COLE
P
CANNON
***-
***-
San
Francisco,
CA
***********@*****.***
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www.linkedin.com/pub/cole-
p-
cannon/b/a5a/b94/
SUMMARY
Analytical
self-
starter
armed
with
an
M.S.
and
an
MBA
with
4+
years
growing
fast-
paced
startups.
Offering
a
unique
combination
of
project
management,
a
passion
for
renewable
energy
and
data-
derived
solutions.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
OF
SAN
FRANCISCO
–
M.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT,
2010
-
2013
UNIVERSITY
OF
SAN
FRANCISCO
–
MBA,
2010
-
2013
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA,
SAN
DIEGO
–
B.A.
POLITICAL
SCIENCE,
2003
-
2007
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
GREENSTART
-
San
Francisco,
Ca
Summer
2012
Accelerator
and
Venture
Capital
Firm
focused
on
the
intersection
of
digital
and
clean-
tech
startups
Market
Research
and
CRM
Associate
§ Managed
company
CRM
housing
2500+
cleantech
strategic
partners,
investors,
experts
and
venture
capitalist
relationships.
§ Conducted
valuable
research
projects
on
the
cleantech
and
VC
space.
§ Attended
various
planning,
strategy,
and
design
workshops
for
portfolio
companies.
ASR
LIMITED
-
Raglan,
New
Zealand
Summer
2011
International
Coastal
Engineering
Firm
Business
Development
Intern
Identified,
researched
and
initiated
new
revenue
streams
by
applying
technology
assets
in
different
§
verticals.
Delivered
international
business
research
and
sales
efforts
in
the
Oceania
region.
§
Generated
sales
pitches,
presentations
and
marketing
materials
for
the
vast
array
of
ASR
products.
§
EBIX,
FORMERLY
CONFIRMNET
-
San
Diego,
Ca
2005
-
2009
Online
Provider
of
Commercial
Insurance
Solutions
Project
and
Implementations
Manager
-
Promoted
twice
in
9
months
to
this
position
from
Data
Entry
Associate
(3
months)
to
Operations
Manager
(6
months).
§ Employee
number
9
–
Helped
accelerate
growth
to
45
employees
until
acquisition
by
Ebix
Inc.
Excelled
at
product
development,
project
management,
customer
and
cultivating
innovative
partnerships.
§ Simultaneously
managed
8-
20
projects
and
cross-
functional
teams
continuously
throughout
my
tenure.
§ Led
and
held
senior
IT,
Operational
and
Risk
Management
teams
accountable
in
both
Fortune
100
and
500
companies
(e.g.
SDG&E,
Sempra
Energy,
Peabody
Energy,
CBRE,
Centex
Homes
and
Jacobs
Engineering)
to
honestly
and
cooperatively
discern
inefficiencies,
solve
problems,
exceed
goals
and
beat
deadlines.
§ Optimized
internal
business
processes
between
four
departments
using
the
CRM
SFDC
platform
resulting
in
more
efficiency,
quicker
client
life
cycles,
custom
department
reports
and
dashboards.
§ Successfully
streamlined,
customized
and
differentiated
our
SaaS-
based
product
from
our
competitors.
§ Initiated
and
led
company
SEO,
PPC,
Adwords
and
Analytics
effort
culminating
in
thousands
of
more
targeted
views,
longer
page
visits,
increased
online
sales
and
wider
brand
recognition.
§ Managing
editor
and
producer
of
quarterly
company
newsletter
sent
to
a
30,000+
client/user
group.
SELECTED
SKILLS
&
INTERESTS
Proficient
in
Salesforce,
Netsuite,
Highrise,
GIS,
JMP
and
the
Office
Suite
especially
excel.
§
Surfer,
climber,
cyclist
and
all
things
science
enthusiast.
§
Active
Non-
Profit
Volunteer
for
homeless
women
and
children.
§
Eagle
Scout
Award.
§