Andrew Mello

Business Development Manager (U.S.)

88plug

Spongecell, Jooce, SteepRock Inc.

Dropbox, Evernote, Via.me, Storify

Innovation is art.

Thinking locally

1. How to listen
2. Ask questions
3. Be daring

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Andrew Mello is originally from Washington, Connecticut.  He moved to Paris, France at 17 while working as a computer programmer.  At the age of 19, he attended the American University of Paris.  He currently holds a degree in International Business Administration, while minoring in Computer Science and Global Communications.  Andrew currently splits his time between Paris and San Francisco, and works for eFounders, http://e-founders.com a Brussels based startup accelerator.  He is currently head of Business Development for the U.S. Territory.  

Brief Overview of Work Experience:

Founder, 88plug

A boutique IT-solutions provider based in Paris, France. We work with expatriate brands and professional to provide English speaking service and support abroad.

There is no problem without a solution.

Manager of Customer Experience

Spongecell (http://spongecell.com)

Established initial key product advocates in nightlife vertical.  Catalyst for all internal/external client communication - developed specifications and standard operating procedures for support, account management, including pipeline process for the sales team

Technical/Business Development Manager
Jooce

Technical lead in a team of four that secured € 1,000,000 in seed capital - Mangrove Capital Partners. Established relationships with first two U.S. clients in business-to-business sector. Developed specifications and standard operating procedures for daily operations, quality assurance, and sales team

Web Development & Operations Manager

SteepRock Inc. (http://steeprockinc.com)

Designed and implemented LAMP websites. Quality assurance control including bug tracking and developing testing plans. Daily operations management. Commercialization of open source software