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Andres Alecina

@andresalecina

Founder of VANT, a native iOS shopping app, and Hot Spot Wings, named Bogotá’s #1 chicken wing restaurant among 74 competitors.

Colombia
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What I'm looking for

I’m exploring flexible work that can support VANT’s continued growth.

I designed, built, and launched VANT, a native iOS shopping app, as a solo founder. I handle its product, design, and technical execution, and run its early-stage brand partnership program across Awin, Rakuten Advertising, and CJ Affiliate.

At Hot Spot Wings, I founded and ran a restaurant in Bogotá that won a citywide contest for “#1 Best Chicken Wing Restaurant” against 73 other restaurants. I grew its social media following to more than 14,700 through influencer partnerships and content strategy, and secured features in local media.

At Tornillos EDUAL, I worked across the family business’s core functions, serving industrial sectors across Central America. During a severe national crisis, I took over operational leadership and steered the company through an orderly wind-down, settling obligations to employees, vendors, and creditors in full.

My experience also includes industrial B2B sales and international commodities trading, as well as customer-facing credit and solar sales roles. I’m currently exploring flexible work to support VANT’s continued growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Founder — VANT (iOS Shopping App)

VANT

Jan 2026 - Present (9 months)

Designed, built, and independently launched VANT, a native iOS app now live on the App Store, handling product, design, and technical execution as a solo founder. Currently an early-stage, pre-revenue solo project, building the user base and brand partnership program from the ground up.

SC

Solar Advisor (Appointment Setter)

Solar Construction

Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 (5 months)

Cold-called and set appointments with South Florida homeowners for solar consultations, briefing customers on program savings and next steps. Maintained a base salary plus per-appointment commission structure, coordinating with the sales team via the ReadyMode platform.

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Sub-Manager

Tornillos EDUAL

Jan 2006 - Dec 2017 (11 years 11 months)

Worked alongside the founder (family business, in operation for 48 years) across every core function: client visits, factory operations, purchasing, marketing, and sales of industrial fasteners serving the oil, cement, and infrastructure sectors across Central America. Kept the company operating through a severe national economic and political crisis, then took over full operational leadership at

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Partner

828 International Corp

Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (2 years 11 months)

Co-founded an international commodities trading partnership based in Miami, connecting Chinese demand for raw materials (metals, cement, fuel oils) with Colombian and Latin American suppliers. Built and maintained a network of high-level industry and government contacts across Colombia to source and structure large-volume trade deals.

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