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💛 Futuro del Trabajo | 🔶 Explorador/Potenciador de Startups | 🟥 Product Manager con experiencia en IA y Blockchain | 🟢 Advocate de Economías Regenerativas
La Paz, Bolivia

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Jobs 42% verified
  • U
    Head of exploration
    Remote experience
    UNDP Accelerator Labs
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 3 months)
    - Drive strategic innovation alignment of experiments to national development plans, regional programmes, and global agendas - Champion future-smart development with horizon scanning - Embrace portfolio thinking to unlock systemic change Reimaging development futures by co-leading experiment-driven innovation learning within the fastest global learning network on sustainable development challenges. My responsibilities include: - Foster an exploration mindset to tackle complex development challenges. - Position leadership in exploration of new trends by sharing learnings. - Enable the collective intelligence of communities. - Analyze and transform data into actionable insights. My specific knowledge acquired: - Future of work signals. - Pu
  • Elemental Bolivia
    Advisor
    Elemental Bolivia
    Oct 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years)
    - Advise on strategies to deliver the best STEAM platform for students and passionate about tech teaching
  • Mojix, Inc
    Lead technical product manager
    Verified experience
    Mojix, Inc
    Nov 2017 - Oct 2020 (3 years)
    - Deep understanding of Retail business problems to define valuable products with functionalities validated early in terms of demand and simplicity - Understand and discover API consumption needs, to define usable developer experiences which will enable easier integrations to Mojix Retail Platform Experiment with emerging technologies by building Minimum Viable Products to test their usability, value and feasibility. Prototypes delivered include asset tracking and provenance verification in supply chains using Blockchain, and buying behavior prediction using Computer Vision people tracking and Machine Learning models.
  • Mojix, Inc
    Blockchain+AI R&D, innovation enabler lead
    Verified experience
    Mojix, Inc
    Aug 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 3 months)
    - Guiding development efforts to reach end-to-end digital supply chain visibility enabled by cross-organizational on-chain workflows and sensor fusion-powered item-level ledgers - Predict buyer behavior with Computer Vision based customer traffic analysis and RFID enabled asset tracking - Engage with customers using voice-enabled and augmented reality-based virtual assistants
  • Mojix, Inc
    Retail IoT solutions program manager
    Mojix, Inc
    May 2016 - Aug 2016 (4 months)
    - Automated inventory counting using overhead, handheld and robot-operated readers - Entry/Exit asset detection using overhead and portal readers - Automated checkout point-of-sale using discrete RFID antennas Customer facing Program Manager for Retail IoT Solutions overseeing implementation projects including: IoT integration with Systems of Record for: - Automated inventory tracking including assets receiving, loss detection and sales/returns assets tracking
  • Mojix, Inc
    Product owner, vi zix platform
    Verified experience
    Mojix, Inc
    May 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year)
    - Manage and prioritize product backlog with software development and professional services team leaders - Define and enrich acceptance criteria specifications with quality assurance team leaders - Prototype and design front-end admin interfaces with UX design teams Inward facing Product Owner acting as primary ViZix Platform liaison to RFID Solutions global professional services teams and Industrial IoT program management. Tactical software engineering responsibilities include: - Evaluate and enhance software delivery pipelines with DevOps teams.
  • TierConnect Inc.
    RIoT platform, project lead
    TierConnect Inc.
    Apr 2014 - May 2015 (1 year 2 months)
    - Evaluate emerging Big Data technologies including Apache Kafka, Apache Storm and Apache Cassandra to define the IoT technology stack - Evaluate emerging Big Data technologies including Apache Kafka, Apache Storm and Apache Cassandra to define the IoT technology stack - Experiment with innovative IoT sensors & actuators including RFID antennas, OBD vehicle trackers and embedded sensors in vending machines Led initiative to productize TierConnect's application modeling platform to support IoT use cases. Core responsibilities include: - Configure and support employee safety tracking and event security solutions. - Coordinate and deliver platforms releases with software developers, quality assurance engineers and executive stakeholders. - Enc
  • ProcessMaker
    Marketing, growth hacker
    ProcessMaker
    Aug 2013 - Jan 2014 (6 months)
    - Generate leads with inbound marketing tactics including landing pages and online forms - Automate leads nurturing and scoring with outbound marketing methods including email campaigns and webinars for segmented prospects - Develop thought leadership by creating content focused on emerging trends in Business Process Management & Workflow Automation Led B2B marketing initiatives to: - Deliver online educational resources to become skilled workflow users, architect automated processes and develop BPM mashups and integrations.
  • ProcessMaker
    Technical advisor
    Verified experience
    ProcessMaker
    Feb 2013 - Aug 2013 (7 months)
    - Hybrid Agile methodologies adoption for professional services teams developing custom plugins to integrate the core open source implementation with existing systems - Potential core components identification by analyzing similar plugins functionality developed by professional services teams - Online productivity and collaboration tools standarization around G Suite (Google Apps) Advised open source software company to reach minimum levels of technological innovation readiness. Proposed initiatives include: - Local community engagement to position brand as a recognized open source project.
  • LetMeGo
    ReservaIdeal.com CEO
    Verified experience
    Remote experience
    LetMeGo
    Apr 2010 - Nov 2010 (8 months)
    Led efforts to launch the version of LetMeGo for Spanish-speaking travellers under ReservaIdeal.com brand. Core responsibilities include: - Quality assurance of Spanish Localization (L10N) and Translation (T9N) of BookingMarkets (Merrcury) engine. - Build brand awareness by writing blog posts for search engine optimization and establishing a social media presence. - Coordinate business development activities to increase the number of lodging providers in Spain, Mexico, Peru & Ecuador. - Establish positioning in Latin America travel industry by hosting online events at pio.la like "Hacia el turismo 2.0 en Latinoamérica" and speaking in industry events like TravelCamp 2010 Buenos Aires.
  • Microsoft
    Program manager 2
    Microsoft
    Aug 2009 - Aug 2010 (1 year 1 month)
    Managed Microsoft IT global infrastructure programs including: - Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010 dogfooding with product development groups located in Israel. - Windows BranchCache service definition to optimize network bandwidth using distributed cache between Windows Server 2008 R2 servers and Windows 7 clients. - Name Resolution strategy design to include secure name resolution, disjoint namespaces and zone delegation at the enterprise level.
  • Microsoft
    Program manager
    Microsoft
    Oct 2007 - Aug 2009 (1 year 11 months)
    - Enabled shared goals definition between product development group and Microsoft IT services organizations - Implemented agile approaches to track deployments done by on-site and remote vendor staff resulting in increased efficiency - Developed internal communication artifacts to ensure relevant product feedback and program success in cross-organization efforts Managed Windows Server dogfooding programs for Microsoft IT global infrastructure including: Windows BranchCache - Managed pilot deployments to achieve product workloads agreed without compromising IT services delivery. - Track relevant metrics to provide information needed by technical writings which showcase the implementation. Windows Server 2008 - Managed Windows Server releas
Education 34% verified
  • DAO Leadership
    Future of Currency workshop
    Remote experience
    DAO Leadership
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2020 (2 months)
    The future ain’t what it used to be: Money, currency and control. This 6-week workshop challenges the conventional wisdom about money and currency. We looked into what money really is, the rules of the game, and how the system has become so unsustainable. We investigate cryptocurrency, commons practices, and alternative economic models for a sustainable future.
  • Purpose Alliance
    Unemployment Global Purpose Challenge workshop
    Remote experience
    Purpose Alliance
    Apr 2020 - May 2020 (2 months)
    - Formulated MTP with team assigned: Communities leveraging talents to co-create meaningful work On May 1st (International Worker's Day), this Global Purpose Challenge aims to generate exponential initiatives against unemployment that could have a massive impact in a short period of time. After the workshop, the resulting initiatives will be in an idea stage and the initiatives will be supported by a global group of Purpose Launchpad coaches.
  • I
    Master of Science in Information Technology
    Verified experience
    Institute
    Jan 2005 - Jul 2007 (2 years 7 months)
Projects 15% verified
  • Purpose Alliance
    Purpose Challenge: El Futuro del Trabajo en Bolivia
    Remote experience
    Purpose Alliance
    May 2020 - Jun 2020 (2 months)
    - Purpose Challenge Organizer - Inaugural Purpose Challenge in Bolivia with over 100 participants, forming 11 teams which were supported by 12 mentors - Recruit and nurture deep tech advisors with entrepreneurial experience - Match participants with mentors to form team considering their preferred exponential tech convergence, their preferred industry and their preferred target market - Capture and distribute advisors' feedback to participating teams Los Purpose Challenge son una iniciativa de Purpose Alliance, una entidad sin ánimo de lucro centrada en potenciar a personas extraordinarias para crear el futuro. El primer Purpose Challenge en Bolivia tiene como objetivo la generación de iniciativas exponenciales orientadas a reinventar el fu
  • I
    bolivia.ai
    IVIA
    Mar 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 8 months)
    - co-Founder - Co-organized Data Science Days La Paz 2019 with La Paz AI and ePC, 45 AI-related research theses were identified and 7 of them were selected to presented during the event - Lead intelligent AI adoption initiatives focused on adapting AI to existing companies and adapting companies to leverage AI. - Coordinate with AGETIC the activites of the Artificial Intelligence Working Group focused on developing Bolivia's National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence bolivia.ai conecta el ecosistema de Inteligencia Artificial boliviano para colaborar en iniciativas que aprovechen el poder de los datos y fomenten la prosperidad inclusiva en Latinoamérica. Entre los objetivos de los grupos de colaboración para el desarrollo de Inteligenci
  • c
    La Paz AI
    Verified experience
    city.ai
    Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 (2 years 1 month)
    - co-Ambassador Engage with local and global AI practitioners around: - Sharing lessons learned and the challenges faced by practitioners when engineering AI products and deploying AI solutions into production, by hosting quarterly community gatherings. - Mapping local and regional ecosystems to connect with AI peers towards enabling global collaboration in the field of applied AI. - Representing local community in monthly ambassador hangouts and annual summits hosted by City.AI
  • T
    Trusted Financing for the underserved MSMEs in Latin America
    Remote experience
    Jul 2017 - May 2018 (11 months)
    - Blockchain Product Manager - Runner-up in Challenge Cup Bolivia 2017 - Understand the short-term working capital financing pain for underserved MSMEs, and test demand in Latin America - Design tokens to manage the dynamics of the digital economy: - to monetize developer contributions, financial reporting contributions and crowd factoring funds, - for service bounties and manage micro-accounting usage. Digital Economy where individuals or legal entities buy trusted receivable invoices from businesses seeking short-term working capital financing
  • S
    smartup.la
    Smartup
    Apr 2017 - Feb 2020 (2 years 11 months)
    - Entrepreneur-in-Residence
  • L
    Community Connector, English Markets
    Remote experience
    Localo
    Jan 2011 - Aug 2011 (8 months)
Awards 0% verified
  • A
    Agile
Publications 0% verified
  • OneShared.World
    Rise or Fall Together
    OneShared.World
    May 2020 - Jul 2020 (3 months)
    - Contributor Addressing the Emergency Needs of the World’s Most Vulnerable Populations in this Time of Global Crisis This framework document is a call to action to everyone and every organization, institution, corporation, government, and other entity to take personal responsibility for ensuring that the most vulnerable among us are as safe as possible Principles 1. Act quickly to safeguard vulnerable populations in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. 2. Launch critical long-term global initiatives to mitigate the political, economic, and social challenges that COVID-19 and future pandemics pose to vulnerable populations. 3. Increase investments in disaster prevention; including tracking progress.