1. Team PumperNickel Mark Bianco Alissa Burkholder Jim Culkar Tracy PizzoME
ME Undergrad too
Loves to build, and he can build anything
He’s a Reality TV Star – with a fan club
Alissa Burkholder ME
ME Undergrad
Went to Myanmar
Knows her way around power tools
Can do some mean hip-hop
Jim Culkar
MBA 2
Engineer of all kinds (ME, EE, ME again)
Went to Myanmar
PPT Genius (he’s a consultant . . .)
Tracy Pizzo
MBA 2
Non-profit experience
Worked in developing countries
Can start a fire without matches (yeah, it’s cool)

2. Meet our User

3. Welcome to The Training Pump - PumperNickel
Our Point of View
Landed small-plot farmers need a cheaper pump so they can get a better pump.
Welcome to The Training Pump - PumperNickel

4. Our Future Explorations
How long should the pump last?
How will aesthetics affect the user?
What plastic pumps are in production? Has anyone tried this before? What problems did they have?
Detailed import information for Myanmar.
How much water needs to be produced to make it worthwhile?
What's the avg plot size?
Where can injection molding happen?
Cost of storage space for parts after large runs?
What are geometry constraints for blow molding?
Is this a true need, or the result of a slow adoption rate in this new category and new market? Can we quantify the need?