Barcelona Area, Spain
- Current
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- Full-time MBA student and Entrepreneurs Club co-president at IESE Business School
- Past
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- Summer Associate at Active Venture Partners
- Cofounder and CTO at 2or3things
- Consultant at Exalead
- Project Manager at Xyleme Inc
- Project Engineer at Xyeme Inc
- Professional Services Engineer at Xyleme, Inc.
- QA Engineer at Xyleme Inc
- Software Developer (Internship) at IBM Business Consulting Services
- Education
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- IESE Business School - University of Navarra
- Ecole nationale supérieure des Télécommunications
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Ramon Guiu i Hernández’s Summary
I am an entrepreneur with more than 6 years experience in start-ups working with innovative products and services in the software and Internet industries. I have a deep knowledge of search engine, CMS and web technologies and I am passionate about providing creative and elegant solutions that help users and companies get things done in a more convenient and efficient way.
I have a broad international experience in Europe and the US. I am used to manage projects with people involved spread across several countries and to deliver on time. I am fluent in four languages (English, Spanish, French and Catalan).
Ramon Guiu i Hernández’s Experience
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Full-time MBA student and Entrepreneurs Club co-president
IESE Business School
(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Summer Associate
Active Venture Partners
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
June 2009 — September 2009 (4 months)
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Cofounder and CTO
2or3things
(Internet industry)
June 2006 — October 2008 (2 years 5 months)
• Defined and led the implementation of 3 innovative solutions for the new Internet generation (web 2.0) along with their business models and marketing strategies: rollSense, Bloggino and Blastfeed. Positive reviews of the services were published in the French newspaper "Le Monde" and some of the most influential web 2.0 blogs. rollSense generated more than 3 million page views a month throughout its first year.
• Negotiated and signed a partnership with Yahoo France to integrate their advertising technology in the rollSense service.
• Managed a team of 5 people spread across 3 different countries to build a web environment targeted to students, one of the main foundations of the Gdium project by Dexxon Media. -
Consultant
Exalead
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2008 — April 2008 (3 months)
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Project Manager
Xyleme Inc
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2005 — May 2006 (9 months)
• Managed key clients in the financial and media sectors: regular meetings to follow up outstanding issues, evaluating improvements to the existing applications and presenting new versions of the company products.
• Designed and presented an Intranet solution to generate driver targeted rail infrastructure reports leading to a printing costs reduction of 30%. Led a team of 4 people to implement the solution. -
Project Engineer
Xyeme Inc
(Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2004 — August 2005 (1 year )
• Managed a project to provide more efficient access to market research documents and financial reports for a top tier financial firm. Coordinated the communication between the client and the R&D department and anticipated future issues and developments which was fundamental to release the project on time.
• Designed and presented solutions to investment banks in the USA.
internal evaluation.
• Trained client IT departments on company products. -
Professional Services Engineer
Xyleme, Inc.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
November 2003 — August 2004 (10 months)
• Coordinated the integration of company products in a project funded by the European Union with 7 partners from 4 countries.
• Designed and implemented a prototype to explore opportunities in a new vertical: legal discovery. -
QA Engineer
Xyleme Inc
(Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2002 — October 2003 (11 months)
• Contributed to the creation of the QA department and was key in implementing QA policies.
• Proposed and built a functionality comparison chart against a new competitor which helping the sales department better position the product in the market. -
Software Developer (Internship)
IBM Business Consulting Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2002 — November 2002 (4 months)
Ramon Guiu i Hernández’s Education
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IESE Business School - University of Navarra
Masters , Business Administration , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
- Activities and Societies:
- Entrepreneurs Club (Co-president), Consulting Club, Energy Club, VC and Private Equity Club
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Ecole nationale supérieure des Télécommunications
Masters , Software Engineering , 2001 — 2002
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Bachelor's/Masters , Electrical Engineering , 1996 — 2002
Ramon Guiu i Hernández’s Contact Settings
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