CEO at Smartling
Greater New York City Area
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- Founder & CEO at Smartling
- Past
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- SVP Product at eMusic
- Chief Operating Officer / Chief Technology Officer at SheSpeaks
- Member of Board of Directors at RunTime Technologies
- Member of Board of Directors at I Stand For
- Chief Operating Officer at RunTime Technologies
- Pilot / Squadron Deputy Director of Operations at US Air Force
- Co-Founder at Trio Development, Inc.
- Senior Software Developer at Lyrrus, Inc.
- University Representative at Apple Computer, Inc.
- Education
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- Cameron University (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
- University of Pennsylvania
- A.T. Mahan HS (Keflavik, Iceland)
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Jack Welde’s Summary
Seasoned CEO, COO, CTO, product executive and successful entrepreneur; comprehensive background in software technology, localization, social media, word-of-mouth marketing, digital media, leadership and management.
Over 20 years of entrepreneurial and technology experience; expertise in web applications, interfaces, user experience, data modeling, software development process, and quality assurance.
Combat-decorated Air Force officer and pilot; skilled in team leadership, detailed planning and execution, crisis and risk management, and “getting things done”.
Jack Welde’s Specialties:
Entrepreneurship, operations, management, technology, translation, localization, team building, word-of-mouth marketing, social media, digital media, sales, product development, software development, human interface, usability, turnarounds
Jack Welde’s Experience
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Founder & CEO
Smartling
(Translation and Localization industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Bring the world to your website. Smartling is the fastest and easiest way to translate and localize your website.
Using Smartling's innovative Translation Delivery Network, you can deploy multilingual versions of your website in a matter of days. Cut your time to market by 90% and optimize your site for global search.
Smartling offers translation services to meet every budget and quality requirement, including: high-quality, professional human translators; crowdsourcing tools enabling your customers to crowdsource translations; and machine translations for routine and user-generated content. -
SVP Product
eMusic
(Privately Held; Online Media industry)
January 2008 — March 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Oversees all aspects of product and member experience for eMusic, the number two digital media provider behind iTunes. Serves as one of five on Executive Management Team, providing overall company leadership. Directly oversees Product Development, Project Management, Creative Services, Editorial and Merchandising, and Quality Assurance departments.
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Chief Operating Officer / Chief Technology Officer
SheSpeaks
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year )
Directed operations and technology for SheSpeaks, a company providing product placement and testing, market research, and word-of-mouth marketing services for the women’s market.
Marquee clients include Phillips, Martha Stewart, Oxygen, AOL, Food Network, OPI, Ore-Ida, Dove Chocolate -
Member of Board of Directors
RunTime Technologies
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
January 2005 — 2007 (2 years )
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Member of Board of Directors
I Stand For
(Computer Software industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
Provided strategic and operational guidance for I Stand For, a political technology company providing web technology services to advocacy groups and political candidates at the State Assembly, Mayoral, Gubernatorial, and Senatorial campaign levels.
Executed sale of the company to Global Strategy Group. -
Chief Operating Officer
RunTime Technologies
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
2001 — 2006 (5 years )
Provider of enterprise content management software products and services. Responsible for profit/loss, top-to-top client relations, research and development, managing sales team, production, and custom implementations. Personally managed and sold into top client relationships.
Marquee customers include JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, US Golf Association, Columbia University, Motorola, Bertelsmann/Gruner+Jahr, Itochu International, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), Donovan Data Systems, Kaplan, HP Compaq, Exxon-Mobil, SAIC. -
Pilot / Squadron Deputy Director of Operations
US Air Force
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
1992 — 2001 (9 years )
Evaluator Pilot (C-130E), combat veteran; officer, achieved rank of Major. Responsible for a $40MM aircraft, aircrew, training and evaluation of 60 airdrop pilots. Comprehensive “real-world” experience in leadership and management, operations planning/execution, risk management.
Oversaw $45MM annual training budget for 210 aircrew personnel.
Commanded two President of the United States (POTUS) Advance Team missions
Chief of Kosovo Mission Planning Operations Center during Operation Allied Force; managed staff of 20 people, planned and executed 90 missions in NATO’s air campaign
1998 Aviator of the Year, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Distinguished Graduate (ranked 2 of 740) of USAF’s officer leadership school, Squadron Officer School
Over 2,500 flying hours, including 80 combat missions in Operations Allied Force (Kosovo), Joint Guard (Bosnia), Southern Watch (Kuwait), and Uphold Democracy (Haiti) -
Co-Founder
Trio Development, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1997 (6 years )
Performed application design, software development, and product management for flagship product, “Organizer,” a Personal Information Manager featuring fully-integrated calendar, contacts, tasks, and notes – a first in the software industry.
Sold to Apple Computer in 1993; product shipped as “Claris Organizer” in 1994 -
Senior Software Developer
Lyrrus, Inc.
(Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1991 (less than a year)
Performed design and development for “GVox”, an innovative guitar hardware and software package.
Core technology licensed to Fender Guitar, Berklee School of Music -
University Representative
Apple Computer, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
1989 — 1991 (2 years )
Responsible for evangelizing Apple in the university environment, educating students/faculty about Apple products, developing custom software, and organizing trade shows
Jack Welde’s Education
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Cameron University (Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Master of Business Administration , Management , 1999 — 2000
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University of Pennsylvania
BS , Computer Science Engineering , 1987 — 1991
- Activities and Societies:
- USAF ROTC, Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity
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A.T. Mahan HS (Keflavik, Iceland)
1986 — 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Senior Class President
Additional Information
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Jack Welde’s Interests:
Technology, software, flying, music, movies, softball, books
Jack Welde’s Groups:
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LISA - The Localization Industry Standards Association -
Social Media Marketing
Jack Welde’s Honors:
SheSpeaks named 2007 Stevie Award winner as Best New Service of the Year
RunTime Technologies named one of New York’s Fast 50 in 2001 by Deloitte and Touche
Speaker at University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Business School in areas of management, technology, entrepreneurialism, and word-of-mouth marketing
Joint inventor on two registered US patents for Claris Organizer code
Claris Organizer named “Best Personal Organizational Tool” in 1994, in MacUser Editors’ Choice Awards, beating out Intuit’s Quicken. In 1996, version 2.0 received four of five stars from MacWorld magazine
Military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and four Air Medals
1998 Aviator of the Year, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Distinguished Graduate (ranked 2 of 740) of USAF’s officer leadership school, Squadron Officer School
Mission briefer to Defense Secretary William Cohen for airlift/airdrop operations in Kosovo
1998 Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Year
