Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Business Experience
Bar Admissions
Community Service
Certification
Timeline
Robert A. Ricketts

Robert A. Ricketts

Dorchester,MA

Summary

Results-oriented Chief of Staff supporting the organization's culture, structure and challenges to generate improvements in functioning, procedures and planning.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief of Staff

LiquidPiston, Inc.
Bloomfield, CT
06.2022 - Current
  • Source and Manage Competitor Acquisitions, including performing due diligence
  • Manage Company Information Technology Operations
  • Manage External Contracting with the Department of Defense
  • Manage Company Human Resources and Recruiting Functions
  • Advise the CEO on various aspects of the company
  • Manage Company Legal Functions
  • Coordinated with internal departments and external stakeholders to ensure successful execution of projects.
  • Formulated policies and procedures to improve operational efficiency of the organization.
  • Conducted research on relevant topics to inform decisions made by the executive team.
  • Reviewed contracts and other legal documents prior to signing off by executives.
  • Represented the executive office at public functions or meetings with external stakeholders.

Director of Venture Services

Ideatrek, LLC
Boston, MA
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Source and evaluate investment deals for Managing Partners
  • Support portfolio companies to ensure success
  • Act as Liaison to the Greater New England Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
  • Prepare new investment proposals and recommendations
  • Perform due diligence on target investment companies.
  • Collaborated with senior leadership to set long-term objectives for the company.
  • Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.

Venture Capital Fellow

VenCapital
Boston, MA
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Studied deal sourcing and evaluation under the guidance of experienced investors
  • Evaluated Founder pitches across multiple industries
  • Practiced financial modeling
  • Studied Venture Fund Structuring
  • Crafted and presented Investment Thesis.

Product Manager

Manos Morenas Ventures
Roslindale, MA
10.2018 - 01.2022
  • Innovate and execute product initiatives across the company
  • Lead the ideation, sourcing, and launch of innovative products
  • Establish shared vision across the company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution
  • Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
  • Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
  • Lead a cross-functional team of designers and manufacturers to build and deliver original home goods
  • Performed industry and customer analysis to determine market opportunities and guide product development.
  • Created processes and procedures that ensure high quality products are delivered on time.
  • Monitored industry trends and identified opportunities for innovation within the product portfolio.

Founder/ Owner

Joiner, Ricketts, Andrews, & Henry, LLC
Hartford, CT
01.2009 - 01.2021
  • Manage law firm that focuses on municipal law, criminal law, civil litigation, and employment law
  • Appear in state and federal courts, as well as before various federal and state administrative bodies, including the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, and U.S
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • Draft complex land use contracts for municipalities and negotiate complex contracts for business clients
  • Provide legal counsel and funding assistance to startups
  • Provide consultation and strategic planning services to business clients
  • Successfully represented clients in multi-million-dollar litigation
  • Successfully represented clients before the S.E.C
  • Grew firm to 5 Attorneys, 3 paralegals, and Represented the Cities of Hartford and New Haven
  • Recruited, hired and trained staff members to ensure that operational goals were met.
  • Built relationships with key stakeholders in industry associations to promote brand visibility.
  • Established policies and procedures for efficient workflow management.

Business Analyst & Project Manager

Cingular Wireless
Atlanta, GA
01.2001 - 08.2002
  • Assisted director of financial reporting and managed external projects
  • Gathered requirements and authored business and technical documents for IT organization
  • Managed full life cycle development of Management Reporting System (MaRS) internal projects.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders across departments to define requirements for new projects.

Business Analyst & Lead Project Coordinator

Idapta Inc.
Atlanta, GA
07.2000 - 01.2001
  • Assisted project manager with oversight of Technical Publications Team projects
  • Gathered requirements and coordinated resources such that technical publication products were authored and released in a timely fashion
  • Interfaced with project managers to devise project plans, as well as to track and report progress.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders across departments to define requirements for new projects.
  • Conducted interviews with subject matter experts to gather information on existing systems and procedures.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
01.2019

Juris Doctor -

University of Connecticut School of Law
01.2005

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration -

Babson College
01.1998

Skills

  • Staff Management
  • Business Correspondence
  • Administrative Management
  • Workflow Planning
  • Contract Administration
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Policy Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Operational and Financial Reporting
  • Operational Improvements
  • Negotiation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Business Administration
  • Relationship Building
  • Process Improvement

Business Experience

  • 2001-01-01, 2002-01-01, Cingular Wireless, Atlanta, GA, Business Analyst & Project Manager, Assisted director of financial reporting and managed external projects. Gathered requirements and authored business and technical documents for IT organization. Managed full life cycle development of Management Reporting System (MaRS) internal projects.
  • 2000-01-01, 2001-01-01, Idapta Inc., Atlanta, GA, Business Analyst & Lead Project Coordinator, Assisted project manager with oversight of Technical Publications Team projects. Gathered requirements and coordinated resources such that technical publication products were authored and released in a timely fashion. Interfaced with project managers to devise project plans, as well as to track and report progress.

Bar Admissions

  • New York (state)
  • Connecticut (state and federal)

Community Service

  • AIDS Project Hartford, Board of Directors
  • Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, Board of Directors
  • CT Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Section, Co-Chair Public Interest Committee
  • Oliver Ellsworth Inns of Court

Certification

  • New York Bar Admission
  • Connecticut Bar Admission

Timeline

Chief of Staff - LiquidPiston, Inc.
06.2022 - Current
Director of Venture Services - Ideatrek, LLC
01.2021 - 01.2022
Venture Capital Fellow - VenCapital
01.2021 - 01.2022
Product Manager - Manos Morenas Ventures
10.2018 - 01.2022
Founder/ Owner - Joiner, Ricketts, Andrews, & Henry, LLC
01.2009 - 01.2021
Business Analyst & Project Manager - Cingular Wireless
01.2001 - 08.2002
Business Analyst & Lead Project Coordinator - Idapta Inc.
07.2000 - 01.2001
Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business - Master of Business Administration,
University of Connecticut School of Law - Juris Doctor,
Babson College - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,

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