ABOUT ME

Experienced project manager and creative design/media producer interested in continuing to apply my abilities and international expertise to support teams in the tech/media/gaming industries. Enjoys collaborating in tech, creative and fast-paced environments. Motivated by producing creative projects, finding solutions, continuous learning, and helping others.
Experience in photography, blogging, motion graphics, media production, visual design, social media, and branding.
Interested in new media, social media, motion graphics, digital marketing, content production, and community building.

EDUCATION

2018 - Escena Animation and Digital Art School, Mexico - 3D Modeling and Animation, Digital Illustration diploma

2015 - General Assembly NY, USA, Visual Design diploma

2014 - BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn, USA, Media production, online marketing, and social media courses

2009 - Arte7 Film School, Mexico, Film-making diploma

2007 - University of Sussex, UK, MSc in Technology and Innovation -Distinction (Highest honors)

2002 - Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM), Mexico, BSc in Industrial engineering, minor in Systems engineering. Photo and film appreciation courses.

SKILLS

A unique combination of design, technology, and strategic business acumen for delivering clients’ projects, products, and solutions.
Experience in operations coordination, community management, social media, design, and media creation.
Translation, regionalization, and QA. Native Spanish language, bilingual communication experience.
Creative thinking, art direction, visual design, media crafting, and storytelling combined with a strong sense of typography, composition, and color.
A problem-solving mindset appreciates working in creative and social environments, independently/remotely.
Motivated by working in multidisciplinary settings and constantly learning new tools, systems, and methodologies. Multi-culturally savvy. Good communicator, adaptable, sociable personality, curious with a sense of humor.

TOOLBOX - PC and Mac user

Design: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Blender, Cinema 4D, Axure, Manga Studio, Wacom tablets, Affinity Suite (Designer, Publisher, Photo).

Media: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Audition, Reaper, DSLR Cameras, Filmora X, DemoCreator, Filezilla, WeTransfer, media repositories.

Web: WordPress, Squarespace, Dreamweaver, Brackets, Notepad++, Google Analytics, Hootsuite, HTML, CSS, Filezilla.

Teamwork: Slack, Dropbox, GDrive, Skype, Zoom, GChat, Hangouts, GoToMeeting, Schoology, Sharepoint.

Business: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Outlook, Access, SAP, SQL, SPSS, Keynote.

Art: Ipad, Clip Studio 5, Procreate, pencils, Sketchbook, watercolor, markers, pens.

EXPERIENCE

LOCALIZATION AND LANGUAGE SERVICES

Delivering bi-weekly document translations for game events, sales notices, and news for the LATAM community. Assisted other teams with translations, and marketing/business development assignments (250+ documents)
Delivering game content translations using a proprietary tool for six game patch updates (dialog scripts, items, localizations, HTML, XML files).
Moderating live streaming events for the Spanish-speaking gaming community (15+ events).

DESIGN AND CONTENT CREATION

Delivering audiovisual content for website/social media (news, events, sales, promotions). Coordinated team of 5 members to deliver 35 video projects for game showcases (updates, sales, events).
Ownership of LATAM social media publications and monthly events calendars. Creating templates, capturing in-game content, adapting concept art and game imagination for content production
Created and developed a monetized website to capture, organize, and publish the latest global business innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship trends. Google Adsense and Amazon affiliate programs.
Collaborated in more than 30 projects as a designer and freelancer for branding, merchandising, and marketing purposes. Including posters, t-shirts, social media posts, gift cards, logos, banners, corporate/event displays, packaging, and POP materials.
Designed icons, business presentations, online surveys, cards, and project reports. Collaborated in creating solutions for infographics, publications, sales proposals, digital invitations, and e-mails.
Designed mock-ups for web apps, blogs, and UI using design principles. Based on briefs, market research, brainstorming sessions, mood boards, wireframing, style tiles, prototyping, and peer review.
Edited short films and created transcripts of video interviews and audio files. Created storyboards and motion graphics for video interviews and social media posts.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Delivered a customer support project requiring the analysis, design of a prioritization model, and update of FAQs and ticketing system for players.
Led 15 consultancy projects for global clients in the consumer goods, banking, energy, hospitality, government, research, and automotive industries. Designed project plans, deliverables, business cases, and presentation decks and build client relationships in projects ranging in scope from USD 125k to over 2.5m.
Designed and implemented three project management offices and 35 business processes for systems implementations, metrics, and scorecards. Performed quantitative and qualitative data analysis to support four business cases and more than 45 deliverables.
Supervised eight teams of consultants, reported progress, and communicated recommendations to clients and stakeholders. Trained team members in applying 12 proprietary tools. Actively participated in internal initiatives: innovation, recruiting, and KM.

WORK HISTORY

2019 - present, Live Operations & Branding Lead, ESTsoft Inc., USA

2016 - 2019, Designer and Media Producer, Ideativity Creative Studio, Mexico and remote

2012 - 2016, Freelance Designer/Digital Artist and Founder of Goinng.com, USA

2008 - 2012, Strategy and Operations Manager, Deloitte Consulting, Mexico

2008, External Consultant, Maplecroft Limited, UK

2007, Consultant, Doosan Babcock Energy Limited/University of Sussex, UK

2004 - 2006, Supply Chain Executive, Sales Assistant and Project Leader, Coca-Cola RICA, Mexico

2003 - 2004, Junior Consultant, Specialized Comprehensive Consulting Services, Mexico

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

SQL Server Administrator basics, Advanced Excel, Project planning, Branding, Marketing essentials, Competitive Marketing strategies, Promotion, Digital Marketing, Ad industry, Team facilitation, Decision-making, Communication and relationship development, Virtual and on-site team management, Effective business meetings, Effective communication, Dimensions of leadership.
Deloitte Project Management Certificate (PMBOK/PMI based), Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification, Coca-Cola Supply chain management, and Demand planning.