Christian Oliver

Current

Consultant at FastrackMedia
Board of Advisors Member at Full Sail University
Strategic Advisor at Diario El Universal

President / Owner at OG Practical Works Inc

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Past

Senior Consultant, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media and Newsroom Integration at INNOVATION International Media Consulting Group
Advisor at Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano
Advisor at Mi Zona Hispana

Advisor at Zoom Media Group
Managing Director at Manduca Ventures
Board Member at N-tara Inc.
Board Member at Ntara, Inc.
President at Manduca Management LLC
Director of New Media at Diario El Universal

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Education

Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
IESA
Universidad Metropolitana

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Industry

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Christian Oliver’s Summary

Interested in leveraging digital media to optimize marketing strategies, multiple-media publishing, product development and innovation in media.
I believe in media-agnostic content production and building relationships with the audience throwout all viable media outlets.
With more than 14 years of experience in Digital Media, I'm one of the pioneers in on-line newspapers in Latin American, leading the development of eluniversal.com in Venezuela since 1995.
My experience is also extensive in Strategic Planning, private equity and internet marketing.
I keep track of the latest developments in media, personal technology, Web 2.0 and mobile applications in order to identify opportunities for media organizations, particularly for content generators.
I've been a speaker in several high profile conferences and seminars on topics such as the Newsroom of the Future and Trends in Digital Media and Internet Advertising trends.

Christian Oliver’s Specialties:

Digital Media, New Media, Marketing, Internet Marketing, Strategic Planning, Investment and Valuation, Organizational Design, Product Development, Innovation, Change Management, Project Management, Corporate Communications, Print Media, Newspapers, Partnerships.

Christian Oliver’s Experience

Consultant

FastrackMedia

(Online Media industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Communications are undergoing the biggest transformation in history. There is a solution: culturally-sensitive Web innovation.

FastrackMedia is made up of a network of digital media experts who understand the value of traditional media and institutions but play seamlessly by the new rules of the Internet. We are located all over the map and rely on a variety of social networking tools to stay connected and share research.

Christian Oliver is one of the pioneers in on-line media in Latin American, leading the development of eluniversal.com in Venezula since 1995. Currently he specializes in media-agnostic newsrooms and on multi-platform marketing strategies. Christian also has extensive experience in Strategic Planning, Private Equity and Product Development. Currently based in Atlanta, GA in the United States, he tracks the latest developments in media, personal technology as well as mobile content and applications.
He is a frequent speaker on newsroom integration, change in media organizations and multi-platform marketing strategies.
Board of Advisors Member

Full Sail University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Advisor for the Internet Makerketing Bachelor in Science, the Internet Marketing Master in Science and new program development
Strategic Advisor

Diario El Universal

(Privately Held; Newspapers industry)

April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

Internal advisory role on matters of corporate strategy, product development, digital media adoption, newsroom organization and integration, new trends in journalism and social media strategies.
President / Owner

OG Practical Works Inc

(Online Media industry)

August 2001 — Present (8 years 4 months)

Personal technology coaching and advisory.
Full technology support for elite customers, including computer and network security, photography, audio, video, gaming and other personal technology platforms.
Data security and sustainability, information protection and backups.
Personal purchasing decision support tailored to the specific needs of the client.
Personalized training for personal technology, from computer and gadget usage to content creation in digital media.
Personalized support in sustaining technology literacy.
Pricing is based on the range of services and frequency required by the customer.
Senior Consultant, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media and Newsroom Integration

INNOVATION International Media Consulting Group

(Online Media industry)

February 2006 — 2009 (3 years )

With offices in the United States, Great Britain, Italy, India, Spain and Latin America, INNOVATION is a consulting firm with more than 70 professionals from throughout the world that:

Develops strategic plans of diversification, convergence and full multimedia integration (press+radio+television+Internet).

Designs, directs and implements quality media projects for management, editorial, graphic design and organizational modernization aimed at increasing advertising revenue and audience levels.

Organices training and advancement programs for journalists and executives tailored to each company's needs.

Works with family-owned media companies in facilitating successful generational transitions.

Publishes reports and newsletters on world media trends, among them a Confidential Newsletter (in English, Italian and Spanish).

Produces for the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) since 1999 the annual report Innovations in Newspapers, in English, Italian and Spanish.
Advisor

Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 3 months)

Advisor to the Fundación de Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano on matters of Digital Media
Advisor

Mi Zona Hispana

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

January 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 7 months)

Mi Zona Hispana is a Classifieds Newspaper (Free Sheet) for Hispanics in the New York, NY market.
Advisor

Zoom Media Group

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

November 2003 — July 2005 (1 year 9 months)

Zoom Media Group publishes the magazines Poder and Loft which are focused on high income Hispanics.
Managing Director

Manduca Ventures

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

August 2000 — July 2005 (5 years )

Private Corporate Venture Group that searches for investments in New Media ventures relevant to the future of the newspaper industry.
Board Member

N-tara Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2002 — April 2005 (3 years 2 months)

NTara is a leading provider of digital corporate communications and e-learning services. NTara's client list includes recognized companies such as Eastman, Cingular, Lexmark and UPS. For more information visit http://www.ntara.com
Board Member

Ntara, Inc.

(Online Media industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years )
President

Manduca Management LLC

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)

August 2000 — August 2004 (4 years 1 month)

Investment affiliate of Diario El Universal.
Searches for business opportunities in Hispanic related media in the US.
Director of New Media

Diario El Universal

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

October 1994 — August 2000 (5 years 11 months)

El Universal is one of the leading newspapers in Venezuela. I spearheaded the development of the company's Internet strategy in 1995, creating eluniversal.com, the newspaper's online offering. I also led the development a horizontal portal called EUD.com which was later merged with UOL.com. At the same time I initiated the development of 3 classified related sites for Autos, Real state and Employment.
Was transferred in 2000 to the US in order to open the company's investment affiliate; Manduca Management in Miami FL.

Christian Oliver’s Education

Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

MBA , Master In Business Administration , 2003 — 2004
IESA

1999 — 1999
Universidad Metropolitana

B.S. , Business Administration , October 1989 — May 1995

Activities and Societies:

Published a magazine called "Revista Gerencia" on management issues that Business Administrations students where interested in.