CEO and Chief Product Manager, Native Instinct
San Francisco Bay Area
CEO and Chief Product Manager, Native Instinct
San Francisco Bay Area
Native Instinct defines, designs and develops interactive products for the Web and other interactive media. We use a proven product planning and prioritization process to drive the creation and continual enhancement of interactive products, ensuring that products have an optimal user experience and their business goals are achieved.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
September 2003 — Present (5 years 11 months)
Native Instinct defines, designs and develops interactive products for the Web and other interactive media. We provide Digital Product Management consulting, User Experience Design, and Web development services. Our clients include ABM Industries, ad:tech Exhibitions, BabyCenter.com, Cyworld, JUMBOshrimp Advertising, The Home Depot, Oracle, Pure Digital, Salesforce.com, Virgin Charter, Visa Inc., Walmart.com and Wells Fargo Bank.
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
May 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 2 months)
I led the development of TV Services for Microsoft's UltimateTV DVR for DirecTV, which unfortunately we killed when Microsoft's plan to buy DirecTV fell through. I also led the design/development of MicrosoftTV Foundation Edition for small footprint set-top boxes.
(Internet industry)
July 1993 — January 1999 (5 years 7 months)
I led the design and development of Web and interactive TV projects for clients including: Time Warner Cable, News Corp., The World Economic Forum, SegaSoft, Pacific Bell, NEC, American Express Travel, and numerous others. I was a member of the management team that grew the company from $1 million to $30 million in revenue before our acquisition by USWeb, soon to be USWeb/CKS, and then MarchFirst.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
August 1990 — July 1992 (2 years)