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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 and acts as an independent distributor of television and web-based content and technology• Maintain accountability for the performance of accounting, reporting, treasury management, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning; contribute additional expertise producing business plans and leading the majority of non-sales consulting initiatives• 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 the world, with an aggregate worth over 140MM• 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, and business plans for the development and launch of various pay TV networks throughout the Americas targeting, among others, fans of classical music, pan-Caribbean culture and music, bullfighting, yoga and wellness, motorsports, 24-hour news, extreme sports, , European movies and specific expat communities (Mexicans, Peruvians, Brazilians, Germans)

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 planning. including the design and delivery of financial and operational KPIs and dashboards for the CEO and Board of Directors.• 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.• Assumed leadership role in overseeing audience engagement metrics and market research.

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