Jeremy Lautman
University of Pennsylvania Management and Technology Program, Mechanical Engineering, Marketing, Interest in new technology based startups
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Negotiation, Product design |
| Location: | Philadelphia |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Internships, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Sharing my projects |
| Tags: | mechanical engineering, ode, Robotics, technological devices |
| Schools: | University of Pennsylvania |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Safe Transport Systems, LLC |
| Position: | Founder/CEO |
| Time period: | November 2009 - February 2011 |
| Description: | The PatientPusher was a mechanical device to assist in transporting very heavy equipment and obese patients within hospitals by attaching to wheeled platforms such as beds, wheelchairs, and heavy equipment. The company was shut down after it became apparent that the market was too small to support the product. |
| Employer: | SureShade |
| Position: | Engineer |
| Time period: | May 2009 - August 2009 |
| Description: | Summer position
SureShade designs and manufactures retractable boat awnings for both pleasure boating and sport fishing. The awnings retract at the push of a button, and do not interfere with casting a fishing line like traditional biminis. I was responsible for modeling the company's products using SolidWorks, for performing safety analyses, and for designing a part numbering system which would be easy to understand and expandable as parts are changed/added. |
| Employer: | Sinewave Energy Technologies |
| Position: | Strategic planning intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | Power management start up company based around a technology capable of dimming HID lamps (previously considered impossible). I worked on UL and CE certification, wrote a business plan to expand the technology into another, potentially more lucrative space, and the plan was awarded an $185,000 grant from the technology collaborative.
o Identified potential for a new product by expanding current technology o Wrote business plan and pursued strategic partnerships, including China. o Primary author for a $185,000 winning grant proposal to the Technology Collaborative to create a product prototype and perform necessary testing o Prepared application for UL testing and researched UL alternatives o Developed and managed the CE certification process o Saved $40,000 through research and analysis into the European RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive |
| Employer: | Fone2Fone Inc |
| Position: | Technology Intern |
| Time period: | May 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | Start up company creating a mobile phone social network (Styky), based out of Philadelphia. I was involved in creating, maintaining, and optimizing the service's web page.
o Identified and repaired a major brute force log-in security hole o Performed site and database maintenance and updates o Spearheaded initiative to utilize the Facebook API to increase the customer base |
| Employer: | Analytical Graphics, Inc. |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | May 2006 - July 2006 |
| Description: | Aerospace engineering software firm
o Web design and programming while working in customer support |
| Employer: | Technion University |
| Position: | Robotics research, Haifa, Israel |
| Time period: | May 2005 - July 2005 |
| Description: | o Programmed and optimized a biped dancing robot, intended to educate underprivileged middle/high school students about electronics, robotics, and physics. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Bachelors of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, BEng |
| University: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Bachelors of Science in Economics, Marketing, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Swing Dancing |
| Clubs: | University of Pennsylvania Aikido Club President: grew the club from 2 to 14 members in one month, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Teatron Jewish Theater tech |
| Memberships: | Kairos Entrepreneurial Society |
| Awards: | Tatnall prize for the Senior Design project which is most applicable and useful.
2nd place, “Pitch!” Elevator pitch competition sponsored by Singapore Venture Capital Fund, Philadelphia Innovators Network, and Penn Engineering (2006) Mathematics in Science Award and the W. Raymond Evans, Jr. Mathematics Award. Both top in class (2005) First prize, International Robotics Competition, Seoul, South Korea (2005) |
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