Jay Drayer

Current

Member at Health 2.0; Health Management Rx
Founder/CEO at CareFlash

Past

Former board member of Bauer Alumni at University of Houston
Principal at Kalydus Strategic Partners
CFO at PerformanceRetail (Now Dresser Ind.)

CFO at Sectorbase (Now Revere Data)
CFO at ZEH Graphics Software
Div. Corp. Controller at Weatherford Enterra
Int'l Operations Supervisor at Western Geophysical - Western Atlas

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Education

University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business
The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business
Texas CPA

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Jay Drayer’s Summary

I founded CareFlash in connection with two experiences in my life. The experience that motivated me to leave the world of corporate finance (CFO) surrounded the 9/11 tragedies where I saw the second plane's impact on the WTC as I headed to a 9am meeting at 60 Wall, exiting the subway to witness the incident.

The experience that gave me the notion there was a huge need for CareFlash surrounded a health crisis involving a close family member which was my first experience as caretaker to someone dealing with tough, chronic health challenges. It was an eye opener into the challenges caretakers face, the experiences that well-meaning family members and friends are encountering, and the necessity and priority involving focusing on the patient.

CareFlash empowers people to create private online communities to enable others to rally ‘round and be a part of the experience. Each community features a secure blog for updates, explanations and well wishes.

When anyone creates a CareFlash community and specifies the circumstances, 3-D animations directly pertinent to the particular circumstance automatically and dynamically load into each community to benefit members. Our animations (there are thousands) explain illnesses, treatments and anatomy at a cellular level... plainly narrated in English, Spanish and others.

The iHelp calendar provides a friendly way for people to request and organize help from within their personal community involving assistance, meals and errands without putting anyone on the spot, and in a way that eliminates the redundancy and confusion that so commonly accompany such circumstances.

The bottom line?... We provide caretakers a private framework to get things done when they need to be done, flexibility when they need to focus on their own sanity, and priority when all their well-meaning loved ones are wanting to be engaged and involved… allowing them to focus on the most important person – the patient.

http://www.careflash.com

Jay Drayer’s Experience

Former board member of Bauer Alumni

University of Houston

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

2004 — 2008 (4 years)
Principal

Kalydus Strategic Partners

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

2002 — 2007 (5 years)

Venture capital & strategic consulting - business development, marketing, fundraising
CFO

PerformanceRetail (Now Dresser Ind.)

(Computer Software industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year)
CFO

Sectorbase (Now Revere Data)

(Computer Software industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)
CFO

ZEH Graphics Software

(Oil & Energy industry)

1994 — 1999 (5 years)
Div. Corp. Controller

Weatherford Enterra

(Oil & Energy industry)

1992 — 1994 (2 years)
Int'l Operations Supervisor

Western Geophysical - Western Atlas

(Public Company; Oil & Energy industry)

1989 — 1992 (3 years)

Jay Drayer’s Education

University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

MBA , 1993 — 1994
The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business

BBA , Accounting , 1975 — 1986
Texas CPA

CPA , January 1986

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Jay Drayer’s Groups:

Financial Executives International (Houston Chapter Board of Directors), Bootstrap, UH Bauer Alumni Board of Directors, Houston Technology Center mentor organization, MD Anderson Cancer Center Volunteer Organization.