Dave Onkels

Current

• Founder at Qmulus
• Co-Founder at Magnt
• Founder at DotVita, LLC

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Past

• Principal at Identity Mark
• Director at RadioShack Corporation
• Sr. Manager, Strategic Alliances at RadioShack Corporation

• Manager, Strategic Alliances at RadioShack Corporation
• Various Roles at RadioShack Corporation

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Dave Onkels’s Summary

Hi, I’m Dave Onkels (pronounced: /ON-kelz/), an American in my mid-thirties living in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area. My wife Julie and I have two girls, Alexis and Amelia. I’m a full time entrepreneur making a living helping individuals and small businesses do spectacular things via the internet while working to grow several startups.

Dave Onkels’s Specialties:

Social media, web applications, sales and marketing, personal branding, online branding, business strategy, startups, public speaking, web technology, PHP development, API's, CSS, web 2.0, domain acquisition, consumer electronics, telecommunications and wireless, business development

Dave Onkels’s Experience

• Founder

  Qmulus

  (Internet industry)

  January 2009 — Present (11 months)

  Qmulus is a privately-held Dallas company working to develop practical Internet-enabled applications and services that make cutting edge tech more accessible. Currently run by five founding partners in addition to me, Qmulus is self-funded, and operates virtually in the DFW area. Each of the founders are passionate about technology, design, and web standards. Our first consumer product, Nectar, launched in 2008.
  
  For more information please visit: http://qmul.us

• Co-Founder

  Magnt

  (Internet industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Magnt is product of Qmulus and was launched to change the way we think about personal branding. Magnt delivers professionally-designed websites in a matter of minutes that feature and promote people - not products or services. Magnt is built and run by social media experts who understand how to build strong personal brands online.
  
  For more information please visit: http://tastynectar.com

• Founder

  DotVita, LLC

  (Internet industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  DotVita is a privately-held Dallas web technology consultancy firm offering solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. We pay special attention to user experience, web standards, and take full advantage of emerging web trends.
  
  For more information please visit: http://dotvita.com

• Principal

  Identity Mark

  (Retail industry)

  February 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 7 months)

  A consulting firm managed exclusively by me, Identity Mark implemented store design, product merchandising, and interactive display solutions for medium to large telecommunications and consumer electronics (CE) brands around the globe. Although, I'm no longer actively engaged in marketing Identity Mark, I remain deeply connected to the retail and CE industries.
  
  For more information please visit: http://identitymark.com

• Director

  RadioShack Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RSH; Retail industry)

  October 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 5 months)

  This role allowed me to lead the store design strategy, implementation, space allocation and merchandise presentation for all sales channels (5,000 RadioShack Company-Owned stores, 1,800 RadioShack dealer/franchise stores, 530 Sam’s Club kiosks, 300 Sprint mall kiosks, 15 Canadian stores). I managed a corporate staff of 25 visual specialists, space planners, designers and project managers, oversaw $10m annual store fixture budget and $120m construction budget.

• Sr. Manager, Strategic Alliances

  RadioShack Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RSH; Retail industry)

  September 2000 — October 2003 (3 years 2 months)

  With this role, I was responsible for the business development and partnership management of the Verizon Wireless / RadioShack strategic alliance -- with annual sales in excess of $600m. While serving in this capacity we successfully renegotiated contract with Verizon Wireless worth over $30m annually in incremental profit, developed and launched an innovative tiered compensation program for 25,000 employees, and launched several of the most successful employee incentive programs in Company history.

• Manager, Strategic Alliances

  RadioShack Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RSH; Retail industry)

  May 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 5 months)

  I co-managed the business development and operations of the Sprint / RadioShack strategic alliance which generated annual sales in excess of $700m. During my tenure within this position we drove the Sprint PCS wireless category to record double-digit annual sales.

• Various Roles

  RadioShack Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RSH; Retail industry)

  January 1993 — May 1998 (5 years 5 months)

  I started my career working retail at RadioShack as a summer job which quickly progressed into management of several high-performance locations and ultimately a relocation to the corporate headquarters to launch a new group focused on retail store design.

Additional Information

Dave Onkels’s Interests:

Technology startups, cloud computing, webapps, general aviation, mountain biking, foreign travel

Dave Onkels’s Groups:

Refresh Dallas, Dallas Startups, AOPA (Airplane Owners & Pilots Association)

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    eOffice
•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    Green
•    Private Pilot Professionals

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