Sandira Calviac

Managing Director at Ecolada.com

Greater New York City Area

Current
  • Managing Director at Ecolada
  • Sandira at Mobile Catalyst
Past
  • Business Enabler at iNDiGO TV
  • Director of Marketing at Scanbuy, Inc.
  • Channel Executive at Baracoda, Inc.
  • Board Member at Cyber-Elles
  • Ecademy New York City Club: Sharing Global Ideas in a Global City club at Ecademy
  • Operations & Subsidiary Manager at Baracoda
  • Editor (freelance) at Buongiorno-Vitaminic (France)
  • Operational Marketing Manager at 01NET. / GROUPE TESTS / APROVIA
  • Online Promotion Consultant at Orange Art S.A. (dept. Orange Ad)
  • Country Manager (UK) at iBazar Group (now eBay)
  • Product Manager for Carte.fr at iBazar Group (eBay)
  • CEO at Gaethel Ltd
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Sandira Calviac’s Summary

10 years experience in business development, marketing and project management within the digital media related verticals in U.S. and Europe.

Sandira Calviac’s Specialties:

Networking. Cold-calling/contacts. Spotting New Trends.
Mobile, nomadic, internet-savvy. International and multi-cultural operations.
High Tech, innovative industries.
Web 2.0 and Wireless community apps.


Sandira Calviac’s Experience

  • Managing Director

    Ecolada

    (Internet industry)

    February 2007Present (1 year 9 months)

    Product Development phase at the moment. Pls come back later :)

  • Sandira

    Mobile Catalyst

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)

    November 2004Present (4 years)

    Mobile Catalyst is a leading business development firm providing product and business development services to mobile industry players and companies looking to penetrate and be part of the Mobile/Wireless revolution in the US, Canada and South America.
    Mobile Catalyst helps you make the right deals with the right leading-edge partners in the Mobile digital entertainment supply chain, enabling you and your team to expand your influence on new markets while focusing on your core business.
    http://www.mobilecatalyst.com/
    Currently in charge of business development strategy for SCANBUY and 321-GO. Other clients listed on the website.

  • Business Enabler

    iNDiGO TV

    (Broadcast Media industry)

    October 2006December 2006 (3 months)

    iNDiGO TV is America's first live interactive entertainment TV show, where you can send your text messages and upload your multimedia content. You decide what to watch on your TV screen and how you want it.
    Participate on live TV in New York City: Time Warner Channel 35 & RCN Channel 8 Thursdays 8-9 PM.

  • Director of Marketing

    Scanbuy, Inc.

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

    May 2005October 2006 (1 year 6 months)

    Market and promote various SCANBUY's products and services.
    Currently focusing on SCANBUY Shopper, its latest mobile application available on your US cellphone at: wap.scanbuy.com.
    Established relationships with media content providers and digital entertainment companies to offer relevant information and services/products on-the-go to mobile subscribers.
    For more information: www.scanbuy.com

  • Channel Executive

    Baracoda, Inc.

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

    April 2004February 2005 (11 months)

    - Developed the distribution network.
    - Strenghtened the relationship with the resellers.
    - Direct and Operational Marketing

  • Board Member

    Cyber-Elles

    (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

    March 2000February 2005 (5 years)

    Business association for women involved in the high-tech industry (200+ members).

  • Ecademy New York City Club: Sharing Global Ideas in a Global City club

    Ecademy

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2004December 2004 (10 months)

    Networking organization.

  • Operations & Subsidiary Manager

    Baracoda

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

    December 2002April 2004 (1 year 5 months)

    Baracoda™ delivers innovative solutions that facilitate and accelerate the integration of Bluetooth® wireless technology in electronic devices.
    Baracoda™ provides innovative Bluetooth® certified wireless barcode scanners.

  • Editor (freelance)

    Buongiorno-Vitaminic (France)

    (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    July 2001February 2003 (1 year 8 months)

    Edited a weekly e-newsletter (press review) about interactive marketing (e-mail & mobile market) published by Buongiorno (FR).

  • Operational Marketing Manager

    01NET. / GROUPE TESTS / APROVIA

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)

    March 2001October 2002 (1 year 8 months)

    Leading IT portal (French equivalent of CNET.com). Owned by Groupe Tests, the leading IT publishing group with 10+ magazines (subsidiary of Vivendi Universal at the time).
    - Coordinated strategic partnerships
    - Managed on/off-line promotion operations and communication
    - Created e-mail opt-in database (6,000 members in 2 weeks)
    - Planned and executed business development activities,
    including monetization models (revenue sharing, mobile phone customization channel, pay-as-you-go services)

  • Online Promotion Consultant

    Orange Art S.A. (dept. Orange Ad)

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

    March 2000February 2001 (1 year)

    Orange Art: web agency set up in 1996.
    Orange Ad: department specialized in web promotion and audience boosting.
    - Designed and produced Orange Ad’s offering
    - Developed programs which increases traffic to website
    (through targeted advertising campaigns, innovative games, viral marketing; attracted "blue-chip" clients such as Siemens)
    - Used personal network and industry contacts to generate
    new business and partnerships
    - Led the team that designed and released the new version of Orange Ad's website
    - Maintained daily contact with clients, consultants, technical staff and media planners

  • Country Manager (UK)

    iBazar Group (now eBay)

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

    September 1999February 2000 (6 months)

    Set up iBazar UK Ltd structure and website.

  • Product Manager for Carte.fr

    iBazar Group (eBay)

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

    September 1999February 2000 (6 months)

    Product Launch and Development
    - In charge of strategy and special partnerships (Y2K, Valentine’s Day)
    - Boosted the audience through advertising campaigns, banners, newsletters sponsorship, search engine optimization and PR
    - Set up a network of freelance designers
    - Promoted companies and artists providing cards
    - Responsible for original design and HTML production

  • CEO

    Gaethel Ltd

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    September 1997September 1999 (2 years 1 month)

    Based in London, clients such as:
    <> Forensic Science Service (Scotland Yard)
    - Web positioning / SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
    <> Provecta Online Ltd - web agency
    - Web positioning of several websites.
    - Marketing, promotion, ad campaigns and PR
    <> Global Beach Group - new media & software development agency
    - Jaguar's corporate website: image optimization


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Sandira Calviac’s Interests:

digital media, web 2.0, mobile, interactive TV, networking, New York, events, online communities, blog, innovation, consulting, idea factory, entertainment, media, new technology, gate opener, deal closer, project leadership


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