Rebecca Ruggles
Co-Founder of Savvy Tools & restaurant/hotel designer, addicted to travel, and always looking for an interesting challenge.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.mysavvytools.com |
| Skills: | Business, Design, English, French, Management, Product design |
| Groups: | Women 2.0 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Kansas State University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Savvy Tools
Savvy Tools
Savvy Tools provides power and hand tools designed specifically for women. Each tool has been reworked with function, ergonomics, green technology, and aesthetics in mind.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Gensler |
| Position: | Job Captain |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Design and manage hospitality projects including guest rooms, public spaces, restaurants, boutiques, and fitness centers. Sustainability leader in the hospitality studio and the sf office. Writing sustainability standards for hotel brands and developers. Focused leed existing building analysis and leed new construction. |
| Employer: | Savvy Tools |
| Position: | Co-Founder/ Designer |
| Time period: | January 2005 - Present |
| Description: | In charge of all business development, the design of the tools, the graphics, and overall
operations of the company. |
| Employer: | Ginn Development International |
| Position: | Senior Development Coordinator |
| Time period: | June 2005 - January 2007 |
| Description: | Managed the design of projects including hotels, boutiques, restaurants, bars, lighting, and
graphics. Given equal responsibility with senior development manager to redirect troubled hotel project that was over budget and behind schedule. Expanded beyond project management responsibilities to execute design tasks that maintained the fi nal integrity of the project and helped bring it back on schedule and within an acceptable budget. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Kansas State University |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2005 |
| Degree: | Interior Architecture And Product Design, BA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Honorable mention in the green interiors 2004.
Furniture competition (sponsored by interior design magazine). 1st runner up in hti straw bale home design competition 2002. International baccalaureate diploma recipient 2000. |
Rebecca's Startups (1)
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Savvy Tools
Savvy Tools provides power and hand tools designed specifically for women. Each tool has been reworked with function, ergonomics, green technology, and aesthetics in mind.
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skimble
Skimble is an online tool for people to plan, track, and discover their active life. Use skimble to: PLAN: outdoor trips and workouts TRACK: your activities and progress DISCOVER: how easy it is to be active!
Rebecca's Contacts (4)
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Angie Chang
product manager / designer / marketing
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Shaherose Charania
Connectivity leads to productivity, progress and sustainability. I believe in the power of communications technologies to save the world..!
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Swaty Gupta
Indian, 19, majoring in Biotechnology at IIT Kharagpur. Manager, Entrepreneurship Cell. Enthusiastic about Clean Technology
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Maria Ly
Curious, rock climbing Canadian in Cali (& beyond). Co-founder of Skimble - track your active life! University of Waterloo grad who majored in Computer Engineering Co-op, minored in Management Sciences and International Studies.