Chris Kuryak Email & Phone Number

Guilford, Ct, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Monson, Massachusetts, Us

- Develop goals, provide ideas, and perform outreach- Manage charity compliance and marketing objectives- Help train volunteers- Manage and contribute to disaster recovery efforts

Monson, Massachusetts, Us

I have been the Chief Operating Officer of Recovers since it began in 2012. I took on a larger leadership role after our CEO left the company December 2013 and I began managing all daily operations and business strategy. My responsibilities include product management, business development, business strategy, customer support, public speaking, user research, website analytics, and front-end design and development. · Managed daily operations and marketing to grow users from 18 to 170 communities· Identified 3 reasons for declining product adoption through customer interviews· Increased product adoption rate from 2.3 sites per month to 10 sites per month· Implemented, managed, and supported 5 disaster recovery efforts including Hurricane Sandy· Performed 4 speaking engagements and managed exhibitor booth at 9 conferences· Developed online advertising campaign (Google Adwords, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook) that increased site traffic by 70%· Designed and managed the Recovers homepage· Managed large client sales leads and support including USAA, Liberty Mutual, Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, City of Monterey, State of Colorado· Developed and performed user research studies including interviews and online chat to identify ways to improve the Recovers software· Developed goals, timeline, and go-to market strategy for Free-to-Launch Recovers product as well as managing the engineering and design process· Researched, refined, and developed the HomeHero (consumer smartphone app) concept into a pitch deck for investors· With no initial connections, built a strong network in the homeowner insurance industry that included USAA and Liberty Mutual· Developed and managed international license agreements· Designed and developed training materials, significantly reducing time required to onboard and support users· Managed all website analytics (Google Analytics, Heap Analytics, KissMetrics, Optimizely) and used data to improve UX and conversion

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Develop, implement, and manage the Competitive Analysis process for improving Dell Servers.- Created a new competitive analysis process and led team to achieve $60M cost-savings in the first 3 years- Developed goals, timelines, and key performance metrics with input from executive leadership from engineering and marketing- Evaluated, hired, and directed team members to meet annual goals- Managed annual budget of ~$1M ensuring efficient spending- Reverse-engineered competitor hardware and software to provide actionable insights of advantages and areas of improvement for Dell products - Coordinated cross-functional teams (engineering, marketing, quality) to identify hundreds of design improvements and cost-avoidance opportunities for Dell servers- Built trust across server organization to effectively engage with leadership and subject matter experts - Led 30+ workshops (full-day, cross-functional) consisting of stakeholders from every department in Dell EMC- Developed a live, online “virtual workshop” format to accommodate for COVID restrictions- Created a standard report structure and authored/co-authored over 30 detailed competitive reports that were used by engineering, marketing, and supply chain- Crafted and presented decks to executive leadership in US and Taiwan to show progress, communicate results, and manage expectations- Expanded Competitive Analysis process to include the software and performance insights that greatly increased the impact for Dell EMC marketing- Designed an Atlassian JIRA tracking system to centralize and efficiently disposition hundreds of potential product improvement items- Developed an Atlassian Confluence site to increase impact of the reports to a broader internal audience- Performed annual user feedback interviews to optimize the process and output to achieve 90% approval- Created and taught an “Intro to Servers” course to hundreds of employees that then became an official Dell class: https://modernepic.com/dellvr

Cambridge, Ma, Us

I spearheaded a new project to create and test polymer-based thermoelectric materials. I worked daily in the lab creating samples, building test equipment, gathering data, and reporting conclusions.· Created an accurate, low-cost (<$1000) experimental setup to measure Seebeck coefficient· Led 2 year investigation to optimize the performance of polymer-based thermoelectric materials through creation and testing of hundreds of samples with varying properties· Developed process to accurately control thickness of spin-coated polymer samples using a liquid additive· Created process for measuring nanoscale sample thickness via profilometry· Investigated nanostructures in Bismuth Telluride thermoelectric materials via TEM and XRD

· Designed production plans to manufacture parts to aerospace specifications · Modeled (Solidworks) parts from 2D drawings and 1:1 scale mylar prints

Feature length film shot in Austin, TX and shown around the world at several film festivals.

I implemented a company-wide lean manufacturing initiative and met engineering department goals.· Removed inefficiencies and streamlined the engineering department, saving 1 day of planning time on every order and removing the need for a manager ($50,000 per year)· Managed 6 employees directly to meet the goals of the engineering department· Developed manufacturing process for complex parts (fabrication and machining)

· Developed Lean Manufacturing Initiative for company-wide implementation· Designed, Instructed, Organized, and Led 5S Program · Trained 40+ Employees on Lean Manufacturing techniques and activities

Austin, Tx, Us

· Designed and conducted low speed impact tests on 2006 Ford F150 · Created low speed vehicle impact simulation in MATLAB

Austin, Tx, Us

· Designed and constructed lens system for microstereolithography setup · Worked with the Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) from Texas Instruments · Designed resistive bypass and cooling system for projector lamp

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

B.S., Mechanical Engineering