Chris Hutchins

2900 22nd Street #11

San Francisco, CA 94110

 

chris@chrishutchins.com | @hutchins

Tel: (202) 468-4269

Fax: (801) 751-5337

 

Professional Profile


An intelligent, results-oriented team player with a solid business education, strong mathematical background, a passion for creativity, and relevant work experience through employment and consulting projects.

 

Work Experience


Freelance Consultant

Self-Employed

San Francsico, CA

12/08 – Present

• Built a market sizing tool for a customer satisfaction company to forecast market share and future revenues

• Organized a series of community events across the country for an online bookkeeping company and its partners

• Developed comprehensive market research reports for a social network in the entertainment industry

 

Founder

LaidOffCamp

San Francisco, CA

1/09 – Present

• Created an online and offline community for unemployed and non-traditionally employed people

• Organized and ran the San Francisco LaidOffCamp, which attracted over 40 sponsors and over 800 attendees

• Received coverage from major media sources including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week and CNN

• Provided tools and support to the local organizers of LaidOffCamps in over 10 cities across the country

 

Consultant

Monitor Group

New York, NY

3/08 - 12/08

• Devised corporate strategy plan based on channel and productivity optimization for a major credit card issuer

• Completed buying process analysis and market segmentation plan for a large pharmaceutical company

• Developed a strategic growth plan and service marketing strategy for a legal service provider

• Conducted segmentation analysis and customer profiling for a product positioning strategy for a cable provider

 

Financial Analyst Intern

Allen & Company

New York, NY

5/07 - 10/07

• Prepared financial models for forecasting and merger, acquisition and leveraged buy-out transactions

• Valued companies using DCF, equity comparables and precedent transactions analysis

• Performed financial analyses of transactions for inclusion in fairness opinions

• Created research reports and company valuation reports from company and industry research

Marketing Specialist

Fusion Telecommunications

New York, NY

12/05 - 3/08

• Developed and implemented new marketing strategies for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services

• Completed detailed analysis of competitors and competitive products within the VoIP marketplace

• Consulted to Product Development division on design of retail computer application and product website

• Designed and managed company exhibition and presence at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007

Education


 Colorado State University

Fort Collins, Colorado

Graduated: May 2007

B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing (Cum Laude)

• Dean’s List (GPA: 3.72/4.0)

• University Honors Scholar

• University Distinguished Scholar

• Youngblood Entrepreneur Scholar

• Hesperia Junior Honor Society                        

• President’s Leadership Program

• ASCSU - Senator and Presidential Candidate

• Beta Theta Pi - VP of Pledge Education

• Alpha Kappa Psi - VP of Marketing

• Business College Council - Executive Officer

 

Other Activities


• Avid indoor and outdoor rock climber

• Recent speaking engagements at SXSW Interactive 2010 and Ignite at the Web 2.0 Expo SF 2010

• Recently spent seven months traveling throughout Africa, Asia, India and the Middle East