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Management

Jay Ferro serves as president and CEO for SmartReceipt. As the company’s founder his vision dates back to 1995, at which point he patented his ideas surrounding “smart” receipts. In 2004, Jay founded Nutricate Corporation in order to provide foodservice operators the ability to print personalized nutrition information and education on receipts. In 2010, the company changed it’s name to SmartReceipt and Nutricate became the company’s flagship product-line.

In 1994, Jay founded Silvergreens Restaurants, one of the earliest of the now popular fast-casual restaurants. Silvergreens Restaurants has won many awards around preserving the environment and innovation. He received the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2008 from Inc Magazine and was voted one of the “40 Under 40” up-and-coming business leaders in Southern California. Jay received his B.A. degree with Distinction & High Honors in Business/Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bradley Bennett serves as Vice President of Product Development for SmartReceipt. He is responsible for product management, software architecture and user interface design. Prior to joining SmartReceipt, Brad served as Vice President of Operations for InfoGenesis, a leading developer of point-of-sale (POS) solutions for the hospitality and foodservice industries. At InfoGenesis he was responsible for the management of systems implementation services, customer support, training, professional business services, data center services, and account management. In addition to managing operations, during his 12 year tenure at InfoGenesis he was pivotal in the design and management of multiple generations of software product platforms and services for InfoGenesis. Bradley is a graduate of California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

Dave Chambers serves as Vice President of Engineering for SmartReceipt. He is responsible for the design and development of the SmartReceipt product. Dave has over 25 years experience managing engineering projects for computer and telecom equipment companies, managing organizations as large as 600 people. Dave started his career at Amdahl Corp doing computer design. When he left there, he was VP of Product Operations, which was an organization of over 600 people that included all of Engineering and all of Manufacturing. After 20+ years at Amdahl, he left to join Lightera Networks, a start-up telecom equipment company, as VP of Engineering. Lightera was subsequently acquired by Ciena Corp. Dave has BS and MS Engineering degrees from Stanford University.

Molly Chester serves as Vice President of Business Development for SmartReceipt. She is responsible for developing partnerships and relationships with organizations who share our vision and objectives. Prior to joining SmartReceipt, Molly was the General Manager for Duraguard Products Import Division, where she was charged with creation and management of a successful subsidiary/division focusing on consumer building products.

Prior to her role at Duragurad, she had joined Virtual Relocation as a start-up (sold to TMP worldwide in 2000), an online advertising and destination site. During her time at Virtual Relocation Molly held several marketing, sales and business development positions including Manager of the West Coast Sales Division. Molly received a B.S. degree from the University of Oregon with a major in Sociology and minor in Business.

Steve Morrison serves as Vice President of Finance for SmartReceipt. Steve is a seasoned finance executive with extensive public and private company experience providing leadership in finance and strategy. Prior to joining SmartReceipt, Steve was Chief Financial Officer at 724 Solutions (“724”) where he was responsible for global finance and reporting, investor relations and human resources leadership. In 2010, he led the strategic sale of 724 to Mobixell Networks, Inc. and in 2006, he led 724 through a going private transaction. Prior to joining 724, Stephen held senior finance positions in the technology and transportation industries, providing leadership in mergers and acquisitions, strategy and planning.

Steve holds an M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and is a Certified Management Accountant.

Nitin Pai serves as Vice President of Services for SmartReceipt Corporation. In this capacity, he directs the deployment of SmartReceipt’s software solutions at customer locations, manages customer care functions, and all other professional services. Prior to joining SmartReceipt, Nitin served as the Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer of T-Asset Inc., a network security software startup headquartered in Kansas City, MO. Nitin has also held executive management positions at Sprint Corporation leading functions such as operations, eCommerce, and customer support. Nitin holds an M.B.A degree from the University of Michigan.

Board of Directors

Michael C. Howe serves as Chairman of SmartReceipt. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of MinuteClinic, the pioneer and largest provider in America of the exciting retail health care concept. He led the Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic from June 2005 to June 2008 providing the strategic leadership to facilitate the national expansion of this disruptive innovation. Under Michael’s leadership the concept grew from just 19 clinics in 2 markets to more than 525 health care centers in 27 states. Michael’s career has been distinguished by his ability to identify consumer needs, create strategic vision, and build nationally recognized brands with companies such as Yum! Brands, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo and Unilever.

Mr. Howe is also the former CEO of Arby’s and was recognized in 2006 by Fast Company magazine as one of the top 50 people that will change how Americans work and live over the next 10 years. In 2007, Michael was appointed to the Governor of Minnesota’s Healthcare Transformation Task Force representing innovation and business leadership.

Ellen R. Marram serves as Vice Chairman of SmartReceipt. She is President of The Barnegat Group LLC, a firm that provides business advisory services, and has spent more than 30 years building profitable brands and companies. She currently serves as a director of Ford Motor Company, The New York Times Company and Eli Lilly and Company.

Ms. Marram was President and Chief Executive Officer of Tropicana and the Tropicana Beverage Group from 1993 through 1998. During Ms. Marram’s tenure, Tropicana nearly tripled its shareholder value and was sold to PepsiCo in 1998 for $3.3 billion. From 1988 to 1993, Ms. Marram was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nabisco Biscuit Company, the largest operating unit of Nabisco, Inc. Ms. Marram’s vision and direction led to the 1992 launch of SnackWell’s cookies and crackers, which pioneered low-fat snacking and is considered one of the most successful new products of the 1990s.

Ms. Marram was President of Nabisco’s Grocery Division from 1987 to 1988, and from 1970 to 1986 she was in marketing management at Nabisco/Standard Brands, Johnson & Johnson and Lever Brothers. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Dennis Cagan is a high-technology industry executive and successful entrepreneur. He has founded or co-founded over a dozen different companies and in addition to his entrepreneurial activities Mr. Cagan has been a c-level executive (both public and private companies), consultant, venture capitalist, private investor, and professional board member — 46 corporate boards. In 1979 he was the Keynote Speaker at the first COMDEX Show in Las Vegas. In 2011 he was elected to the IT Hall of Fame – Channel Wing, administered by CompTIA.

Mr. Cagan is an internationally recognized authority in information technology, including: Internet, software, hardware, and communications, in the disciplines of strategy, sales, distribution channels, marketing, services, logistics and distribution. On more than one occasion Mr. Cagan has been responsible for international sales and has actively done business in 35 countries. In 1976 he founded the David Jamison Carlyle Corp. (his 5th start-up), turning it into one of the country’s largest distributors of computer peripherals, and taking DJC public (NASDAQ) in 1981.

Mr. Cagan currently serves on six corporate Boards of Directors: www.acorntech.com, www.virtechparalegal.com, www.receipt.com, www.merchantnational.com, www.surebooks.com and www.mytruston.com.

He attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) where he majored in economics, and he has an honorable discharge from the USMC.

Adolph (Al) J. Ferro, Ph.D. is President and CEO of Artielle Immuno Therapeutics, a privately held autoimmune therapeutics company. Al has been a director of Virogenomics since January 2001 and a director of Artielle since its formation in 2004. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agritope, Inc. from 1989 to 2000 when Agritope was sold to Exelixis, Inc. Agritope, which is now named Exelixis Plant Sciences, is an agricultural genomics and biotechnology company.

Dr. Ferro was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Epitope, Inc. from 1990 through 1998, when Agritope was spun off from Epitope. Epitope, which is now named OraSure Technologies, is a medical diagnostics company with several FDA approved products. Prior to joining Epitope, Dr. Ferro was a Professor of Microbiology at Oregon State University and is the author of numerous publications in both the medical and agricultural fields. Dr. Ferro received a B.S. degree in zoology from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in microbiology from Washington State University.

Eric Kanowsky is Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, an early stage company providing novel microwave technology for use during cardiac ablation procedures. He has been involved in numerous entrepreneurial activities over the last twenty years, most recently serving as an advisor, director, and/or investor for numerous early stage technology and medical device ventures. Additionally, he spent time as COO of Vistera, a provider of e-management solutions to franchised businesses and also filled a similar role at SupplySolution (acquired by Tradebeam), managing the early stages of organizational growth and development for those companies.

Earlier, Eric was a co-founder and Vice President of Operations at Software.com (Nasdaq:OPWV), where his responsibilities for all operational issues and decision-making included managing multiple technical organizations, facilities and infrastructure departments, and a $10 million capital and expense budget. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the UC Santa Barbara Center for Entrepreneurship and Engineering Management. Eric holds an MBA from Indiana University and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Jay Ferro serves as president and CEO for SmartReceipt. As the company’s founder his vision dates back to 1995, at which point he patented his ideas surrounding “smart” receipts. In 2004, Jay founded Nutricate Corporation in order to provide foodservice operators the ability to print personalized nutrition information and education on receipts. In 2010, the company changed it’s name to SmartReceipt and Nutricate became the company’s flagship product-line.

In 1994, Jay founded Silvergreens Restaurants, one of the earliest of the now popular fast-casual restaurants. Silvergreens Restaurants has won many awards around preserving the environment and innovation. He received the Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2008 from Inc Magazine and was voted one of the “40 Under 40” up-and-coming business leaders in Southern California. Jay received his B.A. degree with Distinction & High Honors in Business/Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

2012

Marketing Musts

January 2012

Silvergreens restaurants, of Santa Barbara, California, is doing its marketing in a quieter way. It’s targeting customers who have already dined, trying to boost repeat business. Read More »

2011

University of California San Francisco Medical Center Leverages Receipts to Encourage Healthy Habits

December 2011

SmartReceipt today announced that University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center – consistently ranked one of the nation’s top 10 hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report – has selected SmartReceipt’s Nutricate Pro to give customers nutritional information customized for their meal and targeted promotions to drive repeat business. SmartReceipt’s technology allows UCSF Medical Center to print receipts with personalized nutrition information and frequency, building coupons based on the customer’s purchase. Read More »

Small Biz Resource Tip: SmartReceipt

November 2011

Instead of handing out boring receipts that customers will throw away the minute they leave your store or restaurant, you could be handing out marketing messages and useful information on your receipts. SmartReceipt’s software solution lets you add coupons or make suggestions for other purchases, plus coupon expiration dates can be adjusted based on the print date. Read More »

St. Rita’s Medical Center Leverages Receipts to Encourage Healthy Habits

November 2011

SmartReceipt today announced that St. Rita’s Medical Center, one of 20 Catholic Health Partners hospitals, has selected SmartReceipt’s Nutricate solution to encourage healthy eating habits with its hospital café customers. SmartReceipt’s technology allows St. Rita’s Medical Center to print receipts with personalized nutrition information and frequency, building coupons based on the customer’s purchase. Read More »

Receipts Could Be the Next Marketing Medium for SMBs

November 2011

Every time I open up my wallet I sift through a stack of receipts to hopefully find some hidden cash. Inevitably, there are more receipts than bills in my wallet. And I don’t think I’m alone — take a look inside purses and wallets everywhere and you’ll often see a similar situation. So why, then, haven’t marketers figured out a way to take advantage of this piece of paper that is stored right next to their cash in customers’ wallets? Read More »

5 Back-Office Tech Innovations

November 2011

You might notice something different about the sales receipt at Burgerville, a chain of 39 burger shops in the Portland area. Using a technology developed by SmartReceipt (www.receipt.com), the chain shows customized nutrition information about your specific order, news and trivia, and marketing information. Read More »

Say Goodbye to the Standard Receipt

October 2011

The boring old receipt is getting a makeover. SmartReceipt has turned the standard receipt that usually only shows the name and price of the item purchased into engaging slips of paper. Read More »

Stop Wasting Your Customer Receipts – Make A Custom Sale With Each One

October 2011

There is ONE thing that retailers always give to their customers, other than their change and the product they ordered. They also give them a receipt. Most of the time this receipt just lists what you ordered, the cost and maybe some contact information. Read More »

Nuts & Bolts – Case Study: El Gallo Giro Champions Transpromo

October 2011

Challenge: Increase coupon redemption rates. Solution: Implement software that adds promotions to receipts. Read More »

El Gallo Giro Press Release

July 2011

El Gallo Giro Leverages Receipts to Drive Repeat Business Read More »

FoodService Director

Apr 2011

One of the larger parts of Veteran Canteen Services – Smart Choices campaign is launching SmartReceipt’s Nutricate system, which prints customized messages on the bottom of receipts. Read More »

9News.com

Mar 2011

Modmarket helps customers count calories and make conscious eating decisions with the Nutricate Receipt. Watch Video »

VCS Press Release

Jan 2011

Veterans Canteen Service selects SmartReceipt’s Nutricate Solution for nationwide rollout. Read More »

Restaurant Business

Jan 2011

Restaurant Business magazine highlights a Nutricate receipt in its article on the latest intelligent receipt innovations. Read More »

2010

Burgerville TV

Jun 2010

Hear Burgerville CEO Jeff Harvey discuss why they implemented Nutricate systemwide. Watch Video »

Chicago Tribune

May 2010

Trade publication Fast Company reports that Burgerville, a chain based in the Pacific Northwest, has rolled out a new receipt system in all its restaurants. Read More »

Wall Street Journal

May 2010

Burgerville is taking menu labeling one step further by printing the total calories of your order on the receipt, as well as information on fat, fiber and carbohydrate content. The burger chain announced the rollout of a pilot program to all 39 of its outlets today, saying it wants eaters “to know exactly what they are getting when they order from us.” Read More »

Fast Company

May 2010

Nutricate is already used in many hospitals and employee cafeterias, but Burgerville is the first fast food chain to adopt it. Read More »

Press Release

May 2010

Burgerville launches SmartReceipt’s premium product, Nutricate, in all 39 of its locations. Read More »

The Columbian

May 2010

Local Vancouver, WA newspaper gives front page coverage to Burgerville’s Nutricate program. Read More »

KPTV Oregon News

May 2010

Burgerville first tested the program at a Portland restaurant on Martin Luther King Boulevard. It expanded to all 39 restaurants Tuesday. Read More »

Press Release

Mar 2010

Nutricate changes name to SmartReceipt, maintains brand identity while expanding to new industries. Read More »

Foodnetwork Magazine

Feb 2010

West Coast chains are voluntarily printing nutritional data on customer receipts using Nutricate’s technology. Read More »

One Floor Up

Jan 2010

Nutricate is elevating the value of nutrition to the same level as the value for money, changing the way we think about the price of a meal. Read More »

SmartReceipt is a fast-growing software and marketing solutions company based in Santa Barbara, California. We are looking for both full-time and part-time employees. You will be working closely with an experienced and dynamic team of people from a variety of industries.

Please send a cover letter and your resume to careers@receipt.com.

Software Developer for Web-Based Application (RoR)

Key Requirements

• Previous experience as senior engineer, or similar role
  • Conducting and validating platform design and architecture
  • Oversight of development, testing, and production environments
• Expert in standards-based, open-source development, including Python, Django, Ruby, Rails, HTML, Javascript, Linux, etc.
• Experience developing, optimizing, and balancing production Ruby on Rails applications.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise-level database design and management including PostgreSQL.
• 5+ years overall experience, 2 years with Python/Django or Ruby/Rails in a production environment.

Key Characteristics

• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Hands-on team player who can dive in while building a team
• Superior communication skills
• Strong leadership abilities
• Innovative thinker able to develop and execute a long-term vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS Engineering, Computer Science, IT or similar required

Software Developer (Python)

Key Requirements

• Experience in standards-based, open-source technologies
• Working knowledge of regular expressions
• Experience working with and deploying to multiple processor architectures and platforms including Linux, Windows, BusyBox, and Windows CE
• Experience integrating hardware and ability to develop and integrate drivers to work with peripheral devices communicating over USB, Serial, Parallel, etc.
• Experience creating applications that communicate over serial, TCP/IP, and other transmission protocols.
• 5+ years overall experience, 2 years with Python

Key Characteristics

• Hands-on team player who can dive in while building a team
• Strong leadership abilities and superior communication skills
• Innovative thinker able to develop a long-term vision and execute vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS Engineering, Computer Science, IT or similar required

Software Developer (Windows)

Key Requirements

• Previous experience developing software for Windows systems (Windows CE a plus).
• Experience designing and developing user-friendly graphical interfaces
• Experience packaging and deploying software to a large installation base
• Experience creating applications that communicate over serial, TCP/IP, and other transmission protocols.
• Experience with open-source applications and frameworks including Python on Windows
• 2-4 years overall experience, 1 year with Python for Windows Extensions

Key Characteristics

• Hands-on team player who can dive in while building a team
• Strong leadership abilities and superior communication skills
• Innovative thinker able to develop a long-term vision and execute vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS Engineering, Computer Science, IT or similar required

Data Center Systems Administrator

Key Requirements

• Previous experience as a systems analyst in a similar role
• Experience managing, deploying and tuning systems to optimize resources in a high-availability, virtual computing Linux environment
• Expert knowledge in working with various distros of Linux, Web server platforms, database platforms
• Proven knowledge in networking and systems security
• Experience creating and managing processes for software distribution and data center security controls
• Familiarity with Python/Django, RoR a plus

Key Characteristics

• Hands-on team player who can dive in while building a team
• Strong leadership abilities and superior communication skills
• Innovative thinker able to develop a long-term vision and execute vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS/BA required

QA Lead/Test Engineer

Key Requirements

• Previous experience with QA as a test engineer in a leadership role
• Experience writing automated testing scripts for open-source platforms such as RoR/Python/Django
• Proven ability to create and manage processes for software testing and software releases
• Experience using software version control software
• Ability to write code for minor bug fixes a plus
• Strong familiarity with HTML, XML, CSS and Javascript a plus

Key Characteristics

• Hands-on team player who can dive in while building a team
• Strong leadership abilities and superior communication skills
• Innovative thinker able to develop a long-term vision and execute vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS/BA required

Software Tester/Installer/Support

Key Requirements

• Proven ability to comprehend complex technical concepts
• Willingness to put in extra effort to fulfill client needs or meet deadlines
• Excellent customer relations skills and desire to travel when called upon
• A strong understanding of how the Internet works (believes it is more than “just a series of tubes”)
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS and Javascript a plus

Key Characteristics

• Hands-on team player with a great attitude
• Strong leadership abilities and superior communication skills
• Innovative thinker able to execute vision to support SmartReceipt’s business objectives
• Highly motivated and self-directed, with proven ability at setting and meeting objectives and deadlines
• Balance casual work environment with executive presence

Education

• BS/BA required