A. Todd Emerson

Entrepreneur and Business Technology Executive

Location: Greater Seattle Area
Industry: Computer Software

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A. Todd Emerson's Overview

Past

Solutions Sales Engineer at FusionOne
Solutions Engineer, Program Manager at InfoSpace
Director of Technical Operations at Go2Net

IT Manager & Sales Engineer at Sequel Technology
Systems and Project Manager at Applied Microsystems Corporation
Network Engineer at Edmark Corporation
Systems Administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Education

Virginia Commonwealth University
Monacan High School - Class of '89

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Connections

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Websites

Specialties

Enterprise Solution and Software Sales (consultative selling), Business and Technical leadership, Strategic Business Planning, Information Technology (Business Operations) Visionary and Leadership, IT solution design and development for mid-sized and large companies/organizations, Software Product Design and Management

Solutions Sales Engineer

FusionOne

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry

August 2004 – November 2006 (2 years 4 months)

- Performed pre-sales technical activities and maintain relationships within the technical & project management organizations of Handset OEMs, Network Platform providers and US Wireless Carriers: Verizon, Cingular (Orange/Blue/Gold), Nextel, Sprint.
- Determined customer-specific integration requirements for platform integration: web, single-signon authorization and billing.
- Worked with customers to determine marketing and functional requirements for handset data synchronization clients (Java, BREW, Symbian).
- Coordinated RFP responses and develop sales and integration processes.

Solutions Engineer, Program Manager

InfoSpace

Public Company; 51-200 employees; INSP; Internet industry

2001 – 2004 (3 years)

Worked with product teams to define customer-specific wireless data products. Directed the development, integration and implementation of wireless data services with carriers. Provided technical and business support directly to wireless carriers and VNO enablers. Designed and directed the implementation of complex multi-party integrations and migrations. Created and managed the ASP Project Management Lifecycle process. Directed post-merger/acquisition integration of technology and processes of various companies (FreeYellow, Go2Net, Locus Dialogue).

Director of Technical Operations

Go2Net

Public Company; 201-500 employees; GNET; Internet industry

1999 – 2001 (2 years)

Directed Corporate and Production technology organizations (26 individuals, 7 direct reports) for one of the 10 most trafficked Internet sites. Directed the technical development of Go2Net's facilities, saving $2 million over the budget projected by senior executive staff and created a residual annual savings of over $100,000. Created and managed technology budgets and negotiated major technology and hosting
contracts.

IT Manager & Sales Engineer

Sequel Technology

1998 – 1999 (1 year)

Systems and Project Manager

Applied Microsystems Corporation

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; APMC; Information Technology and Services industry

1996 – 1998 (2 years)

Network Engineer

Edmark Corporation

May 1994 – June 1996 (2 years 2 months)

Systems Administrator

Virginia Commonwealth University

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

1993 – 1993 (less than a year)

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System and method for identification and tracking of food items
- United States Patent 7899709
- Issued March 1, 2011
Inventors: A. Todd Emerson, James Allard, Steve Rosen

RFID solution that tracks the food items for freshness and inventory in real time.

Kellogg PTSA

VP, Ways & Means
- July 2010 to June 2012

Technical Reviewer: Beginning Smartphone Web Development by Gail Rahn Frederick
- December 2009 to December 2009
Team Members: A. Todd Emerson

Technical reviewer and editor for book about smartphone web development. Credited page xi.
Verizon Mobile Web 2.0
- January 2004 to July 2004
Team Members: A. Todd Emerson

Worked as part of Business Development team to architect solution, assist in contract negotiation and close the Verizon Mobile Web 2.0 business for InfoSpace. Worked closely with Engineering, User Experience and Program Management to assist in the architecture and design of the solution. Managed the technical design, use cases and communication with Verizon Wireless stakeholders. Authored the Verizon XHTML-MP developer guide, published by Verizon Wireless.
Ebisu: RFID Solution for tracking sushi freshness and inventory
- January 2007 to April 2007
Team Members: A. Todd Emerson, Arthur Kim

Covered by WSJ, Forbes and other industry-specific press.

Developed RFID for tracking belt inventory and food freshness for kaiten sushi. Designed and developed solution using Microsoft's Biztalk platform with Intermec and Impinj RFID hardware.