Alex Katzman
Information Science graduate from University of Pittsburgh, currently pursuing MBA at University of Virginia. Worked 8 years at Valpak of Lehigh Valley, Inc. as a Business Strategy Consultant.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | English, Italian, Languages, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition, UVA E*Society |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Pittsburgh, University of Virginia |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Medfinds.Com, Seattle, WA |
| Position: | Independent Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Medfinds is a web directory of complementary and alternative medicine providers and schools.
• Saved $11,325 (30%) in design costs by revising functional specifications for web site interface, facilitating on time launch of fully operational web site to budget. • Presented usability analysis recommendation to Medfinds board of directors that reorganized the site display to provide 35% more screen content area and a stronger integration of logo and brand. |
| Employer: | Various organizations |
| Position: | Independent Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Medfinds.Com Seattle, WA
Medfinds is a web directory of complementary and alternative medicine providers and schools. • Saved $11,325 (30%) in design costs by revising functional specifications for web site interface, facilitating on time launch of fully operational web site to budget. • Presented usability analysis recommendation to Medfinds board of directors that reorganized the site display to provide 35% more screen content area and a stronger integration of logo and brand. Enterpricing Buenos Aires, Argentina Enterpricing is an international tax consulting firm which specializes in transfer pricing. • Cut submission time of client tax data by 75% by implementing new data validation process. • Developed implementation plan to certify quality of transfer pricing procedures and selected best quality management systems (ISO 9001) consultant through vetting of three possible candidates. Warshaw Group New York, NY Warshaw Group develops a suite of software products used in large-scale data collection projects. • Improved user interface for questionnaire software used by the New York City Department of Health and Parsons Brinckerhoff to inspect over 2000 public housing developments and schools. • Combined four software applications into single Results Manager tool by integrating questionnaire design, quality assurance, and administration processes; success of user interface led to this project. |
| Employer: | Acturis Ltd, London, UK |
| Position: | Implementation Manager |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2005 |
| Description: | Acturis is a UK broker trading system developed and led by two former McKinsey partners.
• Promoted twice within a year to become the youngest manager in the company reporting directly to the CEO and successfully led Acturis during a period in which user numbers grew by over 100%. • Designed new tool that cut broker set up time by 50%, facilitating successful implementation of over 25 clients and achievement of the company record for most new clients in one month with eleven. • Managed team of implementation analysts and directed roll out of all new clients throughout UK. • Increased monthly transactional revenue 25% by creating invoicing breakdown spreadsheet (using SQL) that identified key brokers through invoicing patterns across business divisions. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Time period: | 2002 |
| Degree: | Information Science, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | • Elected VP of Renewable Energy for Energy club; member of Net Impact and General Management. |
