Contact

Reston, VA, USA

+1-703-***-**** (Mobile)

adnnrs@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/pedroruiz1

(LinkedIn)

www.vivafit.eu (Company)

www.portugalactivo.pt (Other)

www.personal20.com (Company)

Top Skills

Entrepreneurship

Fitness

International Sales

Languages

English (Full Professional)

Spanish (Native or Bilingual)

Portuguese (Native or Bilingual)

Honors-Awards

2008 European Club Leadership

Award

Manz Career award

Entrepreneur of the year

Pedro Ruiz

Naval Engineer / International Sales / Sales Engineer / Franchisor / Entrepreneur / Project Manager

Reston

Summary

Entrepreneur with experience in government and media liaison, management, sales and engineering. Co-founded two fitness franchise brands with international expansion. An International sales leader in European, Asian, South American, and Middle East markets with responsibilities that include assisting businesses who want to expand their markets and sales internationally, through facilitating meetings with decision-makers in various countries. Expansion included site location, design, build and maintenance project management of 100+ women's fitness studios. On behalf of Portugal, serve as an expert on the European Committee for Standardization which has developed European Standards for fitness clubs and is developing the European Guidelines for the safe operation of fitness centers during an infectious outbreak. The European Standards are being adopted by other countries for safe practices.

Additional experience includes 1) overseeing corporate internal software development; 2) mechanical and naval engineering project management; 3) franchisor and manager of two international fitness franchise networks; and 4) non-profit organization management. Fluent in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Experience

VIVAFIT

Chief Executive Officer

September 2002 - Present (18 years 9 months)

Portugal

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As a co-founder and business developer of a fitness franchise, I have worked with other entrepreneurs in multicultural environments to promote sales growth.

My experience includes the supervision of franchise sales, marketing initiatives, finances, business innovation, internal software development of CRM, club management, and nutrition. Also supervise the construction renovation of 140 stores. Active property manager of the gyms real state. In addition, my experience also includes the negotiation and execution of international franchise sales agreements in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America.

During challenging economic times, I lead the development of real-time online systems for group classes and personal training.

My business experience has received international recognition. In 2008, I received the European Club Leadership Award from the International Health and Racquet Association. In 2009, I received the Manz Career award and in 2012, I was named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Câmara de Comercio Luso-Espanhola which was presented by the Minister of the Economy, Portugal.

My experience led to invitations to join several official government trade missions of Portugal, accompanying various officials including the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of the Economy, Minister of Industry, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of State, meeting with various Presidents, Prime Ministers and economic ministers in Singapore, India, Indonesia, Colombia, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Oman, Kuwait, and Iran. Portugal Activo

14 years 5 months

President of the audit committee

December 2019 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Non-profit trade association made up of 90% of the Fitness Clubs in Portugal, working with the media and the legislators and other government officials to advance the interests of the fitness industry. Work with the association led to my representing Portugal as an expert as part of the European Committee for Standardization. The committee has developed European Standards for Page 2 of 5

fitness clubs and is developing the European Guidelines for the safe operation of fitness centers during an infectious outbreak. The European Standards are being adopted by other countries for safe practices. Board Member

January 2007 - December 2019 (13 years)

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Franchising

Vice President

August 2016 - Present (4 years 10 months)

Portuguese Franchise Association: A non-profit trade association, with responsibility for organizing twice-yearly franchise shows in Lisbon and Porto. Important purposes include assisting Portuguese franchisors who want to expand internationally and, conversely to assist international franchisors who want to establish a presence in Portugal.

Personal20

Chief Executive Officer

May 2015 - Present (6 years 1 month)

Lisbon Area, Portugal

My responsibilities include the negotiation, execution and supervision of franchise sales, marketing initiatives, finances, business innovation, software development of CRM, and club management; also, the supervision of construction renovation of multiple locations in Portugal, United Arab Emirates and the United States. Active property manager of the studios real state. Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Luso-Espanhola

Board Member

July 1997 - Present (23 years 11 months)

As part of this non-profit trade association, my responsibilities include assisting Spanish corporations who wish to expand their markets and sales in Portugal, and assisting Portuguese corporations who wish to expand sales in Spain. This is accomplished by facilitating meetings with decision-makers in both countries and by organizing trade missions and special group luncheons with government officials as keynote speakers. My responsibilities also include oversight of the IT department as part of the IT committee. The association also operates an arbitration court as a dispute resolution forum.

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EuropeActive

Board Member

April 2011 - April 2017 (6 years 1 month)

Brussels Area, Belgium

This is a European non-profit trade association with responsibility for building and expanding awareness of the health benefits of regular physical activity and the cost and consequences of inactivity. The organization promotes networking and facilitating partnerships among the fitness sector, academia, government officials and the private sector, in order to identify common challenges and opportunities.

This contributes to the development of products and services that ensure a favorable environment for each individual to develop skills, confidence and a healthy balance of body and mind. The over-all purpose is to ensure that high quality standards are set in the fitness, physical activity and well-being sectors, allowing citizens to enjoy safe and effective exercise. Vodafone

Founder of the 1514 service

June 1997 - December 2008 (11 years 7 months)

As an entrepreneur, I created and managed Vodafone 1514 Beach Report "Infopraias" for beach goers and surfers to access the weather and wave conditions at all of the major beaches in Portugal. My additional responsibilities included supervision of the software development and updates as well as the hardware purchases. Further, my responsibilities also included the selection, hiring, and supervision of the on-site reporters of beach conditions, as well as all negotiations and contracts with Vodafone. PREFABRICADOS METALICOS UMARAN SA

Country Manager

July 1993 - December 1999 (6 years 6 months)

. My responsibilities for this Spanish leader GLASS & GLAZING contractor for commercial building operations in Portugal included contract negotiations, sales, personal on-sight and management of construction operations, finances and human resources.

SOCIEDAD ESTATAL PARA LA EJECUCION DE PROGRAMAS

CONMEMORATIVOS DEL QUINTO CENTENARIO

Technical manager of the Naval Archaeology Department January 1992 - December 1993 (2 years)

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My responsibilities included organizing international expeditions, developing complex naval engineering calculations as well as personally leading naval underwater engineering operations. Additional responsibilities included liaison with Spanish and Italian media on behalf of this government agency. ExxonMobil

Product Manager

January 1988 - January 1992 (4 years 1 month)

Madrid Area, Spain

With respect to marine lubes for an international fleet, my responsibilities included sales, budgeting, pricing, delivery logistics, internal purchasing, inventory control and accounting, as well as construction of storage facilities at the harbors.

Rinave / DNV Naval Classification Society

Shipbuilding and mechanical construction manager at Rinave January 1987 - January 1988 (1 year 1 month)

I served as the representative of the Azores Islands government, functioning as a shipbuilding surveyor, coordinator and superintendent of the Azores Islands. In addition, I served as the Coordinator & Surveyor of Jet Fuel Vertical Tanks & Pipelines at the Faro Airport for British Petroleum. Solisnor, former Setenave Shipyard

Naval Engineer

January 1985 - January 1987 (2 years 1 month)

Setubal, Portugal

My responsibilities included preparation of preliminary ship design projects for commercial ship building. To achieve this, I supervised three ship-building technical designers at Setenave Shipyard, Setubal, Portugal. Education

Instituto Superior Técnico

Master's degree, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering · (1979 - 1985) Lycée Français Charles Lepierre

bac D, Natural Sciences · (1964 - 1978)

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