John Harthorne
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.maximumharthorne... |
| Skills: | German, Languages |
| Groups: | MIT GSW 2007 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Global Village Program |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Description: | Built an insulated log house with 15 volunteers for a low-income family. Provided basic translation services. |
| Employer: | Woodrow Wilson Associates |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Description: | Recruited by CEO to research and analyze investment opportunities in various Russian industries. |
| Employer: | Renew Laptops |
| Position: | Founder and President |
| Description: | Founded and managed international laptop resale company with two other entrepreneurs. |
| Employer: | Bain & Company |
| Position: | Consultant, Private Equity Group |
| Time period: | January 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Developed market and firm growth projections for 10+ potential private equity acquisitions worth over $17 billion.
• Analyzed demographics, competitive dynamics, brand awareness, correlated trends and potential adjacencies. • Informed managers and partners on findings. Prepared and delivered slides for interim and final client presentations. |
| Employer: | Symantec |
| Position: | Interim Director of Training, Account Manager, Principle Security Instructor |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Managed over $1 million of annual educational services for premier clients including Goldman Sachs, Morgan
Stanley and HSBC. Collaborated with executive officers to ensure training effectiveness and client satisfaction. • Granted several awards by management, including one each for: Pioneering Leading Edge Ideas and Solutions, Demonstrating Extraordinary Commitment to Client Satisfaction, and Exhibiting Outstanding Teamwork. • Formed and managed team to overhaul the training department for a start-up digital security consulting firm, prior to acquisition by Symantec. Oversaw strategy and sales, as well as curricula design and trainer development. • Increased monthly training revenue by a factor of ten within 3 months by implemented a new sales strategy. |
| Employer: | The Information Foundry |
| Position: | Translation Coordinator, Software Programmer |
| Time period: | January 1998 - December 2001 |
| Description: | • Supervised a team of five translators, and translated technical documentation from German to English.
• Assisted CEO with sales presentations in Germany, and translated sales presentations from English to German. • Tripled translation productivity by overhauling workflow process and writing software to alleviate bottlenecks. |
| Employer: | Freelance Translator |
| Position: | German to English |
| Time period: | January 1996 - December 1998 |
| Description: | Advertised, sold and provided translation services to clients ranging from PhD students to translation agencies |
EDUCATION
| University: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2007 |
| Degree: | MBA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Camping, fly fishing, beer brewing, website development, wood working |
John's Contacts (10)
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Mikkel Christiansen
Danish industrial engineer and South African MBA student who wants to change the world
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Bob Goodson
British, working in San Francisco on startup YouNoodle. Runaway Oxford medievalist. Former Yelpee.
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Karl Palmskog
Swedish computer engineer and entrepreneur; member of the student entrepreneurship organization Excitera and a Swedish Game Awards organizer.