CARLOS F. CAMARGO
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Marketing/Development/Program Mgmt. & Operations Executive
Non-Profits / Start-up Ventures / Turnaround Businesses / Growth
Organizations
Core competencies include:
Strategic Business Planning Social & Micro Venture
Tactical Marketing & Business Specialist
Development Budgeting & Financial
B2B, B2E, e-Commerce & SME/SMB Management
Visioning, Team Building &
Executive & High-impact Coaching
Presentations Strategic Partnerships &
Program Design, Mgmt. & Alliances
Assessment Cross-cultural Communications
Education & Development Superior Bilingual Negotiator
Specialist (SP/ENG)
Continuous Process Improvement
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Innovative programs & operations professional offering 15+ years'
experience delivering bottom-line results for corporate and non-profit
organizations through effective marketing, program development, and
strategic relationship building. Expertise includes extensive
knowledge and proven success in securing corporate funding and
sponsorships. Articulate and persuasive leader able to influence and
solicit support from key executives, government officials, and
community leaders.
OBJECTIVE:
To utilize my career history in the program/product management arena,
with an organization desiring to move to the next level strategically.
To be a part of, to provide counsel and strategic proactive advice to
senior management, by offering effective options and alternatives
based on my proven record of 'Second to None' executive leadership &
goal attainment. To make a significant difference, in the lives of
others in my community through my professional work and civic
engagement.
Professional Experience
The Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech), San Jose, CA
Premiere Science & Technology Museum
Director of Foundation Relations & Development, June 2008-May 2010
Responsible for the overall design, implementation, and maintenance of the
Museum's fundraising arm including the personal identification,
cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of an active portfolio of
corporate/foundation prospects/donors. Oversees the administration and
stewardship of corporate and/or foundation ties and works closely with the
staffs of both the Education Department and Operations. Oversees the
activities of a development associate/grant writer and three administrative
assistants/volunteers and reports to the VP, Development. Duties and
responsibilities include letter writing; proposal development and
submission; external meetings with prospective and current corporate and
foundation representatives; contact reports; providing follow-up actions;
and working internally with critical constituents.
Arete Management Consulting (dba)
Non-Profit & NGO Strategic Planning, Communications & Development
Principal & Sole Proprietor, Jan. 2008-June 2008
Providing strategic communication, development, and management consulting
services and pro-bono assistance to Bay Area NPOs & NGOs. Most recent
clients: Global Women's Leadership Network (www.gwln.org), Independent
Adoption Agency (www.adoptionhelp.org), and Bazaar Brazil Free Trade & Art
Gallery (www.bazaarbrazil.net)
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (ICT), SUNNYVALE, CA
Public Agency & Special School District Foundation
SUPERINTENDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 11/2006-1Q-2008
As CEO of ICT, managed all operations, development & strategic planning for
the institute, oversaw the financial integrity of the organization across 5
states and 8 grant programs, managed its marketing and product and service
business plans for revenue generation, set long-range goals for entity-
dissolution & closure having met its mission on its 25th anniversary and
directed personnel and 6 direct reports. Spearheaded countywide consortium
to revitalize regional infrastructure and capacity for K-12 formal and
informal STEM professional development and Science/Math learning and
teaching in SCCOE.
Selected accomplishments:
. Developed and launched V2.0 for Advanced Placement Computer Science-
-Java Curriculum: http://www.ict.org/java.html and
http://www.ict.org/teaching_apcs.html
. ICT Responds to College Board's New APCS Requirements:
http://www.ict.org/ICT-APCS-CurriculumUpdatepressrelease.html
. ICT Named GLOBE Partner for Bay Area: http://www.ict.org/ICT-
GLOBEPartner.html
. Testimony before CA Senate Education & Community Committee on
National Ed Tech Trends: http://www.ict.org/ICT-CamargoTestimony-
ELearning.html
. Addressing the Achievement Gap: ICT Replicates Successful APCS-STEM
Education Project http://www.ict.org/ICT-APCS-
ReplicationProject.html
. Chair of Education Technology Alliance, legislative advocacy for
Career Technical Education & STEM Workforce development in
California
. Chair, SCCOE STEM Consortium: workforce development and CTE
advocacy within SCCOE as part of my role in the Santa Clara Supt.
Assoc., resulting in partnership with NASA-Ames Research, ICT,
Krause Center for Innovation and SJSU on teacher professional
development in Science & Math and K-12 STEM enrichment and after
school programming collaborative out of County Office of Education
OHANA FOUNDATION, Cupertino, CA
RESEARCH FELLOW, DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & RESEARCH, 6/2004-10/2006
Direct and execute corporate and product development & marketing strategy
across three educational multimedia publishing markets (Ohana Learning-US,
Edunetworks-Korea and SinoWhiz-China) for this international, non-profit
research and development organization. Includes business development,
product marketing and management. Develop EFL/ESL curricular for inclusion
in assessment instruments. Mentor production assistant, curriculum
developers, and other content talent:
http://homepage.mac.com/ccamargo/PhotoAlbum44.html
Selected accomplishments:
. Transformed Ohana Foundation from a secular, non-profit into a
religious and mission-support organization with affiliations with
IMB, NMB and KBC partners, additional insights from newsletter URL:
http://www.ohanalearning.org/newsletter/archives.html
. Researcher in Educational Technologies and Teaching English as a
Foreign & Second Language.
. Curriculum Developer, Lead Author & Principal Investigator on the
Ohana EFL Learning Portal http://www.ohanalearning.org/lp.html and
Principal Investigator for Edunetworks, Seoul, ROK on effective use
of multimedia in the TEFL & TESL classroom
http://homepage.mac.com/ccamargo
. Author and developer for 6 Ohana TEFL series & workshops, workbooks
and textbooks, see video at:
http://www.ohanalearning.org/video2.html
. Developed & Launched Ohana Science, a 16-DVD series
http://www.ohanalearning.org/video1.html
. Developed & Launched 5 Ohana Learning Centers in Beijing and Seoul
http://ohanaenglishcamp.org
. Conducted Pilot Project on Multimedia Science curriculum in
partnership with UNESCO-Beijing and in South Korea from 2004 to
summer 2006
. Authored/published Ohana Phonics Series (grades pre-k through
third), six workbooks on EFL and three books on Conversational
Business English. http://www.ohanalearning.org/efl/jr1-1.jsp
. Designed & lead development training program, initial training
sessions, all teacher training and course materials, view
courseware here:
http://homepage.mac.com/ccamargo/FileSharing43.html
AnewAmerica Community Corporation, Berkeley, CA
PROGRAM DIRECTOR/TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM COORDINATOR, 1/2002-5/2004
Designed, implemented and managed technical assistance and technology
enablement component of newcomer micro-enterprise training program for this
non-profit providing integrated job creation, asset development and
community empowerment strategies for low-income new Americans. Served as
Small Business Technology Integration Resource Specialist, and Micro-
Enterprise/Technology Adult Program Director.
Selected accomplishments:
. Designed, developed and taught Business Technology curriculum and
training program for Southeast Asian and Central American
immigrants and refugees in East Bay and Contra Costa County
. Designed & co-taught 20 Micro Enterprise Business Technology
seminars through Holy Names University in Oakland (courseware in
English & Spanish)
. Designed, developed and authored 3 micro-enterprise curricula for
"Business Start-up," "Securing Funding for New Ventures," and
"Business Communications & Letters."
. Designed, developed and taught workshops on Vocational English as a
Second Language for both students of business math and accountancy
at local micro-finance partners in East Bay and also developed
financial literacy and numeracy curriculum in Spanish and English.
. Secured grant funding for laptop loans, immigrant business
incubator workshops, computer training and micro-finance lending
from Wells Fargo, BoA, Catholic Charities, Women's Foundation.
ALTOWEB, INC., Palo Alto, CA
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 3/2001-8/2001
Defined and implemented joint strategy with ISVs, OEMs and strategic global
partners for leader in J2EE application platforms and Web services.
Directed execution of business/marketing plan to ensure technical and
business integration with Intel, BEA, IBM, Oracle and HP. Negotiated
Partner Agreements, and provided training to Sales Engineers, technical
personnel, developers and sales representatives.
Selected accomplishments:
. Managed multiple technology initiatives with AW engineering,
product management, product marketing and partner counterparts.
. Developed Partner Intranet for AW sales representatives containing
sales presentations, product collateral and marketplace
information.
. Supported sales force in driving early adopter, testimonial and
best customer adoption, pilots, trials and references.
ALL BASES COVERED, INC., Redwood City, CA
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, 2/2000-2/2001
Developed and managed corporate programs to support outsourced IT services
of assigned channels and partner accounts (Dell, Cisco, Verio, Covad, XO
Communications, Gateway, Compaq, and others) in three national regions,
with 22 field offices across the U.S. Directed staff of three marketing
managers; and managed and trained sales, customer care and technical
personnel in partner programs related to managed procurement services,
broadband positioning and IT HW/SW procurement. Collaborated with Corporate
Communications on all aspects of ABC messaging. Consulted with channel and
partner account executives to secure additional co-marketing funding for
national campaigns, and in creation of sales incentive programs. Supported
inside counsel on issues dealing with intellectual property protection and
contract negotiation.
Selected accomplishments:
. Facilitated development and execution of global joint marketing
programs ($4M+) to maximize lead generation and awareness of both
partner and AW relationships.
. Launched security offers, rolling out both IP/CPE-based
firewall/VPN services for small business in 10 markets.
. Identified, selected, negotiated and trained offices in launching
set of subscription-based service offerings from partners like
InternetConnect and SonicWall.
. Began work on developing an industry vertical (legal and
accounting) program to assist in lead generation, direct marketing
and TM efforts.
INPRISE/BORLAND, San Mateo & Scotts Valley, CA
SR. DIR. OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & CORP. COMMUNICATIONS, 5/1999-2/2000
Jointly responsible for strategy and execution of global communications and
business development plan for company and its many channel partners (GSA,
ISVs and OEMs) in the application service and development tools markets.
Secured co-funding dollars from partners. Created and managed customer
marketing programs to drive mindshare in trade/industry press. Facilitated
publishing of joint success stories and press releases.
Selected accomplishments:
. Obtained high-level visibility for Borland executives and AS
marketplace through involvement in JAVA/C/ Linux/Open Source press
events, and managing relations with OMB and other standards groups.
Created channel strategy for Linux initiatives in preparation for
launch of Kylix Studio.
. Designed "solution-selling" and enterprise sales enablement tools
for Borland and partner sales teams.
. Launched several sales incentive programs, particularly creating
Pain-Sheets for sales teams.
COLLABORATIVE MARKETING (now Jupiter Research), Los Altos, CA
SR. MARKET ANALYST, PROJECT MANAGER & EDITOR, 6/1998-5/1999
Performed market analysis and campaign implementation in areas of SMB/SME
market adoption and IT, Enterprise Electronic Commerce, Integrated Document
Management and Emerging Markets Development. Extensive product and customer
research in high-tech, particularly communication and security services for
information assets.
Selected accomplishments:
. Conducted several market penetration studies for GTE
Internetworking.
. Developed business case studies and market penetration studies for
Remote LAN and Secure Extranet deployments for Cisco, Intel, IBM,
BBN, Aeneid, HP, Lotus, Prodigy and Adobe.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA at BERKELEY
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
PROGRAMMER/ANALYST, 7/1997-1/1998
Education Technology, Computer Resource Specialist, Composition Specialist
and Internet/Website Designer and Builder for World Civilization Program,
Division of Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Studies. Designed and built
interactive, educational course websites.
AMERICAN STUDIES & INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
GS INSTRUCTOR III, 9/1995-7/1997
INSTRUCTOR/TUTOR, 6/1995 - 8/1995
GS INSTRUCTOR II, 9/1991-6/1992; 9/1993-6/1994; 9/1994-6/1995
Instructed various courses for Early Academic Outreach Program-Pre-College
Academy, College Writing Program, Department of English and UGIS (complete
list available upon request).
UC-Berkeley GRADUATE ASSEMBLY, 6/1994-9/1994
NGSO CONFERENCE COORDINATOR
Marketing, budgeting, program resource administration, events and project
coordination and management for the Graduate Assembly, Student Government
Association. Recruited speakers and panel moderators.
NARCAM AIRCRAFT, INC. (FAA REPAIR STATION) Miami, FL
GENERAL MANAGER & VP OF QUALITY ASSURANCE, 1/1985-7/1989
Managed operations, budgeting, staffing and marketing for F.A.A. Repair
Station located at Miami International Airport. Coordinated technical
training and certification for A&P and QA personnel. Served as FAA/ATA
Compliance Officer and client liaison.
Selected accomplishments:
. Increased sales by $2 million and productivity by 75%. Achieved
personnel growth from 35 to 130.
. Reduced the production cycle for FAA inspectors and non-deferrable
maintenance repairs from 90 to 60 days.
. Implemented Quality Control Circles, Total Quality Management
System and training programs.
. Automated inventory, payroll, personnel, workflow, job ordering and
compliance systems.
CAMARGO AVIATION INDUSTRIES, INC., Miami, FL
PRESIDENT & PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, 1/1985-7/1989
Provided aviation management, A&P staff recruiting, benefits and
compensation consulting services. FAA/ISO Documentation Compliance
Specialist.
Educational Background
Ph.D., English, 2003 / M.A., English, 1991 - University of California,
Berkeley
B.A., English, Minor in Political Science, 1988 - Florida International
University, Miami, FL
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