Dave Ulmer

Current

Sr. Director, Multimedia at Motorola
Member at PHO

Past

Board Member & Vice Chairman at Mobile Entertainment Forum - MEF
Founder & CEO at Earjam .com
General Manager & Founder at Roxio / Adaptec Software / Napster

Board Member at OSTA
Board Member at DiMA (Digital Media Association)

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Education

Leadership Music
Loyola Marymount University

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Industry

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Dave Ulmer’s Summary

Long history of championing and chaperoning bleeding edge products into the consumer space. From graphics apps in the '80s to revolutionary digital music solutions presently, from startups to massive corporations, he's always held the consumer and content creator in focus while herding the industry cats needed to actually deliver the right solutions to market. Original founder of Roxio. Presently leads Multimedia Product Experiences for Motorola and served as Vice Chairman on the Board of Mobile Entertainment Forum, chairing the Marketing Committee.

Dave Ulmer’s Specialties:

Mover, shaker, trouble-maker.

Dave Ulmer’s Experience

Sr. Director, Multimedia

Motorola

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Telecommunications industry)

June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

Responsible for the company’s next-generation signature services and entertainment experiences in music, Mobile TV, movies, gaming, p2p, and imaging. A digital media pioneer, Dave has held a variety of executive roles with wireless, hardware, and software companies, most notably as the founder of BurningPoint, Earjam, and Roxio, one of the market's leading digital music companies. Dave has served as vice-chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, Board member of OSTA and DiMA, and has a long history of championing and chaperoning leading edge products into mainstream consumer markets.
Member

PHO

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)
Board Member & Vice Chairman

Mobile Entertainment Forum - MEF

(Non-Profit; Wireless industry)

April 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 4 months)

Since 2000, MEF has established itself as the leading global trade association for companies large and small across the mobile entertainment value chain.

MEF's membership base spans the entire range of mobile entertainment activities, including music, film, TV and video companies who create and package content; publishers, retailers, service providers and technologists who sell and deliver content and network operators who get the content to the end users.
Founder & CEO

Earjam .com

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

October 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 7 months)

Orchestrated startup of a funded consumer media software company launching the world’s first universal player and burner software application, raising over $10MM in funding and attracting over 3 million downloads within six months of launch. Commercial clients included Sony, Motley Crue, Listen.com, MyPlay, eMusic, MP3.com, and Tower Records.
General Manager & Founder

Roxio / Adaptec Software / Napster

(Public Company; NAPS; Internet industry)

October 1996 — October 1999 (3 years 1 month)

Led the marketing, business development, sales, engineering, and operations for the company’s Consumer Software Products Group (200+ employees) through a period of hyper-growth and dramatic change. Managed P&L for a $60 million revenue budget. Turned division from investment mode to a profitable unit, from hardware OEM to consumer brand.
Board Member

OSTA

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

July 1997 — June 1999 (2 years )
Board Member

DiMA (Digital Media Association)

(Internet industry)

August 1997 — January 1999 (1 year 6 months)

The Digital Media Association (DiMA) is a national trade organization devoted primarily to the online audio and video industries, and more generally to commercially innovative digital media opportunities. We are at the forefront of business and policy debates affecting the growth and development of these enterprises, and are recognized by public and private sector leaders as the national association that best understands the complex policies and issues surrounding digital media, including copyright, competition and consumer rights.