2002 – 2013 – Guitar Center

Started as a sales person. Developed a great portion of the local business as well as the large Spanish speaking clientele from Mexico that followed me to Stagewerx PSL. 

2003 Department Promotion

Promoted to Pro Audio Department Manager in 2003. Improved merchandising and customer service, leading the crew to increased sales during that year.

2004 Assistant Promotion

Promoted to Assistant Manager in 2004. Participated in the process of hiring, training, rewarding and
disciplining employees.

Assistant Manager Training

As an Assistant Manager, I was trained in general store operations, including opening and closing procedures, handling cash counts, and performing loss prevention tasks.

Industry Technology Learning

Learned through company training and stayed updated with the ever-changing technology related to the pro sound industry.

International Clientele Growth

The skills and work ethics I invested in my career at Guitar Center rewarded me with an extensive clientele, both local and international. I had the pleasure of working with customers who had heard of “the Argentinian in Tucson” and traveled from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Spain.

Achievements in sales:

2003 – #2 in sales

2004 – #4 in sale

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 – #1 in sales and profit.

2012 – #1 across the board in the region comprised of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

2013 – Left Guitar Center in early in the year and founded Stagewerx PSL in February of 2013

1997 – 2002

Owner/GM/Assistant Engineer of Galapagos Recording Studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Galapagos Recording Studios was conceived as a mid size facility

As one of the owners, I was in charge of overseeing the construction of our building from the ground up, interior design,
acoustic development , equipment research, acquisition, installation and maintenance.

I hired two lead engineers and I became their Assistant Engineer. This gave me invaluable experience in music production, studio logistics and my favorite, microphone techniques.

We built a solid reputation thanks to great staff and service. Even when we had 2 major studios within walking distance from ours, musicians would compliment us by saying “we could have gone there but we like your vibe better”

Our facility offered two bathrooms with showers, a kitchen, an office/warehouse for musicians, a playroom complete with
ping pong table, sitting area, TV and lots of natural light. A loft designated as sleeping quarters with access to a terrace with
a gril

2001-2008

In 2001, Argentina suffered an economic collapse and business was bad for almost two years. During the empty days in 2001 my right hand engineer and I decided to re design the acoustics of the rooms and did a complete overhaul of the
control room, rewired gear, did maintenance on our mixing console and significantly improved the overall quality of the
studio. With a new studio, we spent almost a year working on a few projects, lots of free recordings to promote our new setup but in 2002 family circumstances forced me to come back to The United States, leaving Galapagos in the hands of our engineers

By 2003 the economy stabilized and business picked up again. Unable to return to Argentina, my business partner decided to take over. With the new economic model, there was a renewed desire for making things happen, at every
level. In our case, bands wanted to make albums again and Galapagos was ready for the best market in its history. Legendary local artists recorded albums with us, Nike Argentina filmed a tv commercial in our playroom, Sony Music

Argentina and Warner Music had bands recording at Galapagos. Galapagos was booked 3 to 5 months in advance and it was a success. In 2008 the same family issues that had brought me back to The United States, forced us to close the doors for good.