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San Francisco, CA, US

Improved profitability and cash flow by $XXm YoY at this long-standing ecommerce marketplace for premium design goods.

San Francisco, California, US

Raised a $26m Series B as well as venture debt at favorable terms; Created a continuous improvement culture; lead finance, investor relations, data science, customer service and logistics teams.

New York, NY, US

Entrusted with turn-around of the LatAm business by the Chairman of the Board; Rationalized cost structure, created a data-centric culture; LatAm biz was spun out of WeWork in a 9-figure exit prior to IPO.

San Francisco, California, US

Guided operation from a 9-digit USD annual loss to a 9-digit USD profit while growing top-line by 6x for what became Uber’s second largest ridesharing business with revenue in the billions of USD; Built LatAm finance team from scratch and developed many global processes where there were none.

Seattle, WA, US

First finance hire for Amazon Mexico; Built a 6 person team from scratch with responsibilities including setting up the Prime program, pricing and promotional strategy, third party marketplace unit economics, margin improvement, costs related to imports from the US, and managing SG&A.

Seattle, WA, US

Leadership of a 3 person team In charge of optimizing $1B in annual marketing spend in the European Union in channels like paid search, social media, affiliate marketing, display and re-targeting advertising, as well as traditional TV/Radio spend. Was heavily involved in determining customer lifetime value (LTV) as well as strategies to increase it.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Added to the responsibilities of my prior position the financial control of ConAgra's Latin American Export business in Central and South America, including pricing, promotional spend and the opening of a test market for direct-to-store distribution.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Led a 5-person team; reported to LatAm CFO; Created an 18-month rolling forecast; Business partner for marketing and sales, including promo analysis, brand P&Ls and innovation; Variance analysis for monthly close; Coordinating annual and 4-year strategic plan; Control of SG&A budgets; SOX and internal controls compliance.

Greater Chicago Area, IL, US

Led a 4-person team; Reported to Financial Planning & Analysis Director, dotted line to Sales VP; Business partner providing analysis and recommendations to a 1500-person sales force selling into large chains, wholesale and direct-to-store channels; Short-and long-term forecasting; Management of sales force and merchandising budgets of US$75MM per year

Bilbao, Vizcaya, ES

Analyzed large Spanish firms’ financial statements to identify opportunities for the sale of derivative products; Developed a CRM tool

New York, New York, US

Summer intern in Citi Consumer Bank in London, working in the Regional Operations team; Identified efficiency opportunities in call center operations

New York, New York, US

On-the-ground marketing strategy MBA course. Developed a go-to-market plan for wealth management services for Turkey's growing middle class, presented it to Citi's CEO for Europe

London, GB

Negotiated and defined the terms of risk-sharing agreements between insurers and reinsurers in the US, UK, Bermuda, Switzerland and Germany

London, GB

Worked with government regulators in different states to ensure new insurance policies complied with the law; Coached marketing and sales staff on impact of regulations

Tacoma, WA, US

Went from dormitory to dormitory collecting and properly disposing of all the recyclables from the prior evening. Not the most glamorous job, but it was surprisingly fun and financed my exploration of the Pacific Northwest and Latin America.

Tacoma, Washington, US

The 90s were a time when large Fortune 1000 companies paid $500 stipends for a full time summer internship. Instead of getting paid ~$1/hour and hobbling myself financially, I chose to deliver radiators to body shops for $10/hour. I did this part time during the school year too.

Denver, Colorado, US

You haven't lived until you've had a job in food service.

Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US

First promotion in my life, still happy about it.

Elmwood Park, New Jersey, US

This is where I learned to work, and that it makes a difference to customers to get the fundamentals right (cold stuff together; cans and boxed goods on the bottom, fruit and bread on top; chemicals/cleaning supplies in their own bag). It's also where I learned to speak Spanish and was exposed to the Chicago area's vibrant immigrant population.

Mba, Finance, Marketing

Ba, International Political Economy

Angel Fellow

Exchange Program, Economics & Portuguese

Exchange Program, International Economics