Edmundo Cepeda

Current

• Sr. Financial Marketing Analyst at Asurion

Past

• Financial Marketing and Sales Intern at Johnson & Johnson
• Cluster and Supply Chain Coordinator at Nuevo Leon’s Economic Development Secretariat
• Strategic Planning Under-Director at Mexico’s Internal Revenue Service

• Sales Manager at Sarax
• Quality and Customer Service Manager for US Customers at Vitro

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Education

• Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
• American School Foundation of Monterrey

• Kipling

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Connections

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Industry

Government Administration

Edmundo Cepeda’s Summary

•Obtained a $4 million grant after presenting a capability analysis of 200+ local software companies directly to the Governor, software executives and university presidents demonstrating the attractiveness of Nuevo Leon as a “near-shore” location for US businesses
•Performed cost-benefit analyses of strategic investment projects, which resulted $30+ million dollars of investment and more than 1,500 new jobs; met with investors from Europe, Asia and North America
•Implemented a program to increase manufactures and distributors for the local automotive and appliances supply chains, which resulted in local suppliers’ sales to multinational companies of $15+ million dollars
•Analyzed 50+ multimedia companies and four universities to identify capabilities; created interest and participation among the companies that led to a collaboration strategies team and the creation of the New Media cluster that is now part of ACM Siggraph
•Created a revenue map and presented it to the head of the Mexican IRS to help him identify the most cost-effective revenue streams; interviewed 20+ senior managers to create the map
•Led the top managers of nine departments to devise a new overall strategy using the Balanced Score Card methodology
•Devised and implemented a training program led by Sarax’s personnel and manufacture’s representatives for major clients, which increased sales 15+ percent
•Reduced lead time by over 66 percent by introducing a new production scheme to a group of 28 industrial workers
•Created and implemented quality programs designed to diminish defective parts manufactured in Mexico, reducing the quality problems from over 1,000 defective parts per million to 28 in the Springfield, TN Electrolux Home Appliances Plant. In 2002, Vitro became the sole glass supplier for this plant
•Fluent in Spanish and English

Edmundo Cepeda’s Specialties:

Strategic planning, manufacturing, quality, finance, marketing and supply chain

Edmundo Cepeda’s Experience

• Sr. Financial Marketing Analyst

  Asurion

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

• Financial Marketing and Sales Intern

  Johnson & Johnson

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

• Cluster and Supply Chain Coordinator

  Nuevo Leon’s Economic Development Secretariat

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; International Trade and Development industry)

  January 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 7 months)

• Strategic Planning Under-Director

  Mexico’s Internal Revenue Service

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  January 2004 — December 2004 (1 year )

• Sales Manager

  Sarax

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

  January 2003 — January 2004 (1 year 1 month)

• Quality and Customer Service Manager for US Customers

  Vitro

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; VTO; Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

  February 2000 — January 2003 (3 years )

Edmundo Cepeda’s Education

• Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management

  MBA , Finance, Operations and Strategy , 2006 — 2008

• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

  BS , Economics , 1995 — 1999

• American School Foundation of Monterrey

  High School , 1993 — 1995

• Kipling

Additional Information

Edmundo Cepeda’s Groups:

•    Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management
•    TeamNashville
•    Vanderbilt University Alumni Network
•    Nashville After Owen

Edmundo Cepeda’s Contact Settings

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