Joshua Tharp
Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Kentucky,5 months as Strategy Execution Project Analyst/Manager at Humana Inc. - Innovation Center,presently Founder of Sraut Inc. since Feb'08
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Management, Public speaking, Writing |
| Location: | Louisville, KY |
| 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 Kentucky |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Sraut Inc. |
| Position: | Founder |
| Time period: | February 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Created the company's business plan with pro forma financial projections that is used as a roadmap to achieve the company's goals and for investment pitches to angel investors.
• Designed the user interface and consumer experience for the company's mobile website application. • Raised $15,000 for company operations. • Added experienced technology and financial advisors to the company's Advisory Board. |
| Employer: | Humana Inc. - Innovation Center |
| Position: | Strategy Execution Project Analyst/Manager |
| Time period: | November 2007 - April 2009 |
| Description: | • Executed the Freewheelin bike-sharing program at the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The program created $72 million worth of positive media coverage for the company.
• Initiated the implementation for the Horsepower Challenge childhood activity game for 35 schools in the U.S. and for three schools in the United Kingdom. • Identified and created the business case for an external gaming product that is anticipated to decrease physical therapy claims costs by over $35 million dollars per year. • Briefed congressional staffers in Washington DC regarding Humana's pedometer based online game (Horsepower Challenge) that aims to reduce childhood obesity. |
| Employer: | Humana Inc. - Corporate Proposal Center |
| Position: | Sales Proposal Analyst |
| Time period: | March 2007 - November 2007 |
| Description: | • Managed 25 proposals to completion by collaborating with underwriting, legal, IT, finance, pharmacy, clinical, and commercial sales departments.
• Received five departmental awards of excellence for teamwork. • Recruited to work on software development, user acceptance testing, security management and application training for the InForm software development project. • One of only forty recruits nationwide to enter Humana's Accelerated Development program in 2007 where I was exposed to senior management through networking events & mentorship program. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Kentucky |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Bachelor's degree in Economi |
INFORMATION
| Clubs: | Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky, 2009 |
| Memberships: | President, University of Kentucky's Entrepreneur's Club, 2005-2006 |
| Awards: | 1) Humana Corporate Excellence Award (STAR Award), 2008
• Received this rarely given award for my excellence in implementation of the company's bike-sharing program at the 2008 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. 2) $1500 Wildcat Innovation Fellowship, Recipient, 2005 • Designed a new, intense class schedule to enhance the collegiate learning process. 3) University of Kentucky Business Concept Competition, Honorable Mention, 2003 • Designed a value-added, RFID incorporated product for specialty retail apparel stores. |
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