Rafael Platas

Co-CEO | Founder at Uptalent - Connecting top nearshore professionals to help growing companies!

Uptalentio

Jan 2020 - Current (6 years 7 months)

Co-Founder | Build better software engineering teams for startups

HYPR

Jul 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 7 months)

WHO WE ARE We are a high-growth start-up that makes easier for startups to find and collaborate with teams of top software developers from Mexico and Latin America. Located in San Diego, this platform connects clients with top engineering teams from Mexico and Latin America. Clients can find part-time or full-time developers through Hyp3r.io intuitive search functions. Top firms are selected and welcome to join this portfolio host and job board mixture. Hyp3r.io enables companies to work smarter, faster, and more flexible by accessing a curated network of the best developers from Mexico and Latin America. We only select the top firms for our platform. With Hyp3r.io, you can describe your project, skills and we can quickly assemble a te

Business Consultant | Digital Marketing Strategies

RicDev

Sep 2016 - Jan 2020 (3 years 5 months)

Lemon Tree is a digital marketing company that specializes in full service social media strategy, SEO, pay-per-click, conversion optimization, branding and corporate identity creation along with web design. The company is located in San Francisco. As Business Consultant, I am accountable for devising the strategic framework for the business’ operational deployment and supervising the evolution of marketing initiatives. Provide expert advice on digital strategies for increasing sales and improving clients’ branding initiatives through digital media. I also provide consultancy in devising and developing SEO, pay-per-click, conversion optimization, branding, and corporate identity creation and web design initiatives that have increased sales

Oakland Enterprise Manager

JUMA Ventures

Jan 2008 - Sep 2013 (5 years 9 months)

Juma Ventures is a non-profit organization that owns 20 social enterprise operations and serves over 1,000 low-income youth per year in nine cities across US, being one of the country’s largest youth-run social enterprise operations. Hired to analyze program multi-site business operations and individual client performance with on-site observations, off-site interviews, data collection and analysis, developing management reports and producing recommendations for improving operations at six stadium sites. ➜Led initiatives to increase revenues in 2012 by 72% against 2011 at Oakland Coliseum for the baseball season. ➜Successfully planned and implemented a plan that allow the Oakland Coliseum grew its gross sales in 2010 32.8% against 2009, in

Director of Business Operations

JUMA Ventures

Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year 1 month)

Juma Ventures is a non-profit organization that owns 20 social enterprise operations and serves over 1,000 low-income youth per year in nine cities across US, being one of the country’s largest youth-run social enterprise operations. Main responsible for managing 3 markets (Oakland, Sacramento and Atlanta), leading a group of area managers, assistant managers and over 200 employees. I was also accountable for company’s expansion analysis, agency-wide strategic action items, new initiatives, overseeing a P&L of about $450K annually in sales and services. Reported to Chief of Social Enterprise. ➜Successfully worked with Site Directors and General Managers, ensuring Juma's business model operates efficiently across all sites (SEA, NOLA, NYC, S

General Manager Oakland - San Jose

JUMA Ventures

Sep 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 1 month)

Juma Ventures is a non-profit organization that owns 20 social enterprise operations and serves over 1,000 low-income youth per year in nine cities across US, being one of the country’s largest youth-run social enterprise operations. Main accountable for overseeing company’s contracts in the South and East Bay (Oakland Coliseum - San Jose State University), including day-to-day operations management and the youth workforce experience from both a business and social mission perspective. Responsible for a $ 275,000 P&L. ➜Managed stadium budgets and forecasts, leading regional initiatives to growing the business through optimizing operations, marketing, partnerships, among others. ➜Oversaw the recruitment process, developing the capabilitie

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