Eddy Mejia | Resume – Edward Mejia

Resume

Work History

Category Manager | Intel Corporation
Champaign, IL

June 2020 Current.

Responsible for the development and implementation of global strategies, supplier selection, supplier management, contract negotiation, and business partner influencing and demand shaping related to IT products and services.

Push cost reduction, manage risk, maintain a competitive supply chain environment, align business partners on architecture and future technology, and road maps.

Founder | Earnest Agriculture, Inc
Champaign, IL

Jan 2019 Current.

Built 3 strategic partnerships with a Big Ten University, a CNBC’s Top 5 Disruptor agriculture company, and a Midwest soil distributor decreasing overhead, raising $25,000 in seed capital, and allowing for the development of proof of concept facility.

Solved various construction and cost problems by sourcing materials and assembling a team of 5 diverse, highly educated, experienced individuals helping save over $100,000.

Founder | DisplayInfinity, Inc
Chicago

May 2016 Current.

Launched and created a revenue-generating product business through the utilization of research, design, production, marketing, and sales within a 2-year time frame.

Raised over $30,000 in equity-free seed capital and competitions to complete and patent 1st generation of products, leading to the pre-sale of over 30 units in under 2 weeks.

Analyzed over 60 fabricators by examining price, quality, and factory standards resulting in negotiations and contracts with 2 and the successful delivery of the first 100-unit shipment; receiving 99% customer satisfaction.

Corporate Strategic Procurment Intern | Intel, Inc.
Chandler, AZ

May 2019 Current.

Created a process to standardize, add increased controls, metrics, and speed the creation of higher quality scopes of work aligning with program strategies and stakeholder needs.

Helped bring savings of 83.4% in time from previous process, 2340 hours of work a year, $487,422 annual savings and mitigated risk on over 70 million dollars of contracts annually.

Product Development Intern | Caterpillar, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Aug 2017 to May 2018

Interviewed over 30 construction industry workers, understanding current issues, and created 5 prototype iterations of an air sensor solution within a year’s timeframe.

Mediated between executive stakeholders and 4 team members from diverse backgrounds, developed a strategy and vision, and directed a team to meet 100% of set deadlines, receiving a top evaluation on product delivery.

Software Engineering Intern | Exelon Corp
Chicago, IL

Jun 2015 to Aug 2015

Collaborated with 2 interns to re-design and develop a fully functional team tracking mobile application within a 2- month deadline, with 100% positive feedback from top executives.

Spearheaded the transition from old team tracking system to new cross-platform mobile application increasing efficiency by 33% and providing a compact dashboard for leadership.

Information Technology Manager | US Army
Fort Polk, LA

Jan 2008 to Jan 2014

Managed a high-volume workload within a deadline-driven environment. Resolved an average of 550 inquiries in any given week and consistently met performance benchmarks in all areas (speed, accuracy, volume).

Developed and implemented a disk cloning procedure to streamline operating system installation and security properties configuration to reduce workstation setup time from 3 hours to 15 minutes.

Communication Security Account Manager | US Army
Fort Polk, LA

Feb 2012 to Jan 2014

Achieved 100% accountability and security of United States Army classified paperwork and equipment, passing all inspections, receiving commendation on account security, and overall organization.

Planned and led training sessions for new and existing cryptographic holders as part of the "Patriot Team" initiative by facilitating at least 3 sessions per month to decrease overall security incidents by 95%.

Education History

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Product Management

Graduation May 2020 Urbana-Champaign, IL.

iVenture Startup Accelerator

International Healthcare Consulting Project

Internet of Things Consulting Project

Carnegan Mellon Case Comp Winner - 2nd

Libman Case Comp Winner - 1st

University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) | Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Graduation May 2018 Chicago, IL .

Google Front-end Developer Challenge Scholarship

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Extreme Engineering Challenge (Chevron)

Future Founders Startup Residency Program

Bunker Labs Startup Cohort

iOS Application

Central Texas College | Information Technology

Graduation May 2012 Texas

Clients Testimonials

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Technical Proficiency

Programming Languages

C, C++, JavaScript, Python, AngularJS, HTML5, Assembly, MATLAB, Arduino IDE, SQL, CSS, Verilog, VHDL

Software

Multisim, LTSpice, Quartus, ModelSim, Linux, UNIX, MS Office, Eagle, AutoCAD, SketchUp, NI Multsim

Hardware

Function Generator, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Soldering, Microprocessors, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi.

Resume

Work History

Category Manager | Intel Corporation Champaign, IL

Founder | Earnest Agriculture, Inc Champaign, IL

Founder | DisplayInfinity, Inc Chicago

Corporate Strategic Procurment Intern | Intel, Inc. Chandler, AZ

Product Development Intern | Caterpillar, Inc. Chicago, IL

Software Engineering Intern | Exelon Corp Chicago, IL

Information Technology Manager | US Army Fort Polk, LA

Communication Security Account Manager | US Army Fort Polk, LA