After 11 years of working in several countries I am fortunate to have acquired a broad spectrum of consulting and research experience across business and government.
With a background mostly related to the ICT and Internet industries, I have built a reputation as a high-quality, collaborative and reliable hard worker. And fun!
Always eager to learn and willing to try new things, my skillset uniquely prepare me to add value to any team.
Consultant on projects related to business development, start ups, international trade, market research, project management, foreign investment and management consulting.
Detailed Description
Undertook a consulting project to appraise and enhance the Product & Service Quality Assurance of a leading telecommunications multinational
Discovering and identifying potential business deals in Spain for a foreign Debt Collections Agengy
Identified Spanish partners and customers for foreign companies for a European Economic Development Agency
Project Coordinator at Grupo Barrabés: Telefonica Open Future Scale Up Lab
Produced a market study on the Spanish fruit juice marketplace for a foreign FMCG manufacturer looking to enter the space
Carried out a market research study evaluating the business of Swiss food manufacturers in the Spanish market for Swiss Business Hub Spain
Organised, chaired and moderated the EMEA & Latam Bridge conference stream of @asLAN's Cloud & Network Future Congress and Expo→ www.cnf2013.aslan.es/SalaLATAMBridge
Promoting Cross-Atlantic cooperation, collaboration and business between European and North-American companies, institutions and economic regions while fostering Innovation, International Trade, Investment and Entrepreneurship
PROMOTION: same responsibilities as previous role with the addition of 1) Leading a team of three Project Managers 2) Promoting Madrid as a location for Regional Headquarters, besides ICT and Outsourcing
Advising foreign companies on their relocation analysis: identifying key location criteria, benchmarking location and providing vertical industry information on the marketplace, trends, competition, legislation, costs, human resources, financing and other operational issues
Guidance in the set-up of the company in Madrid: practical help with administrative procedures, search of office space, funds seeking, liaisons with institutions and government, advice on obtaining government incentives, among others
Search for partners for strategic commercial and technology alliances, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions
Help in finding project financing and funding
Development of marketing and business-development plans
Full responsibility for the organization, logistics and operation of events and seminars around the world: Tel Aviv, Bangalore, Mumbai, Miami, Seoul and Madrid
Speaker at events (PromoMadrid's and third-party's)
Assistance to technology entrepreneurs to start-up in Madrid
Identification of high-potential start-ups and local co-investors for foreign venture capital firms
ACHIEVEMENTS: Project Manager with the highest number of investment projects managed and won
Company Description
PromoMadrid, Desarrollo Internacional de Madrid, S.A. is a regional government-owned company, incorporated in 2004 with the purpose of promoting and developing the Region of Madrid internationally from an economic perspective. PromoMadrid acts under the authority of the Madrid Regional Ministry of Economy and Finance Affairs. PromoMadrid´s objective is to support local companies in the Madrid Region throughout their internationalisation activities, to attract and retain foreign investment and to carry out and support actions which aim to enhance the presence, perception and appraisal of the region, its companies and institutions, as well as its cultural heritage and economic potential
Undertook strategic and management consulting projects for leading telecom and media multinationals
Detailed Description
Sizing and forecasting of the Spanish telecommunications market by industry and products & services for a major telecommunications multinational
Development of a vertical sales toolkit to be utilized by corporate account managers for a major telecommunications multinational
Analysis of the mobile devices' ecosystem and strategies for a mobile network operator: product categorization and positioning, value chain analysis, competitive benchmarking analysis, customer segmentation
Improvement of the sales team collaboration and document management through the conception of a knowledge management platform for a telecommunications multinational
In-depth study on the business models, competitive and operational challenges and ICT spending drivers and trends in key vertical industries in Latin America to identify vertical sales opportunities for a major telecommunications multinational
Co-hosted workshops on emerging telecommunications services and its future impact on service providers
Presentation of conclusions and strategic recommendations to senior audiences
Worked as autonomous Stream Leader and as part of consulting teams
Company Description
Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, enables its clients to transform and perform through technologies. Capgemini provides its clients with insights and capabilities that boost their freedom to achieve superior results through a unique way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM. The Group relies on its global delivery model called Rightshore®, which aims to get the right balance of the best talent from multiple locations, working as one team to create and deliver the optimum solution for clients. Present in more than 35 countries, Capgemini reported 2009 global revenues of EUR 8.4 billion and employs over 100,000 people worldwide.
Conducting in-depth market research studies on IT and Mobile European markets
Undertaking research-based consulting projects for ICT companies
Remarkable success and customer satisfaction in consulting projects led to my promotion to Associate Consultant in 2002
Detailed Description
Quantitative and qualitative research on emerging technologies via both primary (interviews) and secondary research
Analysed market trends, drivers, restraints, challenges, segmentation, competitive landscape, pricing, business models, value chain, go-to-market strategies, sizing and forecasting by European country and product/service
Carried out consulting projects as lead analyst to help companies entering new markets, appraise the competition, evaluate end-user trends and measure windows of opportunity
Reports elaborated: "European Multimedia Messaging Markets", "European Instant Messaging Market", "European E-catalogue Market", as well as other publications looking into the European B2B e-ecommerce markets.
Communicated with and briefed the international press to encourage press clippings
Supported on an on-going basis the account management team in the promotion and sale-closing of reports
Speaking engagements at customers' events (i.e: Comverse User Forum and Lucent Messaging Roadshow)
Presented results and recommendations to senior audiences
Company Description
Frost & Sullivan, founded in 1961, has more than 40 global offices with more than 1,800 industry consultants, market research analysts, technology analysts and economists. Its mission is to research and analyze new market opportunities for corporate growth. It is the world leader in growth consulting and the integrated areas of technology research, market research, economic research, corporate best practices, training, customer research, competitive intelligence, and corporate strategy.