Andy Forbes

Current

Chief Technology Officer at WorthPoint Corporation
Owner at The Andy Forbes Files (Sole Proprietorship)
IASE LinkedIn Group administrator at International Assocation of Space Entrepreneurs (IASE)

Talk The Talk discussion list moderator at Netpreneur

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Past

Prinicpal at Space Angels Network
Consultant at Earlystage.com
Director of Operations at NuRide

Membership Committee at ExecutiveBiz
Entrepreneur Committee member at Northern Virginia Technology Council
Consultant at Earlystage.com
Senior Consultant at RedFile
Director of IT at InTANK (acquired by Praxair)
Associate at ICap (merged with NortonScott)
Co-Founder at Filmlocker
Co-Founder at Redbridge
Senior Engineer at Stanford Telecom (acquired by ITT)
Employee at Today Verticals
Software Engineer at Planning Systems
Software Engineer at ODSI

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Education

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Recommended

7 people have recommended Andy

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Andy Forbes’s Summary

I've worked for a series of high tech startups and turnarounds, including a web site for collectors, a ride sharing application service provider, an online disk to disk backup company, an industrial robotics company, an automated DVD rental company, and a professional services / recruiting firm. Prior to that I worked for several “beltway bandits”, as well as a window coverings company, a janitorial services company, and a concrete picnic table manufacturer. I've founded companies, built teams, raised capital, managed software development, company server rooms and data center equipment, been a truck driver, a janitor, a salesman, and a paperboy. I currently produce podcasts on entrepreneurship and moderate a discussion list for entrepreneurs. I have a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Interested in joining a LinkedIn group for entrepreneurs? Go to:

https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1096/1DE6A31BF918/

Please send connection requests and contact requests to:

a.forbes@earlystage.com

Thanks!

Andy Forbes’s Specialties:

1 to n-tier applications & components, intra & internet applications, operations, management, recruiting, building and managing offshore teams, and networking (computer & social)

Andy Forbes’s Experience

Chief Technology Officer

WorthPoint Corporation

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

April 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Everyone collects something – coins, art, stamps, toys, glassware, memorabilia, magazines, or dolls - to name just a few categories. These collections have meaning, and people are naturally curious about the history and value of their things.

WorthPoint has organized the world’s information on collectibles into a central library or “worth” database - the Worthopedia. You have access to this wealth of data on prices, descriptions, pictures and sale dates, compiled from hundreds of auction houses. It’s easy to find and compare items to determine the value of your collectibles. And through our communities you can connect with other collectors interested in buying, selling, or swapping stories and share your insight and knowledge through our forums and wikis.

So what do you collect? Would you like to know what a particular piece is worth? Care to meet others who collect what you do? Please join us at WorthPoint!
Owner
The Andy Forbes Files (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

January 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)

The Andy Forbes Files are interviews with people that I find interesting and that are, hopefully, of interest to other people as well. The podcast feed is at:

http://www.theandyforbesfiles.com/rss

And the web page is at:

http://www.theandyforbesfiles.com/

If you have a person you would like me to interview, or a topic you would like covered, email your suggestion(s) to me at:

a.forbes@earlystage.com
IASE LinkedIn Group administrator

International Assocation of Space Entrepreneurs (IASE)

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 2004 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Entrepreneurs working in the space-related business ventures face a number of unique challenges: exceptionally risky ventures, large capital requirements, scarce capital sources, long-term ROI horizons, burdensome regulatory scheme, inherently international scope, diminishing workforce resources, and a traditionally government-owned industry. IASE facilitates solutions to these entrepreneurial challenges by bringing interested and motivated people together to share ideas and resources. IASE actively solicits membership from interested space entrepreneurs, as well as the supporting community and relevant government agencies.

For more information about IASE please visit our website:

http://www.spaceentrepreneurs.org/

If you have an interest in space and would like to join the IASE LinkedIn Group, cut and paste this link into your browser:

https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/64/5E6C9165B23F/
Talk The Talk discussion list moderator

Netpreneur

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

October 2003 — Present (5 years)

Netpreneur is Greater Washington's premier network for technology entrepreneurs. For more information about Netpreneur, go to

http://www.netpreneur.org/

I am the moderator of the Netpreneur Talk The Talk email discussion list. Netpreneur's Talk The Talk email list is a place to discuss the challenges that early-stage tech companies face. To join the Talk The Talk list, go to

http://netpreneur.org/connect/talktalk/default.html
Prinicpal

Space Angels Network

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

April 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Space Angels Network is the premier source of dealflow for investors and early-stage capital for space-related ventures across a wide spectrum of technologies, markets, and industries. Our members are accredited investors who share a common passion for promoting the development of space-related industries and technologies while also making a solid return on private investments.

If you are an investor with a passion for space, or an entrepreneur with a space-related venture in need of funding, please go to http://www.spaceangelsnetwork.com/ to learn more about Space Angels Network.
Consultant

Earlystage.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

April 2007 — October 2007 (7 months)

Managed the development and roll-out of two Drupal based web sites for clients of Earlystage.com. Evaluated multiple Drupal vendors. Selected Drupal vendors in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the Philippines and negotiated development and support contracts. Managed development of an interface used for business process outsourcing (BPO) work, primarily data entry and data analysis, performed in China. One web site is a consumer facing and has been designed to scale to millions of registered members, with the other site designed to scale via multiple sites (with different brands) and data federation. Managed multiple teams.
Director of Operations

NuRide

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

May 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 11 months)

NuRide is a rewards program for ride sharing. At no cost to you NuRide makes it fast, easy, and fun to ride share. Driving or riding - both earn NuRide miles that can be redeemed with our reward partners. To learn more about NuRide, please go to www.nuride.com.
Membership Committee

ExecutiveBiz

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)

ExecutiveBiz is *the* networking organization for the Greater Washington DC area business community. Our mission is "To build, support and nourish regional executive communities that produce the next generation of DC area leadership." ExecutiveBiz membership offers access to events, enhanced career development, and member led special interest groups.

For more information about ExecutiveBiz, please contact me at a.forbes@earlystage.com.
Entrepreneur Committee member

Northern Virginia Technology Council

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Program Development industry)

October 2003 — September 2005 (2 years)

To learn more about NVTC, contact me at:

a.forbes@earlystage.com
Consultant

Earlystage.com

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

March 2003 — May 2005 (2 years 3 months)

Earlystage.com is small business consultancy with projects ranging from IT support to small system and web site development and business development services.

For more information about Earlystage.com contact me at:

a.forbes@earlystage.com
Senior Consultant

RedFile

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2004 — October 2004 (6 months)

RedFile is a Digital Risk and Information Management (DRIM) solutions provider. RedFile helps organizations accurately assess Digital Risk vulnerability and cost effectively implement Digital Risk solutions to increase information reliability while reducing overall costs. Redfile specializes in solutions to regulatory requirements including SEC Rule 17a-3 and 17a-4, HIPAA, DOD Standard 5015.2 and others.

RedFile applications are designed to satisfy critical business needs for Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Planning/Online backup, Email Archiving, Legal Hosting Managed Hosting and Professional Services. Redfile resells products from great companies like AXS-One, GROUP Technologies AG, IMLogic, and BakBone.
Director of IT

InTANK (acquired by Praxair)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

April 2001 — March 2004 (3 years)

InTANK cleans and inspects above ground storage tanks (ASTs). InTANK's customers include a who’s who of major energy, chemical and utility companies including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Duke Energy, Conectiv, Constellation, and International Paper. InTANK's in-service techniques work in a wide range of petroleum and chemical tanks. InTANK’s in-service inspections satisfy all API 653 tank inspection guidelines, the new EPA SPCC Plan tank inspection requirements, and most state regulations.

I was part of the team that raised $17M for InTANK from Carlyle / Riverstone in late 2001. I planned and managed the server room, network, and end user computer rollout (UUNet T1, Cisco PIX firewall - including a VPN - and routers, running Windows 2000, Symantec AntiVirus Enterprise Edition, and Veritas Backup Exec). I managed the move to Salesforce.com. I designed and built the InTANK web site.
Associate

ICap (merged with NortonScott)

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Investment Banking industry)

April 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 4 months)

ICap, Inc. provides creative financing solutions for leading edge public-private projects. The firm blends solid Wall Street experience with a vast public procurement portfolio to assist developers, contractors and technology vendors in providing cost effective financing solutions to governmental and institutional clients. ICap adds value from the beginning of the procurement cycle through project implementation by structuring the optimum financing for the project.
Co-Founder

Filmlocker

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

August 1999 — March 2000 (8 months)

Filmlocker owned and operated fully automated videotape and DVD rental kiosks. Our customers could reserve the movie remotely (via dial up or the Internet) and then go to the kiosk location to pick up the movie, knowing that it would be there. I was part of the team that went to Italy to select the kiosk manufacturer. I went to Italy for training on the kiosk systems, and then trained the U.S. staff. I arranged for Filmlocker to use the Baan ERP system in the back office, and Onesoft to develop the web site. I secured the single largest investment in Filmlocker.
Co-Founder

Redbridge

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1994 — August 1999 (5 years 7 months)

Redbridge was a technical recruiting company specializing in people with SAP, Oracle and Microsoft skills. I sourced and won Redbridge’s first two contracts: building a video-on-demand ad injection system, and building a reporting system, both from BVS / TELE-TV - Bell Atlantic’s mid 90s entry into the video on demand marketplace. I held both recruiting and placement positions, often serving as the first Redbridge consultant to be placed into a promising new customer site. My technical accomplishments included developing systems using Visual Basic, MS Access, Oracle Designer, Oracle Developer (Forms and Reports), Oracle Objects for OLE (OO4O), Oracle RDDMS stored procedures written in PL/SQL, and developing web sites based on Netscape, Oracle, and Microsoft products, among others.
Senior Engineer

Stanford Telecom (acquired by ITT)

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)

July 1989 — February 1993 (3 years 8 months)

Stanford Telecom was a systems engineering firm and chip foundry.
Employee

Today Verticals

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

April 1988 — April 1989 (1 year 1 month)

Today Verticals was a window coverings enterprise.
Software Engineer

Planning Systems

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

January 1986 — April 1988 (2 years 4 months)

Planning Systems was a Government Integrator.
Software Engineer

ODSI

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

August 1984 — December 1985 (1 year 5 months)

ODSI was a Government Integrator.