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Francisco Paterson

Francisco Paterson

Data Science and IT student

Switching to IT from the social sciences. I am currently studying Data Science at Acámica and have finished a front-end development course at Coderhouse. I have had professional training at Harvard Kennedy School, and earned an M.A. in Development Management and Policy (Georgetown University/UNSAM, Buenos Aires), a postgraduate diploma in Public Policy from FLACSO, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires. Business Developer specialized in start-ups, former public management auditor.

Work Experience

Independent Business Development Consultant 2016 - 2019

Project #1:
Business Consultant

Freelance

April 2019 - Date

  • Focused on helping foreign SMEs reach Latin-American markets. Services: business advisor, representative, market researcher, staff member, lobbyist.
  • Content writing on business and political theory.

    • See more at www.franciscopaterson.com/blog.

Project #2:
CEO/Dating app co-creator

Freelance

April 2018 - July 2019

  • Leader of a team including a designer, and a developer.
  • Developed wireframes and application drafts.
  • Drafted marketing plans and business model canvas.
  • Supervised the development of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP).

    • See more at github.com/fpaterson/HiddnApp.

Project #3:
Lobbyist and Business Developer

Energía Social Argentina

May - October 2017

  • Arranged meetings to be held at the office of Argentine Congressman Juan Carlos Villalonga, former director of Greenpeace Argentina.
  • Participated in meetings held by the Energy Committee at the Argentine House of Representatives.
  • Drafted the Business Model Canvas.

    • See more at www.energiasocialar.com.

Project #4:
CMO/Lobbyist and business developer

Scalabl company builder

January 2016 - July 2018

  • Free press: managed to get an article published in Forbes Argentina.
  • Developed a network of contacts from domestic and international government agencies and entities (GCBA, Enterprise Singapore, Invest HK, CORFO Chile, Association of Argentines in China, consulates and embassies).
  • Linked and strengthened relations between Scalabl and other players of the domestic and international entrepreneurial ecosystem.
  • Teamed up with the company’s global CEO to expand promotional messages all over the world.
  • Generated content for the company’s website.
  • Generated and followed-up new contacts through the use of a CRM (Streak) and the application of a sales funnel.

Management auditor at public agencies 2012 -2016

Auditing Officer

Teatro Colón Opera House

January - December 2016

  • Updated management indicators.
  • Made proposals aimed at increasing income and/or branding opportunities.
  • Analyzed and assessed the box office operation and proposed relevant improvement actions.
  • Ad Hoc supervised operation at the box office, at the request of the General Manager.

Auditing Officer

Ministry of Environment and Public Spaces, BA City

January 2012 - December 2015

  • Gathered data related to targets, policies, programs, and projects.
  • Monitored and assessed their progress through a balanced scorecard.
  • Acted as a strategic liaison with the Head of Cabinet of Ministers.
  • Provided assistance with the design and implementation of management tools.
  • Implemented an effective way of data gathering meeting the required deadlines (three-week cycles).

Administrative clerk 2007 - 2011

Real Estate Administrative Assistant

Reynolds Propiedades S.A.

July 2007 - November 2011

  • Supported the branch Financial Manager in accounting and administrative tasks.
  • Provided assistance in sales and rentals.
  • Acted as a liaison between buyers and real estate agents.
  • Managed all software systems used for customer management and back-office support.

Researcher 2005 - 2006

Latin-American politics researcher

Centro de Estudios Nueva Mayoría

July 2005 - December 2006

  • Conducted electoral research and prepared pre-election assessment reports to provide information about elections in Latin American countries.
  • Monitored regional elections
  • Conducted research, processed and analyzed economic, political and social data.
  • Prepared and submitted reports, articles and statistics for online publishing.

Education

Acámica Buenos Aires, 2019

Data Science Course

Coderhouse, 2019

Front-end development course

Harvard University, Kennedy School Executive Education, 2018

“Creating Collaborative Solutions: Innovations in Governance”
Management course focused on inter-institutional collaboration for the joint creation of public value

Georgetown University (Washington D.C.)/Universidad de San Martín (Buenos Aires), 2019

Joint bilingual M.A. in Development Management and Policy

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, (FLACSO) Argentina, 2014

Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Control of Public Policies

University of Buenos Aires. Argentina, 2010

B.A. in Political Science
According to the QS World University Rankings (2017/18) the University of Buenos Aires is the best ranked university in Latin America (2017/18 QS Global World Ranking #= 75)