David Eccles School of Business

• Instructor for the Strategy & Entrepreneurship department • Experience teaching courses on entrepreneurship• Marketing professor for International Business and Global Marketing • Internship instructor• Taught entrepreneurship courses in Chile and France • Experience creating courses on Canvas and BlackboardTeaching topics:- Corporate Innovation- Smart Cities - International Business- Entrepreneurship- Venture Capital- Design… Show more • Instructor for the Strategy & Entrepreneurship department • Experience teaching courses on entrepreneurship• Marketing professor for International Business and Global Marketing • Internship instructor• Taught entrepreneurship courses in Chile and France • Experience creating courses on Canvas and BlackboardTeaching topics:- Corporate Innovation- Smart Cities - International Business- Entrepreneurship- Venture Capital- Design Thinking- Social Innovation- Global Marketing Show less

• Created academic study abroad and internship experiences in over 10 countries for over 300 University of Utah students• Generated revenues of over $600k a year making the program self-sustainable• Established private, academic, and governmental partnerships across 11 countries• Recruited and supervised student workers • Develop marketing strategy for the division in coordination with the marketing division of the business school

• Co-created a startup search and screen program focused on finding innovative solutions for company clients.• Supervised and mentored over 200 undergraduate and graduate student associates on consulting projects with companies located in Korea, Nepal, the United States, and Chile.• Created partnerships with brands, such as Adobe, Microsoft, Nomatic and Enso Rings for projects and sponsorships of various events.• Consultant and mentor for over 20 startups from different countries… Show more • Co-created a startup search and screen program focused on finding innovative solutions for company clients.• Supervised and mentored over 200 undergraduate and graduate student associates on consulting projects with companies located in Korea, Nepal, the United States, and Chile.• Created partnerships with brands, such as Adobe, Microsoft, Nomatic and Enso Rings for projects and sponsorships of various events.• Consultant and mentor for over 20 startups from different countries including France, South Korea, Chile, United States, London, and Spain.• Expat experience in South Korea, Chile, and France with the goal of establishing strong partnerships for the Global Entrepreneurship Program. Show less

The Domain Innovation Studio is an incubator located at the University of Utah, open to the public. It serves both for-profit companies and non-profit projects in their early stages, providing operational discipline, market alignment, and product development for those with working prototypes or existing transactions.A space for idea, project and product development. Potential members should come with curiosity.

• Co-Created the first 24 hours long done at the University of Utah #HackTheU in partnership with Major League Hack (the major hackathon community in the United States)•  Established partnerships for sponsorship with Microsoft, Nomatic, Enso Rings, Goldman Sachs, Pluralsight, Jaybird, Galileo Fintech, among others• HackTheU has become the most relevant competition of it's kind in Utah bringing participate from 8 states and Canada• Identified the opportunities for all stakeholders… Show more • Co-Created the first 24 hours long done at the University of Utah #HackTheU in partnership with Major League Hack (the major hackathon community in the United States)•  Established partnerships for sponsorship with Microsoft, Nomatic, Enso Rings, Goldman Sachs, Pluralsight, Jaybird, Galileo Fintech, among others• HackTheU has become the most relevant competition of it's kind in Utah bringing participate from 8 states and Canada• Identified the opportunities for all stakeholders through analysis of interest Show less

Under the direction of the Secretary of State for Innovation, I led a consulting team focused on the opportunities and challenges of the Cape Verdean Diaspora and how they could influence the local entrepreneurship ecosystem.

•  Collaborated in the creation of partnership created between the University of Utah Hospital and Chung-Ang University Hospital focused primarily on digital health care starting with Telehealth•  Created a Certificate in Digital Innovation taught at the University of Utah Asia Campus. This program is focused on giving students and professionals the necessary tools to bring any idea to life with the help of mentors.• Continuously working on partnerships such as… Show more •  Collaborated in the creation of partnership created between the University of Utah Hospital and Chung-Ang University Hospital focused primarily on digital health care starting with Telehealth•  Created a Certificate in Digital Innovation taught at the University of Utah Asia Campus. This program is focused on giving students and professionals the necessary tools to bring any idea to life with the help of mentors.• Continuously working on partnerships such as Samsung and others Show less

• Co-created a startup scouting program that brought over 100 startups where 30+ were scaled through different subsidiaries in over 30 countries.• Earned two first places in the year 2013 for the innovation of the year in Chile and for the best creative culture at a corporate level in the country.• Worked directly with the CEO and other C-level executives in the company that included teaching workshops, preparing presentations, proposals for funding and more.• Utilizing Design… Show more • Co-created a startup scouting program that brought over 100 startups where 30+ were scaled through different subsidiaries in over 30 countries.• Earned two first places in the year 2013 for the innovation of the year in Chile and for the best creative culture at a corporate level in the country.• Worked directly with the CEO and other C-level executives in the company that included teaching workshops, preparing presentations, proposals for funding and more.• Utilizing Design Thinking, Lean Startup principles, rapid prototyping, and divergent and convergent thinking I was able to lead projects across different divisions of the company.• Selected to participate in a year-long training with the top performers of every country where Enel has a presence. Show less

 Selected to participate during last semester of school to act as Junior Analyst working in the housing andfinancial industry for 3 months Member of a 6 people team of analyst in which we divided the work for each consulting Created benchmark report of all of the housing property management in Western United States Generated a report of the current internet marketing campaign and made recommendations to target theright demographics utilizing social media, Google Adwords,… Show more  Selected to participate during last semester of school to act as Junior Analyst working in the housing andfinancial industry for 3 months Member of a 6 people team of analyst in which we divided the work for each consulting Created benchmark report of all of the housing property management in Western United States Generated a report of the current internet marketing campaign and made recommendations to target theright demographics utilizing social media, Google Adwords, Analytics, and brand improvement Show less

• Created dynamic budgeting workbooks for the United Nations and World Bank reporting for projects exceeding $40MM.• Worked closely with ambassadors from several countries on projects related to the countries they represented.