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Geoffrey Schultz

Marlborough,MA

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

President, It Guy, Fundraiser, Floor Sweeper

Fresh Start Furniture Bank
Hudson, MA
09.2014 - Current
  • I am the president, but also the guy who moves furniture, sweeps the floor, develops the IT systems, and maintains the infrastructure.
  • We are probably the highest tech non-profit that you have encountered. We track *everything* via extensive databases. We have systems that correspond with clients in 7 languages; that allow volunteers to schedule their shifts via text message or on the web; we work with over 800 social service agencies. Everyone who comes in to review out systems walks away amazed. This is what happens when you have a tech entrepreneur team with a wife who's an ex-auditor and process-flow person.

Captain

BlueJacket Sailing Services
Marlborough, Massachusetts
06.1998 - Current
  • Purchased a Freedom 40/40 sailboat and went sailing
  • Met future wife, Sue, in the British Virgin Islands when she was on as "I don't need men" cruise
  • Have spent the past 25 years putting on 70,000 miles and living an incredible life. During hurricane season, we return to our house and family.

Ski Bum

Loon mtn
, NH
12.1997 - Current
  • Skied, drank, ate, had fun!

IT Guy

Touchstone Furniture Depot
Marlborough, Massachusetts
09.2013 - 09.2014
  • I came in to support Sue, as she had inherited an organization that was shutting down due to a lack of funding.
  • Converted them from a paper-and-pencil system to a database-driven system.
  • Became President and obtained 501(c)3. Changed the name to Fresh Start Furniture Bank, as the old name sounded like a discount furniture warehouse.
  • Purchased a box truck and quickly outgrew 1200' of donated space.

Senior Vice President

RCN
Princeton, NJ
09.1997 - 12.1997
  • Came in to run their Internet division, and quickly discovered that this telephone company had no clue what the Internet was and had no idea how to integrate it into their business model. I gave up trying to change a company that resisted change and eventually went bankrupt.

Founder and President

UltraNet Communications, Inc.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
07.1993 - 09.1997
  • Started an Internet company before anyone knew what the Internet was. Hired lots of highly talented college kids, and empowered them. Our growth rate was 3-5% per week, compounded. My job was great, other than having to deal with my employees and customers. Grew to be the largest ISP in New England, with over 110,000 dial-up customers and many high-speed corporate customers. Heard the hoofbeats of the cable companies coming, and sold the company to RCN at one of the highest values per customer in the acquisition market.

Principal Software Engineer

Digital Equipment Corp.
Maynard, MA
08.1981 - 07.1991
  • My time at DEC was spent working on developing software for their Professional line of personal computers, doing real-time performance analysis, and working on their Fault Tolerant line of VAXes.
  • Discovered the Internet

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
06-1977

Skills

  • Visionary leadership
  • Project management
  • Process improvements
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative
  • Start-up operations
  • Entrepreneurial leadership

Timeline

President, It Guy, Fundraiser, Floor Sweeper

Fresh Start Furniture Bank
09.2014 - Current

IT Guy

Touchstone Furniture Depot
09.2013 - 09.2014

Captain

BlueJacket Sailing Services
06.1998 - Current

Ski Bum

Loon mtn
12.1997 - Current

Senior Vice President

RCN
09.1997 - 12.1997

Founder and President

UltraNet Communications, Inc.
07.1993 - 09.1997

Principal Software Engineer

Digital Equipment Corp.
08.1981 - 07.1991

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Michigan State University

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