Jacob Rios
27, Berkeley MBA 09, Mayfield Fellow, Rice University BSEE 03, Accenture, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Business, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Sales |
| Next step: | Interested in mobile, real time, internet applications and / or enterprise SAAS solutions. |
| Location: | Berkeley, 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
Jacob Rios has spent the last four years as a Sales and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) consultant for Accenture. During this time he worked for companies such as SBC, AT&T, Bell Canada, Xerox, and PG&E where his projects ranged from go-to-market sales strategies to designing new company operating models focused on improving customer relationships and sales.
Prior to Accenture, Jacob spent his college summer internships working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, working in their Ballistic Missile Defense Department. Here his work focused on advanced RADAR waveform analysis.
Jacob holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rice University and is currently pursuing an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 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 |
Jacob is Following (8)
View all-
BuildASign.com
BuildASign.com is the leading way for people and small businesses to design and buy custom banners, real estate signs, car magnets, and more, all online.
-
Ribbit
Open communication platform that enables developers to integrate voice and text into enterprise and consumer applications. Ribbit is based in Mountain View and funded by Alsop-Louie Partners, Allegis Capital, KPG Ventures.
-
YouNoodle
YouNoodle is a place to discover and support the hottest early-stage companies and university innovation.
-
Jacob's Contacts (26)
View all-
Blake Borgeson
Austin native, BSEE Rice 2003, co-founded and bootstrapped BuildASign.com
-
-
-