Sep 24, 2025
Luis is a seasoned international executive who has been working
in technology, digital media, and education for over twenty five
years. He specializes in driving new ventures and products to rapid
growth by building effective teams that use innovation, technology
and creativity to solve complex problems. A life-long technologist
with acute business acumen, he thrives at the union of people,
product, technology, marketing and operations.
Luis is the co-founder of Collectiva, a company that offers
fractional executive services for game tech startups. At
Collectiva, Luis partners with companies to create and execute
strategic plans for growth and prepare them for raising money.
Previously, Luis spent 19 years at Full Sail University where he
led several strategic initiatives. As VP of Emerging Technologies
he led the strategic direction and growth of technology and gaming
degree programs. In the role, the student population of those
programs increased over 130% boosting yearly revenues from $40MM to
over $60MM. He joined Full Sail to start an online university which
was launched in 2007. He oversaw the design and development of the
proprietary learning management system, curriculum and content
development, education delivery and the re-engineering of all sales
and business functions for scale. In less than 5 years, the online
student population went from just 13 to over 12,000 students,
generating over a thousand jobs, launching more than 25 academic
programs and bringing in annual revenue exceeding $180MM. Other
responsibilities in last 10 years included several general manager
roles to create, manage or launch new products including
international sales and a one-year post as CEO of the group's
company in Brazil.
In the late 90s Luis was Vice President of Product Development at
quepasa.com which became the largest online community and portal
for US hispanics and went through a successful IPO. Early in his
career, Luis was a programmer and designer at various other tech
startups.
Luis has a passion for the development of the technology ecosystem
in Orlando and Florida. To that end, he has served in advisory
boards for local organizations and governments such as the Tech
Council at the Orlando Economic Partnership, the Orlando Chapter
for the VR/AR Association, and the Orange County Government, among
others.
Specialties: Business Strategy and Execution, Emerging
Technologies, Product Innovation, Team Building, General
Management, Business Development, Business Operations,
International Business.