Summary of Qualifications:

• Entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience related to Business Development, Commercialization, Market Validation, Project Management, Marketing, Customer Services, and Sales.
• Leadership skills particularly related to managing strategic issues such as revenue growth, competitive advantage, lifecycle, and technology trends.
• Verifiable results directly linked to revenue growth. E.g. In one startup, Revenues went from $0.5 MM to $2.7 MM in less than two years making the Fortune 500 ranking in 2010.
• Experience creating , organizing, training and managing heterogeneous teams
• Assertive negotiation skills attained after working at very complex organizations with a high degree of autonomy.
• Market Research across different industries and organizations. Strong intellectual curiosity for new technologies, technology trends, and applications. Strong analytical and technical skills earned through qualifying high level coursework in Nanomaterials, Solid State Physics, Quantum Mechanics and MS&E.

Professional Experience
Business Development Director, Confidential,
TX,April 2012  -  Present
Information Technology and Services)

• All aspects of business development such as Sales pipelines and Marketing Technology Research, distribution channel analysis, and strategic alliances.
• IP strategy, business planning, and go to market strategies operating in an unstructured entrepreneurial environment.

International Tech Transfer and Commercialization Intern, Confidential,
Oct 2011- May 2012
 (Information Technology and Services)

• Technology transfer and commercialization for international programs.
• International sales representative for South America and Europe markets.
• Research on new programs and activities across different industries.
• Search for potential markets in the US where foreign products can successfully be commercialized
• Develop strategies for new market venues
• General coordination of meetings for cross development in different organizations

Regional ,July 2009 – March 2011,
Confidential,
(Education Industry)                                         

• Business development for Central South TX.
• Management planning for revenue growth. Successful implementation of the strategies described in the plan allowed company to be ranked in the Fortune 500 companies list.
• Designed management strategy for a  30% growth per year. Company went from $0.5 MM to $2.7 MM in less than two years. Interacted with heterogeneous organizations facilitating cross-functional agreements and successful milestone achievements  
• Created collaborative reports in pipeline management bringing structure and support.
• Management related tasks included horizontal interaction with Business Management, Finance, Corporate Communication, and IT teams.

Project Manager ,August 2008 – May 2009,
Confidential,
(Education Industry)                             

• Direct sales and marketing oriented position.
• Trained and managed teams for direct sales and customer service.
• Created collaborative marketing strategies for the purposes of sales sustainability and growth.
• Coordinated team calendars and pace of required events, deliverables and milestones. Database management
• Forward planning and market studies for sustainable revenue. Promoted team activities to bring more customers including recruiting and training new employees.

Physics & Material Science and Engineering ,Confidential,
 ( Research and Development) ,August 2007 – May 2009
                                   

• Hands on experience working on Nanotechnology and semiconductors development. Synthesis and Characterization of Thin Films using Electro deposition for  potential applications in  semiconductors.
• Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetization of gold nanoparticles. 5–20 nm.
• TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) systems characterization

Owner , Confidential,
January 2000 – June 2008
Alex Garcia’s Productions
(Marketing/Entertainment Industry)                     

• Direct Sales and Customer Service. Created Business strategies and Marketing Campaigns while keeping costs within an estimated budget.
• Forward planning and marketing strategies. Developed management elements established market reference based on revenue growth strategies for multiple music bands
• Created, managed and sold marketing strategies for revenue growth to several music bands.
• Presented products and services to potential customers and made suitable recommendations related to social media, networking, clubs and social commercialization events.
• Managed logistics, including third party vendors and expenses reimbursements.

High School Applied Science/Math Teacher.
(Education Industry), Confidential,
January 1997 – September 1999
                                                                       

• Designed an educational curriculum focused on applying science and math to business.
• Created and commercialized consumer products keeping sustainable development.
• Designed and executed Sales and Marketing plans for consumer products sales.

Owner / COO (Information Technology Industry,
Confidential,
January 1994 – December 1996
                                                                       

• Sold Computer Services such Multimedia, Professional Document presentation, Data management, and PowerPoint presentations. Created marketing strategy geared towards services
• Played a consultant role for local business by creating interactive presentations. Multimedia, Prolog, PowerPoint.
• Hired, trained and Managed 30+ employees.

College Instructor (Education Industry, Confidential,
January 1992 – December 1994                                                                         

• Calculus and Statistics professor at the Computer Science Department.
• Implemented innovative teaching strategies such as learn by doing to improve understating of statistical processes..

Education

• Master of Science in Technology Commercialization
• Bachelor of Science, Physics