Rafael Jimenez – Director, PLAN 8.

Rafael Jimenez has become a specialist in the area of building competitiveness and business through the development of new technologies. He is a specialist of on line retail ventures in the luxury market and has working with many companies internationally developing applications through state of the art new technology such as rapid prototyping, 3D Scanning, new softwares etc.

Rafael, through Plan8, has worked with a number of companies such as Couturelab.com, IMG Europe, Revillon, Yoox.com, Thecorner.com, Iqons.com. the Centre for Fashion Entreprise, London Fashion Week, White Milan and Bodymetrics among others and more then 30 fashion designers. He is also a strategic consultant for International organizations and a number of brands interested in positioning their products in the market in an innovative manner.

Born in Venezuela, he obtained a master in Political Science with a special interest in public image and communication. He has a degree in Political Science and a MBA in Fashion Marketing at I.F.M. “Institut Français de La Mode”. Previous experiences include work at Celine, John Galliano and Comme des Garcons.