Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
David del Ser. Prior to founding Frogtek David worked for five years designing mobile applications in Vodafone's Research & Development group in Spain in partnership with companies such as Nokia, Adobe and Ericsson. David has an MBA from Columbia Business School where he was awarded the Nathan Gantcher Award in Social Enterprise, and while in business school David also founded Microlumbia, a student-run fund that provides investment and pro bono consulting services to microfinance institutions around the world. David holds a dual degree in Telecom Engineering from UPM in Madrid and ENST in Paris.
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Mark Pedersen. Prior to joining Frogtek Mark was a management consultant for Monitor Group where he worked with leading Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of growth strategy projects in the pharmaceutical, retail, and consumer packaged goods sectors. Mark has also worked in several Latin America countries including Nicaragua where he helped to launch a micro-venture capital fund that invests in early-stage ventures. Mark has an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MA in international development from Columbia University, and a BA from Brown University.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) & Frogtek Spain Administrator
Guillermo Caudevilla. Prior to joining Frogtek Guillermo worked for over six years in the
Research & Development department at Vodafone Group where he was responsible
for the design, implementation and deployment of prototypes, technology creation
and standards contribution within the Web and mobile browser evolution areas.
His expertise includes Web Runtimes, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web
Services, Mobile Web Servers, Widgets and ECMAScript, among other technologies.
Guillermo has a Masters Degree in Telecommunications Engineering and combines his current work with a part-time program in Business Science, both at Zaragoza
University, Spain.
Lead Phone Programmer
Pablo Abad. Prior to joining Frogtek Pablo worked at Inycom Group, a Spanish technology company, where he developed mobile applications for Vodafone Group. Pablo has an MBA in IT Management from San Jorge University in Spain and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wales.
Lead Phone Programmer
Pedro Fraca. Prior to joining Frogtek Pedro worked at Inycom Group in Spain where he developed mobile application for Windows Mobile for Vodafone. Pedro has also worked as an ERP developer for Ayanet TIC, a Spanish consulting company, and Mann Hummel Iberica. Pedro has a BS in Computer Science from the University of Wales.
Lead Phone Programmer
Jose Cortes. Prior to joining Frogtek Jose worked for Vodafone's Research & Development group in Spain as part of a fellowship where he designed and built Android mobile applications. Jose also worked for several years with ARI Businesses Solution as a Web developer and with eLABORO as a product consultant. Jose has a Master in Mobile and Web Applications and a Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunications, both from Málaga University.
Lead Web Programmer
Alberto Gualis. Prior to joining Frogtek Alberto worked for Atcanet and Insynergy Consulting in Spain where he developed expertise in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and J2EE applications in the financial, telecommunications and public administration sectors. Alberto has a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Zaragoza University, Spain.
Lead Designer
Kristel Aranda. Prior to joining Frogtek Kristel worked for a wide range of companies designing interfaces and architectures for mobile phone applications, PDAs, Web sites and print campaigns. Kristel has taken Master classes in 3-D Animation and Video Composing at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Los Angeles and has a BA from Javierana University in Bogota, Colombia.
Product Owner
Yael Schwartzman. Yael is an experienced developer and designer of user-centered information systems who has focused on creating new technology solutions for urban and rural low-income users. She is also the co-founder of DigitalICS, a software company that develops mobile and web-applications to help small agricultural producers achieve organic and fair trade certifications. Yael has an M.Sc. degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Washington with a specialty in Human-Computer Interaction and a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of San Diego.
Intern Programmer
Javier Martínez. Prior to joining Frogtek Javier worked at BDS as an Analyst and Programmer where he developed expertise in Web technologies such as PHP, Zend Framework and ASP, and prior to BDS Javier worked as a programmer in Omepet SL where he created advergaming applications. Javier has a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from Zaragoza University, Spain.
Intern Programmer
Javier Linares. Prior to joining Frogtek Javier was a student at Chalmers, University of Technology (Göteborg, Sweden) as an Erasmus Student where he finished his Master Thesis in the Department of Signal and Systems. Javier has a Master Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Zaragoza.
Intern Programmer
Julio García. Prior to joining Frogtek Julio worked for Hiddenstation as a system administrator and programmer where he helped create a multi-player online game called Shogunsfate.com and developed expertise in Web technologies such as AJAX and J2EE. Julio has a Masters Degree in Computer Engineering from Zaragoza University in Spain.
Board of Advisors
Nancy Barry is currently president of Enterprise Solutions to Poverty (ESP), an organization she founded in September 2006 which mobilizes leading corporations as well as entrepreneurs in emerging markets to build profitable and inclusive growth strategies that engage millions of low-income people. Prior to founding ESP Nancy was president of Women's World Banking, an organization which became the largest microfinance network in the world under her leadership. Nancy has also held several leadership positions at the World Bank and was named by Forbes as one of the 100 Most Powerful Women in the World,and by US News & World Report as one of America's 20 Best Leaders. Nancy has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Peyman Faratin is the Principal Scientist at Strands, where he leads the Innovation unit, and prior to joining Strands Peyman was a research scientist at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAIL) laboratory. Peyman completed his doctorate at MIT in computer science and has made significant contributions in the area of artificial intelligence, particularly to automated negotiation in multi-agent systems.
Shail Patel was previously Director in Unilever R&D of
an emerging Platform in Digital Consumers & Markets which focused on understanding
consumer complexity as well as building a new generation of personalised
mass-scale consumer services; examples are iShakti, an empowerment portal
based on adaptive systems in rural