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Evotrux is a B2B freight marketplace helping shippers and carriers work together — no middleman required."},{"id":"history-agco","title":"Software Developer · AGCO","period":"May 2021 - April 2022","description":"Worked as a Software Developer at AGCO Winnipeg (formerly 151 Research). My work focused on full-stack dev, cloud, embedded Linux and IoT. Worked with great tech and even cooler people. Also got the chance to live through a startup's glory days and what happens after acquisition."},{"id":"history-manitoba-graduation","title":"B.Sc. 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Learnt full-stack development with a dash of IoT and embedded Linux."},{"id":"history-iros-2019","title":"IROS · Robot music","period":"November 2019","description":"Earned second place along with the Autonomous Agents Lab team members at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) where we developed a musical experience with two humanoid robots."},{"id":"history-wawanesa","title":"R&D Developer · Wawanesa Insurance","period":"April 2019 - November 2019","description":"Interned at the Wawanesa Innovation Lab. Worked on multiple full-stack POCs across different technologies, including Blockchain and AR."},{"id":"history-hack-the-north-2019","title":"Hack the North","period":"September 2019","description":"Selected to participate in Hack the North 2019. 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Earned first place overall in HuroCup category adult size along with U of M's snobots team."},{"id":"history-autonomous-agents-lab","title":"Autonomous Agents Lab","period":"2017","description":"Joined the U of M Autonomous Agents Lab under Dr. Anderson and Dr. Meng-Cheng Lau. The experiences of belonging to the lab were amongst the most important of my university education. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to work in that environment."},{"id":"history-canada-arrival","title":"A new chapter in Canada","period":"September 2016","description":"Flew to Canada for the first time in my life to pursue a degree in Computer Science."}],"writing":[{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/startups/2026/03/01/road-to-seed-round.html","title":"Road to Seed Round","url":"https://mariomendez.me/startups/2026/03/01/road-to-seed-round.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/startups/2026/03/01/road-to-seed-round.html.md","published":"2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/startups/2022/10/20/lessons-mvp-launch.html","title":"Lessons from a successful(ish) mvp startup launch","url":"https://mariomendez.me/startups/2022/10/20/lessons-mvp-launch.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/startups/2022/10/20/lessons-mvp-launch.html.md","published":"2022-10-20T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2022-10-20T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2019/11/10/IROS.html","title":"The first Canadian robot rock band","url":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2019/11/10/IROS.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/robotics/2019/11/10/IROS.html.md","published":"2019-11-10T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2019-11-10T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2019/07/01/qualification-2019.html","title":"Qualification video for FIRA 2019 ready!","url":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2019/07/01/qualification-2019.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/robotics/2019/07/01/qualification-2019.html.md","published":"2019-07-01T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2019-07-01T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/projects/2018/12/16/fixmynotes.html","title":"fixmynotes.com, make studying easier!","url":"https://mariomendez.me/projects/2018/12/16/fixmynotes.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/projects/2018/12/16/fixmynotes.html.md","published":"2018-12-16T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2018-12-16T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/08/12/fira-2018.html","title":"FIRA 2018 Robotics Competition","url":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/08/12/fira-2018.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/robotics/2018/08/12/fira-2018.html.md","published":"2018-08-12T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2018-08-12T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/07/08/robocup.html","title":"RoboCup 2018","url":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/07/08/robocup.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/robotics/2018/07/08/robocup.html.md","published":"2018-07-08T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2018-07-08T00:00:00+00:00"},{"id":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/04/01/AUT.html","title":"AUTCup 2018","url":"https://mariomendez.me/robotics/2018/04/01/AUT.html","markdown_url":"https://mariomendez.me/text/robotics/2018/04/01/AUT.html.md","published":"2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00","updated":"2018-04-01T00:00:00+00:00"}]}