Michael Borges

Michael Borges

Founder/owner at AMsystem

Greater Los Angeles Area

Current
  • CEO at LicenseQuote
  • Publisher at AMsystem Music
  • Founder/Owner at AMsystem
Past
  • Owner/Manager at American Manufacturing & Marketing System
Education
  • Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • Triton College
  • Northern Illinois University
  • College Of Dupage
  • Schiller International University
Connections
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Industry
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Websites

Michael Borges’s Summary

Entrepreneurial business ownership with emphasis in new product and services developments.

Michael Borges’s Specialties:

Inventions, marketing research, product/services developments, business planning, branding, advertising, promotion, distribution, finance, intellectual property management, music, publishing, licensing, consulting.


Michael Borges’s Experience

  • CEO

    LicenseQuote

    (Music industry)

    February 2008Present (1 year 10 months)

    LicenseQuote.com is a music licensing e-commerce solution for music publishers, labels, artists or bands to license their songs and recordings directly from their own web sites while keeping 100% of the sales revenues. The LQ Pro service provides a powerful array of licensing management tools to help publishers customize their music catalogs, pricing and online licensing stores.

  • Publisher

    AMsystem Music

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

    November 2005Present (4 years 1 month)

    Creation and management of AMsystem Music for the purpose of research, promotion, publishing and licensing a variety of music to the media and commercial broadcast industries.

  • Founder/Owner

    AMsystem

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    March 1981Present (28 years 9 months)

    Diversified products, brands and services by founder/owner Michael Borges dba AMsystem, a registered business in California, USA since 1981. For more information, please visit: www.amsystem.us

  • Owner/Manager

    American Manufacturing & Marketing System

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Plastics industry)

    June 1998June 2006 (8 years 1 month)

    Development and manufacturing "Skylink" motorized skylight opener and flexible tubing compenents for 14" and 22" size skylights. Patents obtained included: U.S. Design Patent No. D457,493 for "Skylight Drive Motor", and U.S. Patent. No. 6,990,773 for "Flexible Reflective Skylight Tubes". Sales and marketing success was achieved through a distribution arrangement with Skylights Unlimited of Huntington Beach, California.


Michael Borges’s Education

  • Thunderbird School of Global Management

    Master International Management , International business management and marketing. , 19791979

    Activities and Societies:
    Founder/president of campus chess club. Participated in entreprenuerial society, cultural exchange activities and talent night shows.
  • Triton College

    GMAT Prep , Mathematics, Accounting, Management , 19771978

    Triton College link:
    http://www.triton.edu

    Activities and Societies:
    Attended part time while working to prepare for graduate management admission testing and graduate level studies. Classes included: college algebra, finite business math, accounting & management.
  • Northern Illinois University

    B.S. , Major: Journalism - emphasis - Advertising & Marketing, Minor: Literature, , 19741975

    Activities and Societies:
    Advertising club, photography, sports,
  • College Of Dupage

    Associate of Arts , Business, Management, Social Studies , 19731973

    Visit College of Dupage here:
    http://www.cod.edu/

    Activities and Societies:
    Completed "AA" Degree with courses transferred from Schiller College (aka Schiller University).
  • Schiller International University

    Liberal Arts , English, German, History, Literature, Translation , 19701972

    Visit Schiller University here:
    http://www.schiller.edu

    Activities and Societies:
    Cultural activities, travel, skiing, international business,

Additional Information

Michael Borges’s Websites:

Michael Borges’s Interests:

Business development, marketing research, inventions, new product marketing, manufacturing, advertising, music composition, arrangement and recording, music publishing, music licensing.

Michael Borges’s Groups:

Just Plain Folks, Muse's Muse, CSN, Thomas Register, Film Music Network, Songwriters Directory, Music PAL,

  •    Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
  •    Music and Entertainment Professionals
  •    Music Industry Forum
  •    MusicBiz
  •    Music Publishing And Licensing
  •    Music Industry Network
  •    Advertising Music
  •    Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
  •    American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Michael Borges’s Honors:

Various utitlity patents, design patents and trademarks with the US Patent & Trademark Office since first application date in 1985.


Michael Borges’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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