Member, Board of Directors at Black Duck Software
Greater Boston Area
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- Advisor at gamerDNA
- Advisor at Enomaly
- Advisor at HubSpot
- Advisor at Visible Measures Corp.
- Member, Board of Directors at Black Duck Software
- Past
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- Founder & CEO at Black Duck Software, Inc.
- Director of Market Development, Network Solutions at NMS Communications
- CEO & President at MessageMachines, Inc.
- COO & President at MessageMachines, Inc.
- CEO & President at X-Collaboration Software Corporation
- COO & President at X-Collaboration Software Corporation
- Founder & President at The Penniman Group, Inc.
- Corporate Solutions Sales & Marketing Manager at Microsoft Corporation
- Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft Corporation
- Corporate Accounts Sales Manager at Microsoft Corporation
- Excel and Windows Evangelist at Microsoft Corporation
- Regional Sales Manager at Javelin Software Corporation
- Vice President of Operations & Administration at Intermatrix
- Economist at Government of Puerto Rico
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Douglas Levin’s Summary
A seasoned company founder and business executive with a record of success for nearly 30 years in business formation and development, finance, management, marketing, operations, sales and technology. Professional experience includes three CEO positions, eight years of diverse experience at Microsoft Corporation and working on the Apple Macintosh developmet team as a 3rd party ISV.
Douglas Levin’s Experience
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Advisor
gamerDNA
(Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (3 months)
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Advisor
Enomaly
(Computer Networking industry)
August 2008 — Present (5 months)
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Advisor
HubSpot
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
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Advisor
Visible Measures Corp.
(Computer Software industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)
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Member, Board of Directors
Black Duck Software
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2002 — Present (6 years 1 month)
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Founder & CEO
Black Duck Software, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2002 — August 2008 (5 years 9 months)
Black Duck Software is the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source and third-party code. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development and maintenance costs while mitigating the risks and challenges associated with reuse, including hidden license obligations, security vulnerabilities and version proliferation.
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Director of Market Development, Network Solutions
NMS Communications
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; NMSS; Computer Software industry)
April 2002 — July 2002 (4 months)
Developed two business plans and established strategic relationships with tier-one systems integrators. Worked under employment contract as a condition related to the acquisition of MessageMachines. Responsible for processing all outstanding post-acquisition finance, tax and accounting deliverables related to MessageMachines.
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CEO & President
MessageMachines, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2001 — April 2002 (8 months)
Responsible for the company’s strategic direction and day-to-day management of all departments. (Assumed position by request of the company’s Board and venture capitalists). Also, served as a member of the Board of Directors.
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COO & President
MessageMachines, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
October 2000 — September 2001 (1 year)
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of business development, sales, marketing, product management and finance.
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CEO & President
X-Collaboration Software Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for day-to-day management of all departments of the company –- except engineering -- and determining the long-term business strategy of the company. Served on the Board of Directors.
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COO & President
X-Collaboration Software Corporation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 1999 — September 1999 (8 months)
Formulated and executed the first business plan, established first partnerships and customers, and managed marketing, hiring, finance and ASP operations. Served on the Board of Directors.
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Founder & President
The Penniman Group, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 1995 — August 1999 (4 years 4 months)
Founder and principal consultant in a technology-oriented management consulting firm. Provided strategic, business and technical assistance for a wide variety of startups, emerging companies and establised companies needing redirection. Created new businesse models, identified new markets, formulated strategy and assisted in the financing of these businesses, and performed a wide variety of business development activities, often as an interim executive.
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Corporate Solutions Sales & Marketing Manager
Microsoft Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 1992 — March 1995 (2 years 10 months)
Set strategy and managed corporate sales force of 65 sales managers, representatives, systems engineers and multiple marketing groups for Microsoft Germany (Munich, Germany)
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Senior Marketing Manager
Microsoft Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
July 1991 — May 1992 (11 months)
Head of corporate licensing initiatives for Microsoft’s (non-OEM products). Established the Enterprise & Vertical Marketing and Enterprise Licensing Groups and managed 14 marketing managers and other personnel (Redmond).
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Corporate Accounts Sales Manager
Microsoft Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
January 1990 — June 1991 (1 year 6 months)
Managed a team of 12 representatives and engineers and carried a $14 million quota based on sales of the Microsoft Office Suite (Los Angeles).
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Excel and Windows Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 1987 — December 1989 (2 years 5 months)
Responsible for all field level activities related to the introduction and product management (including field engineering) of Excel for Windows 1.0, Windows 3.0, OS/2 1.0 and Word for Windows 1.0 in the US southwest (Los Angeles & Redmond).
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Regional Sales Manager
Javelin Software Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1985 — July 1987 (2 years 2 months)
Western regional sales manager. Ninth employee of the company. First sales guy hired and last one let go by the company before the company closed.
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Vice President of Operations & Administration
Intermatrix
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
May 1983 — May 1984 (1 year 1 month)
Third party vendor on the Macintosh Development Team. Responsible for all operations of the company including finance, accounting, sales, marketing, inventory and production.
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Economist
Government of Puerto Rico
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; International Affairs industry)
December 1979 — April 1983 (3 years 5 months)
