Alfredo Quintana

• Seasoned Business Developer and Product Strategist with a rich background in payments, fintech, and blockchain. 
• Proficient in driving product lifecycle management, defining go-to-market strategies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Data-driven, innovative, and business minded professional with broad-based experience in product management, product development, and sales.
• Passion for owning product strategy and concept development while defining and executing highly visible initiatives with key stakeholders and partners.

Almond Fintech, Miami, FL, Cross-border Payment and Money Transfer, Strategic Sales Manager Aug 2022- Present

• Managed contract agreements and negotiations for several banking partners, identified unique partnership synergies between market players to implement optimal integrations and solutions

• Developed go-to-market strategies for LatAm including Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, DR, Guatemala, and US

• Successfully navigated the complex regulatory landscape to deliver customized solutions for clients, based on stakeholders’ needs and legal requirements

• Streamlined client integration and onboarding processes: Worked closely with the Product Team to optimize client integration, ensuring that technical requirements are aligned and API suite meet client's platform needs

• Managed cash and liquidity risks associated with crypto rails for cross-border payments and money transfers, maintaining relationships with various market participants, corporate bankers and asset managers

• Implemented new treasury management systems to streamline banking operations, significantly enhancing efficiency and control over financial processes

Casa Finance, Miami, FL, Lending DeFi Protocol, BD & Product Manager Aug 2021- Aug 2022
• Facilitated the end-to-end product management for a real estate finance startup, integrating smart contracts, DAOs, oracle

networks, token economics, and compliance measures
• Oversaw the product development process, collaborating with engineering and design teams to ensure timely delivery • Led user testing sessions, gathering insights to drive UX/UI improvements and feature enhancements
• Managed product backlogs, ensuring alignment with sprint goals and company objectives

Algoledge, Cambridge, MA, Crypto Strategic Investment Advisory, Strategic Investment Manager Oct 2017- Aug 2021

• Managed a diverse crypto asset strategies, including private ventures, asset based lending, and crypto currency
• Evaluated emerging tech trends, advocating for integrations or features that enhanced opportunity investment value • Provided consulting for strategic advisory services and project management in the crypto space
• Built and nurtured relationships with external stakeholders, enabling strategic partnerships and collaborations

Morgan Stanley, New York, NY, Private Wealth Management, Analyst June 2016 – Oct 2017
• Managed client relationships, overseeing their treasury operations and providing tailored financial solutions

• Improved internal processes by working cross-functionally with sales team, branch management, and compliance to align with best treasury practices

• Partnered with private bankers and lending professionals to provide tailored and thoughtful client solutions
• Participated in treasury management tasks, including cash management, transaction settlement, and fee reconciliation

Bloom Institute of Technology - Data Science Feb 2019 - March 2020
• Full Time, intensive Data Science and Software Engineering training, Statistics, Python, and machine learning

• Developed a solid foundation of descriptive and predictive statistics, including: linear algebra, linear regression, hypothesis testing and storytelling with data

• Used scikit-learn for supervised machine learning models including random forests, natural language processing, and neural networks

• Served as data scientist machine learning engineer on ready to deploy projects, working alongside UX designers and web developers to bring the projects live

University of Colorado at Boulder – Leeds School of Business December 2015
BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, Global Business Certificate, significant coursework in Accounting

PROGRAMING LANGUAGES & SKILLS: Python, SQL, Flask, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Heroku, Docker