Executive Consultant - Marketing, Technology, & Operations
San Francisco Bay Area
- Past
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- Director, Interactive Media at Creata
- Managing Member / CEO at Pelican Partners LLC
- Interim Executive at Internet Communication Technologies, Inc. & visitalk.com
- President at Wallace & Co.
- Consultant at CSC Index
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
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Jeff Wallace’s Summary
Jeff has served as a consultant and executive for several organizations throughout his career. His professional & academic experiences stem from both technology and entrepreneurship with specific expertise in bridging technology and business needs through the use of technology and marketing expertise. He serves both small and large [global] companies in these capacities and he is widely published and recognized as an expert on emerging technologies.
Most recently, he served as executive in charge of creating a new media group within a large, well-established global marketing and promotions agency serving global clientèle. He worked both internally to structure and grow this group as well as with the company's global clients to develop and implement innovative new media solutions in conjunction with the agency's traditional marketing activities. Though formerly non-existent, in short order and with much competition, he got this new group off the ground and generated millions of dollars in revenue, not to mention having created new paths for consumers to engage with the clients' brands, producing significant brand exposure.
Prior to this role, Jeff served as interim CEO for a real estate development company designing, developing and operating luxury oceanfront properties in northern Mexico generating $100+ million in revenues. Prior to this, he served as an executive, functioning in strategic, business development and operational leadership positions for two software development companies. During this period, he was awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award and recognized as one of S. California's top 20 business leaders and "difference makers" in the IT and new media community. He started private consulting after several years as a management consultant for CSC Index, a top-tier consultancy, wherein he founded and led CSC Interactive assisting Fortune 500 clients in assessing strategic business impacts of & opportunities for interactive technologies.
Jeff Wallace’s Specialties:
consumer promotions, business management, strategy, partnerships, negotiations, new media, technology, entrepreneurship
Jeff Wallace’s Experience
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Director, Interactive Media
Creata
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)
February 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 6 months)
Jeff served as executive in charge of creating a new media consulting division within a large, well-established global marketing and promotions agency that has been in business for over 30 years serving a global clientele. He worked both internally to structure and grow this group as well as with the company's global clients to develop and implement innovative new media solutions in conjunction with the company's traditional marketing/promotional activities. By leveraging his first-rate network of contacts within various new media fields, he has successfully established numerous strategic partnerships for this agency, enabling them to offer a significantly broader set of services and capabilities to its clientele. He was the lead architect of a critically important and highly visible consumer-facing website as well as the day-to-day project manager working with all relevant stakeholders including legal, marketing and IT groups within both the client and their partners' organizations.
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Managing Member / CEO
Pelican Partners LLC
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
March 2002 — February 2004 (2 years)
Served as interim CEO in charge of business, legal, financial and sales matters for a real estate development company designing, developing and operating luxury oceanfront properties in northern Mexico generating $100+ million in revenues.
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Interim Executive
Internet Communication Technologies, Inc. & visitalk.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
1998 — 2002 (4 years)
Served as the Chief Executive Officer for Internet Communication Technologies Inc. (ICT), a company that developed educational technology solutions using proprietary real-time video, audio and data communication and collaboration technologies over the Internet. Recruited to the position following a position as the Vice President of Strategic Planning for visitalk.com, the company that pioneered the Internet’s first true comprehensive communications portal for voice, video and data communications.
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President
Wallace & Co.
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
Wallace & Co. was a technology and marketing consulting company located in Kensington, California, which assisted companies in developing strategic applications for emerging technologies with specific expertise in the areas of interactive multimedia, online technologies (WWW/Internet and private network), touch screen kiosks, and smartcards.
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Consultant
CSC Index
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; csc; Management Consulting industry)
June 1992 — October 1996 (4 years 5 months)
Served as a Senior Consultant in the Business Reengineering practice for CSC Index. While there, he founded and served as practice leader for CSC Interactive, a CSC-wide practice assisting Fortune 500 clients in assessing the strategic business impact of and opportunities for emerging technologies. He has extensive consulting experience in effectively bridging technology and business needs through the use of emerging technologies, information technology and business reengineering. He worked with clients in the utility, entertainment, foodservice/QSR, financial services industries consulting on strategic, operational, marketing and technology matters.
Jeff Wallace’s Education
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University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
MBA, Entrepreneurship & Technology, 1990 — 1992
Selected as one of only two recipients for The Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies fellowship
- Activities and Societies:
- Vice President, Consulting Club
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
BA, Economics/Finance, 1984 — 1987
Graduated with High Honors
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa
Additional Information
Jeff Wallace’s Interests:
Bridging business needs via technology and marketing applications Entrepreneurship Interactive media Publishing insightful articles
Jeff Wallace’s Groups:
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ex-CSC Alumni -
Executive Womens Network
Jeff Wallace’s Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa Society member - the oldest honor society in the United States fostering and recognizing academic excellence
Selected as one of only two recipients for The Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies fellowship
Awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award, recognizing Jeff as one of the top 20 business leaders and "difference makers" in Southern California's information technology and new media community
Jeff Wallace’s Contact Settings
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