Rob Thomas

Current

• Business Development Executive at Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Past

• Agent at Aflac
• Sales Representative at Iron Mountain
• Sales Representative at Bell Atlantic Mobile

• Contract Analyst at Aetna

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Education

• Ithaca College
• Andrew Warde High School

Recommended

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Connections

131 connections

Industry

Civic & Social Organization

Websites

• My Company

Rob Thomas’s Summary

Responsible for developing the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce with regional businesses (specifically Manufacturing) and promoting connections.

Rob Thomas’s Specialties:

Social, profitable networking between businesses.

Rob Thomas’s Experience

• Business Development Executive

  Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Promote new businesses to join the chamber; manage current clients with all aspects of their chamber needs (i.e. advertising opportunities; sponsorships, etc.); work exclusively with the New Haven Manufacturers Association to promote their cause.

• Agent

  Aflac

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AFL; Insurance industry)

  January 2003 — January 2008 (5 years 1 month)

  Voluntary products offered to small to medium sized businesses.

• Sales Representative

  Iron Mountain

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; IRM; Information Services industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years)

• Sales Representative

  Bell Atlantic Mobile

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Wireless industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

• Contract Analyst

  Aetna

  (Public Company; Insurance industry)

  1989 — 1996 (7 years)

Rob Thomas’s Education

• Ithaca College

  B.S. , Corporate Communications , 1985 — 1989

  Activities and Societies:

  Minor in U.S. History (Civil War), member - Pi Lambda Chi Fraternity, Resident Assistant 2 years.

• Andrew Warde High School

  1981 — 1985

  Activities and Societies:

  National Honor Society member

Additional Information

Rob Thomas’s Websites:

• My Company

Rob Thomas’s Interests:

Golf, snow & water skiing, camping, hiking

Rob Thomas’s Groups:

Milford Rotary, Mason

•    Ancient Free & Accepted Masons (AF&AM)
•    Order of the Arrow Alumni
•    Ithaca College Alumni Group
•    York Rite Bodies
•    Scottish Rite
•    Current and Former Iron Mountain Employee Group
•    National Eagle Scout Assoc. (NESA)
•    Verizon Wireless
•    Philmont Scout Ranch Alumni
•    ACCE- Membership Sales (Circle of Champions)
•    The Technology Council of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Rob Thomas’s Honors:

New Haven Business Times - "40 Under 40" Award; Eagle Scout; College Program participant - Walt Disney World

Rob Thomas’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch