Aug 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr · Palo Alto, CA

• ● Media start-up covering highly local open gov data, city life media, to grow citizen engagement.
• ● Directed research efforts with focus groups, international civic teams, and data stakeholders,
• resulting in development road-map and strategy and the deployment of a mobile app prototype.
• ● Led expansion of team and partnerships, which included a White House Fellowship project; teams for data, design, and technical development, and a d.school course project team at Stanford.
• ● Completed and developed a functional mobile prototype following a series of earlier trial models.
• ● Headed UX / UI development and prototype creative briefs for mobile application.

Oct 2011 – Present · 14 yrs 6 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• ● Boutique international design and communications firm; known for award-winning work in editorial design, branding, motion graphics.
• ● Co-founded studio, working with team to successfully expand core portfolio of clients and partners by over 300% in 24 months while diversifying its clientele. Clients include United Nations, Jeep, Samsung, TED Conferences, Nickelodeon, Government of Spain, Stanford University, the University of Texas at Austin, FCB, Rackspace.
• ● Managed globally distributed creative teams, leading high-involvement open-solution client projects, resulting in 98% on-time and on-budget project deliveries and 85% repeat business.

May 2009 – Aug 2014 · 5 yrs 3 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

• ● Publishing company covering trends in design, culture and visual arts.
• ● Conceptualized and developed Gopher brand. Led art direction and content-through-distribution, directing 60+ contributors per issue of the award-winning print and digital magazine, which was sold in 8 countries by the second edition.
• ● Produced semi-annual live events to engage with readers and advertisers, averaging over 90% venue capacity.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 · 4 yrs · Various Locations

• ● Non-profit created to support the award-winning Por el Medio de la Calle festival (PMC), the largest music and visual arts event in Venezuela, taking up over 30+ blocks in downtown Caracas.
• ● Co-directed and curated six editions of PMC Festival, driving 800% growth in attendance during my tenure; from 5,000 to 42,000 attendees.
• ● Led logistics for the presentation of 600+ artists and performers, 300+ volunteers, vendors, diplomatic representation programs, special guests and security teams. Resulted in zero violent incidences or property damages in a notoriously dangerous city for the full five-year span.
• ● Created partnerships with 10+ international cultural institutions and embassies, developing a program of workshops, exchanges, and performances directly impacting over 3,000 people.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2010 · 7 yrs · Caracas, Venezuela

• ● Platanoverde is a print and digital publishing company, specialized in the promotion of emerging talent in visual arts from Spanish-speaking countries worldwide.
• ● Published and co-edited 15 editions of Platanoverde Magazine, a publication that set sales records in its market, generating over $600,000 in ad revenue and 30+ corporate partnerships.
• ● Co-created highly influential, trendsetting newsletter platform that reached 18,000+ subscribers weekly with 25-30% open rate, the first of its kind on the Venezuelan market.
• ● Led creative for the production of multimedia products, including music albums circulated with the magazine, online videos, and audio interviews.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2010 · 7 yrs · Caracas, Venezuela

• ● A&B is one of the preeminent production houses in Latin America, with 100+ advertising awards and 25 years of experience producing TV spots, and short and feature-length films.
• ● Piloted and launched A&B’s first portfolio website and created online presence guidelines for the brand, including development of multi-platform assets and original editorial content.
• ● Assisted in coordinating with clients, designing presentations, creative briefings, outreach activities; and was involved in TV spot production for dozens of Fortune 100 clients.

Jan 2002 – Jan 2010 · 8 yrs · Various Locations

• ● Independent culture correspondent for several national and international media, assignments included international travel in the Americas and Europe, covering culture, trends and technology.