Mark Colentava

Mark Colentava has extensive work experience in various roles related to product development, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Mark is currently employed at Talino Venture Labs since 2019, where they serve as the VP of Product. Prior to this, they worked at BayaniPay as the Senior Director of Product starting in 2021. From 2019 to 2021, they worked at Saphron as a Product Development Consultant.

Before that, Mark co-founded and served as the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Week End Innovation Inc. from 2016 to 2020. Mark also held the position of Co-Founder and CTO at the same company from 2016 to 2017.

Mark's past experiences also include working as a Product Development Manager and Lead of New Product Innovations at Mobile Group Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Mark worked as an Independent Consultant for Technology and Entrepreneurship Innovation at the City Government of Balanga from 2017 to 2018. Mark was a Featured Entrepreneur and Project Lead at Clap Outlet project at Io2 HUB from 2017 to 2018.

Prior to that, Mark founded and managed Balanga Makerspace from 2014 to 2016, a private initiative aimed at providing a space for researchers, students, and entrepreneurs to develop solutions to various problems. From 2014 to 2015, they served as the Lead Inventor and Project Manager for the CoinSaver Project at Bataan Peninsula State University.

Mark's earliest work experience was as an intern at PLDT in 2013, where they were assigned to the South GMM Core Network group. Mark was responsible for monitoring parameters, establishing fiber networks, troubleshooting, and architecting alarm systems.

Mark Colentava attended Bataan Peninsula State University from 2009 to 2014, where they pursued a degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering, specifically in the field of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In 2017, they participated in a Short Exchange Program at Arizona State University, focusing on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.