COO, PARQA Jared is an experienced professional with history of building start-up organizations into winners. As the COO of Parqa, he brings his financial expertise and passion to enhance growth and find solutions to complex operating and execution challenges, both internally and externally. He enjoys decision making and leadership in his daily responsibilities. Jared has had the opportunity to work in complex manufacturing and service-driven environments and through complex financial transactions that have allowed him to build a very broad skill set in the operations and financial management of closely-held high growth companies. Jared graduated from Hamline University with a degree in Business Finance and Political Science. In addition, he served on the Advisory Board of Emerge Community Development a non-profit that helps ex-offenders enter or re-enter the workforce. If you weren’t working at Parqa, what would you be doing? Working for a Company where I could test outdoor sports equipment in Colorado Favorite food? Any hearty dish with potatoes and/or cheese What do you like to do for fun? Swim, bike, run, play tennis and read Favorite TV show? Any documentary on nature or interesting people. Planet Earth series is my all-time favorite
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