Jacob Rios
Music and social media, Berkeley MBA, Mayfield Fellow, Rice University BSEE, Accenture, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Sales |
| Location: | San Francisco, CA |
| Groups: | Haas Entrepreneurs Association at Berkeley |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Rice University, University of California System - Berkeley |
FULL BIO
I have a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rice University and recently completed my M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley, where I am a Mayfield Fellow.
Specialties include mobile, social media, online advertising, strategy, marketing, sales, business development, technology, and music.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | SonicLiving |
| Position: | Head of Partnership |
| Time period: | January 2011 - Present |
| Description: | We're a music events platform. We connect you with friends and artists across the Internet to make sure that you never miss a show. |
| Employer: | Sybase |
| Position: | Sr. Manager, Partner Marketing |
| Time period: | August 2009 - January 2011 |
| Description: | Lead for joint-marketing efforts and strategic initiatives with Intel and Cisco. Focused on mCommerce and mobile messaging applications. Cross functional work with sales and engineering teams to drive mobile partner opportunities for next-generation smart phones. |
| Employer: | Accenture |
| Position: | Business Consulting Group, Communications & High Tech Unit |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Global Telecom Provider – Managed Digital Video Monitoring
− Lined up potential pilot customers for a white label managed digital video monitoring offering • Document Company - Sales Operations Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) − Worked closely with client managers to design future-state sales operation processes • United States Utility Provider – Business Customer Services − Provided a baseline assessment of the company’s current operating model capabilities − Brought sales and telecom industry perspective to the team • Global Telecom Provider - Customer Experience Power Team − Identified key initiatives required to improve the company’s customer service experience − Provided a comprehensive view of industry leading contact center best practices • Largest U.S. Telecommunications Company Merger - Clean Room − Provided critical compensation information and analysis to facilitate the implementation of a common compensation program post merger • Canadian Telecommunications Provider - Market Analysis − Performed a market analysis on the company’s network managed service • U.S. Telecommunications Provider - Enterprise Customer Value − Member of the sales team responsible for working with account teams to identify potential customers, arrange meetings, and sell them on next generation billing platform products |
| Employer: | M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory |
| Position: | Ballistic Missile Defense Department |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Analyzed a new type of chaotic waveform to better understand its properties in RADAR
• Designed and analyzed waveforms whose properties have strong applications in RADAR |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Rice University |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Enjoy music, wakeboarding, snowboarding, rock climbing, and mountain biking; Attended World Cup 2006 in Germany; Undergraduate Orientation Week advisor; Former volunteer for Junior Achievement program & Texas Children’s Hospital His Grace Foundation (Cancer Unit) |
| Clubs: | Orientation Week 2008 Co-Chair, Entrepreneur’s Association; Global Social Venture Competition (Judges Committee Member); Young Entrepreneurs At Haas (YEAH) volunteer; Diversity in Business Conference (Panelist Committee Member); Haas Soccer Club |
| Awards: | Identified as a "Top Performer" by Accenture Communications & High Tech North America; Top conversion sales member on Enterprise Customer Value team |
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Aaron Berndt
Mechanical Engineering graduate from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, currently pursuing MBA at UC Berkeley. Worked 6 years at Adam Aircraft. Mayfield Fellow.
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