Mercedes Alvarez-Arancedo Mba, Sdm

Mercedes Alvarez-Arancedo has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Mercedes is currently working at Metaformers as the Head of Product Management and Engineering. Mercedes has held multiple positions at Metaformers, including Sr. Director of Development and Director of Development.

Before joining Metaformers, Mercedes co-founded Sol Consulting, FL and served as a Managing Partner. Prior to that, they worked at California State University, East Bay as the Director of Campus Information Services. Their responsibilities included creating the project management office (PMO), implementing project methodologies, building a team, and managing the university's IT project portfolio. Mercedes also led numerous successful business streamline projects and implemented technical solutions to improve customer services while reducing costs.

Mercedes also pursued an MBA from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business. During their MBA program, they co-founded a company offering innovative recruitment/selection software (SaaS) and won the New Business Venture competition. Mercedes also won the Marketing competition and received the SCU School of Business Dean's Leadership Award for their contributions.

Earlier in their career, Mercedes worked at Westaff as the Director of Enterprise Information Services and at San Francisco State University as the HCM Technical Leader.

Mercedes Alvarez-Arancedo holds an MBA from Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business, which they obtained in 2010. Mercedes also has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration from Universidad CAECE. The duration of their bachelor's degree is not specified. In 2013 to 2016, Mercedes pursued a program in Strategic Decision Making and Risk Management from Stanford University. Furthermore, in 2023 to 2024, they completed a course in Strategy and Innovation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Additionally, Mercedes has obtained several certifications including Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), ITIL Foundation from AXELOS Global Best Practice, and Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute. The specific dates and institutions where they obtained these certifications are not provided.