Sr. Product Manager at Keynote Systems
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Sr. Product Manager at Keynote Systems
- Founder & CEO / Mortgage Specialist at Redwood City Funding
- Founder & Principle Consultant at Community Genesis (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Financial Advisor/Mortgage Advisor at Opes Advisors
- Mortgage Consultant (Loan Officer) at Diversified Financial Capital
- Product Manager - Marimba Product Line at BMC Software, Inc.
- Product Manager at Marimba
- Product Manager - Demonstration Platforms at SEEC
- Business Partner Services/Service Performance at Asera
- Product Development at Tasavo
- Strategic Alliance Manager/Product Manager, Integrations at Remedy
- Sr. Project Manager at Silicon Reef
- Product Manager, Application Development Tools at Gupta Corporation
- Configuration Specialist, SoftDist Application Distribution Framework at Sun Microsystems
- Sr. Project Manager at DHL Worldwide Express
- Education
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- UC Santa Barbara
- By Referral Only
- Woodside High
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Dave Karow’s Summary
After 18 years managing projects and products in the computer software industry, I retired from the "Tech" business and transitioned into a career providing my peers with highly responsive mortgage finance advice and services. The right decisions can be worth $100,000's to you over time.
As of November, 2008, I have been called back from retirement :-). I'm once again a Sr. Product Manager blending technical aptitude and communication skills to advance the features and adoption of software and services. Keynote Systems is a SAAS (Software As A Service) provider of web performance & testing services.
My lending business now shifts to a evenings and weekends side business for friends, family and those who have been referred to me by past clients.
Dave Karow’s Specialties:
The success of my business is based on lasting relationships, professionalism and trust, not a series of hit and run sales. Whether you have found your "dream house" and are eager to lock in financing immediately, are concerned about pending rate increases in your ARM, or you are just evaluating your options and may not need a new loan for years, I'm available to discuss your needs.
More about my firm at http://www.rwcfunding.com
Dave Karow’s Experience
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Sr. Product Manager
Keynote Systems
(Public Company; KEYN; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for product leadership for several of Keynote Systems' Web Performance & Measurement products.
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Founder & CEO / Mortgage Specialist
Redwood City Funding
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
200 wholesale lending sources and one commitment to my upholding each client's best interest. Redwood City Funding is a local firm based on the net-branching concept: as an affiliate of First Priority Financial, I have significant back-office support and deep relationships and pricing power with over 200 wholesale lenders. My focus is on YOU and your transaction and my low overhead and streamlined business model makes taking great care of you just that much easier.
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Founder & Principle Consultant
Community Genesis (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Community Genesis assists with the launch and evolution of volunteer product support communities online. An alternative to traditional technical support, online communities provide a venue which advances the use of complex technologies and services by leveraging the wisdom and experience of power users and motivated newbies alike.
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Financial Advisor/Mortgage Advisor
Opes Advisors
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
July 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 8 months)
I have been a student of the financial markets, personal finance and mortgage planning for over a decade. In 2004, I left a successful 20 year career in the high tech industry to focus on his passion to “bring numbers to life” to help people make proactive decisions and take effective action in matters of personal finance. I enjoy articulating complex financial issues. I graduated from Opes Advisors' Personal Financel Advisor curriculum in 2007 and hold a series 65 licensed Investment Advisor Representative license with the SEC.
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Mortgage Consultant (Loan Officer)
Diversified Financial Capital
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)
September 2005 — July 2006 (11 months)
- Purchase financing loans of any size
- Refinance to leverage new equity, lower true costs, stabilize rate, improve cash flow
- Home Equity Line to provide safe "rainy day" reserves, achieve tax advantage
- Credit optimization (simple changes can improve scores, lowering your costs.)
- First time buyer preparation (knowledge is power. We'll help you get equipped.)
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Product Manager - Marimba Product Line
BMC Software, Inc.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BMC; Computer Software industry)
July 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 2 months)
Continued previous role after Marimba was aquired by BMC Software.
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Product Manager
Marimba
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; MRBA; Computer Software industry)
December 2003 — July 2004 (8 months)
Responsible for product direction, project management, and coordination of support and engineering for several of Marimba's software change and configuration management products.
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Product Manager - Demonstration Platforms
SEEC
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; SEEC; Computer Software industry)
January 2003 — July 2003 (7 months)
Performed product management, maintenance and support of ERP and Supply Chain Management demonstration servers in support of pre-sales and consulting activities.
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Business Partner Services/Service Performance
Asera
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 10 months)
Developed second generation Asera partner portal for channel sales and delivery organizations. Created the initial design, implemented a leveraged mix of common and per-partner content and followed up regularly with channel staff and partners to ensure adoption.
Led team to deliver Asera’s first product fulfillment process, replacing 2-4 week ad-hoc email dialog with a standard 1-2 day process. Enhanced fulfillment process with electronic software delivery portal to meet the combined needs of legal, finance and operations, providing audit-capable platform for 24/7 downloads, export control and revenue recognition. -
Product Development
Tasavo
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 2000 — April 2001 (7 months)
Responsible for product development, product management and third-party product integration as employee #5 in early-stage business-to-business software startup.
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Strategic Alliance Manager/Product Manager, Integrations
Remedy
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RMDY; Computer Software industry)
September 1997 — September 2000 (3 years 1 month)
Drove 3rd party integration projects, linking network management platforms and the Remedy Action Request System. Also drove the bundling of 3rd party products for password management, inventory, remote control and knowledge mananagement with Remedy Help Desk 4.0. Alliance manager for early stage relationships with major ISVs, including BMC Software (which later aquired Remedy).
Initial position at Remedy: Channel Marketing Consultant
Conceived, produced and documented the Remedy Channel Partner Demo Environment. The CPDE delivered pre-configured enterprise software to channel partners.
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Sr. Project Manager
Silicon Reef
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
June 1996 — September 1997 (1 year 4 months)
Expedited key projects, translating issues and requests between technical and non-technical stakeholders. Orchestrated the efforts of graphic design, applications development and HTML programming staff for key clients. Silicon Reef hosted "The Spot", the first Web-based episodic; "Webstock 96", the first web-based community festival and the first "Webby Awards" ceremony. Commercial sites hosted by Silicon Reef included Pacific Bell, Applied Materials, Pilot Networks and Australia's National Road Motoring Association (NRMA).
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Product Manager, Application Development Tools
Gupta Corporation
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; CNTR; Computer Software industry)
January 1993 — January 1996 (3 years 1 month)
Product Manager, Application Development Tools
Managed the international development, documentation and test of several commercial software packages. Position required rapid learning of multiple development environments. Products included:Centura Team Object Manager, version 1.0; SQLHost for Visual Basic, version 3.3 and SQLWindows QuickObjects for Lotus Notes, version 5.0.2
Online Community Manager: Marketing/Technical Support Forum
Led effort to create and enhance an online support forum: the Gupta Forum on Compuserve. Established and maintained productive guidelines of community behavior, configured system software and ensured overall success of service. Recruited an international community of technically skilled volunteers, known as “Gupta TeamAssist” to provide expert-level information to the membership at large. -
Configuration Specialist, SoftDist Application Distribution Framework
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Computer Software industry)
May 1992 — January 1993 (9 months)
Customized distribution packages for UNIX client-server applications, enabling them to operate without local configuration on a variety of workstations. Position required strong interviewing and systems analysis skills as well as flexibility under extreme time pressure.
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Sr. Project Manager
DHL Worldwide Express
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1987 — May 1992 (5 years )
Team Member, Extended Messaging Deployment
Developed mail-enabled database reporting application to accelerate addition of 800 worldwide telex and text-messaging stations onto DHLNET. Team completed a “24-month project” in 6 months. Net savings to DHL exceeded $400,000/month.
Analyst/Programmer, External Billing Request Pilot Project
Developed prototype document workflow system. Interviewed field and headquarters management to determine requirements. Project reduced the realignment period for changing a customer's billing profile from six weeks to one week, eliminating $12,000,000 in annual write-offs.
Systems Integrator, Messaging System
Completed development, testing and distribution of DHL’s first UNIX-based email and office automation package. The system grew from 5 unstable sites before formal release to a stable network of 40 sites and 2,500 users.
Dave Karow’s Education
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UC Santa Barbara
BA , Communication Studies , September 1982 — March 1987
Graduated with honors in a program that focused on Systems Theory/Organizational Design.
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By Referral Only
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Woodside High
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Dave Karow’s Interests:
Community Building through volunteer work, philanthropy and civic engagement.
Dave Karow’s Groups:
Redwood City Library Traveling Storytime Program, Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce, Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist (CMPS) Institute, CA Department of Real Estate License.
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Dave Karow’s Honors:
2007 Person of The Year (along with my fellow Ambassadors), Redwood City San Mateo Chamber of Commerce
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