Kelly Abbott

Current
  • Officer at APML Workgroup
  • CEO at Dandelife.com
  • Secretary, Board of Directors at PWI: Partnerships With Industry
  • Member, Board of Directors at Mama's Kitchen
Past
  • Consultant at People Media
  • Business Analyst at Quantum Art
  • Consultant at National Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Co-Founder, Director of Information Strategy at Red Door Interactive
  • Co-Chair, Wi-Fi SIG at Commnexus (nee San Diego Telecom Council)
  • Digital Media Director at McQuerter Group
  • Software Engineer at PBJ Digital
Education
  • The Ohio State University
  • Atlantic College
Connections
412 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Kelly Abbott’s Summary

My professional goals center on growing Dandelife.com, the company I founded. I am always looking for individuals with experience in Web 2.0 companies in the following capacity: RoR programming, web design, ad sales, online PR and linux systems adminstration. Currently serving as a board member at Mama's Kitchen, I am also interested in supporting organizations based in San Diego with missions to support those living with AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses. Currently serving on the board of PWI, I am also interested in connecting with those who share similar mission to support the developmentally disabled community and/or social enterprise.

Kelly Abbott’s Specialties:

Website Development and Redevelopment, Assessment of Web-based technologies, intranets, extranets, and E-Business. My experience encompasses IT infrastructure assessment, budgeting and management in addition to software engineering and management for web-based technologies. Finally, I also have experience managing non-profit organizations IT rebuilding methods for non-profit management systems.


Kelly Abbott’s Experience

  • Officer

    APML Workgroup

    (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    June 2007Present (1 year 2 months)

  • CEO

    Dandelife.com

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    June 2006Present (2 years 2 months)

    President and Co-Founder of Dandelife.com, a social memory site. Responsible for managing day-to-day operations, product development, marketing, PR, and venture fund-raising.

  • Secretary, Board of Directors

    PWI: Partnerships With Industry

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    July 2005Present (3 years 1 month)

  • Member, Board of Directors

    Mama's Kitchen

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    September 2001Present (6 years 11 months)

  • Consultant

    People Media

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

    20082008 (less than a year)

  • Business Analyst

    Quantum Art

    (Internet industry)

    20062007 (1 year)

  • Consultant

    National Brain Tumor Foundation

    (Internet industry)

    20072007 (less than a year)

  • Co-Founder, Director of Information Strategy

    Red Door Interactive

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

    February 2002June 2006 (4 years 5 months)

    Helped grow Red Door Interactive from four founders and $250K/year to over 30 employees and $3M in annual revenues. I led a department for analytics, systems engineering, systems integration, usability, planning, research and development. As a founder I was responsible for assisting in new business, strategic partnerships, vendor relations and strategic planning.

  • Co-Chair, Wi-Fi SIG

    Commnexus (nee San Diego Telecom Council)

    (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)

    June 2002June 2004 (2 years 1 month)

    I was a co-founder and co-chair of the Wi-Fi Special Interest Group. My job was to gather grassroots support for the Telecom Council's efforts to make San Diego synonymous with community wireless.

  • Digital Media Director

    McQuerter Group

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

    September 2000December 2001 (1 year 4 months)

  • Software Engineer

    PBJ Digital

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

    November 1998November 2000 (2 years 1 month)


Kelly Abbott’s Education

  • The Ohio State University

    BA, Photography, Creative Writing, September 1994September 1998

    Graduated with a combined degree in Photography and Creative Writing. Wrote my senior thesis on Art in the Age of the Internet and published the school's first web-based arts magazine. Graduated with Honors, Distinction in the Liberal Arts and Magna Cum Laude.

    Activities and Societies:
    Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Delta Iota
  • Atlantic College

    I.B., English, Spanish, Maths, 19921994


Additional Information

Kelly Abbott’s Websites:

Kelly Abbott’s Interests:

Soccer, AIDS, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Building Community Wireless Networks.

Kelly Abbott’s Groups:

AIGA, San Diego Telecom Council, San Diego Venture Group, 3ones, SD Ruby, AWS Start-Up Challenge


Kelly Abbott’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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