Expert Details
Latin America Marketing Sales & Distribution - Spanish & Portuguese
ID: 727580
Minnesota, USA
In more recent years, he has acquired substantial experience introducing new, high-quality medical instruments and other medical devices into Latin American markets.
Having lived and/or worked in almost every country in Latin America and built business networks in both medical and industrial products markets, he has acquired the ability to help U.S.-based manufacturers evaluate the likely success of their products in specific Latin American markets. This prior experience has enabled him to help U.S. manufacturers find the quickest, most sustainable, way to generate profitable sales in particular markets - once it has been determined that the client company's products do have a chance of success in these overseas markets.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1966 | Degree: BA | Subject: Liberal Arts, Spanish | Institution: Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2011 to 2011 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Assist client manufacturing companies enter Latin American markets. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2006 to 2011 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Senior Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Assist client manufacturing companies enter Latin American markets. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2006 to 2011 | Employer: Medical Equipment Exporters, Inc. | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Manage Latin American sales and distribution for medical instrument/device manufacturers. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1998 to 2011 | Employer: Hunter Scarlett Consulting | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:International cross-cultural executive coaching and mentoring. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 1975 to 1982 | Agency: Metropolitan Council | Role: 9-1-1 Project Coordinator | Description: Oversaw the planning, design and implementation of the country's first sophisticated, advanced 9-1-1 emergency telephone system. |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1985 to Present | Country / Region: Europe | Summary: In Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway - various consulting assignments on behalf of clients in a variety of industries. |
Years: 1966 to Present | Country / Region: Latin America | Summary: In Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico - a variety of assignments on behalf or manufacturers and several international NGOs. |
Additional Experience
Training / Seminars |
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Training employees who are preparing to work as expats in Latin America and Europe. |
Vendor Selection |
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Established distribution for medical and industrial products in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador. Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. |
Marketing Experience |
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Experience in the worlwide mining and mining equipment manufacturing industries; plus parallel experience in the worldwide surgical instruments and other medical device manufacturing industries. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Fluent in English, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Author of books and articles on international business. By avocation and 45-years of experience, a frequent speaker and author on international economic development subjects, particularly microfinance. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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German | Fluency equivalent to a German teenager (age at time departed from Germany. Continues to build specialized business vocabulary. |
Spanish | For more than 50 years, has used Spanish in weekly, sometimes daily, communications. Acquired fluency while loving and working in Latin American countries for more than 45 years. |
Brazilian Portuguese | Acquired fluency while living and working in Brazil, intermittently, since 1968. |
French | Limited fluency, acquired from classes and from working in France and Switzerland over a period of years. |
Fields of Expertise
industrial marketing, international marketing, marketing, medical device premarket approval, medical equipment marketing, medical marketing, multicultural marketing, niche marketing, steel marketing, strategic market planning, strategic marketing, trade show, business management, B2B market research, business development, business intelligence, competitive analysis, competitive benchmarking, competitive intelligence, market potential, market research, market trend, market value, business strategy, distribution channel, medical device marketing, value proposition, market opportunity analysis, creative strategic marketing, cross marketing, custom market research, economic market development, electricity market, energy market analysis, conventional licensing, market positioning, promotion, European market research, food product market survey, food marketing, chemical marketing, consumer product marketing, European marketing, technical marketing, chemical industry market research, new product market survey, cost-benefit analysis, health care marketing