Sean Yepez

  • Your educational background
    • Earned Bachelors degree in Finance at Santa Clara University
    • Cleared three exam levels and became Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder
    • Exploring degree programs in Engineering at Stanford
  • Any industry experience
    • Working in Product Development at Rivian Automotive. I evaluate the economics (investment, payback period) of electric vehicle programs. I previously worked at Tesla analyzing costs of IT hardware (i.e. datacenters) & enterprise software. I got into Tesla initially by starting their Treasury department. They hired me to leverage the expertise I gained at Intel Corp, managing their investments, bank accounts, and mergers and acquisitions.
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    • Personally, I’m rehabilitating and managing residential properties in the SF Bay Area. I focus on older buildings in neighborhoods with low crime rates and good public schools. These characteristics increase occupancy rates, allowing mindspace to move on to next projects. Hoping to expand to new construction implementing sustainable design and construction principles.
  • Why you're interested in this course

I aspire to apply principles of sustainable design to manufacturing electric vehicles, vehicle-to-home chargers, and to building construction.

  • Your goals for the course

I hope to gain context from instructors experienced in field, network among motivated peers, and gain the principles needed to eliminate waste and improve economics of products that I build in the future.

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