Languages

Spanish
19
years

Years of Experience

6/17

Member Since

Experience

 
Coursera Start-Up
Head of Global Partnerships
11/2016 - Present
Lead a team of 7 Regional Managers who manage relationships with 91 University partners and conduct go-to-market strategies. Portfolio allocation, develop processes for account management, and sourcing high demand content including online degrees and programs.
Coursera Start-Up
Head of Iberoamerica
10/2014 - 10/2016
Lead strategic initiatives in Latin America, Spain focused in building partnerships, marketing initiatives, and cross-functional work to help increase the impact in the region. Grew region revenue by 150% in 12 months.

Co-lead of global launch of Coursera en Español, with 2 events (Mexico and Colombia), multiple press interviews, and content growth. Created institutional strategies with partners to grow Spanish courses on Coursera by 10x. Grew partner portfolio by 50% in Latin America.
LAM Network Start-Up
Founder and CEO
07/2007 - 10/2014
LAM is a tech and marketing startup company for brands to reach the Latino affluent market via digital media and professional/social events.

Clients included Verizon, SFMOMA, Comcast, Diageo, Hilton, Charles Schwab, Wharton University MBA San Francisco, UC Berkeley, and others.

LAM owns LAM Network, the largest Latino online community and social media platform in the Bay Area with 9,000+ members.
GD Consulting Management Consulting
Principal - Management Consultant
07/2007 - 09/2014
I have been hired for various freelance consulting jobs including:

- Business development
- Brand development
- Excel/VBA financial models
- Newsletter automation, management, creation
- Database management
- Website portal design and implementation
- PHP, MYSQL development
- Matlab simulations
- Robotics design

Clients include Blackrock, Verizon, AutoDesk, and others.
UC Berkeley Other
PhD Candidate and Researcher
07/2007 - 06/2011
During my research at UC Berkeley, I was part of an interdisciplinary team responsible for developing new diagnostics to detect deterioration of underground power distribution cables, a $2 billion problem. My role specifically was to develop models and design algorithms for test methods. My work in fault detection in Underground Power Distribution Cables led to Patent No. 20120306510: Method and System for Assessing Insulation Deterioration in Live Underground Power Cables and a few publications
ZS Associates Management Consulting
Consultant - Operations Research Analyst
08/2005 - 07/2007
Pharmaceutical client projects included sales force effectiveness, treatment process in oncology markets, design and facilitation of product portfolio management workshops, sales force sizing, detailing and sampling optimization, brand planning. Designed and facilitated portfolio brand planning workshops in Latin America for a top 5 pharmaceutical company Developed and implemented complex mathematical and statistical models in a variety of programming languages and applications.