IVAN SOSA
Digital Strategist.
Email:
contact@ivansosa.com
Website:
www.ivansosa.com
LinkedIn:
@ivansosaprieto
PROFILE
I am a digital strategist, speaker, blogger and entrepreneur at heart.
I’ve built tech based companies for the last 13 years.
I have been involved on every phase when it comes to building a digital product or service: Developer, Lead Developer, CTO, CEO, Business Development, Project Manager, Product Owner; and worked with dozens of entrepreneurs and brands on over 100 software projects of all kinds.
EXPERIENCE
PRODUCT OWNER / PROJECT MANAGER
Scrummers LLC (September 2020 – present)
- Managing the software development team for one of the American clients of Scrummers
- Interact with stakeholder on the US and Poland to build new features for their software platform.
- Define the product roadmap with the US based client.
- Advise the company’s senior management team on recruiting, training and retention efforts of software development personnel.
ASSOCIATE PARTNER
Pitaya Content (August 2019 – August 2020)
- Lead the internal shift of business focus to differentiate the company from competitors
- Design and implement a growth strategy to double revenue in 12 months
- Create a company culture based on results and measurable metrics.
- Train key team members on Growth and Content Marketing
DIVISION DIRECTOR
Rokk3r Labs (January 2016 – February 2019)
- Manage all requirements and team management requests from HQ (Miami, FL)
- In charge of acquiring and converting leads into customers for the SCALE (custom software development) division
- Lead all projects and manage all clients of the SCALE (custom software development) business unit.
- Select, hire, train and on-board all the in-house development team
- Ensure the company had a steady pipeline of vetted resources to scale production teams as quickly as possible
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER / CO-FOUNDER
Bakata Group (January 2012 – November 2015)
- Directly responsible for all company revenue
- In charge of the business operations at the US office (Miami, FL)
- Managing and retaining relationships with existing clients
- Increasing the client base
CTO / CO-FOUNDER
HI Media Digital (November 2008 – December 2011)
- In charge of the whole internal operation of the company
- Leading a 20+ development team
- Building over 50+ software projects (apps, websites, casual games, etc)
PROJECT MANAGER
Wunderman (November 2005 – October 2008)
- Lead the internal Front-end Development team
- Recruiting new developers
- Managing the relationship between the client and the internal technical team at the agency,
FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Gaming Culture (July 2002 – October 2005)
- Creating web based casual games on ActionScript and JavaScript
- In charge of organizing the local World Cyber Games Tournament (2.003 and 2.004)
EDUCATION
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Universidad de los Andes. Bogota, Colombia
1.997-2.000
AWARDS AND
CERTIFICATIONS
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Universidad de los Andes. Bogota, Colombia
1.997-2.000
2012 Blackberry Elite Developer
2010 Forum Nokia Champion
2008 Adobe Certified Professional