During my time at Light up the World, I had the opportunity to work as an awarded intern through a leadership program for Global Affairs Canada. I was tasked with supporting logistics to manage the offices in rural Peru. The goal of these offices was to take on the sales of solar energy systems for people who didn’t have electricity and were using fuels and candles as their primary light sources.
I took the role as a programmer and financial strategist for Papelmania, my wife’s kraft brand and e-commerce site; I have been instrumental in developing and implementing advanced automation to streamline business operations. Papelmania ranks in Peru’s top page of scrapbooking sites and has helped cement its positioning as a quality brand.
This was a project for Seven25 and its accelerator program Protagoniste Network. This was born after I noticed how many businesses struggle to define if their ideas for products make business sense. The calculator replaces complex and messy excel sheets in a neat and user friendly UI.
I was lucky to work with Reconciliation Canada and Page Two in promoting the beautiful work of Chief Joseph Robert. This book came at a time when Canada needed a message of peace and reconciliation, and I had the meaningful mission to reach as many as possible with on a tight budget.
JOGA allows users to browse and reserve their spot at sports events that match their level and at their favourite times and locations.
At the same time, organizers can promote their events, track payments and control attendance.
JOGA integrates well with WhatsApp so organizers can keep their attendees up to date.
Co-Founding Palta3 Uncategorized (6) Overview Last November, I joined Cristian O’Ryan, an awarded social entrepreneur from Chile on his mission to accelerate Climate tech in remote and underserved communities in Latin America.Through our own experience, literature review and surveys we identified the need for inclusive financing options for farmers in the last mile to adopt solar energy.We are working with agile methodologies and bi-weekly sprints. To date we were able to establish key partnerships with agroindustrial export firm EGA in Peru and we made it to second rounds of highly competitive grants Expolive Dubai, Unicef Ventures Fund, and EWOR. Landing Page Built in only a couple hours using Softr/Airtable.It includes our story, contact info, demo links, and DAO constitution. Prototype You can search for the related keywords here and find the desired result as per your preferences. Pitch Deck You can search for the related keywords here and find the desired result as per your preferences. Challenge Less than 2% of farmers in Peru are using solar energy and spending up to 20% of their annual income, the main barrier being the high upfront costs and the lack of financial services.Currently there are no viable methods to allow international investments in these projects. The Solution A Fintech that makes it possible to finance productive renewable energy projects through cryptocurrency so that small farmers can improve their productivity, reduce costs and promote sustainability. My Role Product Designer/ Marketing, fundraising and Business Development/ Web Developer and app developer 1 Research and Ideation 2 Concept Development 3 Prototyping 4 Validation 5 Measure, Learn and Iterate Research and Ideation I conducted extensive research to better understand the our strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. By analyzing last mile needs, market trends and competitors, I identified several key areas where Palta3 could fill the gap. Stakeholder mapping Field Evaluations Case Studies Prototyping I conducted extensive research to better understand the our strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. By analyzing last mile needs, market trends and competitors, I identified several key areas where Palta3 could fill the gap. Market Validation I conducted extensive research to better understand the our strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities. By analyzing last mile needs, market trends and competitors, I identified several key areas where Palta3 could fill the gap. Measure, learn and Iterate