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United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Design: Lead risk analysis, security solutions design, and project management for high-level local and national clients.• Sales: Execute C-suite level client presentations and manage client meetings providing high-level technical knowledge. Represent MTG at national trade shows and oversee project management for multi-million dollar ventures.• Business Tech: Implement new cloud-based technologies and other innovative applications to streamline field and office operations, which improved project turnover by 30%.• Tech Services: Built a technical services team for multiple low-voltage disciplines with 24hour services.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Business analysis: Analyzed product viability and establish pricing scheme and strategy for European and American markets. Collaborated on the business plan to negotiate key capital investment partners.• Operations: Recruited and directed the design team to develop a security queuing system and application development. Secured partnerships for nationwide coverage of installers and security integrators in America and Europe. Performed installations at beta sites. Led technical meetings with clients and investors.• Marketing: Led a team of graphic and web designers to achieve appropriate branding and corporate image.• Manufacturer management: Selected hardware manufacturers and electronic component suppliers, including PCB manufacturing. Negotiated pricing, supply quantities, delivery times, and routes. Guaranteed appropriate certifications and technical requirements, taking into account production line procedures.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Provide sales support for the HP Supplies Big Deals program for Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Denmark, through Sellbytel.

• System/Product Development: Designed a multi-level end-to-end surveillance solution, including a fully edge-based security camera. Mobilized the engineering team’s implementation of designs. Filed patent US 2017/0272625.• Production: Negotiated manufacturing and component suppliers (20+) and guided PCB assembly and manufacturers. Established production line protocols. Completed TUV, EMI, and FCC certifications.• Marketing: Headed marketing team to create branding and marketing materials, logo, website, brochures, and videos.• Sales: Established partnerships with distributors and security integrators. Oversaw installations at beta and client sites. Executed technical meetings with investors and buyers. Represented Auglle at international security conventions.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Caracas Area, Venezuela

• Launched a security company to design, develop, execute, install, and manage CCTV and IPTV systems, access/attendance control systems, wireless and systems for wired alarm, computer network, and intercom/telephone.• Designed and installed multiple large-scale projects for private and public sectors, as well as residential, including: - Ministry of Housing and Habitat: An access control, time and attendance control, and video surveillance (digital, analog, and megapixel IP systems) system for four government buildings. - Ministry of Tourism: TV, voice and data, access control, and video surveillance system for a 450-room beach hotel. - Ministry of Transportation: An interconnected time/attendance/access control system for a transportation complex. - Ministry of Exterior Relations: A security camera and access control system for Venezuela's pavilion in Shanghai's World Expo 2010.

Venezuela

• Designed, developed and implemented electronic boards for the automatic control of industrial lines intended for the heating and cutting of metallic raw material. Designed, developed and implemented a temperature data acquisition system with a computer remote registry based on Microsoft Windows Platform.