ROGERIO C. AMADO 1440 Stone Pine Ter 230 - Fremont, CA 94536 - Fax: (510) 792-8664 - Phone: (510) 792-2565 rogerio@amado.org - http://www.amado.org EDUCATION 1998 - 2000, TUCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT DARTMOUTH, Hanover, NH MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION * Teaching Assistant for Prof. Philip Anderson, Information Technology. Produced course's multimedia content. Researched Internet exchanges, supply chain collaboration, channel strategies, product life cycle management, and marketing automation * Recipient of Fundacao Estudar merit-based scholarship * Vice President of criticalINSIGHT, an MBA student-run Internet content venture 1992, THE ASSOCIATION FOR OVERSEAS TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP, Tokyo, Japan Non-profit organization for technical cooperation financed by the Japanese government INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE AND INTERNSHIP * Recipient of AOTS merit-based scholarship 1986 - 1991, CENTRO FEDERAL DE EDUCACAO TECNOLOGICA, Belo Horizonte, Brazil A leading higher education institution in Brazil focused on Engineering programs B.S., ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE 2000 - Present, GEN3 PARTNERS, San Francisco, CA PRINCIPAL STRATEGIST * Working with established companies to rapidly originate, test and launch new business ventures * Identifying and prioritizing ideas for new value creation, evaluating key enabling technologies, developing business models and operating plans, and obtaining funding for launching Summer 1999, CALICO COMMERCE, San Jose, CA A leading provider of advanced e-business software and services MARKETING INTERN * Conducted a comprehensive competitive analysis of ten major providers of interactive selling and personalization solutions. Recommended value propositions and implementation requirements positioned against each of Calico's main competitors * Researched and analyzed customers' needs and product feature requirements for a new Customer Relationship Management application. Presented results to CEO and Chairman of the Board 1993 - 1998, ASEA BROWN BOVERI - ABB, Sao Paulo, Brazil The world's largest electrical engineering group BUSINESS MANAGER - Industrial Systems Department * Solely responsible for ABB's Food and Beverage Business Unit in Brazil. Consulted to major manufacturers country-wide including Nestlé, Nabisco, Coca-Cola and Heineken * Negotiated and secured comprehensive multi-million dollar contracts. Designed and implemented automation solutions to increase customers' plant efficiency and profitability * Conducted industry-wide benchmark analysis. Evaluated competitor's sales structures and channel strategies to determine trends in the industrial automation industry SALES ENGINEER - Industrial Products Department * Conducted cost, cash flow and risk analysis of projects * Identified and contacted potential customers. Negotiated price and terms for industrial automation products. Achieved the highest sales volume in 995 and 1996 SALES SUPPORT ENGINEER - Power Systems Department * Calculated and prepared proposals for power factor correction. Minimized project costs * Inspected several sites in South America to improve customer's energy utilization 1991 - 1993, FUJI ELECTRIC, Belo Horizonte, Brazil A major Japanese supplier of industrial electronic equipment PROJECT ENGINEER - Automation Systems Department * Designed, managed and installed electric distribution systems throughout Brazil * Trained technical staff and prepared proposals for AC/DC drive systems ADDITIONAL * LANGUAGES: English, Portuguese, Spanish, basic Japanese * INTERESTS: guitar, music, community service, technology, cinema, traveling, jogging, soccer