Alex is an Economics student at the University of Michigan. A recent addition to our sales team, he is “accomplishing a long-time goal to work for a start-up alongside a group of talented and ambitious individuals.”
Alex developed a connection for interacting with customers while working endless summers as a bag boy at a local golf course back in his home town of Frankenmuth, Michigan. He passionately pursues his own creative projects that exist in various forms: the lead singer of a band, an independent writer, and a lover of photography. He firmly believes that business should be an extension of self, and aims to bring his enthusiasm and drive to his work at CrowdClarity.
He also posses an unrivaled ability to produce bird calls.
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Gandhi Jagasia has joined CrowdClarity’s development team to help our company keep up with the growth that we’ve experienced over this 
summer. He will be helping to implement new features in our main product as well as work with specific resources for a new customized version of our product that will be released through one of our customers late 2009.
He recently graduated with a bachelors in Electrical Engineering, and joins us after two years of start-up experience through Michigan Tech’s Enterprise Program. Gandhi is a perfect fit for the team as he was looking for another start-up to work with where he would be part of an energetic and dynamic team, instead of his fear of “becoming another cog in a large software firm”.
Gandhi also brings with him a few years in management experience, extensive knowledge of almost all things “geek culture”, and a secret talent for writing entertaining reviews of horrible movies.
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Maarten Mulder, Jean-Jacques Vossen, and Rik Veldhuizen (left to right, above) take the European approach to business planning.
Soon CrowdClarity will be predicting the wine harvest in Bordeaux, the winner of the Champions League, and how long Barack Obama will remain more popular than Nicolas Sarkozy.
Check back for soon for more news of this international growth.
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David Forrester has just joined CrowdClarity’s sales team. He brings with him extensive experience in sales and marketing, with a specialized background in leadership training. He will be integrating with our existing sales team and sharing his 15+ years of management experience in the field. He is a graduate of the College of Business at James Madison University.
He enjoys golfing in his spare time, public speaking, and is interested in the United States space program.
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David Zuidema is a successful 4th year student at the Michigan Technological University. David brings his expertise from the field of psychology and graphic design to spearhead CrowdClarity’s breakout marketing campaign. David is harnessing his skills as an expert communicator to design sales support documents that facilitate the redirection of CrowdClarity’s go-to-market strategy.
Previously, David spent his summers exceeding the industry standard in lawn maintenance. He also draws on his experiences working with underprivileged kids to encourage them to seek degrees in higher education working with the Summer Youth Program at Michigan Tech. David is an avid wine connoisseur, powerlifter, and pastry chef. Although this is David’s first entrepreneurial experience, but he brings a myriad of skills to the table.
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Arun is an Electrical Engineering student of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. When he is not working on CrowdClarity’s software, he is usually playing videogames or guitar. His strengths are web design and python.
He is developing a new, easy to use, market type for CrowdClarity’s software solution. This market type will most closely resemble over / under “spread” betting and will have a greatly simplified interface to allow users to contribute more easily and in a more streamlined manner.
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CrowdClarity had a good showing at The National Summit in Detroit this week. Dr. Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan, mentioned CrowdClarity on two occasions during her presentation to attendees at the Summit as an example of a fast growing start-up founded by University of Michigan students. Below, Dr. Coleman visits CrowdClarity’s exhibit booth after her speech.
(Jon Carender – CrowdClarity, Dr. Mary Sue Coleman – President of the University of Michigan, Matt Gibson – Fontis Biotechnologies, Jeff Meng – ModuLine Technologies)
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Dr. Mary Sue Coleman, Fontis Biotechnologies, ModuLine Technologies, MORE Program, National Summit
Jon Carender, VP of Sales at CrowdClarity, will be presenting at The National Summit, held in the Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI from June 15-17, 2009.
“The Mission of The National Summit is to convene a cross-sector gathering of business, government, labor and academic leaders to develop and promote actions to improve America’s competitiveness in a global economy.”
Registration for the event is still open and 1-Day and 3-Day passes are available for both DEC and non-DEC members. Click here for more details.
Speakers include William Clay Ford – Jr. Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Co., Andrew N. Liveris – Chairman & CEO of Dow Chemical Co., Richard H. Anderson – CEO of Delta Air Lines, Steven A. Ballmer – CEO of Microsoft, and many more.
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Detroit Chamber of Commerce, The National Summit