Alexis Hinds

Current

• Owner at Blue Nomad, LLC

Past

• Resident Physician, Ophthalmology at California Pacific Medical Center, Dept. Ophthalmology
• Software Engineer at Magelang Institute
• Resident Physician, Internal Medicine at Kaiser Permanente

• Software Engineer / Soundtrack Composer at Naughty Dog

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management
• Stanford University School of Medicine
• Haverford College

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Recommended

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Connections

134 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• Blue Nomad, LLC

Alexis Hinds’s Summary

Versatile, empowering, and innovative Business Management Professional with demonstrated success in proactive strategic concept and business development from project concept to deliverable. Unique abilities to identify category strategies and initiate best practices in Product Development, Communication and Marketing Networks, and the establishment of International Sales and Distribution teams.

Exceptional talent in analyzing technical initiatives and providing research to organize strategic methodologies that accomplish project objectives and deliver measurable attributes to the bottom-line. Additional strengths include financial accountability and budget management, identifying client base, event marketing, projecting attainable goals, and ensuring excellence in quality.

Alexis Hinds’s Specialties:

Brand Introduction
Supply / Distribution Development
Market Research
Strategic Vision and Project Planning
Budget and Cost Controls
Organization Leader
Establishing Key Strategic Contacts
Operational Efficiencies
Technical Design / Support

Alexis Hinds’s Experience

• Owner

  Blue Nomad, LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1997 — Present (12 years)

  Founded the company based on pioneering market modeling of handheld and smartphone software and competitive technologies. Developed the company’s vision and technical direction through engineering, operations, business development, branding, public relations, and sales and marketing.
  
  Controlled product development, design innovations, and interactive consumer Web sales and customer service tools acquiring additional engineering, marketing, and customer sales support as needed during the dot.com industry’s boom period; teams vary averaging a mix of six personnel and consultants at the high-end with support of outsourced services in the U.S., Thailand, and Eastern Europe
  
  Established retail and Web-based distribution partnerships with the leading U.S. associations as well as those in Japan, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, China, and Brazil
  
  Won numerous industry awards, and granted four on-device product licenses to HandSpring, TapWave, and SanDisk from 2001 – 2003

• Resident Physician, Ophthalmology

  California Pacific Medical Center, Dept. Ophthalmology

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Medical Practice industry)

  December 1997 — November 1998 (1 year)

• Software Engineer

  Magelang Institute

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 1997 — December 1997 (6 months)

  Assisted with research and technology development for a small start-up company for a six-month interim period between physician training and residency program.
  
  Initiated and executed a strategy to develop Java technology tools to extend Java programming instructional materials via a custom XML markup language to corporate engineers
  
  Identified targeted tools and developed a functional prototype

• Resident Physician, Internal Medicine

  Kaiser Permanente

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  August 1996 — July 1997 (1 year)

• Software Engineer / Soundtrack Composer

  Naughty Dog

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  1987 — 1991 (4 years)

  Worked directly with co-founders on existing and new video game IP. Responsibilities included implementation of Commodore Amiga game versions and the composition of music soundtracks for new games.

Alexis Hinds’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management

  M.B.A. , Entrepreneurship , 2007 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Entrepreneur's Association, Class Council

• Stanford University School of Medicine

  M.D. , 1991 — 1996

• Haverford College

  B.A. , Molecular Biology , 1986 — 1991

Additional Information

Alexis Hinds’s Websites:

• Blue Nomad, LLC

Alexis Hinds’s Interests:

Entrepreneurship, mobile computing, music composition

Alexis Hinds’s Groups:

Licensed Physician, Medical Board of California

•    UCLA Anderson Alumni Network
•    American Association for Technology in Psychiatry
•    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com
•    Stanford University School of Medicine Alumni
•    UCLA Anderson - NorCal Alumni

Alexis Hinds’s Honors:

Handango.com: Best New Application, BackupBuddy.Net, 2006

PalmGear.com: Voters Choice Best Backup Utility, 2004

PC World: World Class Award - Best PDA Software, WordSmith, 2002

Handheld Computing: Best Document Editor/Viewer, WordSmith, 2000 & 2001

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