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Andrés Fajardo

Focused on strategy, Inspired by technology, Born into creativity

I AMa Proud Geek from Planet Earth

I LIKETechnology, Lean Businesses & Growth

I LoveEntrepreneurship, Storytelling and Starwars

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Hello there, Thanks for stoping by! Here you can find information about me; Colombian/Spaniard national (Engineer | MBA | Product guy); participating in the fascinating Technology-Internet industry)

EMPLOYMENT

2019 - Today

VP of Product

TheVentureCity

A new venture and acceleration model that helps diverse founders achieve global impact.

2018 - Today

Founder & CEO

Curuba Ventures

We design, build and invest in new tech companies that solve real problems in emerging economies. Together with passionate founders, top corporates and selected investment partners, we empower entrepreneurship born in Latin America and Spain.

2018 - 2019

Chief Product Officer

Playtomic, (Syltek)

Reporting to the CEO and Chairman of the company, I define and manage the product strategy roadmap for playtomic's both B2B SaaS (playtomic manager and syltek) and B2C products and services (playtomic web service and mobile applications).

2016 - 2018

General Manager/COO

Home Select Group, (Home Club & Villa Club)

Reporting to the CEO and Chairman of the company, I provide strategic advice to the shareholders, oversee financial performance, potential investments and business ventures. I manage and optimize day to day operations of Home Select’s 360º business segments and associated P & L’s: Real Estate, Hospitality (Commercial & Property Management) and Interior Design. ✪ Position between CEO & Senior management. 10 Direct reports (Including CFO, department heads and BU directors).

2015 - 2016

Co-Founder & CPO

WYSH

WYSH is making authentic travel easy by allowing travellers to customize trips via an intuitive portal that inspires you through unique content and real-time access to local insiders. ✪ The company was sold to the Hotusa Group, an organization comprising several companies connected with diverse spheres of activity in the tourist sector.

2012 - 2015

Head of Product

FONGramofon

Created and lead Fon’s product development department performed by a multi-disciplinary team whose goal is defining, maintaining and optimizing Fon’s products and user experience for our partners and end customers.

2011 - 2012

Business Development Manager

FON

Responsible for the acquisition and development of new partnerships with telecommunication companies ✪ Developed non-telco deals with global brands to launch Fon’s first public wiFi service (The Coca-Cola company) ✪ Defined Fon’s new product development strategy which led to new responsibilities as Fon’s head of product development.

2006 - 2009

Strategy and Business Consultant

EVERIS

Offered management consulting and business development services to multinational companies primarily in the Telecom, Utilities & Media industries.

EDUCATION

2009 - 2010

International MBA

IE Business School

“Accelerate Scholarship 2008” granted by the "IE Foundation".

2008 - 2009

Postgraduate Degree, Media and Entertainment Business Management

UNED

EU Bologna Degree, 24 ECTS credits.

1999 - 2006

B.Sc. Electronics Engineering / B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

Universidad de los Andes

Dual Degree Program - Specialization: Telecommunications & Engineering Economics.

HIGHLIGHTS

MBA +10 years of experience ✪ Entrepreneur (succesful exit) ✪ Revenue & Profit growth ✪ Company management ✪ Product Strategy & Roadmap ✪ P&L management/Budgeting ✪ Digital transformation ✪ Start-ups, Privately owned firms to Large consulting firms ✪ Tech-Savvy and data oriented (BI) ✪ Multiple industry background ✪ Led International Teams With 10+ Direct Reports ✪ Team Leadership/Team Restructuring/Hiring

LANGUAGES

Spanish

English... brought to you by HBO,Cinemax & Nickelodeon in the 80's

German... getting there

Japanese... currently taking classes

TESTIMONIALS... I WISH ;)

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Stephen William HawkingCEO / Fringe Inc.

He is a great and hardworking guy. I am so proud of him. He helped me so much.

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George LucasFilmaker / Producer

He was a great co-worker and a friend. I would't be where I am without his support.

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Maynard James Keenan Tool/A perfect circle/Puscifer lead singer

He is... ok

FUN FACTS

Coffee

I'm Colombian, hence I love Coffee, so here a few facts: Legend has it... Ethiopian shepereds first noticed the effects of caffeine when they saw their goats appearing to become frisky and "dance after eating coffee berries ✪ George Washington invented instant coffee... (yes, a Belgian man in Guatemala by the name of George Washington invented it in 1906).

Movies & Scripts

I won best script for “The X Files” TV series, (FOX Broadcasting Company) 2000. I kid you not. ✪ Darth Vader only has 12 minutes of screen time in the original Star Wars ✪ Sean Connery is only 12 years older than Harrison Ford ✪ R2D2 and C3PO appear as Hieroglyphics in the Ark's chamber in Indiana Jones: Raiders of the lost ark.

Music

Warner Chappel Music makes over $1 million every year in royalties from the commercial use of the song “Happy Birthday ✪ The airplane that Buddy Holly died in was called American Pie. Don McLean wrote a song with the same name about the accident ✪ Most toilets flush in E flat. ✪ Dark Side of The Moon (a Pink Floyd album) stayed on the top 200 Billboard charts for 741 weeks! That is 14 years. ✪ Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education ✪ Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.

Stuff

It is estimated that millions of trees grow thanks to squirrels forgetting where the buried their nuts. ✪ 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 ✪ “Typewriter” is the longest word typed on only one keyboard row (try it!) ✪ “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed on just one half of the keyboard (try that too!).

PORTFOLIO

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Face Recognition

HTML CSS JS REACT NODE project

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Background Generator

HTML, CSS & javaScript

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FaxiFood

Fake delivery site | HTML & CSS

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Binary Sunset

Rails 4 Application

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triolosislenos.com

Tribute to my grandfather

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Jedi Knight

Photoshop project

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San Telmo - Amy Fajardo

Soundcloud test

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A dark room...

HTML and Music

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yosetteosorio.com

Website (in spanish)

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A picture is worth a thousand words

Image gallery test

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amyfajardo.com

My sister's Website

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Death Star destroys enterprise! by IGN

Videos that I LOVE !!

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RvD2: Ryan vs. Dorkman 2

Videos that I LOVE !!

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CONTACT

Please feel free to contact me about anything.

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Andrés Fajardo

andresfajardo@me.com

- Planet Earth

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