Managing Director, Granite Embedded LLC
Greater Boston Area
Managing Director, Granite Embedded LLC
Greater Boston Area
Controller Area Network engineering, PCB design, Product Design and Marketing, public speaking.
(Automotive industry)
February 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Embedded systems engineering, research and development firm. Exclusive manufacturer/distributor of AT series of iPod/auxiliary input adapters for Saab automobiles, Background Diagnostic Modules for Motorola 68k microprocessors, and embedded hardware/software solutions for Mac OS-X.
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
February 2006 — May 2006 (4 months)
Responsible for carrying out the plans of absent teachers while maintaining rapport with students and faculty to ensure a productive day.
Life changes prompted the departure from this position.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; PCCC; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2005 — February 2006 (6 months)
A position in which my relaxed, consultative approach to sales was overshadowed by the telemarketing aspect of the position.
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
March 2005 — June 2005 (4 months)
Responsible for carrying out the plans of absent teachers while maintaining rapport with students and faculty to ensure a productive day.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SGS; Consumer Services industry)
June 2004 — December 2004 (7 months)
Responsible for the comprehensive inspection of vehicles being turned in from lease from financial institutions including GMAC, Saab Financial Services, Subaru Finance, American Honda Finance and Volkswagen Credit.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KELYA; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2004 — June 2004 (6 months)
Responsible for carrying out the plans of absent teachers while maintaining rapport with students and faculty to ensure a productive day.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Sporting Goods industry)
October 2003 — December 2003 (3 months)
Prior to the owner of the company dissolving his ski shop division (Blue Moon Sports) into his highly successful Darkside Snowboards local chain of stores, I assisted in keeping the ski shop running. Responsible for all aspects of store operation.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 6 months)
Serviced the needs of a select handful of customers requiring specialized web services, on-site training, system design and technological consulting services.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Automotive industry)
May 1999 — May 2002 (3 years 1 month)
Responsible for initiating the sales process with new and repeat customers. Spearheaded many Internet-based initiatives, wrote a great deal of promotional copy that is still in circulation today and helped open a used car store (Gary Blake Motorcars) in the spring of 2002 before leaving to pursue self-employment in the technology sector.
Bachelor of Science, Information Technology, 2001 — 2004
Turbo!, Saab Club of North America