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Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Lima, Peru

• Led sales and marketing efforts, achieving profitability and growth year over year, and delivering over 70 projects for global companies, including Forbes Global 2000 firms.
• Established and nurtured relationships with CxO level executives, developing tailored proposals and presentations that addressed their digital transformation needs, driving business development and securing high-value.
• Built and managed a high-performing team sales and technical professionals across two locations in North and South America, serving clients in Canada, South Korea, Spain, Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil in industries.
• Developed a robust network of international partnerships with XR and AI startups. Collaborated closely with hardware suppliers through Meta’s ISV program and Pico’s partnership program.
• Generated business development opportunities by securing grants from international organizations like IDBLAB, StartUp Peru, and StartUp Chile, used for product development and expanding into new markets.
• Spoke and presented trends, technologies, and customer use cases at external events, at industry conferences and academic venues, expanding brand awareness and fostering strategic partnerships with key stakeholders.

Lima, Peru

• Spearheaded the design, construction, and launch of the first VR arcade locations in high-traffic shopping malls, from concept to completion.
• Developed and implemented a comprehensive go-to-market strategy, attracting thousands of visitors and generating reaching profitability within the first three months of operation.
• Built and managed a team of 08 employees, overseeing recruitment, training, and daily operations, resulting in high customer satisfaction and repeat business.
• Negotiated and secured partnerships with key VR content providers and hardware suppliers, enhancing the arcade's entertainment offerings and customer appeal.

Lima, Peru

• Conducted quarterly market research and analysis across five consumer product categories, delivering reports to major brands like HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung for the Peru and Ecuador markets.
• Produced accurate quarterly forecast reports, working closely with OEMs to quantify market trends and estimate unit sales, achieving the highest forecast accuracy in the LATAM region for Q1/Q2 2016.

Lima, Peru

• Designed and executed channel marketing campaigns for the HP PartnerOne Program, leveraging alliance funding from Intel, Microsoft, and AMD, for resellers and distributors across 7 countries in the LATAM region.
• Planned and executed 80+ partner activities and events, including certification training, product and program presentations, annual partner kick-off events, and networking activities.
• Managed a portfolio of 40+ partner accounts, overseeing funding allocation for marketing activities, sales targets, and certification compliance, contributing to in partner revenue year over year.

Lima, Peru

Bachelor’S Degree, International Business

High School