CEO / Social Architect
Philippines
- Current
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- Director at Exist Global
- CEO, Co-founder and Social Architect at syndeo::media
- Past
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- Owner at B&B Multimedia
- New Media Designer at Freelance (Self-employed)
- Education
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- University of the Philippines
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luis buenaventura’s Summary
Luis has worked in nearly every design-related industry over the course of his post-college career. He began freelancing in traditional print and desktop publishing in 2000, shifted to motion graphics design for TV in 2002, shifted again to games design in 2003 and finally ended up working in web in 2004. It was in web development that Luis found all of his previous experiences come together in a single medium, and he has never looked back. His clients during this period included Ayala Land, Red Ribbon, National Bookstore and SM.
In mid-2005, he saw his focus shift yet again, but this time to a more specific area of the web. It was during this year that a mini-Renaissance was coalescing in the online world, with talented individuals and companies all over the globe working to return the Internet to its users - essentially reinventing the web. The free spirit and magnanimous nature of "Web 2.0" piqued his curiosity, and as time went on, it became more and more obvious that this was where he needed to be. During this period, Luis built three prototypal Web 2.0 websites – oKs.ph, gibbity.com and filmcrowd.com – the first of their kind in the Philippines.
It was in early 2006 that things really came to a head: Luis was introduced to a small group of like-minded, enlightened individuals. They decided to work together on a handshake in mid-2006, forming a company called syndeo::media (http://syndeomedia.com). In October 2006, Luis took the position of CEO for this small company. Within their first six months of operation, they developed two social networks, a Philippine-based music network called Odysseylive.net and an Australian sports network called 3eep.com. By mid 2007, they began work on a third project -- an Australian local business directory at Ourpatch.com.au.
These days, Luis spends 80% of his time working on the various projects that syndeo::media actively maintains, the other 120% developing new ideas, and as a result, sleeps very little.
luis buenaventura’s Specialties:
user-interface design, programming, Ruby, Rails, PHP, AJAX, MySQL, copywriting, some Flash programming knowledge, graphic design for print media
luis buenaventura’s Experience
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Director
Exist Global
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Ruby practice lead, managing a team of ~20 engineers.
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CEO, Co-founder and Social Architect
syndeo::media
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
Lead software architect on a variety of social software projects. Managed business development initiatives, as well as recruitment and training.
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Owner
B&B Multimedia
(Internet industry)
May 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 6 months)
i handle pretty much everything from marketing to production to billing, which is very similar to what i used to do as a freelancer. the only difference is that i have a small team that can work with me whenever the budget allows for it. Our clients include Ayala Land International Sales, Red Ribbon Bakeshop, MyAyala, National Bookstore and the SM Group of Companies.
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New Media Designer
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
April 2000 — January 2005 (4 years 10 months)
Freelance designer from April 2000 to Jan 2005, during which time I worked on projects for Medical Center Trading, UNICEF Philippines, Warner Music, European Chamber of Commerce, The Store with No Name, and various offshore entities.
luis buenaventura’s Education
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University of the Philippines
BFA , Visual Communication , 1997 — 2002
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luis buenaventura’s Interests:
community websites, social networks, social software, semantic web, web2.0
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