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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Deliver outstanding and exceptional results leading finance functions for this international media business development company that provides sales and marketing for US, Latin American and European television networks.
• Maintain accountability for the performance of accounting, reporting, treasury management, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning; contribute additional expertise producing business plans and leading the.
• Engage in extensive business development and growth initiatives, identifying and assessing new business opportunities, negotiate dozens of client and distribution agreements with many of the largest media companies in.
• Develop startup ventures, and identifying M&A targets throughout Latin America and the United States
• Direct the efforts of consultants engaged on multiple projects, including the formation of a movie production studio in Nigeria, a Latin American market study for a major equipment manufacturer for the pay TV industry.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Developed from inception a leading Spanish-language television network serving US Hispanic viewers, producing business plan, raising and structuring equity financing and executing through launch and beyond.
• Oversee day-to-day finance and operations activities, with authority over accounting, reporting, treasury management, budgeting, technology acquisition, forecasting, risk management, business affairs and strategic.
• Supervise production budgets for television content both for programming in the network and for distribution to third parties.
• Work with outside counsel and tax consultants to design an appropriate financial structure.
• Actively participate in all contract negotiations with major US pay TV distributors.
• Effectively manage all equipment procurement, supplier contracts, and logistics on behalf of the network.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Leadership role in development and operation of niche SVOD streaming service for Latin America.
• Created business plan, drafted and negotiated content acquisition, services and distribution agreements (B2B and B2C).
• Developed critical sales and audience metrics and dashboarding of subscription-driven service.
• Produced financial forecasts and information documents for equity financing round.
• Expertly navigated a complex landscape of cross-border regulations to develop and deploy a financial structure in full compliance with the tax regulatory requirements of various Latin Amercan target markets.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics

Certificate, Data Science And Machine Learning

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics