Jose Chao

Wave South Florida LLC (DBA Marine Media Works) Group Publisher / President Dec’ 2003 – Present Affiliated with Miami Herald Custom Publishing Group (a Knight Ridder company later acquired by McClatchy) • Prepared business plan that landed us the initial and subsequent investments *all facets planning, budget etc. • Acquired International Yachtsman and exceeded expectations to bring Yachtsman magazine to profitability. • Prepared quarterly budgets, cash flow analysis and monthly reporting of re

Condé Nast Americas (previously Ideas Publishing Group) GM/Publisher 2002-Dec’03 General Manager - Spanish Editions: Newsweek, Motor Trend, Men’s Health and Prevention • Prepared budgets by title and the necessary strategies to meet our objectives • Grew Account base and improved results/morale for both in-house and independent sales reps • Interacted with licensors of said titles to ensure compliance with our agreements editorially and commercially

From2.com (a Softbank company later merged into Arzoon.com) Logistics / Freight Forwarder 1999-2001 VP Business Development & Marketing during the startup phase of the company (Logistics / Import-Export) • Prepared business plan that landed the company $20M Softbank; • Worked with legal counsel in branding and patenting the Global Delivered Cost Calculator (an international landed cost engine that pre-classified items according to Harmonized Tariff Schedules country by country); • Recruited / m

PC Magazine / COMDEX Latin America (JV Ziff-Davis - Softbank / Grupo Televisa) 1993-1999 General Manager (Miami, FL) • Increased sales by over 65% over the previous years • GM for COMDEX Latin America, I had bottom line responsibility for respective events in my regions and financial reporting to the group president • Traveled frequently throughout the region to coordinate local and international efforts both with our wholly-owned and representative organizations in respective

Döhler America, wholly-owned subsidiary of Döhler GmbH (import/export) 1990-1993 Controller/CFO US Manufacturing Operations (New Brunswick, NJ) • Upgraded accounting system working closely with their headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany • Traveled yearly to HQ in Germany to present results and budgets for coming year(s), with monthly reporting • Managed HR function to include implementation of company wide policies and procedures • Implemented MRP integrated with our accounting/purchasing system

Price Waterhouse CPA firm (Miami, FL) 1987-1989 Senior Accountant • Planned audit and consulting engagements, supervised staff accountants, drafted financial statements and related footnotes, prepared tax returns, researched and resolved complex accounting issues. • Specialized in accounting information systems consulting / integration • Audited balance sheet and profit (loss) accounts, reviewed and documented systems of internal control, determined financial statements disclosures, an

Consortium / Presidential Scholarship. Deans List 3.8/4.0