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JOHN PAUL BOMA GARCIA
EXPERIENCE
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) (2010)
Pricing Strategist Intern – Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc
Key Accomplishments
- Performed profit margin analysis that identified the sources for roughly $13M in missed profit opportunities.
- Streamlined the budgetary quoting process leading to a 85% reduction of the cycle time of budgetary quote creation.
- Advised CRM steering committee about the needs and requirements of different business groups across Daniel
- Authored the first draft of the master data model for the Global Skid Systems Group’s Global Information Center
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) (11/2009 – 3/2010)
Marketing Strategy Advisor – Abbott Nutrition Division
Key Accomplishments
- Created a detailed competitor analysis that shaped Abbott Nutrition’s short and long-term strategy in the nutritional foods marketplace
Appriss, Inc (2007 – 2009)
Software Engineer – Developer for the JusticeXchange, AlertXpress, and MethCheck Products
Key Accomplishments
- Architected and led development of Texas’s interface with the FBI’s criminal database as per the NDEx initiative, positioning Texas as the national leader of offender data synchronization
- Created an application to analyze offender booking history to search for correlations between criminals, thus increasing absconded offender capture with the JusticeXchange product
- Built a notification system to alert law enforcement officials about the activity of specific, user-defined criminals of interest, improving customer satisfaction by 20%
Activities
- Greater Louisville Inc. Tax Advisory Committee (2008-2009)
- National Data Exchange Information Exchange Package Documentation Training (2008)
- Global Justice Information Sharing User’s Conference (2007)
- 1st Annual Mary Byron Foundation Charity Poker Tournament Director (2007)
- St. Jude Heroes Team Fundraising Leader for Derby Festival Mini-marathon (2007)
Xalix Technologies, LLC (2004 – 2007)
Owner, Network Engineer – Provided outsourced IT services for small to medium sized businesses in the Louisville area
Key Accomplishments
- Spearheaded the growth of the Louisville Geek, LLC Corporate Services Division from < $20,000 to $150,000+ in corporate service revenues over 3 years
- Designed and managed the implementation of a centralized computing system for a multi-state medical rehabilitation billing company which increased revenues by 25% while decreasing overhead
- Coordinated a team of developers to create a highly available ID verification solution that served as the primary revenue driver for a startup ID verification company
Activities
- Greater Louisville BNI Membership Committee, Welcome Committee , and Education Coordinator (2004-2006)
- Greater Louisville Networking Information Security Presenter (2008)
EDUCATION
INDIANA UNIVERSITY – KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Bloomington, IN)
2011.05 – Master of Business Administration (expected date listed)
- Faculty Selected Member – Consulting Academy and Life Sciences Academy
- Faculty Selected Member, 2010 Abbott – Kelley Consulting Team
- Best Overall Team – Fall 2009, Consulting Academy Case Competition
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE – J.B. SPEED SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (Louisville, KY)
2002.05 – Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Computer Science
2003.12 – Master of Engineering with Specialization in Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis: Automation of Data Analysis and Display of Electroencephalographic Data
Raytheon Systems Company (NYSE: RTN) (1999 – 2001)
Software Engineer Coop – Developed Software for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), and for Raytheon’s FORCEII Fiber Optic Communication System
Key Accomplishments
- Trained software developers at Raytheon and at NASA (Moffett Field) on an avionics protocol; this allowed developers to build a software simulator that saved roughly $50,000 in equipment costs
- Guided 2 other engineers in authoring and executing test plans and procedures for the SOFIA Mission Control Subsystem, an activity that helped Raytheon qualify for CMM Level 3 status
- Designed initial prototypes for the SOFIA cavity door graphic user interface
- Developed the FORCEII boot-loader which initialized the FORCEII system without user intervention
Activities
- Kelley MBAA – Alumni Chair, Design and Creative Services Committee Member (2009-10)
- “Cloudy with Chance of Cowbell” – Rock Band Lead Guitarist and Lead Vocalist (2009)
- Student Government Association Vice President (2002-03)
- National Association of Engineering Student Councils Region 3 Conference Co-chair (2001-02)
- Speed School Student Council Director (1998 – 2003)
- “The Hey You Guys” – Punk Rock Band Lead Guitarist and Vocals (2001-02)
Honors and Awards
- Order of the Engineer Charter Inductee (2003)
- Who’s Who Among College Students (2003)
- Student Activities Board Student of the Month (6/2002)
- Boogie of the Belle Ballroom Dancing Champion (2002)