Experience

Cryptocafe by Ethichub

• Spain
• Food and Beverage Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España Cryptocafé is a coffee shop, coworking and space for events with focus on crypto and impact. Whenever you come by Madrid this is your 3rd place to work and meet like minded people. I cofounded the project and helped engage with communities in crypto and impact space.



EthicHub

• Spain
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and co-founder

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Madrid y alrededores, España EthicHub mission is to help smallholder farmers in developing countries join global economy. They are the majority of the unbanked and thanks to the use of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies we believe there is the opportunity to rethink the financial system so they are included. We help eliminating major barriers to global flow of capital by contacting investors in developed countries (with low yield regarding the excess of liquidity), to solvent farmers in developing countries (with low… Show more EthicHub mission is to help smallholder farmers in developing countries join global economy. They are the majority of the unbanked and thanks to the use of Blockchain and cryptocurrencies we believe there is the opportunity to rethink the financial system so they are included. We help eliminating major barriers to global flow of capital by contacting investors in developed countries (with low yield regarding the excess of liquidity), to solvent farmers in developing countries (with low liquidity and high interest rates), benefiting both parties by obtaining higher yields and lower interest rates respectively. In order to reduce lending risk, we have created an innovative compensation system operated by our token, the Ethix. Show less



Fintubo

• CEO

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2017

  Madrid y alrededores, España Patrimonial company owner of Grupo Thisa, Electrica del Ebro, Ferrometal Perfiles S.L. and also some real estate investments. After being Board member for more than 12 years I became CEO on 2014. I managed the selling process of some assets as part of the refinancing process, the most important the sale to Endesa of Electrica del Ebro participation. I resigned on june 2017 to focus on my new project.



Soleitor

• Breaking Ideas Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Apr 2017

  Teamlabs Startup ideation and development with my classmates during the innovation and entrepreneurship master that I made in Teamlabs. Together with two classmates we initiated a Blockchain based self sovereign data project. This was the beginning of 'my crash' for blockchain.



Thisa

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2016

  Spain I started working as HHRR coordinator. I undertake a variety of HR duties and I performed tasks with a focus to grow our company’s talent pipeline and improve our sourcing tactics. I personally develop a work-family conciliation policy and also developed some raising wages vinculated to productivity improvements. In 2007 I became operations manager and I also took on business development. The postion required monitoring and analysing the system of production and provision to check it’s… Show more I started working as HHRR coordinator. I undertake a variety of HR duties and I performed tasks with a focus to grow our company’s talent pipeline and improve our sourcing tactics. I personally develop a work-family conciliation policy and also developed some raising wages vinculated to productivity improvements. In 2007 I became operations manager and I also took on business development. The postion required monitoring and analysing the system of production and provision to check it’s effectiveness, and I identified that the biggest challenge was to merge three warehouses into one bigger and more efficient that resulted on more than 1M€ cost reduction. The companys strategy was to gain market and from the position I has I gain large experience on expanding the business through the acquisition of other companies. The most important operation was the adquisition for 1€ of one our main competitors, Tainco. Those were complicated years with a severe economic crises in Spain. by the end of 2011 I was asked to become the CEO with 880 employees and 102 sales points, just when the crisis became worse and access to credit became almost impossible for small and medium size enterprises in Spain, particularly from the construction sector. By then, many companies of the sector had already shutted down. Due to the lack of working capital while a refinancing process, sales were affected and we decided to start an insolvency procedure. Finally we sold the sales points to competitors into the liquidation process, so I gain huge learning about refinancing processes, working capital optimization, legal aspects in this special scenario, M&A from also from the seller position, and many others.

• Member of the Board

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2016

  Ciudad Real y alrededores, España I negotiated the acquisition of this company by Grupo Thisa and became member of the board in order to help in the integration process. Unfortunately I also had to negotiate the selling process a few years later due to our lack of working capital.



TAINCO, S.A.

• Spain
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Board

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

  Tarragona y alrededores, España Tainco was one of the leading spanish electric wholesalers and failed into insolvency as most of the companies in construction sector did due to the huge crisis. Grupo Thisa wanted to acquire electric products know-how and also wanted to consolidate the position in the catalan market. I negotiated the buying of the company with 220 employees and over 10€Million assets for 1€ in competence with Electrostocks, a electrical wholesaler leading company. The acquisition became a problem when… Show more Tainco was one of the leading spanish electric wholesalers and failed into insolvency as most of the companies in construction sector did due to the huge crisis. Grupo Thisa wanted to acquire electric products know-how and also wanted to consolidate the position in the catalan market. I negotiated the buying of the company with 220 employees and over 10€Million assets for 1€ in competence with Electrostocks, a electrical wholesaler leading company. The acquisition became a problem when the macroeconomic situation of Spain changed dramatically just after the bought. Even Though the first month we did 1.173k€ sales and fifth months later we reached 2.492k€ even when the market decreased about 30% during the same period. Unfortunately the financial and economical situation in Spain were affecting very us strongly, and even this results were not enough and we ran out of working capital. Show less



Ezpeleta Plastival SA

• Member of the Board

  • 2008 - 2011

  Vitoria-Gasteiz y alrededores, España Ezpeleta had many similarities to Grupo Thisa so I joined the board to bring ideas from Grupo Thisa but also to get inspiration. I left the Board to focus on Grupo Thisa when I became CEO.



Guanajuato Coffee Estate

• Interim manager

  • Nov 2003 - Dec 2005

  Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico At 24 I was in charge of more than 400 employees during harvest season and learned a lot from this experience. My main job was to priorize and supervise field works. I also was in charge of supplies, payroll and other payments.