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James Merz-Ramirez

James Merz-Ramirez

Fellow Instructor at China Foreign Affairs University (C.F.A.U)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager, TPM @ Microsoft Advertising

  • Education

    • Greengates School Mexico

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      Bilingual International Baccalaureate

    • Princeton University

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      Bachelor of Arts - BA Politics, Comparative Politics Concentration

    • Georgetown University

      2023 - 2025
      Masters Technology Management

  • Experience

    • Princeton in Asia

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Fellow Instructor at China Foreign Affairs University (C.F.A.U)

    • L2 Inc.

      Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

      • Senior Research Associate

        Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

      • Research Associate

        Sept 2015 - May 2016

    • AppNexus

      Jul 2016 - Sept 2018

      AT&T completed acquisition of AppNexus in August 2018, creating Xandr. https://about.att.com/story/2018/att_appnexus.html

      • Technical Product Specialist

        Apr 2017 - Sept 2018

      • Associate Technical Product Specialist

        Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

    • Xandr

      Oct 2018 - May 2022

      Microsoft completed acquisition of Xandr in June 2022. https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/post/december-2021/microsoft-to-acquire-xandr-to-accelerate-its-digital-advertising-and-retail-media-solutions

      • Director, Technical Product Support

        Jun 2021 - May 2022

      • Associate Director, Technical Product Support

        Oct 2019 - May 2021

      • Team Lead, Senior Technical Product Specialist

        Oct 2018 - Sept 2019

    • Microsoft

      Jun 2022 - now

      Led multiple support engineering teams in the U.S. and India as well as a scaled account management (business support) function within Microsoft's Ads Engineering organization.Support engineering teams were responsible for the delivery of level 1 and 2 technical product support across the Microsoft Invest DSP and Monetize SSP/Ad Server businesses. These products span the entire ad tech ecosystem and include: video, CTV, OTT, prebid.js, ad server, native, display, data marketplaces, yield forecasting, monetization, OpenRTB, DMP, GDPR/CCPA/TCF, delivery optimization, and more. Show less

      • Technical PM

        Jul 2023 - now

      • Senior Support Engineering Manager

        Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

      • Support Engineering Manager

        Jun 2022 - May 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Agile Meets Design Thinking

      Coursera Course Certificates
      Jan 2019
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    • Methods in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

      Princeton in Asia
      May 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to James Merz-Ramirez
      Princeton in Asia Fellowship Princeton in Asia Apr 2014 Awarded a year long Princeton in Asia Fellowship position which placed me as a lecturer at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, China.
    • Awarded to James Merz-Ramirez
      Eagle Scout Boy Scouts of America Apr 2010 • Directed a service project of over 50 volunteers in English and Spanish.• Coordinated the logistics of moving a medical warehouse to a newer facility in Mexico City.• Reorganized medical products and constructed furniture in which to put those products.
    • Awarded to James Merz-Ramirez
      AFSA Academic Merit Award American Foreign Service Association 2010 One of six high school seniors of AFSA to receive an honorable mention award of $1,000 to go toward undergraduate education costs. This award acknowledges, "the academic excellence and accomplishments of Foreign Service high school seniors at home and abroad. Winners are determined by scores given in the following categories: personal essay; extra-curricular activities; classes taken including any higher level classes; two letters of recommendation; standardized test scores; grade point average… Show more One of six high school seniors of AFSA to receive an honorable mention award of $1,000 to go toward undergraduate education costs. This award acknowledges, "the academic excellence and accomplishments of Foreign Service high school seniors at home and abroad. Winners are determined by scores given in the following categories: personal essay; extra-curricular activities; classes taken including any higher level classes; two letters of recommendation; standardized test scores; grade point average for seven semesters of high school (grades 9, 10, 11, and the first semester of grade 12) and any special circumstances. Show less

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Food Bank Volunteer

      Issued by Bread for the City on Jan 2021
      Bread for the CityAssociated with James Merz-Ramirez

    • Swimming Teacher

      Issued by Special Olympics Swimming on Sept 2008
      Special Olympics SwimmingAssociated with James Merz-Ramirez