Ray Troy is an entrepreneur that has brought one product to the market, the HVAC Strap. Raymond also has three years of angel investment experience and a PhD in engineering. He serves on the board of directors for Meals on Wheels in Columbia Missouri as well as the advisory board for the local Better Business Bureau. His skills include, internet marketing, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering,
I am currently raising money for my current venture, Cardioptimus. In addition, I own and operate Ray Troy Consulting, and HVAC Strap.
Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri in Mechanical Engineering after achieving the Chick Evan's Scholarship, which is a full tuition and housing scholarship. More recently, been named on Vox magazine's 30 under 30 for Columbia, Missouri. I have started 7 companies with 5 failures and a unique learning experience from each. I have won two business plan competitions and have competed in the Rich Business Plan competition, where we won our shark tank round. Achieved his PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri.
University Of Missouri , United States , Columbia, Mo
Doctor of Philosophy Nuclear Engineering
http://missouri.edu/
06/2011 -
12/2099
University Of Missouri , United States , Columbia, Mo
Master of Science Nuclear Engineering
http://missouri.edu/
01/2007 -
05/2011
University Of Missouri , United States , Columbia, Mo
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering , Cum Laude
http://missouri.edu/
08/2002 -
12/2006
Career History
COO , United States , Columbia, Mo , AmiraLin Innovations LLC designs and manufactures the HVAC Strap™. It is a novel way to hang your HVAC manifold gauges using a magnet. Manage all the day to day operations of the company such as product design, manufacturing, representative management, order fulfillment, SEO, and marketing. The sole engineer that designed the product, navigated technical hurdles, and refined the manufacturing process. Raised private funds ($65,000+) for this business and launched it at the AHR trade show in late February of 2013.
www.hvacstrap.com
06/2012
to
12/2099
Founder , United States , Columbia, Mo , Drawing from my experience in the online retail industry, created a consulting company to help businesses and individuals market themselves online. Specializing in: Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEM), Internet Retail, Email Marketing, Website Analytics, and Lead Generation.
www.raytroyconsulting.com
06/2012
to
12/2099
Graduate Assistant , United States , Columbia, Mo , Worked in business development office and had four projects during the appointment. Improved sale of medical isotopes by compiling clinical trial data and reaching out to those new prospects. Wrote and submitted a proposal for implementing an online training program for new employees. Used search engine optimization (SEO) to bring the Analytical Chemistry website to the first page of Google for their chosen keywords. This campaign was successful taking the website from outside the top 100 SERPs for the desired keywords to consistently in the top 10. Wrote a business plan for using excess reactor space for selenium toe nail cancer prediction.
http://www.murr.missouri.edu/
05/2012
to
07/2013
Resident Advisor , United States , Columbia, Mo , Helped facilitate the relationship between members of the house, the Faculty Advisor, the Scholarship Director of the Evans Scholars foundation, and University of Missouri. Focused on academic advising and tutoring. Helped scholars and the in house Executive Board uphold the four pillars of the Evans Scholarship: house maintenance, scholarship, leadership, and group living. Assisted in day to day operation of the house and any issues that arose with any individual scholars, the University, and the Western Golf Association.
http://www.wgaesf.org
08/2007
to
08/2012
Founder , United States , Columbia, Mo , Sole creator and founder of NINEAPAIR.COM. Oversaw all aspects of the business, from ordering product, marketing, fulfillment of orders, and working with a web developer. Drove traffic through SEO and branding. The business sold over 10,000 pairs of sunglasses and amassed over $90,000 in gross revenue. In addition, had over 138,268 unique visitors and 1.3M page views. Sold this company in April of 2013.
www.nineapair.com
07/2007
to
04/2013
Intern , United States , Reform, MO , Worked with nuclear industry component experts in the performance engineering group. Compiled heat exchanger operational data and maintenance history to create an audit book required for regulatory review. Performed root cause analysis using a systematic approach to designing and fabricating a test bed to determine the root cause of containment cooler leaking.
Intern , United States , Performed piping estimations (take offs) for the installation of commercial HVAC systems. Calculated building heat loss for the sizing of chillers.