John Sumanth

Current

• Ph.D. Student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

Past

• Sr. Operations Specialist at Burger King Corporation
• Manager, Market Planning & Research at Norwegian Cruise Line
• Management Trainee at Norwegian Cruise Line

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Education

• University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business
• University of Miami

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• My Website

John Sumanth’s Summary

Strategic Planning
Marketing/R&D
Organizational Behavior & Strategy

John Sumanth’s Specialties:

Oragnizational behavior, selection, leadership, organizational change, market research, strategic planning

John Sumanth’s Experience

• Ph.D. Student

  UNC-Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  PhD Student in Organizational Behavior & Strategy

• Sr. Operations Specialist

  Burger King Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BKC; Restaurants industry)

  January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  New product development lead

• Manager, Market Planning & Research

  Norwegian Cruise Line

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  July 1999 — January 2005 (5 years 7 months)

  Responsible for itinerary planning & research
  New product development

• Management Trainee

  Norwegian Cruise Line

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  July 1999 — June 2000 (1 year)

  Rotated for 11 months through several company departments to better understand the organization's overall functioning and integrative processes. Involved in various departmental projects designed to improve efficiencies, streamline operations, and improve sales revenue.

John Sumanth’s Education

• University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business

  MBA , Marketing & Management , 1997 — 1999

• University of Miami

  BS , Industrial Engineering , 1993 — 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Iron Arrow Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu, Golden Key National Honor Society

Additional Information

John Sumanth’s Websites:

• My Website

John Sumanth’s Groups:

UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flager Business School, UM, UF, NCL, BK

•    GatorMBA
•    University of Miami
•    Norwegian Cruise Line
•    Iron Arrow

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