Steve Falcon

Current

Founder at Popspring
Founder at YouMob.com

Past

Lead Program Manager, Product Planner at Microsoft Corporation
Program Manager/Interface Engineer at Asymetrix
Interface Engineer at Compression Labs

Design Engineer at One Touch Systems
Television Producer/Design Engineer at Hewlett Packard
Founder at Feature Video

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Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Golden Gate University
San Francisco State University

College for Recording Arts

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Connections

97 connections

Industry

Computer Software

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Steve Falcon’s Summary

Experienced software product leader with passion for innovative features and quality user experience. Professional breadth spanning 20 years of conceiving, pitching, and building exciting products.

Steve Falcon’s Experience

Founder

Popspring

(E-Learning industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Founded start-up for Popnoggin, a unique educational software program for kids, and their parents.
Founder

YouMob.com

(Internet industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

Co-founder of a prototype social networking service that combines bookmarking, site-ranking, live communication and viral mob-rule.
Lead Program Manager, Product Planner

Microsoft Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

May 1995 — May 2005 (10 years 1 month)

Accomplished product development Program Manager and Product Planner. Founded and managed Microsoft Voice Command, Windows Server Appliance. Designed and managed Windows Network Connections, versions of Microsoft Works and Windows Automotive.
Program Manager/Interface Engineer

Asymetrix

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1993 — 1994 (1 year)

Program Management and interface design for Asymetrix ToolBook, InfoModeler, and multimedia authoring systems research and development.
Interface Engineer

Compression Labs

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

1991 — 1993 (2 years)

Product definition and interface engineering for leading videoconference system. Gartner favorite for ease of use and friendliness.
Design Engineer

One Touch Systems

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1990 — 1991 (1 year)

Conceiver, co-inventor and interface engineer for automated multimedia communications system for corporate, governmental, and educational distance learning system.

http://www.onetouch.com/
Television Producer/Design Engineer

Hewlett Packard

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HWP; Computer Hardware industry)

1987 — 1990 (3 years)

Oversaw construction of multi-million dollar instructional broadcast televison facility. Designed and managed implementation of automated remote distance learning feedback network. Engineered and implemented leading-edge television production automation.
Founder

Feature Video

(Media Production industry)

January 1983 — January 1986 (3 years 1 month)

Produced video and audio for the business community. Served Fujitsu America, Pacific Bell, Computerland, Charles Schwab, Fetzer Vineyards, University of Pacific, Decker Communications, Provident Central Credit Union, Myers-Stevens, more.