Scott Krinsky

Current

• Partner at Progression Partners

Past

• Senior Director of Product Management at Sonopia
• Director of Software Product Management at PacketHop, Inc.
• Vice President of Product Management at Viewpoint

• Senior Product Manager, 3D Products at Metacreations
• Product Manager, KPT Bryce at Metacreations
• Independent Producer/Director (Self-employed)

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Education

• San Jose State University

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Scott Krinsky’s Summary

Extensive senior level management experience that includes innovative and influential software start ups, two successful IPOs, and the transformation of ideas into operationalized products and successful companies.

- Building start-ups, teams and products.
- Experience in Web 2.0, Social Networking, and Mobile 2.0.
- Product Strategy, Product Management and User experience.

Scott Krinsky’s Experience

• Partner

  Progression Partners

  (Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

  April 2008 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Progression builds world-class, game-changing companies. The partnership takes a high-value-added, analytical and exclusive approach to building companies.
  
  The Progression team is made up by a hands-on team of individuals with management, investment, marketing and product experience, gained from having held senior leadership and board positions in companies, ranging from very large public companies to small, embryonic start-ups.

• Senior Director of Product Management

  Sonopia

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2006 — March 2008 (2 years )

  Lead a team of Product Managers, UI Designers and Technical Writers in the development of a hosted, white label mobile and Web 2.0 services platform. Solution enables large and long-tail organizations, groups or clubs to create a branded mobile service and web community.
  
  Accomplishments:
  • Built an e-commerce funnel with online conversion rates higher than AT&T, Verizon and Sprint
  • Built an online platform that enables anyone to launch their own branded mobile service in 15 minutes or less - integrated with a Web 2.0 and mobile social networking platform
  • Managed 16 major website releases, & 2 mobile software releases on 3 platforms, on schedule
  
  Responsibilities:
  • Own the product strategy /roadmap delivering product as per scope and requirements on schedule
  • Pricing strategy
  • Requirements definition for the Web 2.0 and Mobile (Flash Lite, Java, Brew) products
  • Manage a team of 6 Product Managers
  • Chair “Product Leadership Committee” of director level managers

• Director of Software Product Management

  PacketHop, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2004 — October 2005 (1 year 4 months)

  Led a team of UI Designers, Engineers, and Technical Writers to launch the PacketHop Communication System (PHCS). The PHCS is a peer to peer application and an autonomous mobile mesh Wi-Fi network that seamlessly integrate to provide instant messaging, video, location tracking, and white boarding, to first responders and public safety officers.
  
  Accomplishments:
  • Successfully orchestrated a product launch event & live demo of PHCS at Coors Field, Denver
  • Negotiated 3rd party video compression software license terms with dicas GmbH resulting in substantially reduced up front out of pocket expense and a capped royalty structure that kept licensing fees in check
  
  Responsibilities:
  • Requirements gathering
  • PRD & feature specification
  • Managed User Interface design and documentation
  • Developed success criteria for customer Beta program
  • Developed the PCHS pricing strategy
  • Developed PCHS support and maintenance plan
  • Created all demo materials

• Vice President of Product Management

  Viewpoint

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; vwpt; Computer Software industry)

  October 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 1 month)

  Led a team of Product Management, UI Design, and Documentation to launch the Viewpoint Media Player, the technology behind some of the most innovative e-commerce and advertising experiences on the Web.
  
  Accomplishments:
  • Viewpoint Media Player market penetration greater than Apple's QuickTime in less than 3 years (Data Source: NPD Online survey-Conducted June 2003)
  • Managed projects with enterprise customers opening new vertical markets with - AOL, Chrysler, Microsoft, ESPN, Procter & Gamble, MTV
  
  Responsibilities:
  • Owned the product strategy & the roadmap across the company
  • Requirements definition for the Viewpoint Media Player, a client-side graphics operating system that includes both an ActiveX control & a Netscape Plug-in
  • Significant collaboration with sales, marketing, & engineering functions to determine product scope, requirements, schedule & positioning
  • Managed a team of 25 employees from Product Management, User Interface, Documentation, & QA

• Senior Product Manager, 3D Products

  Metacreations

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 9 months)

  Led a four person product management team to define the product strategy, development and launch of five products: Raydream Studio, Infini-D, KPT Bryce, Raydream, and Poser. Prepared PRDs, feature specifications, and marketing plans and managed the on-schedule delivery of Office Advantage, Bryce 2 and Bryce 3D. Was responsible for the P&L of Office Advantage, Bryce 2 and Bryce 3D.
  
  Accomplishments:
  • Product Portfolio annual combined revenues exceeded $20 million.
  • Managed a technology licensing relationship with Minolta Japan. Aided Minolta in quantifying the market, identifying price points, and establishing marketing
  • Launched Metcreations’ first product for the business market
  • Generated $3 million in revenue in the first six months after the release of Office Advantage
  • Under my guidance, the revenues grew from $1.5 million annually to $5.5 million annually
  • Recipient of Macworld Eddy Award nomination for Bryce 2 and Bryce 3D

• Product Manager, KPT Bryce

  Metacreations

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1995 — January 1998 (3 years 1 month)

  Prepared a PRD, feature specification, and marketing plan for KPT Bryce. Managed the on-schedule delivery of two versions of the product. Was responsible for the P&L of Bryce2 and Bryce 3D. Under my guidance, the revenues grew from $1.5 million annually to $5.5 million annually, and Bryce received a Macworld Eddy Award nomination.

• Independent Producer/Director

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 1991 — September 1994 (3 years 9 months)

  Responsible for meeting with clients to determine their needs, writing unique and creative scripts based on key points, determining a production budget, casting talent, hiring a production crew, shooting, editing, and delivering the final product to the client. Client list included Sony, Unisys, and San Jose State University.

Scott Krinsky’s Education

• San Jose State University

  BA , Radio, Television, and Film , September 1986 — December 1990

  Received a scholarship for my work as the Business Director, Public Service Director and on-air Disc Jockey at the college radio station, KSJS 90.5 FM.

  Activities and Societies:

  Sigma Alpha Mu

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