Nestor Villalobos

Nestor Villalobos

CEO/President at Arctico/EleBev

Location
Miami, Florida (Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area)
Industry
Food & Beverages

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Nestor Villalobos's Overview

Current
Past
  • Executive Vice President at Quaddrix Technologies
  • Senior Account Executive at Alienware
  • Worldwide Product Manager at Alienware

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Education
  • Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business
  • Bentley University
  • Carol Morgan School
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Connections

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Nestor Villalobos' Summary

An Ironman Triathlon finisher and new business entrepreneur, Nestor’s drive in work and personal life are unequivocal. With an undergraduate and MBA degree from Bentley College and over eight years of work experience from publicly traded tech companies Dell and Systemax, Nestor has become an expert at product launches. Currently in the process of developing a disruptive product in the beverage space, Nestor is an innovation entrepreneur at heart.

Specialties

Contract negotiation, corporate document drafting, intranet creation, product roadmap creation & execution and forecasting.

Nestor Villalobos' Experience

CEO/President

Elebev

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry

January 2012 – Present (1 year 5 months) Miami, FL

Elebev (an Arctico Holdings company) is pioneering the untapped market of inexpensive, purified ice in tamper-proof recyclable packaging. The products store purified water in sealed vessels that, when frozen, allow consumers to cool their drinks in a more efficient manner while also providing them with clean ice in places where they may not have access to trusted sources.

Mentor/Advisor

Incubate Miami

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry

February 2012 – December 2012 (11 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Incubate Miami helps accelerate startup by providing seed funding, workspace and intense mentorship from hundreds of the best entrepreneurs in the world. Worked with the graduating class of 2012.

Director - Private Label Brands

Systemax

Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SYX; Retail industry

March 2011 – July 2011 (5 months) Miami, FL

* Directly manage the team which heads up Systemax's private label brands sold via TigerDirect, CompUSA, CircuitCity and industry distribution.
* Launched 3 new house brands in 2011 - Interion, Proximus & RayGo which became leaders in their respective categories.
* Responsible for over 800 SKUs across 5 brands from over 15 different vendors.
* Developed and executed a marketing & management plan which was responsible for the explosive growth of private label in Q1 (51% growth in revenue and 83% in profit) and Q2 (27% growth in revenue and 40.7% in profit)

Product Manager - Private Label Brands

Systemax

Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; SYX; Retail industry

January 2008 – March 2011 (3 years 3 months)

* Directly responsible for all of Systemax’s house brands sold online via the TigerDirect.com and CircuitCity.com websites as well as in the CompUSA retail stores and online site.
* Established a comprehensive roadmap leading the development and launch of over 500 new products over the course of two years including the incredibly well received Ultra X4 Modular Power Supply series which won numerous online awards.
* Responsible for record net profit year-over-year growth despite no increase in additional resources.
* Created a managed channel pricing program which dramatically increased net margin percentages throughout 2008 and 2009.

Executive Vice President

Quaddrix Technologies

March 2007 – October 2007 (8 months)

• Developed the corporate intranet site which assisted in task organization for the departments of Marketing, Engineering, Human Resources and Sales.
• Developed and executed Purchase and Distribution agreements with all key Asian suppliers
• Redefined the sales team commission structure which directly linked to over a 75% sales performance increase in Q2 vs. Q3.
• Established and maintained company’s product roadmap and launch process plan leading to the launch of over 5 new products in two new categories in Q2’07.
• Implemented tools and processes needed to improve the management of inventory via forecasts, run rate scenarios and weekly meetings.
• Drafted all major corporate documents such as employee manuals and agreements as well as SOPs for ISO purposes.

Senior Account Executive

Alienware

Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry

October 2006 – March 2007 (6 months)

• Managed Alienware’s largest customers including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Disney and NVIDIA.
• Developed web-based collaborative tools using Microsoft SharePoint Services to improve efficiencies in order processing, credit approval and billing processes.
• Created Government and Corporate Sales forecasts for purchasing, product group and finance departments.
• Established relationships with distributors and integrators to develop Alienware’s first ever reseller program for the Hangar-18 platform.

Worldwide Product Manager

Alienware

Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Hardware industry

January 2004 – September 2006 (2 years 9 months)

• Re-defined the company’s professional systems product strategy, positioning, roadmap, and messaging thereby driving over 185% growth in 2005.
• Coordinated marketing, engineering, supply chain and ecommerce teams to design, validate, build and market over 22 state-of-the-art, high performance, award-winning platforms which collectively grossed over 20% of total annual revenues in 2005.
• Developed and maintained an online collaborative portal for key Alienware departments such as Product Group, Supply Chain and Legal.
• Key product launches include the Alienware Hivemind server platforms, AlienGUIse, Star Wars and Superman Edition systems, Aurora m7700, Aurora mALX and the Alienware Ozma 5 and 7 Headphones.

Nestor Villalobos' Languages

  • Spanish

    (Native or bilingual proficiency)

  • English

    (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Nestor Villalobos' Education

Bentley College - Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business

MBA, International Business

2003 – 2004

Activities and Societies: • Graduate courses include Management of Transnational Corporations, Global Strategy for the Information age, Business Processes, and International Marketing.

Bentley University

BS, Management, Computers

1999 – 2002

Activities and Societies: • Undergraduate courses focused on Management, Marketing and Operations.

Carol Morgan School

High School

1994 – 1998

Nestor Villalobos' Additional Information

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Interests:

Traveling, reading, running, skiing and cycling

Groups and Associations:

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Automatic External Defibrillator (AED); Bally Reaction Cycling, Schwinn Indoor Cycling, Spinning.

Honors and Awards:

2013
Best Presentation - VenturePitch Orlando
Best Pitch - Gulf Coast Venture Forum - Sarasota & Naples
2nd Place - FAU Business Plan Competition
Finalist - Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge

2011
Ford Ironman Florida 11:14:45
Tri-Miami 2:34:21
St. Anthony's Tri 2:17:57
Nautica South Beach Tri 2:32:05
13.1 Marathon Miami Beach 1:41:51
ING Miami Half Marathon 1:46:25

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