Grockit Company
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DescriptionGrockit was an online social learning game company. Grockit prepared students for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT and GRE standardized exams. Students took practice tests while collaborating online with other users. Grockit was founded in 2006 by Farbood Nivi, and in 2013 was acquired by Kaplan, Inc.. Defunct: 2016 Headquarters: San Francisco, CA Founded: 2007 Founders: Farbood Nivi, Michael Buffington
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Grockit Employees
Dover High School August 2013 - Present
Indian Hills High School November 2011 - June 2012
C2 Education July 2011 - November 2011
Grockit April 2011 - May 2011
Montclair High School, Center for Social Justice September 2010 - December 2010
National Park Service November 2005 - January 2009
National Park Service May 2004 - November 2005
Skills
Public Speaking, Education, PowerPoint, Twitter, Client Liaison, Client Co-ordination, Content Development, Content Delivery, History, American History, Lesson Planning, Tutoring, Social Media
Education
Montclair State University 2008 — 2011
Master of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education and Teaching
Montclair State University 2003 — 2004
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
The George Washington University 1998 — 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations and Affairs
Minerva Project July 2012 - Present
Grockit June 2012 - June 2013
Grockit July 2008 - June 2012
Brandeis University 2002 - 2008
University of Massachusetts Amherst September 2001 - May 2002
Skills
E-Learning, Ruby, Educational Technology, JavaScript, Learning Technology, Start-ups, Ruby on Rails, Statistics, Web Analytics, Learning Analytics, Educational Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Educational Research, R, A/B testing, Team Leadership, Java, Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Education
Brandeis University 2002 — 2008
PhD, Computer Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 2001 — 2002
Computer Science
Brandeis University 1997 — 2001
BA, Computer Science
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 2000 — 2000
Visiting student, Computer Science
Darby Smart March 2013 - Present
Goldman Sachs September 2011 - March 2013
Grockit March 2011 - August 2011
Goldman Sachs July 2009 - February 2011
Nine Naturals July 2008 - July 2009
Garden Grove Unified School District September 2005 - June 2007
Skills
Investment Banking, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Corporate Development, Internet, Venture Capital, New Media, Start-ups, Mergers, Strategy, Nunchuck Skills, Very Crafty, A Real Talker
Education
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business 2007 — 2009
MBA
Loyola University of Chicago 1997 — 2002
Ropes & Gray LLP October 2013 - Present
Ropes & Gray LLP May 2012 - August 2012
Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic June 2011 - August 2011
Grockit May 2010 - June 2011
Wisconsin Legislature Office of Representative Radcliffe January 2009 - December 2010
Department of Comparative Bioscience January 2010 - May 2010
Education
University of Chicago Law School 2010 — 2013
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 — 2010
B.S, Biology- Neuroscience Focus
Newsbound February 2015 - Present
Arena Reed Design August 2011 - Present
IDEO March 2014 - May 2014
IDEO April 2013 - May 2013
Couchsurfing July 2012 - January 2013
Grockit January 2009 - July 2011
Pivotal Labs February 2007 - October 2008
Lumosity 2006 - 2007
Adobe 2005 - 2006
Skills
User Interface Design, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, User Experience, Visual Design, User Research, Mobile Design
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, Biology, Art
Chabot College
Associate of Arts (AA), General Education
BioClinica April 2012 - Present
Grockit 2009 - 2012
Crystal Cream and Butter Company October 2006 - June 2007
MarketWire June 2006 - September 2006
Skills
Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh, PC, SEO, SEO copywriting, Copy Editing, Wordpress, Social Media Marketing, Blogging, Blog Marketing, Editing, WordPress, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Public Relations, Mac, Leadership, Project Management
Education
UCLA 2002 — 2006
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mass Communication/Media Studies
UC Center in Paris 2005 — 2005
Abroad program, French Language and Literature
ACI Institute January 2011 - Present
ACI Institute August 2002 - Present
ACI Institute September 1999 - Present
Grockit August 2007 - March 2008
Skills
Writing, Creative Writing, Game Development, Editing, Proofreading, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Test Preparation, Teaching, Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, ActionScript, Cartoons, Sound Design, Sound Mixing, Tutoring
Education
University of Alabama 1985 — 1992
Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General
ACI Institute
Kaplan Test Prep August 2015 - Present
Grockit August 2013 - Present
Kaplan Test Prep June 2010 - July 2013
Kaplan Test Prep June 2005 - June 2010
Skills
Digital Media, E-Learning, Educational Technology, Staff Development, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking, Instructional Design, Teaching, Training, Editing, Research, Leadership, Social Media, Educational Leadership
Education
University of Michigan 2000 — 2004
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), French Language and Literature, Political Science
Universite d'Aix-Marseille III 2002 — 2003
Certificat d'Etudes Politiques, Political Science and Government
VEVO 2014 - Present
Learnist 2012 - 2014
Grockit 2011 - 2013
Economics & Education Research Associates 2005 - 2012
CESA Labs July 2009 - June 2010
FEMAP-SADEC June 2004 - May 2008
Skills
Analytics, Start-ups, Education, E-Learning, MySQL, Entrepreneurship, Ruby on Rails, Agile Methodologies, Data Modeling, Customer Development, User Acquisition, Educational Technology, Data Analysis, Hive, Mobile Applications, A/B testing, User Experience, Project Management, Strategy, Ruby, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Mobile Devices, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Online Advertising, Product Management, Corporate Development
Education
Claremont McKenna College
B.A., Economics, Accounting, International Relations
Stanford University
M.A., Policy, Organization & Leadership Studies
OnDeck January 2015 - Present
A Gambiarra February 2014 - Present
Kaplan Test Prep October 2013 - January 2015
Grockit October 2013 - January 2015
A Free Bird™ 2015 - 2015
Stefanini US June 2012 - November 2013
Stefanini April 2012 - July 2012
EBC November 2009 - April 2012
Stefanini November 2007 - January 2011
Skills
Agile Project Management, Enterprise Architecture, Software Engineering, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, DevOps, Software Development, Network Security, Mobile, Storage, Linux, C, Adobe Flex, Java, Python, Ruby on Rails, Android, Erlang, Objective-C, PostgreSQL, Ruby, Spring, CSS, ActionScript, Git, Subversion, Maven, JSON, jQuery, Entrepreneurship, Groovy, Grails, MongoDB, Redis, MapReduce, HTML 5, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, MySQL, Scrum, JBoss Application Server, Eclipse, Agile Methodologies, Java Enterprise Edition, Amazon Web Services..., Ant, Open Source, PHP, XML, REST
Education
Universidade Federal de Goiás 2006 — 2008
Licentiate, Mathematics
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Goiás 2004 — 2007
Bachelors, Network Engineering
Universidade Federal de Goiás 2000 — 2005
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
The New York Times 1997 - Present
Forbes.com September 2011 - Present
Yahoo! December 2011 - Present
Grockit December 2012 - June 2014
Long Island Pulse Magazine October 2011 - March 2012
Distinction magazine 2006 - 2008
TM Design 2003 - 2003
Jewish World 1991 - 1997
The Baltimore Sun 1980 - 1981
Baltimore News American June 1977 - December 1979
Skills
Writing, Editing, Blogging, Feature Articles, Real Estate, Green Building, Smart Growth, Lifestyle, Weddings, Profiles, Interior Design, Travel Writing, Social Media, Home, Newspaper, Web Content, Journalism, Storytelling, Freelance Writing, Magazine Articles, Content Writing, Newspapers, Copy Editing, Media Relations, Magazines, Editorial, Publications, Press Releases, Non-fiction, Online Journalism, News Writing, Fact-checking, Breaking News, Headline Writing, Content Development, Publicity, Ghostwriting, Proofreading, Newsletters, Content Strategy, New Media, Copywriting, Investigative Reporting, Real Estate Trends, Publishing, Books, AP Style, Online Publishing, Creative Writing
Education
The Johns Hopkins University
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Sensiba San Filippo LLP December 2014 - Present
Promotional Advantage January 2006 - Present
Paraclae, LLC June 2014 - December 2014
Topspin Media May 2010 - June 2014
Topspin Media May 2010 - March 2014
Recurly May 2010 - April 2011
Grove Sleep Holdings October 2009 - May 2010
Admarvel, dba Frengo September 2007 - October 2009
Grockit September 2007 - January 2009
Dropbox October 2007 - December 2008
Skills
Start-up Consultant, QuickBooks, GAAP, Fixed Assets, ADP Payroll, Peachtree, Deferred Revenue, Start-ups, Payroll, Mas 90, Accounting, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Trinet, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Invoicing, Awesomeness, Auditing, General Awesomeness, Accounts Receivable
Education
City College of San Francisco 2003 — 2005
Business
San Francisco School of Bartending 2004 — 2004
Certificate, Mixology
College of San Mateo 1996 — 2001
Finance Accounting
Aragon High School 1993 — 1996
Diploma, General Education
Twitter June 2009 - January 2015
Grockit November 2008 - May 2009
InfoEther September 2007 - November 2008
37signals December 2005 - January 2007
Ionist July 2005 - December 2005
Simon's Rock College of Bard July 2003 - July 2005
Skills
Ruby, Scala, Scalability, Software Engineering, Linux, Ruby on Rails, Java, Distributed Systems, Literature, Open Source
Education
Bard College at Simon's Rock 1999 — 2003
Literature
Self-Employed February 2011 - Present
City National Bank December 2014 - May 2015
Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency August 2013 - June 2014
Towers Watson April 2010 - April 2012
Grockit July 2009 - September 2010
SodaHead.com September 2008 - October 2009
Compass Education Group October 2007 - February 2009
Laserfiche July 2006 - August 2007
California Department of Industrial Relations November 2005 - July 2006
Skills
Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Statistics, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Social Media, Teaching, Financial Modeling, Quantitative Analytics, Social Networking, Actuarial Exams, C++, Programming, Typing, Standardized Testing, LaTeX, Analysis
Education
California State University-Los Angeles 2013 — 2014
Master’s Degree, Education, 3.78
University of California, Los Angeles 2001 — 2005
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, 3.37
Lowell High School 1997 — 2001
High School, General Education
Learnist June 2012 - Present
Fidelis College 2010 - Present
Grockit December 2006 - June 2012
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions January 2006 - September 2006
The Princeton Review December 1998 - October 2005
Nivix Computer Solutions June 2000 - September 2001
Vision Computer Solutions June 1995 - August 1998
Skills
Product Development, Higher Education, Marketing, Management, Curriculum Design, E-Learning, Training, Leadership, Mobile Devices, Start-ups, Teaching, Entrepreneurship, Curriculum Development, Social Media, Public Speaking, Business Planning, Strategy, Staff Development, Educational Technology, Management Consulting, Instructional Design, Educational Leadership, Student Affairs, Recruiting, Web Development
Education
The University of Michigan 1995 — 2000
BA, Psychology
Socratic Labs March 2012 - Present
RAK Tech Fund May 2011 - March 2012
The Mobile Internet Content Coalition January 2011 - May 2011
Grockit August 2009 - May 2011
Grockit June 2007 - August 2009
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions 1999 - 2007
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2001 - 2003
Sutra Nightclub & The Chili Pepper 2001 - 2002
Skills
Strategic Planning, Writing, Public Speaking, Start-ups, Fundraising, Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, E-Learning, Educational Technology, Angel Investing, Business Strategy, Community Engagement, Building Relationships, Awesomeness, Mobile Devices, Marketing, Leadership, Social Media, Nonprofits, Strategic Partnerships, Research, Project Management, Blogging, Staff Development, User Experience, Social Media Marketing, Management, Editing, Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership Development, Marketing Strategy, Management Consulting, Small Business, Corporate Development, Training, Business Development, E-commerce, Digital Media, Competitive Analysis, Content Development, Online Advertising, Content Strategy, SEO, Web 2.0, New Media
Education
Georgetown University - The McDonough School of Business 2010 — 2011
JD/MBA
Georgetown University Law Center 2009 — 2011
JD/MBA
Nova Southeastern University 1998 — 2001
B.A., Humanities
Grockit November 2009 - Present
Zvents April 2006 - November 2009
Optionetics 2005 - 2006
Grand Valley State University August 2002 - December 2003
Skills
Ruby on Rails, Ruby, JavaScript, MySQL, Agile Methodologies, CSS, HTML, Refactoring, XP, Git, Web Applications, jQuery, TDD, Test Driven Development, Start-ups, Continuous Integration, AJAX, Web Development, User Experience
Education
Grand Valley State University 2000 — 2004
BS, Computer Science
Shrines April 2014 - Present
Billion Jelly Bloom February 2010 - Present
Dolores Park Works October 2009 - Present
Pantheon February 2011 - Present
Grockit May 2007 - Present
Mozilla April 2013 - March 2014
Hattery February 2013 - February 2014
Pioneers of the Imminently Feasible June 2012 - February 2013
Storenvy April 2010 - December 2010
Pioneers of the Inevitable (Songbird) April 2005 - March 2009
Skills
Digital Media, Web Development, Fundraising, Start-ups, Entrepreneur, Audio, Entrepreneurship, Product Management, Sound, E-commerce, Mobile Applications, Project Management, User Experience, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Business Development, Agile Methodologies, Strategic Partnerships, Advertising
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz 1999 — 2003
Computer and Information Science, Digital Signal Processing and Information Theory
Sexton Prep and Tutoring, LLC September 2013 - Present
Bunker Hill Community College January 2011 - Present
Pearson North America March 2010 - Present
Evolve Tutoring September 2007 - May 2014
ClubZ! Tutoring December 2008 - August 2012
Grockit September 2008 - September 2009
Cambridge Housing Authority August 2005 - June 2007
Just A Start January 2003 - August 2005
Summit Educational Group January 2002 - January 2005
Skills
Curriculum Design, College Teaching, Teaching, Tutoring, Adult Education, Lesson Planning, Student Development, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, University Teaching, Research, Test Preparation, Editing, Writing, Community Outreach, Classroom, Elementary Education, Public Speaking
Education
Simmons College 2009 — 2010
Master's degree, English
Bates College 1996 — 2000
Bachelor's degree, Sociology
Stoneham High School
Zesty, Inc. January 2015 - Present
Meals with Jacob February 2013 - December 2014
Learnist February 2013 - July 2014
Grockit May 2007 - April 2013
Skills
Office Management, Nutrition, E-Learning, Start-ups, Social Media, Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Leadership, Strategic Partnerships, Social Media Marketing, User Experience, Training, Program Management
Education
University of Michigan 1997 — 2002
Bachelor's Degree, Organizational Behavior Studies
Bauman College 2010 — 2011
Certification, Nutrition Education
GL Solutions (DBA for GL Suite, Inc.) June 2014 - Present
C-LEPS 2012 - 2013
Grockit 2010 - 2012
Skills
Cashiering, Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Retail, Loss Prevention, Store Management, Inventory Control, Retail Sales, Planograms, Customer Service, Shrinkage, Inventory Management, Store Operations, Big Box, Profit, Cash Register, Data Entry, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Customer Satisfaction
Education
University of Southern California 2004 — 2009
Bachelor of Arts (BA), East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
3P Learning September 2015 - Present
Edmentum March 2014 - September 2015
Toolwire January 2012 - March 2014
Grockit January 2010 - August 2011
Revolution Prep LLC February 2008 - September 2009
Kaplan December 2005 - February 2008
Skills
Event Management, Direct Marketing, Higher Education, K-12, New Business Development, Salesforce.com, Promotions, Event Marketing, Training & Development, CRM software, Test Preparation, Volunteer Recruiting, Marketing Automation, Social Media, Grant Monitoring, Email Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Webinars, Mailing List Management, Direct Mail Campaigns, Marketo, Multi-channel Campaign..., Lead Generation, Focus Groups, Presentations, Public Speaking, Training, Guerrilla Marketing, Event Planning, Designing Marketing..., CRM, Digital Media, Management, Marketing, Sales, Program Management, Trade Shows, Business Development, Product Development, Strategic Partnerships, Proposal Writing, Strategy, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Leadership, Strategic Planning, E-Learning, Sales Process, Account Management
Education
Suffolk University 1999 — 2005
BA, Communications and Fine Art
Gilmour
Learnist January 2012 - Present
Grockit January 2010 - August 2013
Grockit Inc October 2006 - January 2010
Vision Computer Solutions May 1999 - September 2006
Vision Computer Solutions May 1995 - September 2006
Skills
Start-ups, Social Media Marketing, Business Strategy, E-commerce, Process Improvement, Customer Support, Customer Success, Retention Marketing, Inside Sales, Operations Management, Product Marketing, Ethnography for User..., User Experience Testing, Remote User Testing, Remote User Support, Bug Tracking, Quality Assurance, News Writing, Creative Writing, Copywriting, Copy Editing, Marketing Copy, Customer Retention, Retention Management, HR Policies, HR Transformation, Employee Wellness..., Hiring Personnel, Recruiting, Marketing, Customer Insight, Customer Satisfaction, User Experience, Learning Management..., Strategic Partnerships, Leadership, Program Management, Entrepreneurship, CRM, Marketing Communications, Analytics, Salesforce.com, Management
Education
Michigan State University 1995 — 1999
Communication Arts
University of Michigan
northville high school
Honda R&D Americas, Inc September 2014 - Present
Northwestern University October 2012 - June 2014
Carrier Corporation June 2013 - September 2013
SwipeSense Inc. April 2013 - June 2013
Northwestern University June 2012 - September 2012
Northwestern University February 2012 - June 2012
Grockit February 2010 - April 2012
Northwestern University November 2011 - December 2011
Skills
Solidworks, Matlab, C++, Research, Microsoft Office, Unigraphics, Analysis, C, Photoshop, Visual Basic, Digital Photography, Statistics, NX 7.5, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop, CNC Machine, Machinery, Autodesk Inventor 2011, Visual Basic 6.0, Adobe Premiere Pro, Logic Express, Adobe Audition, Nastran, Minitab, Inventor, Premiere, Machine shop experience, NX Unigraphics, CATIA
Education
Ohio University 2015 — 2018
Master’s Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management
Northwestern University 2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering
Google July 2015 - Present
Curbside, Inc. August 2014 - July 2015
Leap Motion December 2013 - July 2014
Grockit August 2012 - December 2013
AVOS November 2011 - July 2012
Grockit September 2009 - November 2011
Yoono March 2008 - September 2009
AGIS Network, Inc. June 2006 - March 2008
University of Iowa May 2005 - June 2006
Skills
JavaScript, Ruby, CSS
Education
University of Iowa 2005 — 2006
Computational Linguistics
University of Iowa 2001 — 2005
BS, Computer Science and Linguistics
Independent June 2009 - Present
Grockit September 2007 - December 2007
EPGY (Stanford University) July 2005 - December 2007
4-D Stars Academic Sports Academy (UC Berkeley) August 2001 - October 2001
UC Berkeley Student Learning Center June 2001 - August 2001
Skills
Writing, Word, Windows, Editing, Mathematics, Music, Teaching, Education, Technical Writing, Educational Publishing, Textbooks, English, Grammar, Test Preparation, Tutoring, Remote Assistance, Distance Learning, Calculus, Proofreading, Microsoft Office, Blogging, E-learning, Copy Editing, Literature, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Higher Education, Publishing, Content Development, Content Strategy, Creative Writing, Storytelling, Academic Publishing, Statistics, Social Networking, Virtual Assistance, Microsoft Word, Books
Education
California State University-East Bay 2009 — 2010
Certificate, Technical Writing
De Anza College 2008 — 2008
Technical Writing
University of California, Berkeley 1999 — 2005
BA, Mathematics
Redlands High School 1995 — 1999
Grockit July 2009 - March 2012
Bold July 2009 - November 2009
Paramount Pictures June 2008 - March 2009
University of Southern California January 2008 - May 2008
University of Southern California May 2007 - August 2007
Hollywood Video June 2006 - August 2007
University of Southern California September 2005 - December 2005
Laboratory Medicine Consultants June 2005 - August 2005
Skills
Photoshop, Maya, Illustrator, After Effects, C++, Programming, Java, 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Final Cut Pro, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Social Media, Outlook, HTML, Public Speaking, Social Networking
Education
UNLV 2011 — 2013
Teacher Licensure, Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Southern California 2004 — 2008
Bachelors of Arts - Cinema and Television Critical Studies, Cinema and Television, Animation, Computer Science
Joyable September 2014 - Present
Learnist 2012 - August 2014
Grockit July 2011 - 2012
Songbird May 2010 - July 2011
Avid Technology December 2008 - May 2010
Avid Technology July 2007 - December 2008
Ross & Baruzzini June 2005 - September 2006
Skills
iOS development, Ruby on Rails, Cocoa, C++, Objective-C, C, Ruby, Music Technology, Fractals, MySQL, Android Development, Node.js, Educational Technology
Education
University of Rochester 2003 — 2007
BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Content Factory - Pittsburgh April 2015 - Present
A Pass Educational Group, LLC December 2013 - Present
David Lessem Content and Sound 2013 - Present
Einstein Wise 2013 - 2014
Grockit 2007 - 2008
Fabian Learning Clinic 2004 - 2007
Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Customer Service, English, Windows, Research, Teaching, Public Speaking
Education
University of Michigan 1997 — 2002
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Creative Writing