Chef Ruben is a Creative Director with an award-winning career at creative powerhouses Disney, Live Nation, Warner Brothers and innovative digital agencies. As an Entrepreneur, his latest endeavor takes him to the heart of Los Angeles to his kitchen in Lincoln Heights. Here his passion collides his love in the creative design space with his roots for good food and the authentic Mexican empanadas he grew up making with his family. The Empanada Shop is Certified Organic and a USDA and FDA… Show more Chef Ruben is a Creative Director with an award-winning career at creative powerhouses Disney, Live Nation, Warner Brothers and innovative digital agencies. As an Entrepreneur, his latest endeavor takes him to the heart of Los Angeles to his kitchen in Lincoln Heights. Here his passion collides his love in the creative design space with his roots for good food and the authentic Mexican empanadas he grew up making with his family. The Empanada Shop is Certified Organic and a USDA and FDA inspected company. Wholesale west-coast distribution in California with Albert's Organics. Empanadas are available fresh and freshly-frozen.About The Empanada ShopMore and more, eaters want to know where their food is coming from and how it was grown or raised. The Empanada Shop was created to redefine the Empanada with organic, local and Authentic Mexican Ingredients. We share family recipes that date back generations and source food locally to craft the best Mexican empanadas. Our freshmade handcrafted empanadas begin with organic meats slow-cooked in Mexican chilies, filled with organic vegetables and Mexican cheeses then baked to a golden brown, never fried. “Every step of the process is extremely personal. From the farmers who produce our ingredients to our cooks who chop the anchos and roll our fragrant handmade dough, the utmost care is put into your food to ensure that your empanada experience is all that it should be.” Chef Ruben Show less

Define and design user interactions and interfaces for big data applications and complex analytics for event publishing for artists, venues and ticket master data administration.Engage and exploit modern methodologies for data gathering and design strategy; develop high-level wireframes, detailed user flows, mockups/sketches, design styleguides, prototypes, Killer User Interfaces.An advocate for user experience appealing to users sensibilities and ensuring a consistent quality… Show more Define and design user interactions and interfaces for big data applications and complex analytics for event publishing for artists, venues and ticket master data administration.Engage and exploit modern methodologies for data gathering and design strategy; develop high-level wireframes, detailed user flows, mockups/sketches, design styleguides, prototypes, Killer User Interfaces.An advocate for user experience appealing to users sensibilities and ensuring a consistent quality experience.Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and ecommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Artist Nation and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five ecommerce sites, with a database of over 119 million fans who visit our sites. Live Nation Concerts produces 22,000 shows annually for more than 2,300 artists globally. Artist Nation is the world's top artist management company, representing over 200 artists. Show less

Responsible for all Creative Direction of the Disney Family Network of sites including DisneyFamily.com, FamilyFun.com, Disney Mom’s, iParenting, Kaboose.com, and Babyzone.com in Los Angeles and New York.Implemented emerging entertainment and new media strategies for original content development utilizing Internet trends and emerging technologies geared towards a niche Mom demographic. Developed and maintained the Disney Family brand identity. Provided effective leadership and oversight… Show more Responsible for all Creative Direction of the Disney Family Network of sites including DisneyFamily.com, FamilyFun.com, Disney Mom’s, iParenting, Kaboose.com, and Babyzone.com in Los Angeles and New York.Implemented emerging entertainment and new media strategies for original content development utilizing Internet trends and emerging technologies geared towards a niche Mom demographic. Developed and maintained the Disney Family brand identity. Provided effective leadership and oversight of production, original shoots, branded entertainment, and ad sales initiatives for all Disney Online Mom and Family portfolio. Strong focus on the evolution of global Internet initiatives to ambitiously grow online business strategies and programming. Worked closely with key stakeholders including ad sales, marketing, editorial, and technology to develop short-term and long-term online business initiatives. Led a departmental team consisting of site operations, ad sales, editorial, video and technology. Leadership includes oversight of production on all on-line creative elements, including concept development, production and budget management. Show less