Experience

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  Productos de concreto (pc - holcim)

  Feb 1986 - Jun 1986

  Plant superintendent

  PC is a subsidiary of the Swiss group Holcim. It is the main manufacture and distributor of cement, concrete aggregates, and ready-mix concrete in Costa Rica.Manager of the two production plants of concrete blocks, and head of the material laboratory and quality control department.

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  Productos de concreto (pc - holcim)

  May 1987 - Jul 1987

  Operations and technical consultant

  PC is a subsidiary of the Swiss group Holcim. It is the main manufacture and distributor of cement, concrete aggregates, and ready-mix concrete in Costa Rica.Conducted the feasibility study, general layout, design and testing of the proposed production process and equipment, of a new system targeted to the fastest growing market segment: popular housing and fences.

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  Instituto centroamericano de administración de empresas (incae)

  Jun 1988 - Aug 1988

  Researcher

  INCAE is a leading higher-education organization devoted to teaching and research endeavors in the field of business and economics aimed at training and instructing in Latin America.Executed research and wrote business cases to be used by masters and executive training programs.

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  Deloitte & touche (costa rica)

  Oct 1989 - Dec 1990

  Consulting area manager

  D&T is one of the largest professional services organizations and one of the Big Four Auditors.Conducted sales, managed business consulting projects, and acted directly as a consultant for industrial, international cooperation, and banking institutions in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

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  Baeza & asociados

  Apr 1991 - Sept 1995

  Associate consultant

  B&A is a consulting firm that helps to design and implement strategic and marketing plans for Latin American companies.Participated in several projects with the firm.

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  Arrendadora bantec

  Oct 1991 - Mar 1994

  General manager

  Arrendadora BANTEC was the leasing subsidiary of a former financial group.Changed the composition of the client base of the company, in order to open new sources of financing arrangements with public and private banking institutions, and by means of public and private securities placements. Coordinate cross-selling of products with the factoring, credit and asset management units of the group. Led the documentation of business processes and use cases of the operation system.

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  The industrialization fund for developing countries (ifu)

  Sept 1993 - Dec 1995

  Country consultant

  IFU is a Danish state owned financial institution that offers risk capital and advice to business investing in developing countries.Led the identification and participated in the screening process of joint-venture candidates in Costa Rica. Served as liaison and first contact person to third parties such as the Danish Embassy, public institutions, private sector chambers, and the investment promotion agency CINDE.

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  Estructuras de concreto s.a. (escosa)

  Apr 1994 - Sept 1995

  General manager

  ESCOSA is one of the leading construction companies in the concrete prefabricated systems market segment. It provides civil engineering design, factory production and on-site assembly services. The company is owned by Italian investors (Grupo Zeta).Hired through a management contract as General Manager for an 18-month period, in order to develop and implement a strategic plan approved by the current owners and the new Italian investor group. Designed and negotiated with the stockholders and banks the capital structure of the company required to finance investments in machinery, inventory, product and market development, and technology transfer from Italy to the company. Supervised design activities, production facilities and construction projects. Hired and directed new personnel for the finance, marketing and on-site assembly departments. Show less

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  Bac international bank (bac | credomatic)

  Oct 1995 - Jan 1999

  Senior vice president

  BAC is an international banking institution that offers a wide range of financial services to individuals and institutions through licenses in United States, Central America and Panama, Grand Cayman, Bahamas, and Mexico. Currently owned by GE Capital and Central American investors. Credit card operations are carried out through Credomatic and its subsidiaries.Head of Capital Markets regional division composed of broker/dealer, mutual fund and corporate finance units. In charge of strategic planning and reporting to the Executive Committee and the Group of Board of Directors; organization design; fund raising; license development or acquisition of units to third parties and to other BAC subsidiaries; teamwork with the US broker/dealer license; product and markets development according to local and off-shore regulations; hiring and coaching; and information technology design, development and integration. Head or member of several governing committees of the holding company and capital markets subsidiaries. Show less

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  Transacciones globales internacional

  Feb 1999 - now

  Director

  TRANSGLOBAL is a company that provides investment banking and corporate finance services, management of financial assets, and financial advisory services to corporate, banking and insurance companies.The main contracts included: selling of one financial group; merger and acquisition advice given to commercial and industrial companies; corporate finance services to insurance companies; restructuring of liabilities of several companies; business process design and documentation and approval from regulators; design of investment policies for mutual funds; and fixed-income portfolio management. Show less

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  Camacho de pass & asociados

  Feb 1999 - May 2004

  Project manager

  CDP&A provides architectural and construction services focused on the home owner and small enterprise segments.Project manager of construction contracts.

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  Internet systems development

  Sept 2000 - Dec 2009

  General manager

  INSYDE develops and implement complete software solutions for broker/dealers, mutual funds and their management units, custodial services, and portfolio management. All solutions contain back-office modules such as treasury services and accounting.Led web systems design and wrote a large percentage of the code of the latest versions. Hired and coached programmers. Negotiated and obtained contracts with several private and public financial institution. Acted as the project manager in the main contracts. Show less