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Hernan Jose Valenzuela
MANCEF Contributions Mr. Valenzuela has been key to holding successful commercialization events with MANCEF in Brazil and has served as an advisor to MANCEF on Brazil and South American initiatives. Education Mr. Valenzuela attended the Superior School of Telecommunications (ITEC) in Bogota, Colombia and the Federal University of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil. He also received managerial and foreign trade training through Philips Telecommunications Division, Brazil and through the Center for Analysis, Research and Innovation. Hernan speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Career Mr. Valenzuela came from Colombia to Brazil in 1972,
hired by TV Sanyo to work as a technician, and for 30 years since has
worked across the telecommunications and manufacturing and foreign trade
sectors. He held top plant management positions in the 1980's with Gradiente
in Manaus and later headed Philips Telecommunications Service Division
in São Paulo. Hernan eventually moved back to Amazônia state
to offer his services in project evaluation, joint venture identification
for both Brazilian and foreign companies, including Indian, Italian, French,
and United States firms. Later, Hernan developed a specialty in advising
companies on potential projects in the Amazônia area focused on
economic and social opportunity with a small ecological footprint. Hernan's
success in bringing foreign companies to the northwestern regions of Brazil
has translated into advising the Superintendence of the Free Trade Zone
of Manaus (SUFRAMA) on investment promotion, investment management, green
energy projects, and tourism management. Today,
Mr. Valenzuela is charged with implementing the creation of a Microelectronic
Technology Cluster in Manaus as part of the larger economic development
planning of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign
Trade.
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Hernan
Valenzuela currently serves as the Microelectronic Program Manager in
charge of implementation of the new Microelectronic Cluster developing
under the authority of the Superintendent of the Free Trade Zone of Manaus
- SUFRAMA, a branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Development Industry
and Foreign Trade. Hernan also heads Institutional Relations for Technological
Affairs and is Senior Consultant for the Investment Promotions and Planning
Superintedant at SUFRAMA
