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We are a company founded on 3 fundamental values:
 
1.
More than 40 years of experience of our directive team in the airline world, specifically in distribution business processes and their associated problematics (reservation, fares, revenue accounting, payment processing, reporting, etc)
   
2.
Proven technical capacity in the technologies associated to the distribution processes, specially in integration and connectivity. Multiple projects successfully implemented for simplification and effective reduction of costs
   
3.
Knowledge of the reality of Latin America (culture, language, business environment, etc.).
   
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our Team

Jose Luis Cifuentes, Business Development Director

Mr. Cifuentes has 15 years experience in airline industry.
Since joining LAN Airlines in 1990, he has been in charge of distribution & reservation systems area.

His achievements include:

- Dramatic cost reduction in telecommunication services (SITA and local providers)
- Deployment of the first IP private network for reservation systems in LATAM
- Host migrations
- Leading oneworld projects (reservation & distribution systems requirements)
- Leading GDSs cost reduction by continuous negotiations (including internal product development)
- Successful implementation of cost reduction initiatives (BIDT management)
- Leading e ticket implementation & massification (target is 100% by end of 2007)
- Distribution initiatives (TA Portal, Amadeus Sponsored Channel, Distribution ABC costing)

Deep knowledge of reservation, ticketing & distribution systems, and GDS cost structure.
He holds a Bachelor Engineer academic degree from the University of Santiago, and a Electronic Engineer professional degree from the same University.

 

Daniel Hormazábal O. CTO

Daniel has been involved in numerous IT engagement:

- Planning of Systems and Projects of Technological Transformation, in the different scopes of Architecture (People, Processes, Information, Application and Technology)
- Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), in different platforms and Legacy systems, ERP and CRM. Integration of Data and Data Quality
- Management of Quality and Continuous Improvement, in the processes of Development of Software Systems (CMMI) and Provision of Technological Services (ITIL)
- Development of J2EE applications. Training and Mentoring in this technology, supporting its incorporation in the IT organizations

Daniel has been involved in several key airline Projects, mainly in IT:

- LAN Airlines: Technical transformation, CMMI Certification and Enterprise Achitecture implementation. Solutions for Crew Management, SAP Implementation (Legacy Integration) and Customer Data Repository.
- IBM: B2C and B2B solution for major Retailers of Chile. Centre of Competence for Integration in bigest Retail and bigest CPG in Chile
- CTC: Major Telecomunication Company. Comunication Infrastructure Implementation for the Corporate Building and Management Console
- BCI: a important Chilean Bank. Solution for Application Integration (B2B) and Accountable System.

Daniel is a Electronic Engineer from Universidad de Concepción (first of its promotion) and has a PhD candidate degree in Computer from Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile.


Sigifredo Badani H., IT Development Director

Mr. Badani has 6 years experience in information technology for airline industry, and more than 12 in technology industry.

- He has been in charge in several positions, in different companies
- IT Development Manager for Commercial Systems in LAN Airlines
- Research & Development Manager in LAN Airlines
- Information Technology Manager in Transbank (former Edibank).
- Telephony and Networking Systems Project Manager in Entel Chile.

On these positions he has been on charge of technological areas, leading strategic projects with successful results.
He holds and a Computing Engineer professional degree from Federico Santa María University.

At present has a cathedra in the school of Engineering, Central University of Chile


Tirso Moreno, Senior Architect

- Intensive experience in Development & Architecture & Infrastructure
- 9 years in LAN airlines, in Information technology
- 8 years in Electronic Industry (ENAER) plus 11 years in Development Industry (Banco Chile)
- Electrical Engineer

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