Professional Experience

 

Cisco Systems - Business Analyst Intern

IoT Strategy and Operations Team

  • Drove partner strategy in transportation use case by advancing 5 partnerships after evaluating 70+ companies

  • Accelerated $12.8M sales campaign by coordinating cross-functional alignment between team leadership

  • Improved sales enablement by targeting ~10 transit agencies and preparing account teams to execute.

“Diego absolutely delighted me & the team during his time with us. Diego's super strengths are his enthusiasm to take on any role big or small, his strong interpersonal skills, his desire to push himself up steep learning curves & his business acumen that allows him to synthesize strategic, customer & technical attributes….“

RJ Mahadev - Global Head, Cisco Remote and Mobile Asset (IoT) Solutions

Visa Inc. — Market Development Intern

  • Developed the business case for a B2B payments solution in a vertical with ~$30B of addressable payment volume

  • Synthesized insights from 8 account manager interviews, $100B+ of payment data, and 10+ industry reports

  • Delivered recommendations to SVP of Corporate Strategy and Commercial Solutions team

Quibbl.me - Product Management Intern

  • Led team of 4 engineers to deliver 5 UI components for a platform empowering users to fight fake news

  • Prioritized developer time across 100+ end user features to accelerate progress towards alpha site launch

  • Organized product documentation to cut developer onboarding time by 50%

StartX - Accelerator Associate

  • Strategized with Programs Manager to improve the mentorship program for 30+ early-stage student founders

  • Planned and executed a go-to-market strategy workshop led by a serial entrepreneur for 25 founders

  • Connected 15 startups with specific industry expertise by optimizing mentor matching process.

“…He came in with so much energy and a hunger to learn and absorb all information! He successfully took goals and direction, made improvements, and participated in several designs of a new product a StartX. He was innovative, a self starter, creative, and had endless energy…“

Stephanie Sapp - Programs Manager, StartX

Stanford SEED - Strategy Analyst Intern

  • Built pipeline of 50+ leads to recruit the next cohort of entrepreneurs building socially conscious enterprises

  • Interviewed 2 leading incubators and 15+ founders to articulate ecosystem needs and shape program strategy

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