Melissa Burch Brandao

Melissa Brandao, Ashland, Oregon globalbee@gmail.com +1 707-490-8339 (cell) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2013-Present Founder & CEO, Rogue Rovers www.roguerovers.com Founded start up that is building semi-autonomous all terrain vehicles for specialty agriculture and other extreme environments. 2012 4/2013 General Manager Western Region, Mahindra GenZe www.genze.com Mahindra s new start up in electric vehicles for the millennial demographic. - Analyzed business model options and strategized to develop the best approach for the company s needs - Created sales and marketing plan - Presented sales strategy to Mahindra Board of Directors in India, Sept. 2012 - Developed relationships with universities, cities and other key partners for rollout 2001 2012 Consultant, Brandao Consulting Worked with small and start up and small businesses to help them develop robust sales and market strategies. My specialty was vehicle and technology start-ups including: Motofit Group, Ryno Motors (EV), Mahindra (EV program), and ZAP World (EV). Some of the highlights of my work: - Created proposal and plan for Mahindra s EV tech center in the US - Helped Ryno Motors develop its marketing strategy for vehicle launch - Interim GM for ZAP ran Consumer Products, Automotive and Battery divisions o Rebuilt product lines, sales channels into millions in monthly revenue o ZAP posted its only profitable quarter while under my management - Developed Ford Ranger DC EV kit for Ranger conversions, installed at local university - Extensive research and market intelligence for EV viability in Brazil and Latin America 2006 - 2009 Founder, CEO Barefoot Motors, LLC All electric ATV for agriculture based in Ashland, Oregon. Founded business and was responsible for all aspects of the start up from operations to supply chain, sales and recruiting. Recruited world-class advisors, including Jamie Hyneman co-host of the Mythbusters and Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati, N.A. Sold company in February 2009. - Created product concept and design - Managed product development up to start of production - Created branding, sales and marketing strategy for Barefoot   1999 2001 Senior Internet Business Development Manager, MCI/WorldCom Next Generation Networks (NGN), Business Development & Product Planning, Early development at MCI of Web 2.0/SaaS Recruited to Embratel Brasil (owned by MCI) to initiate Web 2.0 strategy. 1994 1999 Managing Director, Latin America, ISI Emerging Markets (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Launched Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Andean market data services negotiating distribution deals throughout the Latin America with stock exchanges, banks, media, and government agencies many of which had never distributed content electronically. Turned Latin American operations from a loss of 1M USD to generating annualized revenue of over 2M USD within 12 months. Managing Director, Former Soviet Union ISI Emerging Markets (Moscow, Russia) Built offices in Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Baltics and Central Asia. Negotiated distribution deals in 7 different languages with newspapers, exchanges, banks, and government agencies. Built offices and managed to profitability within months and under budget. 1992 1994 Online Database Manager - eWorld/AppleLink, Apple Computer, Inc. 1990 1992 Consultant, AE. Wood and Associates Consulting, Macintosh consulting EDUCATION: B. A. Management, St. Mary s College, 2006 M.B.A student at Southern Oregon University (2015) LANGUAGES: Portuguese- fluent Spanish, Russian, French basic/intermediate OTHER: Avid hiker, travel adventurer, maker, writer