David Kaye

Current

Agile Product Manager & eMarketing Ninja - contract at MaestroConference

Past

Sales Manager, EMEA at Propel Software
Technical Director at Ogilvy Interactive
Head of Technology at Kalahari.net

Consultant at BulkSMS
Director of Infrastructure Technology at Critical Path
Senior Technical Project Manager, Implementation at Critical Path
Project Manager at LANSystems, Inc.
Director of Information Systems at The Bar Association of San Francisco
System Administrator at The Bar Association of San Francisco
System Programmer at Quintiles
Senior Language Teacher at GEOS Language Corp

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Education

University of Colorado at Boulder

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Industry

Computer Software

David Kaye’s Summary

Having lived and worked in Asia, North America and Africa; I have a deep understanding of ICT, international business, emerging markets and diverse cultural practices. My 15+ years experience in IT operations, software development and technical sales combined with an international network of trusted colleagues, form the basis of my ability to succeed in any business environment. The continuous thread of my career is my passion, energy and dedication to managing my team’s potential and its influence on company performance. I’m ultimately loyal and put incredible effort into building relationship.

I have consistently held executive level positions and pride myself on my ability to lead large teams and to quickly learn new systems and create strategy to solve complex problems. My career highlights include heading technology at Kalahari.net, Southern Africa’s leading e-commerce provider, running corporate global infrastructure to support Critical Path’s offering to 60 million users and working as technical director for Ogilvy Interactive 360° brand strategy offering.

Since returning to the U.S. with my family, my objective is to find a permanent leadership role in delivering international eCommerce and software projects that embody a creative approach to user experience.

David Kaye’s Specialties:

IT Enterprise Management, Software Development, Budgets, Staffing, Disaster Recovery, Voice Processing & Call Centers, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiations, Technical Project Management, Customer Implementation, Localization, Payment Gateways, Business Development, Sales, Marketing and Interactive Advertising.

David Kaye’s Experience

Agile Product Manager & eMarketing Ninja - contract

MaestroConference

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

May 2009 — Present (8 months)

Reporting to the CEO, my dual role for this start-up requires activities in both product management and product marketing. As we have progressed from beta to launch my activities have focused on eMarketing and the implementation of CRM, billing, and analytics to a mix of marketing and product development using Agile methods for on-time delivery of quality software.
Sales Manager, EMEA

Propel Software

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

July 2006 — March 2009 (2 years 9 months)

Starting as an independent Sales Rep, I am responsible for all activities (sales, account management and business development) for Propel Software in the Africa, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Covering around 70 countries Propel delivers Data Traffic Management Solutions (Bandwidth Management, Acceleration, Compression and QoS) to ISP's, Telcos, Enterprise Customers and End Point user. After a year of full time employement, in March 07, I transitioned to an independent Sales Rep and continue in that role.
Technical Director

Ogilvy Interactive

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 2008 — July 2008 (4 months)

I provided technical leadership for Ogilvy Interactive as part of a 360° brand strategy. An advertising agency's approach to producing digital work is fundamentally different from all other place I have worked. It is both inspiration and functional and has great power to affect people and create commerce. This knowledge has significantly enhanced my perspective and capabilities.
Head of Technology

Kalahari.net

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

June 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 5 months)

As the head of technology for Southern Africa’s leading e-commerce provider I was responsible for overall IT software development and data and voice operations. As part of senior management I facilitated company strategy into IT initiatives, maintained technology vision, controlled budget and manage vendor SLA. I also participated in Naspers CIO council. The position required me to gain an in-depth understanding of complex retail and supply chain operations and promote a strong adherence to corporate governance.
Consultant

BulkSMS

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

May 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 3 months)

I provide technology analysis, strategic guidance and ad hoc services for this SMS company. I focused on platforms, web presence, expansion, operations and competing in the US market. I also supported the customer base to expand SMS usage.
Director of Infrastructure Technology

Critical Path

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; cpth; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2000 — August 2001 (1 year )

I provided global IT direction, managed the operations of the IT departments in nine North America offices and oversaw a $40 million budget. This EXCO position reported to the VP of IT and coordinated with Production Services to achieve the overall business goals. Critical Path, a provider of branded Internet messaging to 60 million users, was built through ten acquisitions; my main objective was to create a unified environment, integrating all data and voice services into a seamless platform.
Senior Technical Project Manager, Implementation

Critical Path

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; cpth; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 9 months)

In this position I managed the new customer implementation for outsourcing Email and Secured File Services. Acting as both a technical resource and relationship manager I facilitated the outsourcing process for both new and migrated services. I specialized in high profile customers that required large data migrations, extensive API development and language localization.
Project Manager

LANSystems, Inc.

(Computer Networking industry)

June 1996 — November 1998 (2 years 6 months)

As project manager I assumed responsibility for the successful implementation of 1,200 seat nationwide enterprise computer systems. I managed Scope of Work development, design validation, time-lines, budget, engineering resources, client activities and acceptance testing. I also performed installation and configuration of NT Server, Netware, Citrix applications.
Director of Information Systems

The Bar Association of San Francisco

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

March 1994 — June 1996 (2 years 4 months)

I was responsible for assessing current business needs and creating/implementing a unified data and voice strategy. The original platform of VAX/VMS was extended with the implementation of a Windows NT domain using TCP/IP to support a client/server database, Frame Maker publishing systems, and a web site. Terminals were replaced with PCs running Windows 95 and MS-Office.
System Administrator

The Bar Association of San Francisco

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)

June 1993 — March 1994 (10 months)

System Administrator for VAX and NT Network
System Programmer

Quintiles

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; QTRN; Pharmaceuticals industry)

June 1992 — June 1993 (1 year 1 month)
Senior Language Teacher

GEOS Language Corp

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)

August 1990 — August 1991 (1 year 1 month)

David Kaye’s Education

University of Colorado at Boulder

BA , Communications , 1985 — 1990

Graduated with a 3.8/4.0 GPA overall and 4.0/4.0 GPA in my major.
Achieved 800/800 (Analytical - GRE)
Achieved 790/800 (English - GRE)

Awarded Jacob Van-Ek Award for Scholastic Achievement and Community Service

Activities and Societies:

UCSU Legislative Representative:
The University of Colorado Student Union (UCSU) is the student government for all CU-Boulder students and had an operating budget of more than $12 million. The legislative branch consists of an 18-member legislative council.