David Katz

Current

• Director of Product Development at Optaros

Past

• Lead Architect at Solidworks
• Client Partner at Razorfish
• Client Partner, Creative Lead, and Delivery Methodology Leader at Viant

• Principal at Symmetrix

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Education

• University of Virginia (The Darden School)
• Bucknell University

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Industry

Computer Software

David Katz’s Summary

Unique combination of user interface/interaction design, product management, and technical expertise, and twenty years of experience designing innovative software to solve business problems. Enjoys helping to conceive, design, and bring new initiatives to life; is pragmatic about balancing business needs, user needs, and implementation complexity; and effectively combines leadership activities with hands-on design work. Has sold and led consulting initiatives for clients during all phases of the development lifecycle, and thrives on using creativity and curiosity to design products that are strategically important, technically possible, and extremely useful, usable, and enjoyable.

David Katz’s Experience

• Director of Product Development

  Optaros

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

• Lead Architect

  Solidworks

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 9 months)

• Client Partner

  Razorfish

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 2002 — July 2004 (1 year 11 months)

• Client Partner, Creative Lead, and Delivery Methodology Leader

  Viant

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 1999 — August 2002 (3 years 5 months)

• Principal

  Symmetrix

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1994 — 1999 (5 years)

David Katz’s Education

• University of Virginia (The Darden School)

  MBA , September 1986 — June 1988

• Bucknell University

  BS , September 1980 — May 1984