Director of Mobile Channel at Wazzamba
Ticino, Switzerland
- Current
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- Director of Mobile Channel at Wazzamba Services SA
- Chief Technology Officer at Playyoo SA
- Concept Development Manager at Imaginventure
- Past
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- Concept Designer / Senior Consultant at UBS Wealth Management & Business Bankning
- VP Technology at Vilkas Ltd
- Director of Broadband Applications at The Fantastic Corporation
- Consultant at ESYS Ltd
- Senior Reseach Scientist at University College London
- Research Scientist at British Antarctic Survey
- Education
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- University of London
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David Mantripp’s Summary
I have been involved in software industry from consultant to senior management level over the past 15 years. My past professional life has included fluid dynamics engineering, Antarctic glaciology, climate change research, space sector consultancy, satellite broadband data research, prototyping and consultancy, and software development in broadcast multimedia, mobile commnications, and the banking industry. I have a particular interest in user centered design.
I am currently specialising in consumer market mobile web applications and services with ImaginVenture, an integrated full-service business incubator headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.
David Mantripp’s Specialties:
Product vision, invention and definition, product management, requirements analysis and management, team leadership, team coaching, object oriented software development, human interface design, user interface design, software ergonomics.
David Mantripp’s Experience
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Director of Mobile Channel
Wazzamba Services SA
(Computer Games industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
Responsible for business planning, design and development of low end (mobile web) and high end (iPhone) access points to Wazzamba services.
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Chief Technology Officer
Playyoo SA
(Computer Software industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Playyoo is the first company to be spun out from the Imaginventure incubator.
Playyoo is where mobile game players and game creators will meet to freely exchange mobile games they created. Everyone will be able to upload, download, create, rate, rank, comment, participate in prized contests, create play groups, launch tournaments, exchange ideas, and socialize with other people from around the world that also share a passion for mobile games. -
Concept Development Manager
Imaginventure
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Currently product design lead on Playyoo (www.playyoo.com)
- Concept development and qualification for mobile web applications and services, from initial idea through to full production planning and prototyping
- Market trend monitoring and analysis
- Qualification of external product or service proposals -
Concept Designer / Senior Consultant
UBS Wealth Management & Business Bankning
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 6 months)
- Consulting on web application concepts, information architecture and usability within the User Interface Solutions team at UBS WM&BB in Zürich.
- presentation layer requirements engineering (analysis & management) -
VP Technology
Vilkas Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
November 2002 — November 2004 (2 years 1 month)
Product Management, Technology strategy, R&D team management, member of executive management team.
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Director of Broadband Applications
The Fantastic Corporation
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; FAN; Computer Software industry)
January 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 6 months)
Managed multi-site team dedicated to developing software applications to exploit Fantastic’s broadband platform; Requirements Analysis, Design and Project Management outsourced implementation of Fantastic’s RepliCast file system synchronization application; Engaged in user interface conception, design and implementation.
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Consultant
ESYS Ltd
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)
May 1995 — December 1999 (4 years 8 months)
Responsible for customer consultancy projects from proposal through to delivery with full budget and resource management; Initiator and Project Leader “Multimed” broadband satellite distance learning pilot project for European Space Agency (value to consortium ECU 800,000); Managed commissioned consultancy projects on commercial and research applications in space and defence industry;
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Senior Reseach Scientist
University College London
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
November 1988 — May 1995 (6 years 7 months)
Scientific Research in satellite and airborne radar remote sensing and polar science;
Consultancy and project management for commercial customers, UK Defence Agencies, European Commission and European Space Agency. -
Research Scientist
British Antarctic Survey
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Research industry)
April 1982 — October 1988 (6 years 7 months)
Scientific Research in airborne radar remote sensing and polar science.
David Mantripp’s Education
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University of London
Bsc(Eng) , Aerodynamics , October 1980 — June 1983
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David Mantripp’s Interests:
See my website, http://www.snowhenge.net
David Mantripp’s Groups:
Former secretary of British Branch of the International Glaciological Society
