Chris Kalaboukis

Chris Kalaboukis

Podcaster, Entrepreneur, Technologist, Problem Solver & Futurist

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Director, IP Innovation at Yahoo!
Past
Education
  • York University
Connections
239 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Chris Kalaboukis’s Summary

Innovation Guru, Exceptional Project and People Manager, Technologist, and Futurist, looking to build innovative internet content, products and services to improve humanity.

Chris Kalaboukis’s Specialties:

Online product development, IT, marketing & customer service expert with over 10 years experience in managing the successful execution of web applications and web marketing programs, based on deep understanding of all aspects of information and communications technology.


Chris Kalaboukis’s Experience

  • Director, IP Innovation

    Yahoo!

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; yhoo; Internet industry)

    March 2004Present (4 years 11 months)

    Responsible for internal innovation programs, including building and maintaining systems for the promotion and adoption of grass roots innovation. Created unique and fun innovation programs in order to build new products and capture strategic Intellectual Property. Managed a number of programs simultaneously, developed software and systems, collaborated with groups across the company.

  • Host & Producer

    THINKfuture Radio Show

    (Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    March 2005April 2008 (3 years 2 months)

    The THINKfuture Radio Show is audio commentary on current events, politics, work, life and play from a unique socially liberal, fiscally conservative viewpoint. Future, a conservative leaning libertarian, tackles every topic under the sun, from todays political climate (predicted a Hillary 08 win) to using social networking and the internet to improve humanity, and everything in between. Future asserts that "Being a libertarian, both sides hate me equally" and as such takes on all comers. The show has been compared to an earthquake, a tsunami, and a box of chocolates, cause you never know what you are gonna get. Some of Future's choicest sayings are: "This is not a lecture, it's a conversation."

  • Director, Client Solutions

    Extractable Solutions

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

    October 2003January 2004 (4 months)

    Responsible for sales, business development, marketing and sales engineering for this web strategy, design and technology firm. Clients include Visa, Extreme Networks, Oracle and AmeriSource Bergen.

  • Managing Director, Engineering & Technology

    OnlineFocus

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

    June 1998August 2003 (5 years 3 months)

    Hired by interactive agency to lead team of 8 direct reports and 25 staff to deliver $10M in IT, web strategy, and web development projects over five years. Managed multiple projects and client engagements, ranging from $15k to $250k. Duties include: proposal creation, job costing, technology strategy, design, usability, implementation, QA, maintenance and internet marketing campaigns.

  • Manager, Strategic Internet Projects

    Bell Mobility

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

    November 1997June 1998 (8 months)

    Recruited by $1B wireless carrier to build team of 12 web developers, designers and systems administrators in order to insource all web development.

  • Director, Operations, Eastern Region, Shaw@Home

    Shaw Communications

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

    September 1996September 1997 (1 year 1 month)

    Promoted by $500M cable television and communications provider based on product expertise to manage division of 30 personnel, responsible for all aspects of successful deployment of high speed cable modem product, including sales & marketing, customer service, IT, field installations & repairs.

  • Manager, Technology Development, Shaw@Home

    Shaw Communications

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

    September 1995September 1996 (1 year 1 month)

    Directed by senior management to develop strategic plan for new high speed cable modem access product. Devised product roadmap. Analyzed competing cable modem products. Consulted with other cable providers. Assembled technical team of five.

  • PC/LAN Manager

    CUC Broadcasting

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 1990September 1995 (5 years 1 month)

    Managed local and wide area network, PC and UNIX workstation support, software development and business analysis for 30-500 users, across six offices for this private mid-size cable operator.


Chris Kalaboukis’s Education

  • York University

    MA, Economics, 19821984


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Chris Kalaboukis’s Groups:

  •    York University Alumni
  •    Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group

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