Marian Villa Roldán
About Marian Villa Roldán
Marian Villa Roldán is a Head of Marketing and co-founder of Pionerasdev, with extensive experience in web technologies and digital marketing. She has held various roles in academia and industry, contributing to innovation and community development in Latin America.
Work at Platzi
Marian Villa Roldán serves as the Head of Marketing at Platzi since 2024. In this role, she is responsible for leading marketing strategies and initiatives to enhance the platform's visibility and engagement. Her position is based in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, and she operates remotely. Platzi is an online education platform that focuses on technology and business skills, catering to a diverse audience seeking to improve their professional capabilities.
Current Roles and Responsibilities
In addition to her role at Platzi, Marian Villa Roldán is a co-founder and core team member at Pionerasdev, a position she has held since 2016 in Medellín. She is also recognized as a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, focusing on Runtime Performance, CSS, and DevTools since 2022. These roles highlight her commitment to fostering innovation and education in technology.
Professional Background
Marian has a diverse professional background that includes significant roles in various organizations. She was the Lead Director at Founder Institute in Medellín from 2019 to 2020 and served on the SXSW Pitch Advisory Board from 2019 to 2021. Her experience also includes positions at NodeSource as Head of Brand & Marketing and Full Stack Product Designer. She has been involved in academia as an adjunct professor at Universidad EAFIT and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, teaching subjects related to design and marketing.
Educational Qualifications
Marian Villa Roldán has a strong educational foundation in various fields. She studied Biology at Universidad de Antioquia and earned a degree in Graphic Design from Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. She further advanced her studies with a Master's in Marketing Management from Universidad EAFIT and a Master's in Online Marketing and Digital Strategy from IEBS. Additionally, she completed a digital marketing program at Platzi and an international sales management program at Universidad de La Sabana.
Contributions to Open Source and Innovation
Marian has made notable contributions to open-source projects, including the NodeSource Benchmark and NCM NodeSource on GitHub. She co-founded Pionerasdev.org, recognized for its leadership in innovation and awarded the IBM Open Source Community Award in 2020. Her work on creating a dashboard for 'Big Data for Business Intelligence' at EAFIT University exemplifies her focus on integrating technology with practical applications.