Mateu Batle

Mateu Batle has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Mateu is currently the CEO and co-founder of Rextie, a fintech startup based in Lima, Peru, specializing in online currency exchange. Prior to this, Batle founded Fintech Cadence in 2022. In terms of project and proposal management, they worked at Collabora Ltd from 2009 to 2017, where they managed and wrote proposals, and led a team of up to 15 people. Mateu also served as a project manager and lead software engineer at IBIT Foundation from 2008 to 2009, overseeing projects related to tele-rehabilitation and serious gaming for health. In the gaming industry, Batle had roles such as lead programmer at Tragnarion Studios from 2003 to 2008, where they managed development teams and worked on the development of a multiplayer FPS game. Additionally, they worked at Blue Byte GmbH as a network and graphics engineer, focusing on integrating Uplay into a MMORPG game and optimizing the graphics engine. Batle's earlier experience includes being a researcher at UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN MARTIN DE PORRES, mentoring university students in game development, and serving as an IT director at Recar Touristic SL, where they designed and developed e-commerce web applications for travel agencies. Mateu also worked as a senior software developer at factoriaX, contributing to the development of applications and setting up software development tools. Mateu'scareer began at DVS GmbH, where they designed and developed real-time multimedia server software for professional video recording. Overall, Batle's work experience showcases their expertise in startup leadership, project management, software development, and gaming.

Mateu Batle has an extensive education history, starting with their Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Management Systems Technical Engineering from Universitat de les Illes Balears, which they completed between 1992 and 1995. Mateu further pursued their studies at the same university and earned another Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree, this time in Informatics/Computer Science Engineering, from 1995 to 1997.

In 2022, Mateu enrolled at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to pursue a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Mateu is expected to complete this degree in 2023. Throughout their MBA program, they have also obtained numerous certifications from Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. These certifications include "Banking and Financial Institutions," "Business Analytics Specialization," "Investments II: Lessons and Applications for Investors," "Investments I: Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation," "Member BGS" (Beta Gamma Sigma), "Inferential and Predictive Statistics for Business," "Applying Data Analytics in Marketing," "Digital Marketing Specialization," "Exploring and Producing Data for Business Decision Making," "Tools for Exploratory Data Analysis in Business," "Introduction to Business Analytics: Communicating with Data," "Digital Media and Marketing Principles," "Digital Media and Marketing Strategies," "Introduction to Business Analytics with R," "Strategic Leadership & Management Specialization," "Corporate Strategy," "Digital Marketing Analytics in Practice," "Business Strategy," and "Digital Marketing Analytics in Theory." These certifications have been acquired between 2022 and 2023, with specific months and years provided for each certification.

Overall, Mateu Batle has a strong academic background in engineering and has recently expanded their knowledge and skills in business administration through their pursuit of an MBA and the various certifications they have obtained at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.