School of Entrepreneurial Studies

VICTOR ALEJANDRO SILVA, MA
Department Chair/Professor

CAPSULE EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, & EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Master of Arts, Liberal Arts
  University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, USA
  
  
• Bachelor of Business Administration
  University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, USA
  
  
• More than 30 years international entrepreneurial experience as Founder and CEO of several successful businesses spanning 3 industries. Currently serves as Founder and CEO of a regional management services company with more than 400 employees throughout four major cities in Mexico serving many local, regional and multi-national corporate clients.
  
  
• Successfully guided several companies through two paradigm shifts in business methodology including manual business administration systems to computerized systems and from traditional marketing to a successful multi-national internet marketing presence.
  
  
• A highly accomplished Tennis Professional with two professional certifications from the United States Professional Tennis Association. Ranked 12th in the Southwest Tennis Association Men's Open Singles competition. Ranked Number 1 in the Greater El Paso Tennis Association.
  
  
• Bi-cultural and bi-lingual Spanish/English, Portuguese 50%. 
  
  

J. MADISON CLOUTIER, B.S.
Associate Professor

CAPSULE EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, & EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Science
  Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA

• Senior Executive/Founder positions at multiple successful start ups with broad business experience including marketing, sales, business development, operations, product management, service delivery, software development, project management, hardware design, finance, accounting, and fund raising.

• Co-authored two books on internet management and managed the development, administration/promotion of multiple websites.

• Director/Manager positions at multiple Fortune 500 companies such as Texas Instruments, Shell Oil Company, McDonald-Douglas, and United Airlines.  

• Successul professional sales/marketing executive

• • Established international sales channels

  • Established co-marketing relationships and closed technology licensing agreements with global companies

• Instrumental in raising over $8 million in equity capital for start-up companies.