Frank Martinez

Frank Martinez Frank has a account Lifting up the poor via angel investments in AI, blockchain, education across all industries. Office hours via DM. Seattle, Washington 500+ connections Contact info Rainier Scholars City University of Seattle About Office hours at: https://impacthubseattle.com Contact: twitter/frankismartinez ... see more Activity 1,720 followers No alt text provided for this image Here in WA we’re talking a lot about existential threats. Education is primary in this discussion; it’s the difference between everyone contributing to solving very hard problems [climate, democracy...] or leaving it to only a few to figure out. Chris, Jacksón and team have designed a platform that will get us there. Frank commented No alternative text description for this image Shannon, don't know you... but this is so damn cool; galactic level inspiration... bravo! Frank commented No alt text provided for this image Superb results Santosh Balasubramanian Frank commented No alternative text description for this image Bravo Yasmine! Frank commented See all Experience Rainier Scholars Member Board Of Trustees Company NameRainier Scholars Dates EmployedMar 2019 – Present Employment Duration1 yr LocationGreater Seattle Area Thrilled and honored to be joining the Rainier Scholars board. This is 100% in alignment with my personal mission to lift up South Seattle students of color; to help them grow into leaders through academic enrichment and mentoring. Stay tuned for more news about how you can join me to help students elevate! No alt text provided for this image Students at Rainier Scholars Students at Rainier Scholars Learning Economy Advisor Company NameLearning Economy Dates EmployedJul 2018 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 8 mos Blockchain solutions for education’s toughest challenges. Officially announced at the UN on Sept 24, Learning Economy comes around the whole of education to provide a modern infrastructure for the skill economy using a new protocol, Proof of Learn, that quantifies the value of education with distributed Learning Ledgers and Microdiplomas. BLOCKxStudio Co-Founder Company NameBLOCKxStudio Dates EmployedMar 2018 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs LocationGreater Seattle Area This early stage venture emerging from 'solving the problem in front of you'. We were trying to build blockchain distributed applications [dapps] for enterprises in healthcare, asset management, supply chain, real estate... and kept slamming into the wall of blockchain tools immaturity. Instead of building one off enterprise blockchain solutions we decided to build a platform enabling worldwide developers to build smart contracts for enterprise solutions. Reach out for a demo or trial subscription. … see more Globatom Advisor, Investor Company NameGlobatom Dates EmployedAug 2017 – Present Employment Duration2 yrs 7 mos LocationSeatttle University of Washington Information School Adjunct Professor Company NameUniversity of Washington Information School Dates EmployedSep 2016 – Present Employment Duration3 yrs 6 mos LocationGreater Seattle Area Carina: Connecting the Home Care Community Tech/Product Owner Company NameCarina: Connecting the Home Care Community Dates EmployedMay 2016 – Present Employment Duration3 yrs 10 mos LocationSeattle Upstream Research Advisor, Investor Company NameUpstream Research Dates EmployedJan 2016 – Present Employment Duration4 yrs 2 mos http://upstreamresearch.com/ Washington Blockchain Coalition Board Of Directors Company NameWashington Blockchain Coalition Dates EmployedSep 2018 – Apr 2019 Employment Duration8 mos LocationGreater Seattle Area The Washington Blockchain Coalition is a nonprofit trade association encouraging participation in and driving adoption of blockchain technology. The organization works to advance the interests of blockchain businesses, foster collaboration between innovators and legislators, and drive educational initiatives in the state of Washington. For more information visit www.washingtonblockchaincoalition.org. … see more SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) Board Member Company NameSouthEast Effective Development (SEED) Dates EmployedMay 2015 – Mar 2019 Employment Duration3 yrs 11 mos LocationSeattle StartupCoin Ventures LLC Co-founder Company NameStartupCoin Ventures LLC Dates EmployedOct 2014 – Dec 2016 Employment Duration2 yrs 3 mos LocationGreater Seattle Area Co-founder of this boutique angel investment, incubation firm. Invented equity cryptocurrency [$SCV] model for talent compensation during the early stage of a venture. The talent:value algorithm optimizes WHAT talent is needed WHEN during the first year; tokenizes contribution which can be transferred to traditional equity or traded in a marketplace. Lead the SCV team designing, incubating the Washington State Business Hub web platform; including an experimental kiosk version deployed at the Seattle Impact Hub for startups businesses. Developed an ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE high school internship program. Interns landed at UCLA, University of Washington, Harvey Mudd, University of San Francisco, Claremont Mckenna. http://www.startupcoin.ventures/ Elite Talent :: Hard Problems :: Social Impact … see more Seattle Public Schools Career and Technical Education Teacher Company NameSeattle Public Schools Dates EmployedSep 2014 – Jun 2016 Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos LightQ Advisor / Investor Company NameLightQ Dates EmployedMay 2015 – May 2016 Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo LocationBend, Oregon Area Funded, recruited, then lead the team to design, build this behavioral health assessment platform. Fully HIPAA compliant; hosted on Microsoft Azure Cloud. Acquired beta customers in Oregon, Michigan, Georgia markets. https://lightq.co … see more FRANK STARTUPS LLC Founder Company NameFRANK STARTUPS LLC Dates EmployedMar 2014 – Dec 2015 Employment Duration1 yr 10 mos Locationseattle Founded this boutique STEM startup accelerator for unique founders in education, food, energy. Provided mentorship, resource connections, workspace to launch their MVP products/services. Developed an ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE high school internship program. Delivered STEM curricula at Seattle Public Schools, Highline Schools. Created and delivered Maker @RBHS program blending wood, metal, paper fabrication with IoT. … see more ElectricXP, Inc. Director, Product Research Company NameElectricXP, Inc. Dates EmployedJan 2014 – Mar 2014 Employment Duration3 mos LocationSeattle ElectricXP is a passion data company with a mission to build a new and unique brand - Buckitdream - that provides consumers around the world with the opportunity to create a virtual bucket list and live their dream experiences. Buckitdream beta was launched at the Sundance Film Festival January 18, 2014. Awesome job by Jeff Rose, Sam Rubin getting us setup at the festival. Also proud of my product development team for getting the site ready for launch - well done Mark, Dennis, Peter, Adam, Anna Lisa, Michael. … see more Microsoft Research Company NameMicrosoft Research Total Duration13 yrs TitleLead PM Dates EmployedFeb 2007 – Dec 2013 Employment Duration6 yrs 11 mos LocationRedmond, WA My team built and managed http://research.microsoft.com and related web apps and services for Microsoft Research. See a list of projects in this role below, including URLs and screenshots of web apps and services. I also lead the release or advance of research projects; see screenshots below. see less +2 TitlePM Dates Employed2000 – 2007 Employment Duration7 yrs LocationRedmond, WA PM for Microsoft.com homepage and rendering platform; supporting all international subsidiaries and product teams. Microsoft.com network project homepage Microsoft.com network project homepage Microsoft.com next generation network homepage Microsoft.com next generation network homepage TEDxRainier Communications Co-Lead Company NameTEDxRainier Dates EmployedAug 2013 – Nov 2013 Employment Duration4 mos LocationSeattle Honored to be volunteering on the TEDxRainier team for this year's event. I'm helping Phil Klein, Nam-ho Park, Elizabeth Coppinger [the event organizers] with all things communication. There's a great lineup of speakers for this year's TEDxRainier; get your tickets now before they sell out: http://tedxrainier.com/ Ping me if you have any questions about the event or spreading the word to get your community involved. … see more TEDxRainier 2013 mobile homepage TEDxRainier 2013 mobile homepage TEDxRainier 2013 mobile speakers page TEDxRainier 2013 mobile speakers page The Rock Group Founder Company NameThe Rock Group Dates Employed1995 – 1999 Employment Duration4 yrs LocationSeattle Design + Build web shop. As founder was responsible for business development, product development, IP management with partners. Recruited and managed local design and engineering talent. Lead teams through planning, prototyping; client delivery. Managed all metrics for operational excellence. Northwest AIDS Alliance [formerly Chicken Soup Brigade]` Volunteer Coordinator Company NameNorthwest AIDS Alliance [formerly Chicken Soup Brigade]` Dates Employed1994 – 1998 Employment Duration4 yrs LocationSeattle Managed volunteer staff, recruitment pipeline for home services and retail operations. Inventory and supply chain assistant in retail operations. El Nino Presents Founder Company NameEl Nino Presents Dates Employed1987 – 1992 Employment Duration5 yrs LocationSeattle Independent A&R agency. As founder was responsible for recruiting local music talent; planning songbooks and publishing rights. Executive producer for all recording sessions at prominent Seattle studios [London Bridge, Bad Animals]. Represented clients with major labels [Atlantic, Geffen, Columbia]. Shopped demos internally and via local music venues. … see more Show fewer experiences Education City University of Seattle City University of Seattle Degree NameB.S. Business AdministrationField Of StudyInformation Systems Dates attended or expected graduation1992 – 1996 Renton Technical College Renton Technical College Degree NameAssociate's degreeField Of StudyComputer Science Dates attended or expected graduation1990 – 1992