Ernesto Rodriguez
MBA from UC Berkeley, focused on energy project and business development. Mechanical Engineering background; experience on business development for propane market in industrial sectors and engineering+construction of end-user energy installations.
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ernesto-rodriguez/7/4b7/61 |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, English, Event planning, French, Leadership, Marketing, Negotiation, Sales, Spanish |
| Next step: | Develop off-grid renewable energy projects for industrial uses. Draw from Silicon Valley's pool of technologies, people and experience to deploy clean energy infrastructure in regions in the developing world. |
| Location: | Berkeley, CA |
| Groups: | Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference |
| Visas: | Peru, US |
| Interested in: | Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding mentors, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects |
| Tags: | business development, Cleantech, cross-disciplinary energy projects, electric vehicles, infrastructure project management, project development, solar, technical sales |
| Schools: | University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Enermix |
| Position: | Senior Developer, Peruvian Market |
| Time period: | July 2009 - Present |
| Employer: | Better Place (formerly Project Better Place), Palo Alto, CA |
| Position: | Summer Intern – Marketing and Communications Team |
| Time period: | May 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Electric Vehicles ($200million Cleantech Startup)
• Created a framework to identify, prioritize and drive university partnerships. • Supported implementation of brand launch: creation and revision of marketing materials. |
| Employer: | Haas@Work - Consulting assignment with SunPower Corp., Berkeley, CA |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | September 2007 - May 2009 |
| Description: | • Determined consumer insights through qualitative market research (in-depth interviews).
• Developed recommendations to create and capture value from SunPower performance monitoring offering. |
| Employer: | Repsol YPF – Propane Gas Division, Lima, Peru |
| Position: | Sales Specialist; Project Engineer |
| Time period: | August 2003 - July 2007 |
| Description: | Propane Wholesaler and Retailer (market leader with $300 million annual revenues)
08/05 - 07/07 Sales Specialist – Mining & Metallurgical segment • Generated 20 leads per year through participation in trade fairs, personal network and company referrals, increasing annual sales from 300 to 1,500 tons propane in 2 years. • Managed long sales cycle for propane installations (6 months), closing commercial proposals and overseeing permitting, construction and commissioning. • Researched markets for propane use in new applications in industrial sectors. 08/03 - 07/05 Project Engineer Lima, Peru • Supervised 15 staff and construction workers on first propane storage construction project for a major mining company (CapEx $140k, size 1.6MW). • Led project to replace traditional materials with polyethylene pipe in large-scale propane distribution systems, resulting in a 30% distribution cost savings. |
| Employer: | Agricola Comercial Industrial S.A., Lima, Peru |
| Position: | Field Engineer |
| Time period: | August 2001 - January 2002 |
| Description: | Water Well Drilling Contractor ($1.5 million annual revenues)
• Supervised team of 6 in building a water distribution system for 230-unit housing project • Managed onsite client communication, payroll and project planning. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | The Economic Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption in the US, CET, UC Berkeley, 2008 |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | rugby |
| Hobbies: | Rugby, jogging, hiking; history; international development |
| Clubs: | BERC, Berkeley-Stanford Cleantech Conference Series |
| Memberships: | ASME |
| Awards: | 1st Place - MBA Marketing Challenge - UNCChapel Hill, February 2008 |
Ernesto's Startups (1)
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CalSolAgua
The CalSolAgua solar water heater will allow middle class households in the developing world to meet their energy needs with an affordable and sustainable solution.
Ernesto's Contacts (3)
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Caneel Joyce
Asst. Prof. of Management at the London School of Economics. PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Haas School of Business. I write, research, and teach about teamwork, design & innovation management to business leaders & creative professionals.
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