Marketing Executive - early stage focus
San Francisco Bay Area
Marketing Executive - early stage focus
San Francisco Bay Area
More than 25 years in high technology marketing and general management, with proven success in taking early stage technologies/companies from product concept to run-rate revenue.
Strong backgound in product marketing and product management, covering all phases, including: product definition, positioning/messaging, marketing communications, press & analyst relations, advertising, branding, demand generation, competitive analysis, and pricing models.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2007 — November 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Mark Logic Corporation is the provider of the industry’s leading XML content platform. This modern content repository / search platform accelerates the development of new information products by integrating content from different sources, repurposing content into multiple products, delivering content through multiple channels, and enhancing content to allow users to better discover valuable information.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; KNVS; Computer Software industry)
August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)
Built on a next-generation search and knowledge management platform, KNOVA's suite of knowledge-empowered customer service applications automate the resolution process across multiple channels including contact centers, help desks, and self-service sites. Acquired by Consona Corporation.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
August 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Adomo's quick-to-deploy and easy-to-manage appliance delivers unified communications and voice messaging applications that enhance user responsiveness -- working with existing legacy phone systems, and smoothing migration to VoIP and mobile devices.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VRTY; Computer Software industry)
December 2002 — June 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Responsible for worldwide marketing and product strategy for the company's full range of search, categorization, and business process management solutions. Verity was the market leader in the enterprise search and classification space prior to its acquisition by Autonomy.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 9 months)
Categorization, Classification, and Taxonomy Management Software. From concept to product in 8 months -- acquired 1 year later.
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; INKT; Computer Software industry)
July 2000 — December 2000 (6 months)
Led the creation and integration of the Enterprise Search group, as a result of Infoseek / Ultraseek acquisition.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SEEK; Computer Software industry)
October 1996 — July 2000 (3 years 10 months)
Built Infoseek's Enterprise Search Business from concept to 1,500 customers and $20 Million run-rate business in 4 years. Developed and drove plan to divest business after Disney acquisition, resulting in sale to Inktomi for $344 Million.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; IT; Market Research industry)
June 1995 — October 1996 (1 year 5 months)
Provided market analysis and consulting in the high end desktop computing, workstation, and 3-D graphics space.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DEC; Computer Hardware industry)
October 1983 — June 1995 (11 years 9 months)
Postions of increasing responsibility starting in sales, sales programs, sales training, product marketing, and field marketing.
B.S. , Chemical Engineering , September 1979 — May 1983