Jordan Gunderson

Current

• Founder and CEO at Izeni, Inc.
• Site Creator and Maintainer at ConnectBlogs.com

Past

• General Manager at Western Star
• Co-Founder and Trustee at Utah Valley Linux Users Group (UVLUG)
• Director of Publicity at Utah Open Source

• Product Manager / Business Analyst at Overstock.com
• Marketing Director at SoftwareFor.org
• Events Director at DevUtah
• Linux System Administrator at Provo Labs
• Operations Manager at Castle Rock LLC
• LDS Missionary at Brazil Joao Pessoa Mission

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Education

• Utah Valley University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• Izeni - Hosted Communication
• Jordan Gunderson Blog

Jordan Gunderson’s Summary

Entrepreneur and Business Strategist with strong technical skills and a penchant for internet business.

Jordan Gunderson’s Specialties:

Business: Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Consulting, Internet Marketing, E-Commerce, SEO, Project Management, Business Automation

Development and Infrastructure: Open Source, Linux, Python & Django, Database Design, Asterisk, FreeSWITCH, VoIP, Telephony, Call Centers

Languages: Fluent in Portuguese and conversational Spanish

Jordan Gunderson’s Experience

• Founder and CEO

  Izeni, Inc.

  (Telecommunications industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Site Creator and Maintainer

  ConnectBlogs.com

  (Non-Profit; Myself Only; Online Media industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  ConnectBlogs is a community website that aggregates posts from bloggers in the Utah tech and business communities.

• General Manager

  Western Star

  (Import and Export industry)

  May 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Co-Founder and Trustee

  Utah Valley Linux Users Group (UVLUG)

  (Computer Software industry)

  August 2004 — September 2008 (4 years 2 months)

• Director of Publicity

  Utah Open Source

  (Computer Software industry)

  August 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 1 month)

• Product Manager / Business Analyst

  Overstock.com

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; OSTK; Internet industry)

  September 2006 — May 2007 (9 months)

• Marketing Director

  SoftwareFor.org

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  Marketed "Software for Starving Students".

• Events Director

  DevUtah

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2005 — September 2006 (11 months)

  Planned and coordinated events. Setup website and advertised. Contacted speakers, etc.

• Linux System Administrator

  Provo Labs

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

  December 2005 — August 2006 (9 months)

• Operations Manager

  Castle Rock LLC

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

  July 2000 — December 2005 (5 years 6 months)

• LDS Missionary

  Brazil Joao Pessoa Mission

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  July 1998 — July 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Jordan Gunderson’s Education

• Utah Valley University

  BS in Business Management , Business , 2003 — 2005

  Graduated with Highest Honors

  Activities and Societies:

  Utah Valley Linux Users Group, Phi Beta Lambda Business Club, Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society, BYU-Idaho Men's Choir

Additional Information

Jordan Gunderson’s Websites:

• Izeni - Hosted Communication
• Jordan Gunderson Blog

Jordan Gunderson’s Interests:

Music, Composition, Singing, Songwriting, Guitar, Sports, Rugby, Soccer, Volleyball, Reading, Math, Puzzles, Boardgames, Cooking, Gardening, Cheese Making

Jordan Gunderson’s Groups:

Utah Valley Linux Users Group (UVLUG), Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF), Utah Open Source (UTOS), DevUtah, Provo Linux Users Group (PLUG), BYU Unix Users Group (UUG)

•    KIVA
•    Provo Linux Users Group
•    Utah Open Source
•    Utah Web Designers
•    Web Startup Group
•    Fight Club

Jordan Gunderson’s Honors:

Graduated Magna Cum Laude
3rd Place in PBL National Competition for Database Design
1st Place in PBL Utah State Competition for Visual Basic

Jordan Gunderson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch