About
I find that often, the biggest problems in a company are not technical or financial, but human. Human problems are deep, multi-layered and convoluted — like a neural net. I love giving a helping hand in solving those issues.
Work Experience
Led the company-wide rollout of Mission Aligned Teams (MATs) for a Series C, $2B revenue organization. This transition to a hybrid STO-functional model increased company-wide OKR completion by 10%, enhanced team autonomy, and fostered improved collaboration and strategic alignment across 22 cross-functional teams.
Worked with GMs and C-suite to understand the overlap of MATs & OKRs. Evaluated MAT performance and organized offsites and L&D sessions for middle managers and directors
Created SOPs for cross-team collab, organized weekly all-hands, C-Suite meetings, and helped non-technical teams transition to Scrum methodology
Tested and implemented AI software to improve company productivity and internal efficiency
Aide is a small ML startup trying to fully automate the resolution of support tickets for e-commerce and SaaS businesses. Their product uses email tagging, resurfacing information, and workflow optimization to improve the efficiency of CS agents and increase customer satisfaction.
Managed CRM pipeline and conducted user feedback on the product specs and functionality
Prepared memo, pitch deck, and other materials used during fundraising and pitched to VCs and Angel Investors
Worked as a PM defining the product’s specs, the company’s roadmap, and managing the team
Helped launch and market UTU.ONE from 700 to 300K users: a DAO-based social media app that leverages communities and tokenized economies to create new sources of income
Expanded the marketing team and worked on acquisition and retention initiatives including PPC campaigns, in-app events, shipping new features, and UI optimizations
Worked with the C-Suite and HR department to plan and prep for the release of the 2.0 version of the App and on executing a company reorganization
Managed a team of 12 people responsible for managing social media accounts, website layout and copywriting, blog and Help Center
Conducted User Research, focus groups, and created engagement and acquisition reports using SQL and GSheets
Sourced and Managed YouTube, Tik Tok and Instagram influencers to market the app bringing thousands of users to the app.
Secured 45K from web3 grants and government subsidies to push for the development of the app and hire co-op students
In charge of de-escalating company-wide situations involving disagreements, delays on projects, and cross-department conflicts
Increased CSAT and NPS handling 750 customer interactions and orders in Shopify, Shiphero, Front and Intercom per month
Created CS workflows, reports, email templates and shipping triggers in Front and Shopify
Cleaned orders backlog and resurrected 150 customers that had been churned for over 18 months
Worked with the fulfillment and operation departments to optimize order shipments, consolidate inventory and minimize delays
Conducted influencer research, and drafted communication strategies for the Q4 2021 “Bitcoin Edition” campaign
Managed SJU social media accounts for a full term, increased followers by 44%
Audited SJU Social Media Accounts, defined strategy and built a social media tracker from scratch
Hosted Weekly Instagram Livestreams, built the SJU virtual space for 2 major events, and created 16 videos, documents and other materials for recruitment purposes
This was my first job in Canada, I became really good friends with the owners and with all our regular customers and went from having two short and supervised shifts a week to being in charge of the store and cafe every day during the night shift.
Projects
Received a prize of $10K
Developed and deployed a public Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) for the city of Miami, featuring an NFT marketplace, smart contracts, and a tokenized economy
Aimed to foster public art creation, stimulate tourism, and generate new revenue streams for UTU.ONE and the city of Miami
Presented proposal and demo of a fully functional DAO in the UTU.ONE environment
Medieval research lab concerned with historical weather and natural environment located at the University of Waterloo
This was a short-lived internship due to COVID-19. I worked on admin tasks, spreadsheets, outreach, and brainstorming sessions
I was granted a research opportunity for an archaeological excavation at the Herstmonceux Castle in the UK. I was also asked to speak at the DRAGEN Lab debut ceremony. Sadly, both events were cancelled due to the pandemic
Education
Major in Speech Communication and Minor in Human Resources
Average Grade: 96.95
I left after 4 semesters because a civil war broke out in my country and all universities were closed.
Volunteering
Taught at-risk youth between the ages of 7-14 in Mathematics, English, and Literature.
Collaborated with the team on planning out activities for +250 children twice a week.