BELTRAN HOLDINGS, INC.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Spearheaded the launch of the Financial Institution Community for financial institutions nationwide to collaborate on common product issues faced within the Fiserv and Open Solutions Ecosystems. The community serves over 10,000 financial institution employees worldwide. I worked with senior management to provide strategic direction, engagement strategies, and operational direction to ensure a healthy and vibrant community. Active board member despite not having attended the university. Passion for the arts, a desire to help architect strong flexible degree programs and support the dean in his efforts to bring the beauty of the arts to the community and futures of the students drove me to get involved. Longest tenured mentor at the Purdue Entrepreneurship Academy. Largest summer camp for high school kids in the state of Indiana, culminating in presentations of business models to real venture capitalists. Creator & Co-founder, (Vice President Product Development) Created, managed and successfully sold industry-leading software company from my dorm room to financial institutions in over 7 countries. Winning the Inc. 500 award in 2008, for being the 27th fastest growing company in America. Designed, Architected, and built the Passageways Corporate Portal Collaboration Platform which grew to serve financial institutions profitably and globally over 10 years. Initial investment of $100,000, profitable within 3 years, and remained profitable for 10+ years till exiting. Grew Passageways from its establishment in 2003 to over 450 banks and credit unions globally. Customers range in size from $100 million in assets to many over $1 billion, including 40 of the largest 300 institutions in the United States. Passageways’ mission is to provide collaboration solutions, helping their employees and partners draw insights and strengthen company culture. I love experiences that make dreams come true for those around me, whether it’s the wonder of technology that never quits, the company of authentic friends, or a golden passport to all the world has to offer. – Christopher Beltran Christopher, is an energized entrepreneur who started his first of several successful software companies, Passageways, out of his dorm room at Purdue University. He has served as a technical and strategic advisor on a variety of startups and helped them get acquired or grow in a profitable way. He shares his time between Belvedere, California in the San Francisco Bay Area and his home in Carmel, Indiana. Christopher is excited to help new entrepreneurs on the technical side or business strategy side of things or just to be a listening ear. Created, managed and sold a successful industry-leading software company from his dorm room to financial institutions in over 6 countries, Passageways (www.passageways.com). Winning the Inc. 500 award in 2008, for being one of the 500 fastest growing companies in America including an impressive 27th fastest growing software company in the country. Top 40 Under 40 Business Professionals, 2007 (Tippy Connect Young Professionals ) Digital Media Company specializing in production management and large-scale display of media (hashtag-based photos, videos, and more). Co-founder / VP Product Development, Passageways (2003-Present) Created, managed, and sold a successful industry-leading software company from his dorm room to financial institutions in over 6 countries, Passageways ( Passageways’ mission is to provide enterprise collaboration solutions, helping their employees and partners become more efficient in collaboration and interaction with different systems. Technical Experience in Product Development Introduced Agile Software Development practices to entire organization including business development, customer support, and product development. Grew product development organization from 0-25+ employees including software developers, architects, engineers in test, product managers, and user experience professionals Designed and built first Client Community Platform incorporating idea sharing, best practice aggregation, gamification, and service-based integration into product line Designed, architected, and built first editions of Passageways Help Desk Module, Passageways Expense Reporting Module, Passageways Assigned Tasks Workflow Module, Passageways Products & Services Mgmt Module, Passageways Forms Module, Passageways Discussions Module, Passageways Rich Announcements Module. Spearheaded the launch of the Financial Institution Community for financial institutions nationwide to collaborate on common product issues faced within the Fiserv and Open Solutions Ecosystems. The community serves over 10,000 financial institution employees worldwide. I worked with senior management to provide strategic direction, engagement strategies, and operational direction to ensure a healthy and vibrant community. Active board member despite not having attended the university. Passion for the arts, a desire to help architect strong flexible degree programs and support the dean in his efforts to bring the beauty of the arts to the community and futures of the students drove me to get involved. Longest tenured mentor at the Purdue Entrepreneurship Academy. Largest summer camp for high school kids in the state of Indiana, culminating in presentations of business models to real venture capitalists. Creator & Co-founder, (Vice President Product Development) Created, managed and successfully sold industry-leading software company from my dorm room to financial institutions in over 7 countries. Winning the Inc. 500 award in 2008, for being the 27th fastest growing company in America. Designed, Architected, and built the Passageways Corporate Portal Collaboration Platform which grew to serve financial institutions profitably and globally over 10 years. Initial investment of $100,000, profitable within 3 years, and remained profitable for 10+ years till exiting. Grew Passageways from its establishment in 2003 to over 450 banks and credit unions globally. Customers range in size from $100 million in assets to many over $1 billion, including 40 of the largest 300 institutions in the United States. Passageways’ mission is to provide collaboration solutions, helping their employees and partners draw insights and strengthen company culture.