solutions remain unknown, becoming lost because of stigmas associated with emerging countries.



Idea Lunchbox

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• CEO and Founder

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  Founded an internationalization model and platform inspired on the Startup Genome initiative focused on equalizing the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, globally. The platform is human-centric and acts on the three common pillars to all startups: business (including investment acquisition), branding, and legal/personal support, including immigration. The model involves all primary stakeholders, directly impacted by innovation initiatives, both public and private sectors, as well as… Show more Founded an internationalization model and platform inspired on the Startup Genome initiative focused on equalizing the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, globally. The platform is human-centric and acts on the three common pillars to all startups: business (including investment acquisition), branding, and legal/personal support, including immigration. The model involves all primary stakeholders, directly impacted by innovation initiatives, both public and private sectors, as well as academia. Show less Founded an internationalization model and platform inspired on the Startup Genome initiative focused on equalizing the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, globally. The platform is human-centric and acts on the three common pillars to all startups: business (including investment acquisition), branding, and legal/personal support, including immigration. The model involves all primary stakeholders, directly impacted by innovation initiatives, both public and private sectors, as well as… Show more Founded an internationalization model and platform inspired on the Startup Genome initiative focused on equalizing the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems, globally. The platform is human-centric and acts on the three common pillars to all startups: business (including investment acquisition), branding, and legal/personal support, including immigration. The model involves all primary stakeholders, directly impacted by innovation initiatives, both public and private sectors, as well as academia. Show less



DeVry University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Mar 2008 - Jan 2015

  - Carried out a leadership role and spoke on behalf of the College of Media Arts & Technology, CMAT, in public events, interviews, product-related presentations, and training; - Taught twenty classes related to UX/UI/IA, HTML5/CSS/jQuery/Javascript, graphic design, instructional design, marketing, project, print, and business management; - Acted as a Curriculum Design Innovation Consultant for CMAT, helping develop their initial associate’s degree into four lines of bachelors; -… Show more - Carried out a leadership role and spoke on behalf of the College of Media Arts & Technology, CMAT, in public events, interviews, product-related presentations, and training; - Taught twenty classes related to UX/UI/IA, HTML5/CSS/jQuery/Javascript, graphic design, instructional design, marketing, project, print, and business management; - Acted as a Curriculum Design Innovation Consultant for CMAT, helping develop their initial associate’s degree into four lines of bachelors; - Collaborated as a Subject-Matter Expert for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ new Bachelor of Science in Communications major with a concentration in Communication Design Management; - Worked as a Product Expert Trainer for CMAT. Students’ overall acquisition, retention, and work placement rates increased by approximately 35%, 75%, and 45%, respectively; - Developed and led community outreach workshops leading to a 25% increase in student enrollment; - Created, developed and managed successful pioneering pilots, such as: - Active and Experiential Learning multidisciplinary Senior Project class. Hiring rate increased by 50%, and included employers such as RR Donnelley, Blue Cross Blue Shields, Wolverine Trading, and dbHMS; -Portfolio show, named DeVry Imagine Showcase, replicated nationwide; - DeVry University and DeVry Brasil cross-campus multicultural projects; - Former students continue to seek mentorship, and several have been hired as Technical Managers, Designers, and Developers on prominent companies, such as dbHMS, Chase, Vox Media, Hyatt Corporation, AmericanEagle.com, Chicago Tribune, and Wolverine Trading. Show less - Carried out a leadership role and spoke on behalf of the College of Media Arts & Technology, CMAT, in public events, interviews, product-related presentations, and training; - Taught twenty classes related to UX/UI/IA, HTML5/CSS/jQuery/Javascript, graphic design, instructional design, marketing, project, print, and business management; - Acted as a Curriculum Design Innovation Consultant for CMAT, helping develop their initial associate’s degree into four lines of bachelors; -… Show more - Carried out a leadership role and spoke on behalf of the College of Media Arts & Technology, CMAT, in public events, interviews, product-related presentations, and training; - Taught twenty classes related to UX/UI/IA, HTML5/CSS/jQuery/Javascript, graphic design, instructional design, marketing, project, print, and business management; - Acted as a Curriculum Design Innovation Consultant for CMAT, helping develop their initial associate’s degree into four lines of bachelors; - Collaborated as a Subject-Matter Expert for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences’ new Bachelor of Science in Communications major with a concentration in Communication Design Management; - Worked as a Product Expert Trainer for CMAT. Students’ overall acquisition, retention, and work placement rates increased by approximately 35%, 75%, and 45%, respectively; - Developed and led community outreach workshops leading to a 25% increase in student enrollment; - Created, developed and managed successful pioneering pilots, such as: - Active and Experiential Learning multidisciplinary Senior Project class. Hiring rate increased by 50%, and included employers such as RR Donnelley, Blue Cross Blue Shields, Wolverine Trading, and dbHMS; -Portfolio show, named DeVry Imagine Showcase, replicated nationwide; - DeVry University and DeVry Brasil cross-campus multicultural projects; - Former students continue to seek mentorship, and several have been hired as Technical Managers, Designers, and Developers on prominent companies, such as dbHMS, Chase, Vox Media, Hyatt Corporation, AmericanEagle.com, Chicago Tribune, and Wolverine Trading. Show less