Software / Digital Media Executive
San Francisco Bay Area
Software / Digital Media Executive
San Francisco Bay Area
I manage world-class technical teams to deliver digital technology products to market, specializing in rich internet applications, digital media, mobile applications, social networking, video production, and online marketing.
Product Strategy, Requirements Management, Interaction Design, Project Management, Software Engineering, Database Design, QA Management, IT Management, Financial Analysis
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Nimblefish builds and operates large-scale automated marketing systems to drive customers through purchase consideration using variable video, interactive online advisors, personalized direct mail, email, and individualized web sites. We develop and host an enterprise-grade Java-based platform for constructing custom engines quickly and maintaining them continuously. Since moving to LA (away from the main office), I've led the development of our interactive product suite.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2004 — August 2006 (2 years 5 months)
Before relocating to Los Angeles, I managed the Software Engineering, QA, Engineering Operations, and IT teams at Nimblefish. In this role, I directed the redesign, development, and deployment of an all-new platform for automated direct mail and email with ROI analytics. The platform is in use today by Fortune 500 companies including AT&T and Lowe's and has driven substantial revenue increases for Nimblefish. I also managed the IT procurement, network and systems engineering, and helpdesk functions.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 5 months)
Helium specialized in business process improvement and technology product concept development. I led a product prototype development effort for Macromedia (now Adobe), built extranet security infrastructure for AXA Rosenberg (global equity management), and lead the design and engineering of a mobile phone application for WeatherNews (weather information, analysis and decision support products and services). I also spearheaded Helium's first public relations and marketing campaigns.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 1998 — April 2001 (2 years 6 months)
Quokka Sports provided immersive coverage of international sporting events on the internet and broadband networks. I managed the live web coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games for NBC Olympics, among other high-profile projects. I also guided the design and development of Quokka's Asset Management Platform, and am an author of the patent application that resulted from that work.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 5 months)
I developed, marketed, sold, deployed, and supported an advanced open source data management system for small community organizations which is still in use over 10 years later.
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Fund-Raising industry)
September 1993 — December 1995 (2 years 4 months)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1992 — July 1993 (1 year )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Oil & Energy industry)
June 1989 — April 1992 (2 years 11 months)
Business, Management, Finance 2003 — 2004
Partial completion of the Executive MBA program.
BS , Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science , September 1985 — May 1989