Diego Carranza
Monterrey,Nuevo León
Summary
Designer, Developer with a unique combination of technology and creativity background and passion for innovation.
Been in managing positions since the age of 17 and learned to successfully lead professional teams to produce their best quality work and develop their full potential.
Used to create long lasting close relations with customers, strategic partners and team members. Most customers go back many years, and the relation changes to become more like trusty advisor or consultant in technology.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-founder
Neteam S.A. De C.V.
09.2019 - Current
- Led a team of professional developers and project managers to deliver high quality web services and products to customers (mainly Marketing departments in medium to large sized companies)..
- Championed a culture of innovation, encouraging creative problem-solving throughout the organization.
- Secured lucrative partnerships by establishing strong relationships with key industry players.
- Lead and promote AI research and implementation to automate workflows.
- Personal SEO consulting for our customers.
- Trained AI models for customer service for some customers.
- Oversaw business operation to meet deadlines and quality standards.
- Landed several Customers: Codigo Magenta, Safi Royal Luxury Hotels, Sheraton Bugamvilias, Larousse, Vector Casa de Bolsa, Marco Antonio Regil, Grupo Gentor, Midea, among others.
- Worked on big projects (redesign of UANL site) 2 years, 28 sites, 7 full time positions dedicated to this project.
Design and Technology Director
Magenta Digital S.A.P.I De C.V.
03.2015 - 08.2019
- Co-founded Codigo Magenta, a niche Digital News platform along with Renowned Mexican Journalist Ramón Alberto Garza Garcia and 3 other Directors. (We all worked together at Reporte Indigo)
- Lead a professional team of developers, illustrators and designers to develop a creative innovative News Multimedia Digital product, overseeing not just technology side but also the creative and design side.
- Managed the IT team and make decisions about technology infrastructure for the company.
- Proposed the creation of a Design and content creation Agency taking advantage of the creative writers, designers, illustrators and developers for Magenta. Created Cyan Media Lab, which was recognized as one of the best agencies in Monterrey, by the magazine merca 2.0. Some customers: Cemex, Vector Casa de Bolsa, Arca Continental (Coca Cola) Innova Sports among others.
Art Director
Reporte Indigo 5 Días S.A. De C.V.
03.2006 - 06.2015
- Contributed to create the first Downloadable Interactive Digital News Experience in 2007 alongside with Journalist Ramón Alberto Garza.
- Won several Awards for design and content, like Gaid's World Summit Award in 2007 (sponsored by United Nations) for best e-content.
- Reporte Indigo Hosted the World Summit Award in Monterrey at 2009.
- Redesigned product in 2012 to be First Daily newspaper to use Augmented Reality in several pages with multimedia content.
- Created the concept and stablish relation with UK based HP subsidiary called Aurasma, that supplied technology in exchange of serve as a wide test platform. Created an App together and called Indigo Vivo, First Alive Newspaper.
- Won 18 awards of excellence from SND (society for News Design) based in Syracuse, NY. For work as Art Director and for my own design concepts for covers and a Deign Portfolio. Where also recognized for innovation for extensive and creative use of Augmented reality in both editorial content and advertisement.
Graphic Editor Business Section Products
Editora El Sol S.A. De C.V.
01.1997 - 02.2006
- Managed a team of Editorial designers and illustrators to deliver content related art to enhance news stories and design daily business section as well as commercial business magazines with very tight daily and weekly deadlines.
- Created first animated infographics for newspaper's website.
- Contribute to redesign newspaper in 2 redesigns during 9 years.
- Created first 3D product fr the newspaper using 3d lenses. Landed the deal with US company to supply software to modify images to make them 3d and also supply 3d glasses.
- Won 7 awards of excellence From SND for Design Concepts
- Designed the weekly sections for Forbes and Newsweek magazine's content.
- Oversaw all newspaper's cover design and artwork during weekends.
- Optimized advertisement workflow by creating and implementing a modular based template system.
- Created all master templates for both redesigns.
- Participated in Editorial Council for many products in business area.
- Created a system to asses the productivity of designers by defining KPI's and measuring them on daily basis.
Education
No Degree - Prompt Engineering For AI
UDEMY
Virtual Self Paced05-2024
No Degree - Full Stack Developer
Hong Kong University of Science And Technology
Certificated Course With Coursera01-2017
Skills
- Business Development
- Strategic Partnerships
- Strategic Visioning
- Customer Relations
- Innovation Skills
- SEO Consulting
- Entrepreneurial leadership
- Client Engagement
- Analytical and Critical Thinker
- Innovative and Visionary
- Process Improvements
Play Drums
I started playing drums at the age of 37, Took some lessons and love every minute I am in front of a drum set.
Music is very important to me, I don't imagine my life without music.
I play every chance I got it's a very good way to release stress and also have a lot of fun.
Languages
english
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Co-founder
Neteam S.A. De C.V.
09.2019 - Current
Design and Technology Director
Magenta Digital S.A.P.I De C.V.
03.2015 - 08.2019
Art Director
Reporte Indigo 5 Días S.A. De C.V.
03.2006 - 06.2015
Graphic Editor Business Section Products
Editora El Sol S.A. De C.V.
01.1997 - 02.2006
No Degree - Prompt Engineering For AI
UDEMY
No Degree - Full Stack Developer
Hong Kong University of Science And Technology
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