Dan Backhaus

Past

Client Partner at Macquarium
BDM East at Proxicom
Implementation Manager at TSYS

Business Development Director at WellfoundDecade Corp
VP, Marketing & Business Development at Schemantix, Ltd (London & Prague)
Bus Dev Manager at Proxicom
Sales Director, Central Europe at Xerox

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Education

European University
Arizona State University

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Industry

Internet

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Dan Backhaus’s Summary

10+ years of IT and interactive marketing, consulting, project management and sales experience in US and across Europe. MBA, PMI-certified Project Management Professional, Strategic Account Sales pro, native speaker German and English, dual national.

Dan Backhaus’s Specialties:

Consulting, new business development, account management, consultative sales, branded applications/widgets, long tail economics, SEO/SEM, Web metrics & analytics, project/program management (PMP), interactive marketing, EAI/BPM, Internet technology, international business, financial services

Dan Backhaus’s Experience

Client Partner

Macquarium

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)
BDM East

Proxicom

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

April 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 6 months)

Business Development Manager East Coast for Internet consulting company.
Implementation Manager

TSYS

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; TSS; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2003 — April 2005 (1 year 11 months)

Worked as senior PM in implementation group (PMO), established procedures, processes. Managed large projects including a multi-million $ info security initiative for PIN and encryption key management.
Business Development Director

WellfoundDecade Corp

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2002 — May 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Bus Dev Director (national) for consulting firm focused on BPM and EAI in financial services sector using TIBCO and BEA.
VP, Marketing & Business Development

Schemantix, Ltd (London & Prague)

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

October 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 4 months)

Co-owner and member of executive management team for innovative, 45-employee start-up firm developing XML-based Web services and EAI platform targeting e-marketplace and online supply chain management applications. Instrumental in raising over $1.8 mil in first-round venture investment under progressively worsening market conditions.
Bus Dev Manager

Proxicom

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

February 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 9 months)

Business Development Manager for Proxicom Europe. Helped open offices in Munich and London. Closed large strategic accounts including AstraZeneca, Bayer, BMW Fin Svcs, Deutsche Bank, Surplex, Dresdner Kleinworth.
Sales Director, Central Europe

Xerox

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; XRX; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1997 — January 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Innovative software division within Xerox, charged with development and marketing of XML-base enterprise CMS product

Dan Backhaus’s Education

European University

MBA, International Management, August 1996 — September 1998

Activities and Societies:

Executive MBA Program
Arizona State University

BS, Business / Management, August 1989 — May 1993

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Chi, Army ROTC

Additional Information

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Dan Backhaus’s Interests:

Professional: International business, Web 2.0, branded apps, distributed commerce, rich media, RIA technology, EAI, brand development, interactive marketing, user experience design Personal: My kids, Skiing, fitness, travel, good food, dive bars, NYC, music, classic film

Dan Backhaus’s Groups:

Sigma Chi Alumni, PMI, AiMA (Atlanta interactive Marketing Association), German American Chamber of Commerce - South, Link ATL, Chrystal Software / Astoria, Obama for America, eMarketing