John Curry
American Studies graduate from Wesleyan University with MBA from UC Berkeley. Currently working as Food Resources Manager at San Francisco Food Bank.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business |
| Groups: | Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference, CleanTech Circle Forum, Imagine H2O - Please Register at link below, Imagine H2O 2011, [INACTIVE] Imagine H2O |
| 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 California System - Berkeley, Wesleyan University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | San Francisco Food Bank, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Food Resources Manager |
| Time period: | August 2001 - Present |
| Description: | 10/05-Present
Food Resources Manager • Direct and increase food supply by securing food donations and negotiating purchase agreements • Create and implement budget for all food-related revenue and food procurement expenses, including logistical and ancillary costs • Strategize about and employ most effective ways of allocating scarce food resources • Forecast supply quantities and develop distribution models • Merchandise products, set pricing structure, and market food to large agencies • Cultivate new donation and purchase streams • Lead Food Resources Department and supervise staff 8/01-9/05 Inventory Manager (previously, Inventory Analyst) • Analyzed supply, demand and capacity trends to forecast growth, increase effectiveness of food distribution, and decrease shrinkage • Monitored and maintained $30 million of annual food inventory, including fulfilling inventory accounting requirements • Developed operational tools to maximize organizational efficiencies • Managed supply chain for multiple federal food assistance programs • Oversaw all inventory-related aspects of governmental and private audits • Supervised Inventory Analyst (previously, Inventory Data Clerk) |
| Employer: | SF Interactive, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Supervisor of Optimization and Analysis |
| Time period: | December 1999 - April 2001 |
| Description: | • Measured advertising campaigns’ effectiveness by gathering and analyzing campaign data
• Optimized ad campaigns to ensure maximum ROI • Hired, trained and supervised other analysts |
| Employer: | Intraware, Orinda, CA |
| Position: | Ad Traffic and Tracking Coordinator |
| Time period: | January 1999 - July 1999 |
| Description: | • Analyzed website traffic and generated reports on site activity
• Critiqued marketing campaigns and implemented changes to increase effectiveness |
| Employer: | San Francisco Newspaper Agency (Chronicle & Examiner), San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Ad Traffic Coordinator |
| Time period: | September 1996 - November 1998 |
| Description: | • Ensured insertion of ad materials by print production deadline
• Trafficked advertising materials, researched discrepancies and resolved problems • Served as liaison between advertising, sales and production |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Wesleyan University |
| Time period: | 1996 |
| Degree: | American Studies, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Berkeley-Stanford Clean Tech Conference: 3rd annual conference focused on clean
technology issues (planner and volunteer coordinator for May, 2009 event) Net Impact: Socially and environmentally conscious MBA organization BERC: The Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative |
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