JAVIER JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ ACOSTA, MBA PO Box 930552 San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00928 (787) 396-9118 javihernandez@yahoo.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Independent Consultant, San Juan Professional Services as Business Consultant Teatro Breve management and financial services Cambio en Clave management and financial services Guillermo Domínguez, Inc. management and financial services Matematicoop Program for the development of Youth Cooperatives Estudios Técnicos, Inc. Research Assistant January 2011 - Present University of Sacred Heart, San Juan January 2011 - Present Lecturer Subgraduate Courses: Marketing Principles, Services Marketing, Marketing Research and International Marketing. Interamerican University, Ponce Campus Lecturer Subgraduate Courses: Culture in International Business and International Business Environment in America, Europe & Pacific. Desarrollo y Promoción Cultural, Inc. www.inversioncultural.com Executive Director Consulting for Cultural Organizations Website Editor Administrative Tasks Funding Proposals Seminar and Courses (design and offering) UPR- Rio Piedras Campus EGAE, San Juan Teacher Assistant Assist professors in academic research. Coordinate and assist in academic courses. Administrative tasks related to academics. May 2010 Present August 2010 December 2010 Biento - Bar and Restaurant, San Juan Co- Owner Development and implementation of business plan. Budget, accounting and financial decisions. Development and implementation of marketing strategies Supervision of employees and payroll management. April 2008 April 2010
Taller de Cantautores, Coop., San Juan October 2005 - April 2008 Executive President Budget, accounting and financial decisions. Development and implementation of marketing strategies Management of business units. - Theater, Rehearsal Rooms, Record Label, School of Arts - Concession Management University of Puerto Rico Theater, Rio Piedras Campus. Supervision of employees and payroll management. Executive Producer and Coordinator of discography Navidad y Cántame - Estudios Tecnicos, Inc., San Juan Research Assistant Coordinating and supervising field research. Data processing, analysis and results presentation. Management of payroll and research projects. January 1998 - October 2005 CONSULTING EXPERIENCE Teatro Breve, Inc. (Theatre Collective) Market Research and Strategic Planning PACA Sala Beckett (Cultural Organization) Business Planning and Financial Projections Wataka Phi- na, Inc. (Cultural Events Producer) Business Planning, Management, Marketing LRS Music (Music Production) Business Plan May 2007 - Present Mayo 2009 November 2009 - Present June 2010 ACADEMICS Interamerican University, Metro Campus PhD Entrepreneurial Development International Business Started on August 2011 Online Master in Cultural Management and Cultural Policy August 2011 June 2012 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana / Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos Graduate Business School University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan M.B.A, International Business University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan B.B.A, Marketing August 2008 December 2010 August 1996 - June 1999
PUBLICATION IN BOOKS Cultural Entrepreneurship: Building from the Artists Experiences Paper published in the book: Pioneering Minds World Wide: Entrepreneurial Principles of Creative and Cultural Industries, Edubron, Utrecht. March 2012 PRESENTATIONS IN CONFERENCES How Culture Affects Cultural Policy: Implications for Theory, Policy and Management Demand Conditions in the Puerto Rican Film Industry Papers presented at the 40 th Social Theory, Politics and the Arts Conference (STPA) Louisiana State University, October 18-20, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Cultural Return as a Tool for Strategic Planning in Arts Organizations Paper presented at the 4th Congress of Research on Business and Entrepreneurship Universidad del Turabo, September 20-21, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Cultural Return: Toward a Preliminary Framework Global Competitiveness Starts at Home : Demand Conditions in the Puerto Rican Film Industry Evaluating Cultural Policies: The Case of the Puerto Rican Traditional Music Papers presented at the 17 th International Conference on Cultural Economics June 22-24, Kyoto, Japan. Mindset, Policy and Business Models in Cultural Entrepreneurship: The Multicultural Case of Puerto Rico Presented in the Research Conference on the Contribution of Sustainable Cultural Entrepreneurship, March 21-23, Utrecht, Netherland. Business Education for Cultural Entrepreneurs Presented at 8th Quest for Competitiveness Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico October 2012 September 2012 June 2012 March 2012 March 2012 Youth Cooperativism as a Project to Develop an Entrepreneurial Culture February 2011 Conference presented at the 1ra Conferencia Bienal sobre Cooperativismo y Economía Social February 25, 2011, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior in Music Piracy: The Multicultural Case of Puerto Rico Co- author (Dra. Olivia Hernández, Tecnológico de Monterrey, México) Presented at 7th Quest for Competitiveness Sheraton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico The Artist as Entrepreneur: An Exploratory Study Co- author Dr. Victor Quiñones, paper presented at the International Conference of Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC) June 3-6 2011, Antwerp, Belgium March 2010 Julio 2011
Determinants of Music Piracy in Puerto Rico Co- author Dra. Olivia Hernández Pozas, paper presented at the International Conference of Arts and Cultural Management AIMAC) June 3-6 2011, Antwerp, Belgium Julio 2011 OTHER PRESENTATIONS The Challenges of an Artists Cooperative Presentation in Workshop of Cultural Cooperatives UPR Río Piedras Cultural Management Graduate Program November 30, 2011 Arts and Cultural Management: Cultural Industries and Economic Development Conference presented to employees of Caguas Municipality, 16 de June 16, 2011 Cultural Investment Fund Proposal accepted among the Best 20 for the Symposium Creative Financing for the Arts, Rotterdam, Neatherlands November 2011 June 2011 March 2011 NEWSPAPER COLUMNS The Tale of Yanni s Concert Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Día, December 23, 2011, pp. 58. Inmigration and Development Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Día, June 7, 2011, pp. 58 Opportunities of Cultural Tourism Newspaper Column - El Vocero, March 2, 2011, pp. 27 Gross National Happines Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Día, February 2, 2011, p. 69 Cooperativism in Professional Sports Newspaper Column - Dialogo Digital, January 13, 2011 Censorship is Useless Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, November 26, 2010, p. 94 Corruption in the Arts Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, November 2, 2010, p. 60 The Potencial of Cooperativism Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, October 21, 2010, p. 64 The Entrepreneurial Culture Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, August 26, 2010, p. 73 The Idea of the Cultural City December 2011 June 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 November 2010 November 2010 October 2010 August 2010 June 2010
Newspaper Column - El Nuevo Dia, June 9, 2010, p. 67 Building a Sustainable Cultural Industry Newspaper Column - El Periódico Vol. 51 Feb. 17-23, 2010, p. 12 February 2010 OTHER RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS The Artist as an Entrepreneur: An Exploratory Study Unpublished (MBA Research Project UPR Rio Piedras) The Cultural Industries and the Free Trade Agreements UPR Rio Piedras, International Economics Seminar Music Piracy: Ethical and Cultural Aspects in the Consumer Behavior UPR Rio Piedras, Cross Cultural Management Seminar December 2010 June 2010 June 2009 PARTICIPATION IN SEMINARS How to Organize a Cooperative Liga de Cooperativas de Puerto Rico Participation in seminar Seminar on Research of Cultural Studies Dr. Alejandro Grimson, Jan. 15-10, UPR- Río Piedras Campus Participation in seminar Marketing Strategies for Cooperatives Fondo de Inversión y Desarrollo Cooperativo (FIDECOOP) Participation in seminar. Cultural Policy and Cultural Rights Dr. Rubens Bayardo, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte de la UPR Participation in conference Financial Management for Cooperatives Institute of Cooperativism, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Participation in seminar. Cooperatives Executive Corps Duties in Puerto Rico Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples Participation in seminar. Toward a Solidary Economy Conferences 50 th Aniversary Administración de Fomento Cooperativo University of Puerto Rico Law School Participation in conferences. July 2010 January 2010 August 2009 August 2009 April 2008 April 2007 October 2007
DISTINCTIONS Academic Distinction Medal Business Graduate School, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Honor Student EGAE UPR Rio Piedras Campus Premio al Mérito Professional Leader Liga de Cooperativas de Puerto Rico June 2011 Academic Year 2009-2010 November 2007 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Professional Percussionist (Music) August 2007 Present Performing and Touring w/ Kany García, Antonio Cabán Vale El Topo and Mikie Rivera Coordinator April 2006 - Present Círculos Rítmicos Leadership and Teamwork Workshops through music and rhythm Coop. Seguros Múltiples, Hogar Plaza Corazón, Esc. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Hato Rey), etc. Treasurer Board of Directors Teatro Breve, Inc. President Board of Directors Centro de Producción y Experimentación Sonora (CEPES), Inc. Member Taller de Cantautores, Coop. Member EstuEGAE Graduate Business School Student Association Member ACEI Association of Cultural Economics International August 2009-2011 May 2012 - Present January 2007 Present August 2010 Present April 2012 - Present REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST