
Entrepreneur
Greater New York City Area

Entrepreneur
Greater New York City Area
Currently executing the following experiences...
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(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2002 — 2007 (5 years)
FivePoints was sold to MindShift Technologies - January, 2007 www.mindshift.com
FivePoints provides on-demand outsourced messaging and archiving solutions and associated services to financial services organizations. Services were built on market-leading products from strategic partners BT Radianz, Symantec, MessageOne, EMC and Microsoft. FivePoints' hosted and fully managed solution enables companies to obtain enterprise-class services without investments in hardware, software and onsite data management. The company assists clients to quickly satisfy SEC, NASD and NYSE regulations offering full management, surveillance, archival, discovery, and protection of data through a simple monthly per-user subscription.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MNST; Internet industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Monster Worldwide increased its customer acquisition, retention, up-selling, and loyalty capabilities through the purchase and integration of the PostalWorks’ RelationalMail demand generation e-mail marketing platform.
In-house online e-mail marketing campaigns were successfully waged for AmericanBaby.com, Peet’s Coffee and Tea, CMP Media, Pets.com, Yack.com.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
PostalWorks LLC was sold to TMP Worldwide, now Monster Worldwide for stock and cash in December, 1999.
PostalWorks’ RelationalMail marketing platform was a leading integrated demand generation service for executing, automating and measuring highly effective e-mail marketing programs. An early pioneer in developing On-Demand, Software as a Service (SaaS), PostalWorks’ RelationalMail framework was an early success story for Sun’s Java web development platform.
PostalWorks’ customers included - The Boston Herald, The Providence Journal, USAVitamins, AvantGo. PostalWorks LLC was headquartered in New York City.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)
1994 — 1997 (3 years)
Lyceum Communications created the award-winning GET A CLUE Vocabulary and Reading Development Series. The very innovative subscription-based web service was developed for grades five through twelve that builds vocabulary and reading comprehension through inductive reasoning and critical thinking. The learning platform uses the patented WATS System (Words And Their Stories), rather than rote memorization, for vocabulary development.
The service includes a full range of management and assessment features, such as customized quizzing and student performance reports. GET A CLUE earned many industry accolades and named one of the top four educational-software products in the U.S. in 2000, including a BESSIE, MEDIA & METHODS PORTFOLIO AWARD, BOLOGNA NEW MEDIA, CODIE AWARD and EDDIE AWARDS.
United States Patent 6,120,297
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Q; Computer Software industry)
1990 — 1995 (5 years)
SNAPWARE Software, the premier local television ratings analysis software system, was licensed to Broadcast Program Syndicators, Television Station Representatives, Broadcast Networks and Unwired Advertising Networks. A sampling of clients: ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC Networks, Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures, Viacom, Katz Communications.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
1988 — 1990 (2 years)
Media Solutions Inc. was sold to US West (Qwest Communications) in 1990
The start-up which introduced SNAPWARE to the broadcast media industry. The software provides clients with the ability to quickly analyze ratings data across 200+ US Nielsen NSI Markets.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CCU; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1983 — 1988 (5 years)
Katz Media Group is the nation’s first largest media representation company in the United States. More than 3,000 radio stations and 400 television stations retain the company’s services.
The programming department is responsible for providing counsel and scheduling recommendations to more than 400 television stations. In addition to individual station and market consulting, the programming department and its research unit provide ratings and trend information for network and syndicated programs.
MOUSE, Founding Member <mouse.org>
WWWAC, Founding Board Member <wwwac.org>