Michael Borges

Current

CEO at LicenseQuote
Publisher at AMsystem Music
Founder/Owner at AMsystem

see less...

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

see less...

2 more...

Recommended

9 people have recommended Michael

Connections

168 connections

Industry

Market Research

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 2008 — Present (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 2005 — Present (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 1981 — Present (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 1998 — June 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. , 1979 — 1979

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 , 1977 — 1978

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, , 1974 — 1975

Activities and Societies:

Advertising club, photography, sports,
College Of Dupage

Associate of Arts , Business, Management, Social Studies , 1973 — 1973

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 , 1970 — 1972

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.