Ekhi Muniategui

Founded the company post thorough customer discovery, identifying versatile applications for the technology within both government and commercial sectors. Secured over $6 million in government contracts, as well as a $2 million seed round of private financing leading the development of an 15-member team, and driving critical R&D initiatives to advance the technology from conceptualization to functional product. Operationalized a fully licensed radiological facility in early 2023 and developed a fully automated production lab in 2024.

• Engineered a specialized power source for the Air Force, enabling extended operational capabilities for asset tracking tags, valued at over $30 million, scheduled to commence in Q4 2024
• Designed a comprehensive modular power source catalog for NASA, targeting small satellites to complement existing solar array and chemical battery solutions, with a $1 million prototyping contract expected to initiate in Q2 2024
• Working with a large multinational battery manufacturer to create a hybrid chemical and radioisotopic battery to target the intelligent metering market for gas and water with an expected sales volume in the hundreds of thousands units per year worldwide.

Led a newly formed $7 million region covering the south border of Texas, Waco and College Station

• Commanded a recently integrated team of veteran and rookie sales people to continuously grow sales, push the SaaS product, increase channel adoption, and advance in their careers
• Achieved a 10% CAGR in sales over a three year period while increasing the gross profit margin by effectively managing account development, shifting customers to more efficient channels, and accelerating new product adoption
• Enabled the sale of the first SaaS contract in the division after On!Track was launched
• Drove a 4x growth in the high-end Optical Layout business, leading North America.

Spearheaded teams of functional experts such as marketing, R&D, engineering, and external consultants across the globe to develop investment recommendations to the Mobile Group business heads

• Analyzed market and technological developments to propose new business models and partnerships to succeed in the next five years
• Developed a product to target 45% of the smartphone market, covering a gap in Value and Mainstream
• Recommended a strategic investment of $100 million to set a foothold in the China Tech Ecosystem, a market with no Intel presence
• Ideated a strategic marketing partnership with Futbol Club Barcelona with the aim of selling one million Intel tablets worldwide.

Led a team of over 20 sales professionals from being on the brink of divestment to a model organization with $60 million in sales and over 80% margin

• Managed over 1,000 accounts across Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Bolivia
• Led a $60 million P&L to cover the Broad Channel in the Southern Cone with a team of 24 sales professionals
• Executed successful marketing campaigns, constantly achieving a return on investment of over 20%
• Upgraded a channel partner to the distribution chain, adding over 200 accounts to the roster.

Created communications, training, deployment, and sales plans for the ClassMate PC - Intel's 1:1 education solution

• Enabled the launch of the 1:1 ClassMate PC education programs in Argentina and Macedonia
• Constituted Intel's most coveted volunteer opportunity, the Intel Education Service Corps
• The team was awarded a Division Recognition Award for this development.