Joe Chard
BA from Oberlin College (2003), Pursuing MBA from University of Virginia, Business Manager at Donordigital, Director of Operations at ROI Solutions (2006-2007), Director at Boston Private Industry Council (2008-2009).
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Entertainment, Gaming, Information Technology, Mobile |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales, Viral marketing, Writing |
| Location: | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Giving back, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Participating in a competition, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | digital entertainment, mobile gaming, rpg games, video games |
| Schools: | Oberlin College, University of Virginia |
FEATURED STARTUP
Nomuda Games
Nomuda Games
Nomuda Games: Waste not! Play your favorite game on your mobile phone and at home.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Youth Task Force Committee, Boston Bar Foundation; Boston Digital Empowerment Council, Alliance for Digital Equality; writing coach, Posse Foundation |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Employer: | Boston Private Industry Council |
| Position: | Director, Tech Apprentice Summer Internship Program |
| Time period: | January 2008 - December 2009 |
| Description: | Sourced leads and pitched program to technology executives, doubling the number of participating
companies and internship opportunities in just two summers Strengthened brand by closing partnership deals with industry leaders like Microsoft and Apple Built formal relationships with professional organizations, such as the Society of Information Management (SIM), to increase exposure among community of IT decision makers Developed new engagement programs for IT employees to connect with at-risk youth, organizing class visits, mentoring relationships, practice interviews, and job shadows Provided account management to keep roughly 80% of clients involved in at least one program Led professional development sessions for high school students, resulting in 98% intern retention |
| Employer: | ROI Solutions |
| Position: | Director of Operations |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Chaired committee that created systems for client management, financial analysis, and new feature
development, aligning internal processes with CEO's positioning strategy Analyzed client usage of staff and IT resources to develop product pricing model that increased operating margins by up to 20% Conducted competitor analysis and surveyed client satisfaction to guide future product development |
| Employer: | Donordigital |
| Position: | Business Manager/Data Analyst /Project Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Created time/cost tracking system and developed fixed-cost pricing that achieved target margin
Executed CEO's growth strategy: wrote new job descriptions in revised organization structure, established employee evaluation process, and upgraded benefits package Supervised technology purchasing projects and established data security and backup systems Managed administrative staff, including external vendor relationships Data Analyst Launched analytics department to provide detailed campaign performance results to clients Collaborated with ASPs to influence development of their reporting and tracking capabilities, allowing transition of report generation to junior account executives Project Assistant Assisted CEO with all aspects of growing a three year-old, five-person consulting company |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2011 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Oberlin College |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | Philosophy, BA |
Joe's Startups (2)
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EZSchoolShopping.com
EZSchoolShopping.com enables busy families to organize, track and complete Back-to-School shopping; we will capitalize on social networks centered on local schools to drive traffic and interest in our concept