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PlayvoltFractional COO
Jan. 2024 - Jan. 2025Mexico City, MexicoBuilt and handed off the complete operational infrastructure—finance, HR, legal, sales, marketing, and service delivery—enabling large-scale EV charger installations, and positioned Playvolt for a high-growth launch. • Devised and supervised the development of a web app that cut EV charger installation times from 4 weeks to a 3 days. • Designed and implemented a data-driven hiring pipeline in Greenhouse—standardizing candidate assessments with scorecards, promoting self-selection among applicants, and cutting time-to-hire for top technicians to 2 weeks. • Created SOPs in Notion, structured project workflows in Asana, and implemented HubSpot for an automated marketing and sales funnel, promoting clarity of execution among teams. • Developed a multi-year financial model projecting a revenue jump from several million dollars in Year 1 to hundreds of millions in Year 6, with EBITDA margins surpassing 50%. • Designed and executed a full sales and marketing plan, leveraging HubSpot for lead generation, nurturing, and conversion. • Devised and executed the hiring strategy for technicians, operations, and part-time roles, including employer branding and an above-market benefits package.
FutuurCOO
Jan. 2023United StatesEngineered a robust, multi-national operational framework in a high-risk, heavily regulated industry, maximizing AI use to ensure efficiency and compliance. • Automated QuickBooks Online workflows using AI, eliminating the need for an external accountant by building custom rules, auto-reconciliations, and invoice automations. • Built a Notion knowledge base with AI—centralizing legal, finance, and operational SOPs—reducing reliance on external counsel by 80%, standardizing processes, and cutting unnecessary meetings. • Managed all regulatory, legal and tax filings across four entities (US, Cyprus, Curaçao, Anjouan), reducing reliance on external legal counsel by 80% through AI-driven counselling and research. • Developed and implemented AML policies, manuals, and KYC processes aligned with FATF recommendations for a high-risk gambling operation, passing bank and PSP audits to secure new merchant accounts and critical financial partnerships.
Frontier SpectrumBoard Advisor
May. 2022 - Jul. 2024Montreal, Quebec, CanadaStrategic advisor to the board of directors and the CEO.
Frontier SpectrumHead of Strategy & Operations
Nov. 2020 - Dec. 2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada• Developed Strategic Roadmaps: Collaborated with the CEO to translate high-level visions into detailed roadmaps, ensuring clear milestones and deliverables for key projects. Effectively orchestrated and managed these projects, driving them from concept to completion. • CEO Support: Acted as a strategic advisor to the CEO, providing insights and recommendations on various business challenges and opportunities. Ensured that the CEO’s vision was effectively communicated and implemented across the organization. • Investor Relationship Management: Worked closely with the CEO to cultivate and manage investor relationships, ensuring regular and transparent communication. Prepared comprehensive updates and reports that highlighted company performance and strategic direction, fostering trust and engagement with investors. Helped secured $1.5M in pre-seed funding.
OBENCO S.A.Founder & CEO
Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2020Caracas, Venezuela• Achieved break-even in 18 months by establishing foundational finance, HR, legal, and operational frameworks. Doubled revenue every six months by leveraging real-time dashboards that enabled transparent, asynchronous collaboration and agile decision-making. • Built a USD-based cost database to offset currency fluctuations, enabling 2–3x faster project quoting and 100% budget adherence. • Digitized workflows via Notion, Slack, Asana, and G Suite, supporting 12+ concurrent projects in the first year and doubling revenue every six months with 50% less staff. • Streamlined end-to-end talent processes by integrating an ATS, payroll, and performance tools, fostering a data-driven culture, accelerating time-to-hire, and improving employee experience. • Established SMART goals and key results across all departments, tying each project to measurable KPIs for transparent progress tracking and accountability. • Centralized processes in Notion, creating detailed step-by-step procedures that standardized execution and enhanced transparency.
Global SSK Technological LimitedChief of Staff
Jul. 2016 - Jul. 2017Hong Kong SARFreed up the CEO’s time by optimizing processes, streamlining communication, centralizing operational data, and project management. • Cut project turnaround times by 40% through SOP transparency, and cross-functional coordination. • Built dashboards that shortened executive decision from few weeks to few days. • Acted as primary liaison for accountants and legal counsel, maintaining full compliance. • Established and maintained direct, high-value partnerships with leading Chinese manufacturers, negotiating favorable contracts and implementing rigorous supplier evaluation systems. • Implemented strict quality assurance protocols and cross-functional processes, resulting in consistent high-quality production and streamlined supply chain operations. • Gained hands-on experience with Hong Kong banking, international payments, and legal processes; ensured compliance with customs regulations and developed robust contractual agreements with vendors.
BAIFA C.A.Co-founder & COO
Jan. 2014 - Jul. 2016Caracas, Venezuela• Established a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Venezuela designed to supply up to 80% of the nation’s public LED lighting demand. • Took calculated risks in China by purchasing higher volumes to gain manufacturer attention, and hired a dedicated QA agent to rigorously vet and monitor suppliers. • Directed a multitask team to select suppliers of 90% of the factory raw materials in China for 6 months. • Collaborated with Venezuelan regulators to formulate LED national standards in 2014. • Supervised factory commissioning, tests and launching. • Built BAIFA into a fully operational, scalable venture that halted in 2017 due solely to Venezuela’s severe macroeconomic collapse
Inversiones Impexsa S.A.Co-founder & COO
Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2014Caracas, Federal District, Venezuela• Scaled annual revenue 23x in 24 months and increased unit sales by 700% from 50K to 400K units/year. • Negotiated high-volume, exclusive agreements with two major Chinese manufacturers, improving product quality from ~90% to 99% by leveraging volume commitments and targeted customization. • Took a calculated risk by conducting a thorough research on Venezuela’s regulatory environment and built a local manufacturing facility achieving a 50–70% reduction in production costs. • Recruited and onboarded 50+ assembly line, technical, and administrative staff using data-informed recruitment strategies, aligning talent acquisition with rapid growth objectives • Directed market research for rebranding and expansion to 4 international markets.
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