Alexandre Bastos
Product. Technology. New Business Innovation.
46 years old
Driving License
Redondela (36800) Spain
Professional Status
Entrepreneur
Unavailable
About Me
If I were asked to underline only one thing from my professional profile I would choose my ability to create a great vision of how things could be, and then communicate that vision and motivate others through it.
Restless, hard-worker and committed by nature, together with my vision-making skill, made me an entrepreneur, product leader or change maker, depending on which context.
I grew with my hands on technology and then, taking my studies as MSc. Telecom Engineer I made it my profession.
At the beginning it was only about technology management. Then my curiosity to know drove me towards comprehension of all that complexity involving technology innovations and the organizational dynamics that block them.
Passionate about people, I went deeper into competences and behaviours trying to see how people determine the ability to create value (and business) through technology in companies of the knowledge economy.
After almost 15 years of professional career in more than 5 sectors (banking, telecom, consumer electronics, aeronautics, automotive, ...) I still have thousands of questions and work everyday to find the answers.
Restless, hard-worker and committed by nature, together with my vision-making skill, made me an entrepreneur, product leader or change maker, depending on which context.
I grew with my hands on technology and then, taking my studies as MSc. Telecom Engineer I made it my profession.
At the beginning it was only about technology management. Then my curiosity to know drove me towards comprehension of all that complexity involving technology innovations and the organizational dynamics that block them.
Passionate about people, I went deeper into competences and behaviours trying to see how people determine the ability to create value (and business) through technology in companies of the knowledge economy.
After almost 15 years of professional career in more than 5 sectors (banking, telecom, consumer electronics, aeronautics, automotive, ...) I still have thousands of questions and work everyday to find the answers.
Founder | CEO
Ancora
Since October 2017
Vigo
Spain
- General Management
- Business Development
- Fundraising
As part of IGNICIA program, I lead the Ancora team building a technology which will change the way people work and interact with smartphones. Ancora creates mobile experiences beyond the smartphone, transforming it into a more powerful tool at work, that can be easily integrated into any workflow to improve productivity and experience.
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Owner | Consultant
ONTHEBUS innovation
Since October 2013
Redondela
Spain
- Consultant on Value Creation
- Advisor on Product and Technology Strategy
- Startup Investor and Mentor
I launched ONTHEBUS innovation to help companies and organizations to build new tech products and new business based on them. Always the right people on the bus, in the right place.
As an external advisor, a consultant or an interim manager, I work with both startups and established companies, helping their teams to find faster their own way.
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Innovation Director | New Business Development
EDNON
June 2016
to September 2017
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
- Director - Member of Steering Committee
- Innovation Management
- New Business Development
As Innovation Director, I lead the transformation of EDNON and its current ICT business into a more service-oriented and customer-centric company able to continuously generate value for its customers and competitive advantages through product and service innovation.
I launched EDNON labs_, an innovation factory where we put together our R&D projects, our innovation projects and our new business efforts in order to align all our investments in knowledge and value to produce a new offering for EDNON based on Cloud Managed Services, Infrastructure Analytics and Industrial IoT Solutions.
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Partner | Product Advisor
CENTUM research & technology
October 2013
to December 2015
Vigo
Spain
- Product Strategy
- Strategy & Vision
- Advisory Committee
- Corporate Capital
Once I transferred leadership role in CENTUM R&T, I moved into Product Advisor. In this role I contributed to the 2014-2016 Strategic Plan definition, designed new Product Management plan and supported the Product Manager in the definition of the Roadmap and in the management of the Product Committee.
I also managed seed round fundraising process to support growth in the search and rescue market. I took again some equity in the company.
Founder | CTO
SMARTtEK devices
September 2013
to February 2015
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
- Director - Member of the Board
We started SMARTtEK to develop and sell smart technologies in the Spanish market. After some initial market tests, we focused very fast into the promising consumer robotics segment, where we defined a complete product line of domestic robots with big potential.
Strategic Development Director
CENTUM Global Corporation
January 2012
to July 2014
Madrid
Spain
- Director - Member of the Board
- Strategic Planning
- Innovation Management
From the experience gathered from previous assignment as Innovation Director, we identified that a more holistic approach was required to achieve deep transformations in the whole organization. So at this point, the assignment in CENTUM evolved into Strategy.
As Strategic Development Director I leaded, together with shareholders and main stakeholders, the development and deployment of the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan for the new CENTUM Global Corporation, with three main strategic axis: growth, value creation and talent development.
CEO
CENTUM research & technology
October 2012
to September 2013
Vigo
Spain
- Managing Director - Member of the Board
- General Management
- Strategy & Vision
- Product Strategy
After the buyout of iQUBE research by CENTUM Global Corporation, the company was rebranded as CENTUM research & technology, and I was assigned as CEO.
I served in this role one year, while restructuring and repurposing the activities of the company. Finally, the company vision was defined to sell payloads and sensor for aerospace communications, which involved moving to a new stage focused on business development and hiring a new CEO.
Founder | CEO
iQUBE research
January 2010
to October 2012
Vigo
Spain
- Managing Partner - Member of the Board
- General Management
- Strategy & Vision
- Product Strategy
We founded iQUBE research to sell Innovation Management and Product Innovation to SMEs in Spain, willing to support their transformation into the knowledge economy.
Regarding Innovation Management, we selected IGNITE Fast Track as our methodology. Seeing limited success on the market, we split the methodology into several Innovation Pills and blended them with an IMS tool from Brightidea, getting some kind of success on big customers like Meliá, La Caixa, ING Direct, etc.
On Product Innovation we launched 3 projects to develop technologies for the promising market of UAVs and drones. The latter interest of CENTUM in the results of SensingBTS finally drove to the buyout of the company by CENTUM Global Corporation.
Innovation Director | Head of Product
CENTUM Global Corporation
September 2009
to December 2011
Madrid
Spain
- Director - Member of the Board
- Innovation Management
- Product Management
- Process Design
My first role in CENTUM Global Corporation was Innovation Director and Head of Product in CENTUM Solutions, with the mission to transform the company to continuously generate competitive advantages through product and service innovation. To achieve that mission, I lead the deployment in the company of an adaptation of Cambridge's IGNITE innovation management methodology.
These objetives were defined in CENTUM's 2009-2011 Strategic Plan, which included the aim to diversify the activity of the company into new service lines for Telco and Aerospace Industries and the launch of a new business line of products for the incipient Unmanned Aircraft Industry (UAS, UAV, RPAS, drones, etc.)
We went through several innovation challenges, where we generated more than 100 ideas, processed tenths of proposals and launched 5 new product developments and about 10 new services.
CTO | R&D Director
Blusens Global Corporation
February 2007
to August 2009
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
- Director - Member of the Board
- R&D Product's Management
- Mid-term & Long-Term Product Strategy
I joined Blusens as R&D Project Leader, to be immediately promoted as CTO and R&D Director reporting to the President. As part of my responsibilities, I designed the R&D Plan in the context of Blusens' 2007-2009 Strategic Plan. This led us to reestructure the whole R&D organization of the company and to build a new R&D lab.
Starting from scratch, we defined a new connected home product strategy, hired about 20 people, established an open innovation network of local and global technology partners, and opened business with top semiconductor and technology giants.
Leading Blusens' R&D was an enormous opportunity to manage an incredible team while building some of the most awesome entertainment devices worldwide. We created connected and smart TV devices far before main Consumer Electronics competitors. We blended Consumer and Telco multimedia devices far before OTT was a global trend. And we had in our hands first-in-the-world product launches.
As R&D Director I was member of the Board of Directors within an exceptional team of professionals.
R&D Engineer
Televes
March 2004
to February 2007
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
- Hardware Electronics Development
- Embedded Software Development
- Embedded Linux Integration
Member of the COAX DATA product development team (a.k.a. DATA COAX), which developed devices to create IP data networks over multi-dwelling broadcast distribution coax cables. We started designing proprietary COFMD technology, but then evolved to use HomePNA standard chipsets and ended using PLC.
My responsibilities involved a wide set of research tasks, from the development of advanced digital electronics based on Freescale micro controllers to Embedded Linux development and integration. Additional responsibilities included presales support and customer demos, strategy reports and new product analysis and design.
Junior Analyst
Accenture
May 2003
to February 2004
Madrid
Spain
- Software Development
Assigned to the banking sector as Junior Analyst, I was part of the team on three SW development projects for Barclays, BBVA and Bankia (then known as Cajamadrid). I worked with a diverse set of technologies: C, Java, Visual Basic, COBOL, UNIX Scripts, ...
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Team management
Advanced
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Technology strategy
Advanced
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Product management
Good
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HW/SW
Good
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Strategic Partnerships
Expert
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R&D Fundraising
Expert
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Strategy & Vision
Advanced
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Entrepreneurship
Advanced
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Culture development
Advanced
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People management
Advanced
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Leadership
Advanced
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General management
Good
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Innovation management
Advanced
- Spanish: mother tongue
- English: fluent
- Galician: mother tongue
- French: basic conversation
- Portuguese: great understanding
Official Master studies in Telecom Engineering, including competences in signal processing, information theory and electronics.
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Part of the 20th cohort of the Master in People Direction and Management, the program included advanced courses about Talent Management, Skills and Competences Management, People Assessment and Development, Team Building, Recruitment, ...
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The purpose of this management program was the development of Innovation Management competences together with Leadership skills needed in change management processes in the organizations.
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9-month program on technology business management including, among others, general courses like company incorporation, planning, accounting or marketing and sales, and also specific courses like R&D, IPR management and Technology Marketing.
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