Chris Walti
Mit Sloan School Of Management, MBA, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track, 2010. University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, BS, Electrical Engineering, 2003. Currently MIT Ventureship Intern at A123 Systems.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Management, Spanish |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | A123 Systems |
| Position: | MIT Ventureship Intern |
| Time period: | August 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Assisted Director of Grid Integration develop market entry and growth strategy for new grid stabilization product. Product will enable power plants to reduce use of hydrocarbon-based peaker plants and spinning reserves while increasing voltage and frequency regulation capabilities. |
| Employer: | V2green (Acquired By Gridpoint) |
| Position: | Business Development Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Developed market study for new business opportunities in heavy equipment industry. Study lead to identification of 1M ‘equivalent plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ assets critical to V2Green’s business available for use at time of study
• Developed sales and investor relation materials • Managed relationships with 6 partner companies and consortiums |
| Employer: | Independent Projects |
| Position: | Hfoss (Humanitarian Free And Open Source Software) Project |
| Time period: | December 2005 - November 2008 |
| Description: | • Founding Member, Executive Steering Committee Conceived and founded organization to catalyze a corporate-academic-citizen movement to produce information and communications technology for humanitarian development organizations
• Co-authored successful grant for $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to grow community |
| Employer: | Accenture Technology Labs |
| Position: | Consultant / Analyst |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Consultant 2004 - 2008
• Awarded highest performance rating (top 10%) for three straight years, early promotion • Managed four technology pilot projects for BP’s CTO. Deployed systems will save BP business units an average of $4M per year per system • Developed business case and lead business process redesign for Chevron’s “Refinery of the Future” Project. Estimated benefits for Chevron Refining are worth $750MM per year • Authored “Green Commerce” study for Accenture’s CTO resulting in sustainable technology investments for Accenture’s Technology Practice • Appointed Eco (Sustainability) Lead, Chicago Office. Managed team of over 20 volunteers implementing 5 local and 2 nation-wide environmental initiatives • Recipient 2007 North America Spot Bonus Award for Energy (awarded to 9/450 eligible) Analyst • As Ultra-Wideband Radio (UWB) initiative lead proposed and developed two firm marketed UWB assets • Authored article for Accenture CTO disseminated to over 500 client executives: “Can Ultra-WideBand deliver on its promises?” • Led competitive vendor analysis of predictive analytics software market and presented recommendations to energy CTO for $27M vendor selection. Chosen product prevented $8M in catastrophic equipment failures in first month • Led development and deployment of RFID traveler document scanning system for Department of Homeland Security (US VISIT) - Accenture’s highest profile client at the time. Directly managed team of four consultants in addition to technology partner team (over 50 specialists and engineers). Responsible for the overall success of system deployment at two land ports of entry, including one ‘Top 10’ port • Nominated 2006 Accenture Global Core Values Award |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship and Innovation Track, MBA |
| University: | University of Illinois System - Urbana-Champaign |
| Time period: | 1998 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • Amateur Baseball – played on Iowa state team in the Men’s Amateur Baseball World Series in Phoenix, AZ – 2005 |
| Hobbies: | • Professional DJ (5 years), founder of ‘Club 303’ DJ production group while attending University of Illinois |
| Clubs: | • MIT Energy Club, Student Senate, Sloan VCPE Club, Sloan Athletic Chair, 710 GMAT |
| Awards: | University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
• Recipient of 7 awards including 2003 Senior Honorary and Homecoming Court – highest awards for campus leadership |
Chris' Startups (1)
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Mimix
A compact fitness sensor that measures heart rate and respiration rate with increased comfort and accuracy.
Chris' Contacts (4)
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Spencer Irvine
BSc and MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, currently pursuing MBA at MIT and working on Ground Support Equipment Anti-Collision System.
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Diana Huidobro
Civil Industrial Engineer graduate from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, currently pursuing MBA degree at MIT Sloan School of Management.
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