C. A.

Caldas
7501 NW 73 AVE
TAMARAC,FL -33321
cc7cd0be@westpost.net
Home: 954/905-9926 Cell 954-5597369
PERSONAL DATA
American Citizen.
EDUCATION
Basic: Aldridge Private School
Elementary, Middle and High School
London, England
COLLEGE AND POST GRADUATIONS
Degree in Economics, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Certificate of IT for Executives, (HEC) Hautes Etudes Commercialles, Paris, Fran
ce
MBA London School of Economics
Doctorate Degree in Political Science - University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BUSINESS TRAINING AND SKILLS
In my career I have actively participated in training courses, seminars and even
ts on marketing, finance, public relations, human resources, leadership and nego
tiation techniques, in the US and Europe. I have been twice in Japan negotiating
purchase of technology.
I am proficient in computer applications like Excel, Word, Power Point, and of c
ourse, the Internet. I have a special predilection for dealing with people, coll
eagues, subordinates and customers. I possess very good negotiation skills.
LANGUAGES
English, French, Portuguese and Spanish
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
SINCE 2005
REAL ESTATE - PRUDENTIAL FLORIDA WCI REALTY
After having made money and in a career that looked promising, business started
declining in 2007 and is not yet satisfactory. I have been searching for new ch
allenges and opportunities.
1993/2004
VANGUARD TECHNOLOGY CORP.
WWW.BESTBRAZIL.COM
President & CEO
With 2 other partners I founded that E-Commerce Internet Company. We invested in
forming a base of 4 million American and Canadian buyers. Products were mainly
fine giftware of semi precious stones (H. Stern style) and 14 Kt gold and sterli
ng silver jewelry (items up to $250 apiece) manufactured exclusively for our com
pany in Brazil, which was a real success. The decision of the shareholders major
ity was to sell the customer's base and close down the company at the end of 200
3.
1988/92
SOFTEX - WITH SUPPORT OF UNDP (United Nations Development Program)
The objective of this PROGRAM was to teach and train Brazilian Software companie
s on how to localize (not only translate) and market software products for the A
merican market.
As EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR I created in South Florida an incubator for 10 Brazilian S
W companies at a time (max.1 year) to adapt their products and sell them through
the specialized distribution channels in the US, with complete American face, s
tate-of-the-art manuals in American English and excellent performance and mainte
nance offered to the users.
During the period of the Program (4 years), software exports from Brazil to the
US jumped from a modest $2 Million a year to $120 Million. 20 companies establis
hed themselves in the US to market and maintain their products.
1984/87
LABO COMPUTERS - Sao Paulo, Brazil.
As CEO and President of the company (and VP of the Board) I introduced minicompu
ters in Brazil with German technology from Nixdorf Computer AG of Padderborn, Ge
rmany. I was also responsible for the transfer of technology contract, approved
by the Brazilian Government.
In the first year of operation the company conquered 30% of the market and becam
e very profitable.

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