Originally from New York City, Rafael’s background is rooted in the sciences, specifically astrophysics which he studied at Columbia University. In the early eighties Rafael became involved in the emerging computer industry of which he has been a part ever since. He's held IT management positions at Xerox, Kodak, and Sun Micro Systems and helped implement the IT infrastructures for many of the largest news and magazine publishers in NYC including The New York Times, The NY Post, The New York Daily News, Time/Life Magazine, People Magazine, Sports Illustrated, among others. However,...more