John Domino
An executive with proven success developing and leading organizations in real estate and store development, environmental stewardship, property management, and general management of two medium-sized businesses serving the retail industry.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Engineering, Languages, Management, Public speaking |
| Groups: | CCE 2010 Investor Pitches |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Harvard University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | SKY VEGETABLES, INC., Needham, MA |
| Position: | Chief Operating Officer |
| Time period: | January 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Lead efforts to secure financing, complete project permitting, and complete project design for the development of the company’s first two roof-top farm projects. Build company’s production, distribution, marketing and project development teams and capabilities; and lead the company’s expansion and profitable operations. |
| Employer: | SUPERVALU, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN |
| Position: | Vice President of Real Estate and Store Development, Eastern Region |
| Time period: | January 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | 27 person team responsible for store development services supporting the 430 corporate stores under the Shaw’s, ACME, Shopper’s Food and Pharmacy, and Farm Fresh divisions. Manage Payson Store Fixtures, a profit center business with $15M of revenues, serving corporate and outside customers within SUPERVALU. |
| Employer: | SUPERVALU, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN |
| Position: | Vice President of Facilities, Energy, Environmental and Engineering/General Director, Design Services Group |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Led the 200 person corporate team focused on store design and engineering, facility maintenance, energy management, environmental stewardship and waste management for 1,200 store retail supermarket chain. Managed Design Services Group, a 110 person profit center business with revenues of $110 M, serving both corporate and outside customers. Member of the Corporate Leadership Council. |
| Employer: | HARVARD COMMUNITY HEALTH PLAN, Brookline,MA |
| Position: | Manager of Real Estate Planning |
| Time period: | January 1991 - December 1993 |
| Description: | Directed the acquisition of new medical and
administrative real estate. Negotiated leases totaling over $26 million, including two lease renewals which generated $3 million of rent savings. Negotiated the purchase of the Nashua Medical Group building from the FDIC. Directed the Quality Management program in the Real Estate Department serving as team leader, team facilitator, and team member on four planning teams. |
| Employer: | NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS INC., Dedham, MA |
| Position: | Development Manager |
| Time period: | January 1988 - December 1991 |
| Description: | Responsible for the development of five new strip
shopping centers totaling over 1,200,000 square feet in Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, and New Jersey. Negotiated anchor tenant leases and coordinated all project permitting (including Massachusetts DEP, DPW and MEPA), design and construction activities. |
| Employer: | ZAYRE CORPORATION, Framingham, MA |
| Position: | Manager of Property Management |
| Time period: | January 1987 - December 1988 |
| Description: | Directed the 16 person team responsible for maintaining building operations in the 388 stores. Project Manager. Directed the budgeting, design, permitting and project coordination for a new $55 million, 1,000,000 square foot distribution center in Reading, Pennsylvania. |
| Employer: | THE PYRAMID COMPANIES, Syracuse, NY |
| Position: | Project Manager |
| Time period: | January 1984 - December 1987 |
| Description: | Directed anchor tenant construction on the 1,000,000 square foot Poughkeepsie Galleria, letting all subcontracts and managing onsite coordination. |
| Employer: | EXXON CORPORATION, Florham Park, NJ |
| Position: | Project Engineer |
| Time period: | January 1980 - December 1983 |
| Description: | Provided Civil Engineering consulting to Exxon’s worldwide operating companies on refinery and synthetic fuels projects. |
| Employer: | SUPERVALU, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN |
| Position: | Vice President of Real Estate Design and Construction/General Director, Design Services Group |
| Time period: | December 2000 |
| Description: | Led the 180 person store development team supporting the 300 store, multi-regional supermarket chain and over 4,000 independently- owned supermarket customers. Led Design Services Group. |
| Employer: | SUPERVALU, NEW ENGLAND REGION, Burlington, MA |
| Position: | Vice President of Real Estate |
| Time period: | December 1993 |
| Description: | Led the 9 person Real Estate and Project Development staff responsible for providing real estate, financing, project feasibility analysis, design, fixture planning and construction services to the independent supermarket retailers and corporate retail stores supplied by
SUPERVALU’s New England Region. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Harvard University |
| Time period: | 1983 - 1985 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Time period: | 1980 |
| Degree: | MEng |
| University: | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Time period: | 1979 |
| Degree: | BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Food Marketing Institute, Retail Store Development Committee, 2003-2008;
Chairman 2005-2007. Food Marketing Institute, Sustainability Task Force, 2007-2008. Speaker, National Grocers Association Convention Speaker, Food Marketing Institute |
John's Startups (1)
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Sky Vegetables
Sky Vegetables is developing hydroponic, greenhouse farms on unused rooftops in major cities and will grow local, fresh, nutitious and chemical-free produce 365 days a year, with15 times the yields and only 5% of the water of conventional farms.