JUSTIN KULLA
Westport, CT *****
******@****.*******.***
EDUCATION
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cambridge, MA
Master of Business Administration for 2009 August 2006 – June 2009
• Member of the inaugural Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at MIT Sloan
• Worked with the X-Prize Foundation to define the energy prize
• Awarded 1st place for Facebook strategy case competition
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, MA
Master of Pubic Administration Candidate for 2009 August 2007 – June 2009
• Concentration in Business and Government
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA
Master of Information Systems Management August 2002 – June 2004
• Developed systems in PHP, ASP, JAVA, C++, ASP.NET, SQL, VB
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science August 1999 – June 2003
• Student Employee of the Year for Carnegie Mellon, 2002
EXPERIENCE
HEARST INTERACTIVE MEDIA New York, NY
Summer Associate for Strategic Investments June – September 2009
• Identify and assess high potential new media and digital ventures seeking growth capital
• Evaluate acquisition and new business opportunities through research, modeling and diligence
GIZA VENTURE CAPITAL Tel Aviv, Israel
Summer Associate August – September 2008
• Assessed internet investments through primary and secondary research and advised partners in pitches
• Analyzed energy technology verticals by conducting market analysis in support of development of clean tech investment strategy
GOOGLE Mountain View, CA
Business Associate Intern May - July 2008
• Created program for Fortune 1000 customers to increase online traffic, advertise effectively and generate additional revenue
• Developed product requirements and strategy recommendations to increase revenue for the Google Checkout product roadmap
• Conducted A/B tests and analyzed data using quantitative analysis for Fortune 1000 companies
Business Associate Intern May – August 2007
• Developed financial models and go-to market strategies for partnerships with digital, political and non-profit industries
• Managed sales pipeline and supported negotiations for Google Checkout integration with strategic partners
CREDIT SUISSE New York, NY
Technical Associate July 2004 –August 2006
• Nominated for 2005 One Bank Award for management Sarbanes-Oxley program across the investment and private banking groups
• Authored product requirements documents for worldwide regulatory system
• Worked across the IT and financial organizations to train over 600 personnel worldwide in New York, London and Zurich
GENERAL ELECTRIC Albany, NY
Information Management Leadership Program Intern May – August 2003
• Designed and coded online personnel systems using SDLC and Six Sigma processes for company wide use
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION Netcong, NJ
Product Management Intern June – August 2002
• Developed requirements and programmed a work order system for the research and development facility
EXTRACURRICULAR
Philanthropy September 2007 - present
• Served on Board of Directors for GesherCity Boston, a non-profit organization, focusing on events and membership
• Volunteered with NYC and Boston Food banks and educational groups including Children’s Storefront School and Publicolor
Travel
• Visited all six inhabited continents and worked in six countries including US, UK, Switzerland, New Zealand, Israel, Tanzania