CEO, Massachusetts Technology Corporation & hireCentral.com
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- CEO & Founder at Massachusetts Technology Corporation / hireCentral.com
- Past
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- Director at Granitar, Inc.
- Principal & Founder at Digital Salad, Inc.
- Manager, National Accounts at Aetna, Inc.
- Senior Consultant, Training & Organizational Development at Aetna, Inc.
- Technical Communications Specialist at IBM Corporation
- Intern at ESPN
- Education
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- Central Connecticut State University
- University of Connecticut
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Rich Kneece’s Summary
CEO of Massachusetts Technology Corporation, Rich has significant expertise in web 2.0/digital media, biz dev, and technology management. He is a recognized expert in the use of technology, process and people to solve business challenges, and has extensive experience and contacts in the healthcare, life science and digital media verticals.
Rich has been featured and/or sought by outlets such as CNN, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Pharmaceutical Executive, The Scientist, MSNBC, NurseWeek, Mass High Tech, Boston Business Journal and the San Francisco Business Times, and has made speaking appearances for organizations such as Harvard School of Public Health and Babson College.
Prior to MTC, Rich was a Director at Granitar, a leading sales guru at Aetna US Healthcare, a writer for IBM and an intern for ESPN. A former national-caliber bicycle racer, Rich is part of Marquis Who's Who and is involved in community activities such as Earthwatch as a fund-raising committee member, Boston Cares and the MSPCA as a project leader, and Junior Achievement as a mentor.
Rich Kneece’s Specialties:
business development, strategy, social networking, web 2.0, business intelligence, internet recruiting, seo / sem, healthcare, biotech, web marketing, web design, boston, interactive
Rich Kneece’s Experience
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CEO & Founder
Massachusetts Technology Corporation / hireCentral.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
February 2001 — Present (7 years 6 months)
* Founded company using self-funding as investment capital; drove annual revenues from $0 onward.
* Sought often as an expert by media including CNN, Boston Business Journal, Mass High Tech, San Francisco Business Times, Pharm Executive, Nurse Week, Boston Globe, NY Times, Arizona Sun-Times, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (among others).
>> visit www.masstechnology.com/home/video/cnnfn.asp for CNN video clip
* Developed several of the leading web career destinations for the biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries under the banner of the hireCentral Career & Talent Network.
>> visit www.hirecentral.com, www.hirebio.com, www.hirenursing.com, www.hirerx.com
* Created one of the most successful revenue-generating affiliates for Google’s Adsense program; develped similar partnerships with Yahoo, Indeed.com, Amazon, TradePubs, Quinstreet (and others).
* Managed projects for clients such as Partners Healthcare, Verisign, Fidelity to deliver cutting-edge solutions. -
Director
Granitar, Inc.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
January 2000 — January 2001 (1 year 1 month)
* Created and implemented corporate training and skill development strategy; built training infrastructure from the ground-up, focusing on minimal impact on billable hours and increasing firm’s revenue.
* Strategized with senior management to assess capabilities and skill gaps in the organization, and to develop solutions.
* Contributed to cross-functional team to develop job titles, competencies, skill requirements and learning paths.
* Standardized training methodology and promoted training curriculum consistency across organization.
* Created intranet skill management and enrollment system to assess organizational skill capabilities, define skill gaps, list learning paths, and enroll staff * Left on excellent terms (significant downsizing as a result of poor economy). -
Principal & Founder
Digital Salad, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
May 1997 — December 1999 (2 years 8 months)
* Technical and end-user training, instructional design, curriculum development and training consulting services to firms in the Northeast US. Clients included Boston Consulting Group, IBM, Fidelity, Data General, Thomson Financial, Commonwealth of Mass, Open Market, John Hancock, Mercer, Harvard University, Sun Life of Canada, Partners Healthcare, Staples, Babson College.
* Sold client relationships to a local Boston-area training company. -
Manager, National Accounts
Aetna, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AET; Insurance industry)
June 1995 — May 1997 (2 years)
* Developed strategies to enhance Aetna’s presence through prospect development, employee education seminars, chamber functions, and other public relations opportunities.
* Negotiated with chief financial officers and human resource VPs from initial sales contact through plan installation for large employers.
* Top 5% in overall membership growth in National Accounts segment (customers with 5000+ employees). -
Senior Consultant, Training & Organizational Development
Aetna, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AET; Insurance industry)
December 1992 — June 1995 (2 years 7 months)
* Module leader on Dynamics of the Managed Care Marketplace, a scenario based program to emphasize multi-disciplinary cooperation and teamwork and to emphasize each role’s effect on profit and loss – received “Best of Breed” award from the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD).
* Designed and developed curriculum for The Group School – as a result was asked to relocate to the Boston field office as a National Account Manager. -
Technical Communications Specialist
IBM Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 1991 — December 1992 (1 year 1 month)
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Intern
ESPN
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 1990 — December 1990 (1 year)
Rich Kneece’s Education
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Central Connecticut State University
BA, Communication (Radio, TV & Film Production); English/Journalism Minor, 1987 — 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- Student Union Board of Governors, student program council, WFCS-FM radio DJ, CCSU-TV general manager, nationally ranked cycling team, Oxford Union Debate Society
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University of Connecticut
mEd, Education
Attended the university; did not complete the program due to a job transfer/location
Additional Information
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Rich Kneece’s Groups:
ASTD, Smaller Business Association of New England, Boston Cares
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The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees member -
Granitar Alumni member -
BIO International Convention member
Rich Kneece’s Honors:
Marquis Who's Who
Rich Kneece’s Contact Settings
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