My professional career

I am the President of the INSTITUTO DE EMPRENDIMIENTOS CIENTIFICOS Y TECNOLOGICOS - IECyT, a not for profit organization (NGO) devoted to the creation and growth of technology based companies. At IECyT we are focused on stimulating Engineers, Faculty, Researchers and Students to consider starting their own company, transforming innovative ideas into businesses. We train and coach on the development of business opportunities, preparation of Business Plans, presentations to Investors and the design and planning of a new enterprise.

In 1969, two partners and myself founded CONORPE SA. We were pioneers in bringing US Software to Latin America. We were the first distributor of Computer Associates and developed an operation with more than 60 people,that in 1994 became CA of Argentina. In 1994 we spinned off NETSYSTEM SA, a System Integrator that became the first Gold and Platinum Partner for NOVELL Inc. I was the President of CONORPE and NETSYSTEM.

In 1999, PSINet Inc bought NETSYSTEM SA and I became the General Manager for the Southern Cone (Argentina,Chile and Uruguay), later I was appointed as Vicepresident Latin America for Infrastructure and Strategic Alliances and in 2001 became VP L America for Sales and Marketing.

Previously I worked for Olivetti for 5 years with management responsibilities on Technical, Sales and Marketing activities, living in Brazil and Italy for short periods.

I started at age 16 as a full time technician in Transradio Intenacional and moved in 1959 to the Government Post Office with management positions in new technology communications strategy.