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Name
Jeffrey Baird
Founder of Kngroo
 
Bio
After earning my International Baccalaureate diploma, I headed to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to play football. As part of my cadet sailing period, I circumnavigated the globe and worked on cargo ships. I found room for innovation, but my suggestions were dismissed. As someone who could find new methods for everything from shoelace-tying to shipping methods, I decided to go out on my own.

I spend my free time reading, cooking, sailing, biking and studying economics. I am a caffeine addict, a sandwich expert and an amateur writer.
 
Location
Tampa, Fl
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Experience
 
 
Company
Kngroo, Inc.
 
Position
President and Founder
 
From
Jul. 2011 - Present
 
Description
The idea of Kngroo (originally called CityQuest) was hatched over coffee the Thursday before StartUp Weekend Tampa. After a furious 72 hours of programming and development we had a game changing application. We tied for first at StartUp Weekend and were shortly picked up by the Gazelle Lab, a TechStars Network incubator.
 
Website
http://www.kngroo.com
Company
Vabbler.com
Position
President
From
Dec. 2010 - Present
Description
Vabbler.com was a platform for sharing book trailers. We developed an algorithm that predicted what books you would read next based on what book you read in the past. We were using this information to (eventually) stream book trailers into e-books as means of subsidizing their cost.
Website
http://www.vabbler.com
Company
Volume Enterprises, LLC.
Position
Founder/CEO
From
Mar. 2010 - Aug. 2011
Description
Volume Enterprise was a boutique video production company focused primarily on Book Trailers.
Company
Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
Position
Cart Attendant
From
Jun. 2009 - Mar. 2011
Description
Learned networking and customer service. I also picked up the game of golf, spoiler alert, I'm not that great.
Company
Military Sealift Command
Position
Deck Cadet
From
Nov. 2008 - Feb. 2009
Description
Learned the ropes working on a Navy Auxiliary ship.
Company
Central Gulf
Position
Deck Cadet
From
2007 - 2008
Description
2007 -2008
Mastered the controls for all of the internal ramp systems for the Ro/Ro within the first week. Halfway through my four month trip, the ship went through a crew change leaving me the only remaining member of the original deck crew. As a result I took charge of familiarizing the deck department, including the captain, with the day-to-day operations of the vessel. The new captain put me in charge of the ship's store, completing inventory, organizing the displays, charging the crew's accounts for their purchases and ordering new products.
Company
Canterbury Towers
Position
Waiter
From
2005 - 2006
Description
tables at the retirement community. I used my personal skills to develop relationships with the residents and their families. I also became close to the managers of the dining room and shadowed them to learn all I could about management in the food service industry.
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Education
 
 
School
University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
 
From
2009 - ?
 
Fields of Study
Entrepreneurship
School
United States Merchant Marine Academy
From
2006 - 2009
Fields of Study
Marine Transportation
 
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