Rafael Garcia

Current

Vice President, New Media Distribution at Venevision International
Member of Advisory Board, Entertainment Business at Full Sail University

Past

VP of Business Operations at LatCel
Director, Interactive Marketing Operations at AOL Latin America
Director of Product Development at Diario El Universal

CTO and VP at quepasa.com
VP Operations at Cybertoons

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Education

University of Miami
Full Sail University
Universidad Metropolitana

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Industry

Internet

Rafael Garcia’s Summary

Executive with successful experience building and managing new media properties. Proven ability to positively affect organizational culture, product quality and operation processes. Executive MBA from University of Miami, Member of Beta Gamma Sigma.

Rafael Garcia’s Specialties:

New Media, Product Development, General Management, Strategic and Financial Planning, Interactive Marketing.

Rafael Garcia’s Experience

Vice President, New Media Distribution

Venevision International

(Entertainment industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Member of Advisory Board, Entertainment Business

Full Sail University

(Higher Education industry)

2003 — Present (6 years)

Founded in 1979, Full Sail is home to more than 5000 students from all 50 U.S. states and 37 countries, offering 7 Bachelor of Science and Associate of Science Degrees that span the field of entertainment media.

Full Sail's Entertainment Business Bachelor's Degree Program is designed to give a practical, real-world entertainment business education. It includes training in the core fundamentals of business like marketing, business law, finance, and accounting. Students also study the specific inside knowledge of the entertainment media industry in fields like intellectual property, artist and product management, publishing, and distribution.
VP of Business Operations

LatCel

(Privately Held; Wireless industry)

May 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 9 months)

Responsible for Product Development and Management of Mobile Entertainment products in formats including SMS, Content Downloads and Java Applications. Creates and Maintains relationships with Carriers, Gateways and Content Providers in the U.S. and International Markets. Overall management of operations including content development, technology, marketing, customer service and administration. Manages business metrics, overall budget and cash flow.
Director, Interactive Marketing Operations

AOL Latin America

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; AOLA; Online Media industry)

May 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Managed sales processes and procedures, including maintaining business indicators, monitoring performance and implementing improvement strategies as required. Provided financial analysis and recommendations one new business opportunities. Developed marketing initiatives to Interactive Marketing clients. Provided sales analysis to executive management including forecasting, budgeting, sales results, historical trends, territory analysis and incentive compensation plans.
Director of Product Development

Diario El Universal

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

March 2001 — March 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Defined and executed product development strategies, managed project plans and cross-functional teams to implement new product features. Worked directly with senior management to provide overview of all projects and to manage expectations of associated risk and costs. Advised Business Managers in positioning, pricing and selling products by providing input to Customer Service and Sales staff.
CTO and VP

quepasa.com

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; QPSA.OB; Online Media industry)

March 1999 — March 2001 (2 years 1 month)

Managed staffing, budgeting, development, and integration of software and hardware systems. Managed vendor relationships. Supported design, development and maintenance of Internet Portal.
VP Operations

Cybertoons

(Internet industry)

1996 — 1999 (3 years)

Rafael Garcia’s Education

University of Miami

MBA , International Business , December 2003

Award of Academic Merit (GPA: 3.94/4.0).

Activities and Societies:

Beta Gamma Sigma.
Full Sail University

Specialized Associated Degree , Digital Media , 1996

Activities and Societies:

Advisory Board for the Entertainment Business Bachelor Degree Program.
Universidad Metropolitana

Bachelor of Science , Electrical Engineering , May 1995

Academic Excellence and Student Participation Award.

Activities and Societies:

President of the School of Electrical Engineering Student Council.