Andrew Breen

Current

Founder at Talk2Us
Independent Advisor/Consultant at Multiple Firms

Past

Director, Services Product Marketing at Palm
VP, Business Development at ThinAirApps
CEO at SilverPlum

Consultant at CSFB
Director, Software Engineering at EarthWeb
CIO at Interactive Imaginations
Systems Professional at JPMorgan

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Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

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Andrew Breen’s Summary

An experienced technology entrepreneur and leader ranging from startup software product and service companies to heading product development groups within larger organizations, I have driven the formation and growth of several businesses through successful launch and expansion. My deep product and business strategy experience combined with my professional and academic background in software engineering offers me a unique ability to fully understand the problem space. I can bridge the often challenging gap between product/design teams and engineering, and have developed agile and efficient product management processes that facilitate efficient execution on product vision but which are not too rigid to stymie innovation.

Formerly, as Director of Palm’s Services Product Marketing Group, I led the formation and strategic direction of Palm’s new wireless data services business. This included responsibility for product marketing and development, sales and market strategy, and infrastructure vendor evaluation and negotiation. The business grew from concept to one of the top three initiatives at Palm within one year.

I leverage my experience and knowledge of business strategy advising investors looking at the technology and consumer products industries. I was the key industry advisor to Harbinger Capital on their $100m investment in Openwave (OPWV) where I engaged the Board and management with a turnaround strategy to refocus and trim products and return capital to investors.

Currently, I am advising several companies including being actively involved with Talk2Us. Talk2Us makes communications relevant with a next-generation voice and text solution providing control and context lacking in today's systems. For early stage businesses, I help with product development across mobile/telecom and Internet services including setting the vision, identifying customers and partners, and executing on product development.

Andrew Breen’s Specialties:

Mobile Technology, Product Development, Business Structuring, Strategy, Software and Service Design, Semantic and Collaborative Technology, Startups, Speech Recognition, Voice

Andrew Breen’s Experience

Founder

Talk2Us

(Telecommunications industry)

2008 — Present (1 year)
Independent Advisor/Consultant

Multiple Firms

(Computer Software industry)

2006 — Present (3 years)

Advising early stage tech companies on product development focused on the Internet and mobile/telecom. Also advised investors on a strategic investments both in public and private companies in the mobile/telecom industry. Providing industry and company analysis as well as engaging management/BoD with turnaround strategies.
Director, Services Product Marketing

Palm

(Public Company; PALM; Computer Software industry)

2001 — 2006 (5 years)

Led new product strategy, formulation and launch of several new software and service product businesses for Palm new wireless services business on smartphone platforms. Experience with both carrier integrated services as well as mobile enterprise software.
VP, Business Development

ThinAirApps

(Computer Software industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year)

Led the formulation of company product strategy and partnerships as well as our core infrastructure products. Refined our enterprise wireless email product strategy to be competitive with Blackberry on Palm devices focusing on a multi-channel strategy of direct enterprise sales and channel licensing with OEMs/ISVs. Part of the executive team leading the sale of the company into Palm.
CEO

SilverPlum

(Internet industry)

1999 — 2000 (1 year)

Pioneer in retailing of upscale and unique home furnishings online. Sold to UncommonGoods
Consultant

CSFB

(Public Company; CSR; Investment Banking industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year)
Director, Software Engineering

EarthWeb

(Internet industry)

1996 — 1998 (2 years)
CIO

Interactive Imaginations

(Internet industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year)
Systems Professional

JPMorgan

(Public Company; JPM; Investment Banking industry)

1994 — 1995 (1 year)

Andrew Breen’s Education

Carnegie Mellon University

BS , Information and Decision Systems, Industrial Management, Computer Science , 1990 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

Delta Upsilon

Additional Information

Andrew Breen’s Websites:

My Website

Andrew Breen’s Interests:

New business and entrepreneurial opportunities, mobile computing, distributed data systems/semantic web, technology startups, New York City, music, design, architecture, art, wine