Ray Mercedes
Managing Director | Experience in>> Private Equity | Innovation | Corporate Development | CRO & COO Exited 3 Startups | In SpaceTech, AI, and Cloud company. Operational Investor.
I am highly experienced in innovation, management consulting, Business Development and finance, with a proven track record of driving large-scale projects in the public and private sectors. I deeply understand innovation, turnaround, and rollups supporting PE firms.
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I have in-depth expertise in go-to-market design and the business acumen necessary to drive innovation and growth across portfolio companies. I have used my knowledge base in finance, business development, and innovation to scale products and services for global multi-nationals, and growth companies alike creating over 1 Billon dollars in impact throughout my career.
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- ONBOARDSOFTJOB
- Angel Investor1Y 3M
Angel Investor
OnBoardSoft LLC
- ERP RISK ADVISORSJOB
- Executive Advisor - Produc…9M
Executive Advisor - Product Strategy - GTM
ERP Risk Advisors
- PATTERN GROUPJOB
- Managing Dir10Y 7M
Managing Director | Private Equity | Innovation Lead | Venture building
Pattern Group
- CARBONSPACETECHJOB
- Co- Founder2Y 6M
Co- Founder | COO | CRO - Exited - Investor
CarbonSpaceTech
Angel Investor and Go to Market lead for the Americas. I onboarded the first 1 Million in revenue while opening newfound markets.
- CALLNJOB
- Head of US Operations - Ex…2Y 2M
Head of US Operations - Exited - Acquired
CallN
CallN, a portfolio company PE firm. Scaled revenue in the US market • Led the Go-to-Market effort for • Oversaw the transition process post-exit, representing the company's interests until completion. • Developed and implemented strategic operational plans to optimize US operations and drive growth.
- HGS - HINDUJA GLOBAL SOLUTIONSJOB
- VP Tech Sector1Y 1M
VP Tech Sector | Gig Economy Strategist | Strategy in Emerging Tech | Private Equity
HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
PE / Innovation Lead - I worked for the PE side of the business called Hinduja Global
- PANASONIC USAJOB
- Head of Innovation - New B…3Y 1M
Head of Innovation - New Business Models - Executive Briefing Center - Mobile Innovation
Panasonic USA
- Dir New Business Growth -…1Y
Director New Business Growth - Cloud Initiatives - Director Product Management
Panasonic USA
- DIRECTOR OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT - CLOUD - PRIVATE CLOUD - DATA CENTER SERVICEJOB
- Dir Market Development - R…1Y 9M
Director Market Development - Researcher - Cloud, IT, Infrastructure and Virtualization - Acquired
Director Of Market Development - Cloud - Private Cloud - Data Center Service
- TELEHUB INC. ACQUIREDJOB
- VP Operations3Y 3M
VP Operations | Co-founder | Start-up Exit
Telehub Inc. Acquired
- XO COMMUNICATIONSJOB
- Operations & Strategy - Fi…4Y 11M
Operations & Strategy - Financial Sector Focused - Icahn Enterprises L.P company
XO Communications
- Job: Panasonic USA — Head of Innovation - New Business Models - Executive Briefing Center - Mobile Innovation · 2012-04 – 2015-05
- Job: OnBoardSoft LLC — Angel Investor · 2025-05 – present
- Job: ERP Risk Advisors — Executive Advisor - Product Strategy - GTM · 2025-11 – present
- Job: Director Of Market Development - Cloud - Private Cloud - Data Center Service — Director Market Development - Researcher - Cloud, IT, Infrastructure and Virtualization - Acquired · 2009-10 – 2011-07
- Job: CarbonSpaceTech — Co- Founder | COO | CRO - Exited - Investor · 2020-09 – 2023-03 — Angel Investor and Go to Market lead for the Americas. I onboarded the first 1 Million in revenue while opening newfound markets.
- Job: Pattern Group — Managing Director | Private Equity | Innovation Lead | Venture building · 2016-01 – present
- Job: Telehub Inc. Acquired — VP Operations | Co-founder | Start-up Exit · 2006-05 – 2009-08
- Job: Panasonic USA — Director New Business Growth - Cloud Initiatives - Director Product Management · 2011-04 – 2012-04
- Job: HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions — VP Tech Sector | Gig Economy Strategist | Strategy in Emerging Tech | Private Equity · 2015-06 – 2016-07 — PE / Innovation Lead - I worked for the PE side of the business called Hinduja Global
- Job: XO Communications — Operations & Strategy - Financial Sector Focused - Icahn Enterprises L.P company · 2002 – 2006
- Job: CallN — Head of US Operations - Exited - Acquired · 2017-11 – 2020-01 — CallN, a portfolio company PE firm. Scaled revenue in the US market • Led the Go-to-Market effort for • Oversaw the transition process post-exit, representing the company's interests until completion. • Developed and implemented strategic operational plans to optimize US operations and drive growth.
- School: University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School — Master of Business Administration - MBA, Executive Management Education - Mini-MBA
- School: NYU School of Professional Studies — Information Technology Project Management
- School: Patten University — School of Management, Finance, General
- School: Universidad Nacional Evangelica - Studied Abroad — Bachelor's Degree, Double Mayor Psychology & International Business
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