Dolly Appoints Kristin Smith as COO
Former Code Fellows CEO and zulily Vice President to Streamline Operations for Strategic National Growth
(firmenpresse) - SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/22/15 -- Dolly, the leading peer-to-peer app that helps people and businesses move, haul and deliver just about anything, announced that it has appointed Kristin Smith as Chief Operations Officer.
"Kristin is such an important addition to the Dolly team," said Dolly CEO Mike Howell. "With a strong, well-rounded technical, product management and operations background, Kristin will help build and optimize all of the operational aspects of Dolly''s business."
Smith will be responsible for streamlining Dolly''s operations and logistics for Chicago and Seattle as well as planning for expansion into additional markets.
"The Dolly team is just an amazing group of people. We have an aggressive expansion plan and I look forward to ensuring both current and prospective customers experience top-notch quality service as we open new markets in the coming year," said Smith.
Prior to her appointment, Smith was the CEO of Code Fellows, a digital trade school for software developers. She also served as Vice President of Operations at zulily where she led the teams and implemented the systems that helped develop and scale critical supply chain, logistics, and fulfillment processes. Prior to zulily, she held several leadership positions during her eight years at Amazon.com, most recently serving as Senior Manager of Product Management, Site Merchandising, and the Design teams for Amazon MP3 and Amazon Cloud Player.
Smith received a Bachelor''s and Master''s degree in industrial engineering & operations research from the Tauber Institute for Global Operations at the University of Michigan. She also received a Master''s degree in civil and environmental engineering from MIT and a Master''s degree in business administration from MIT''s Sloan School of Management through the Leaders for Global Operations program.
Smith has served on and led several non-profit boards of directors. She is an active volunteer on several advisory boards and believes in the importance of helping others be successful through education and mentoring. Smith is currently a mentor at TechStars, a board member at the Ada Developers Academy, and heads the Alumni Board for the Leaders for Global Operations at MIT.
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Dolly is a peer-to-peer mobile app that eliminates the stress of moving, hauling and delivering. Within minutes, users can download the app, answer a few questions, get an upfront, guaranteed price and set up a 30-minute window for their move. Dollys are serviced by "Helpers," thoroughly reviewed and trained service contractors who use their own reliable pickup trucks, vans and large SUVs. Every move can be tracked in the app via GPS, and all transactions are 100% cashless. With headquarters in Seattle and expanding operations in Chicago and Seattle, Dolly makes moving, hauling and delivering almost anything seamless. For more information, visit .
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