1. ERNESTO MENDOZA
1101 SPINNAKER ST • ELGIN, Illinois 60123
(847) 809-0680 • ernestomendoza100@comcast.net
Summary of Qualifications
• Ernesto leadership style supports organization transformation and fosters advanced innovation. He has
introduced innovative leadership techniques supporting disruptive transformation, and complex technology
evolution. He has championed organizational transformation aimed to embrace global operations successfully.
• Ernesto's doctoral dissertation researches the software protection measurements risk perception from other
cultures and its impact on outsourcing decisions. Ernesto has been engaged with NIST's cyber security
framework development.
• Ernesto is a lighting industry visible leader; he frequently leads industry groups shaping national regulation, as
well as regional and global standards. He has served as United States technical advisor, deputy technical
advisor, and head of delegation in various IEC committees.
• 22 years of technical management and leadership experience including the operation of the global verification
and approbation Philips lighting electronics group, $2.5 million USD budget responsibility, eight direct reports
in North America, and various indirect reports across the world.
• Product verification and approbation leadership innovation resulting in improved turnaround time to reduce it
to 12 working days per project, and enhanced productivity up to 300 projects a year.
Professional Experience
Philips Lighting Electronics North America, Rosemont, Illinois January 2001 – Present
Senior Manager
• Ernesto has the global responsibility of compliance with North America regulations, technical conflict
resolution, and liability management strategy for various business lines.
• Managed a team of 8 direct reports including recruitment, hiring, and management of staff. Created working
systems and global alignment systems resulting in high speed, high quality verification, and approbation
engineering capabilities.
• Appointed chair and technical expert of various national, regional and international technical committees in
organizations such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), and The Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
• Appointed as the United Sates technical deputy technical advisor to IEC TC 77, CISPR, and TC34 Architect of
the UL Philips global and the CSA Philips global contracts that reduces cost and increase product certification
efficiency and quality.
• Introduced innovations on various product certification fields such as cyber security, functional safety, software
evaluation, and other.
Philips Mexicana, Mexico January 2000 – December 2000
Manager
• Responsible of the Mexican Philips verification and approbation program
Education
University of Phoenix, Chicago, Illinois August 2010 – Present
Doctor of Organizational Leadership
3.88
University of Phoenix, Chicago, Illinois July 2003 – July 2005
Master of Technology Management
3.8

2. Universidad Ibero Americana, Mexico City August 1981 – August 1985
Bachelor of Sciences in Physics and Engineering
3.6
Additional Information
• Skills: Leadership, innovation introduction, international business and regulatory experience
• Awards: Three times Philips presidential award 2002, 2004, 2007. Recipient of the 2012 UL merit award for
contributions to LED safety standards development. Multiple Philips inventors awards for his patent submittals.
MIT 2006 certificate in innovation introduction in organizations and various other.