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Scaled to 40+ relationship managers through hands-on onboarding. Co-developed the scoring methodology with the anchor client's investment team, then productized their analytical framework into an auditable engine. Designed and built the production platform on Cloudflare Workers/D1 with 75 API endpoints, custom scoring logic across four dimensions (value, quality, momentum, catalyst), and diagnostic lenses for ROIC/EVA analysis and inflection detection. Shipped a second product—a research engine answering natural-language questions over 2000 SEC filings with citation integrity built in to prevent hallucinations."},{"name":"Seedl AI","position":"Co-Founder & CEO","location":"Gran Londres","url":"https://seedl.ai","startDate":"2022-05-01","endDate":"2026-01-01","summary":"Built an LLM-powered financial analytics platform from zero to 30+ enterprise clients across UK/EU financial services. Designed and executed an integration-first partner programme with M&A consultancies and accountancy firms as distribution channels into investment banks, reducing CAC by 40%. Signed 30+ enterprise clients within one quarter of launch through partner-led distribution. Raised £400K seed from fintech investors including 3 unicorn founders. Architected end-to-end LLM solution using Qwen models, custom IFRS/GAAP ontologies, and LangGraph agentic pipelines achieving 80%+ KPI extraction accuracy on complex financial documents. Personally onboarded all enterprise accounts."},{"name":"Reviti Life Insurance","position":"Commercial Director, Senior Management Team","location":"Londres y alrededores, Reino Unido","url":"https://revitilife.com","startDate":"2018-10-01","endDate":"2022-04-01","summary":"Founding commercial leader of a PMI-funded insurtech. Owned all strategic partnerships, ISV and channel alliances, international expansion, and GTM across EMEA and Asia. Executed a 3-year strategic partnership with Japan's largest private insurer projecting $48M annual turnover. Built integration-led distribution channels with UK's largest pharmacy and retail chains as ISV-adjacent reseller partners, growing turnover by 22%. Developed international expansion framework evaluating 62 markets with buy/build/partner analysis. Negotiated commercial contracts with reinsurance partners, reducing costs by 18%."},{"name":"Philip Morris International","position":"Science & Innovation Manager, Global Strategy Team","location":"Lausanne, Switzerland / London, UK","url":"https://pmi.com","startDate":"2017-05-01","endDate":"2018-10-01","summary":"Incubated a life insurance venture within a $35Bn corporation, securing £25M investment by building a comprehensive business case, market entry strategy, and partnership model. Built and closed Tier-1 product partnerships including Willis Towers Watson, Pacific Life Re, Scottish Friendly Assurance, and UnderwriteMe across product, legal, and commercial workstreams."},{"name":"Roniin","position":"MBA Summer Associate","location":"Chicago y alrededores, Estados Unidos","url":"https://builders.vc","startDate":"2016-07-01","endDate":"2016-08-01","summary":"VC Firm specialized in early stage investment and startup development."},{"name":"Identimax","position":"Business Development Manager","location":"Argentina / USA","url":"https://identimax.com.ar","startDate":"2012-08-01","endDate":"2015-12-01","summary":"Negotiated OEM partnership with Motorola Solutions establishing a Mobile Solutions division generating $8M ARR, expanding across Chile, Ecuador, and Colombia. Won a National Drivers' Licence Law bid and deployed a SaaS solution across 800 government offices generating $12M ARR."},{"name":"Sushi Pop","position":"Marketing & Commercial Analyst","url":"https://sushipop.com.ar","startDate":"2010-09-01","endDate":"2012-08-01"},{"name":"MH","position":"Independent Advisor","location":"Buenos Aires, Argentina","startDate":"2009-11-01","endDate":"2010-02-01"}],"education":[{"institution":"INSEAD","studyType":"Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Administración y gestión de empresas, general","startDate":"2014-09-01","endDate":"2016-06-01"},{"institution":"Universidad Torcuato di Tella","studyType":"Project Management in Gestión de proyectos","startDate":"2013-01-01","endDate":"2013-01-01"},{"institution":"UCES","studyType":"Bachelor's degree in Advertising","startDate":"2005-09-01","endDate":"2009-06-01"},{"institution":"Pilgrims' College","url":"https://pilgrimscollege.com.ar","studyType":"Bilingual Bachelor","startDate":"2000-01-01","endDate":"2004-01-01"}],"skills":[{"name":"New Ventures"},{"name":"Business-to-Business (B2B)"},{"name":"Strategy"},{"name":"Software as a Service (SaaS)"},{"name":"Product Management"},{"name":"Product Development"},{"name":"New Business Development"},{"name":"Business Development"},{"name":"International Business"},{"name":"Financial Data Analytics"},{"name":"Artificial Intelligence (AI)"},{"name":"Marketing Communications"},{"name":"Marketing Strategy"},{"name":"Sales Presentations"},{"name":"Project Planning"},{"name":"Team Leadership"},{"name":"Marketing"},{"name":"Microsoft Excel"},{"name":"Business Strategy"},{"name":"English"},{"name":"Español"},{"name":"Negotiation"},{"name":"Spanish"},{"name":"LLM Solution Architecture"},{"name":"Agentic Pipelines (LangGraph)"},{"name":"Cloudflare Workers"},{"name":"Edge Systems"},{"name":"API & SDK Design"},{"name":"Financial Data Pipelines"},{"name":"Scoring Engines"},{"name":"Valuation Engines"},{"name":"Enterprise Sales"},{"name":"Licensing"},{"name":"Partnerships"},{"name":"ISV Ecosystems"},{"name":"Partner-Led Distribution"},{"name":"Deal Structuring"},{"name":"Product Building"},{"name":"Company Building"},{"name":"Fundraising"},{"name":"Design-Partner Development"},{"name":"International Expansion"},{"name":"French"},{"name":"Portuguese"}]}