Entrepreneur, Co-Founder, Early Stage Development of Start-Ups in several industries, Music Producer, Mentoring
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Owner at Stephen Jarvis audio consulting & high-end audio equipment rentals (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- helped launch at Oh, Oh Organic
- Co-Founder, President & CEO, Director at OFI, Inc. (now 2D2C Inc.)
- Co-Founder, President & CEO, Director at Hybricraft Inc.
- Division Vice President Business Development at Dynalectron Service Network
- Vice President Marketing & Sales at Granda Data Systems/ Dynalectron Corp.
- Co-Founder, Vice President Marketing & Sales at Granada Data Systems
- Commission Sales Representative at FME Corporation
- Independent Record Producer/Mixing Engineer at Jarvis Audio Productions (Sole Proprietorship)
- Mixer, Recording Engineer, Producer at Wally Heider Recording, A Filmways Company
- Education
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- San Francisco State University
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Stephen G. Jarvis’s Summary
Producer, mixing & recording music, records/CDs soundtracks, Sales Rep for Frieden Mailing Equipment Corp, Co-founded of a computer repair & parts company 1980 start-up supporting manufacturers, system integrator's and third party field service organizations. Those businesses were acquired by a NYSE company and I continued as the Division VP of Business Development for two years. Founded a High-end Audio Equipment rental and consulting service supporting the film and recording industries. Co-founded and directed development of a patented unskirted lifting and landing platform technology including proof-of-concept vehicles submitted to DARPA with Boeing skunkworks engineering assistance, Co-founded, co-patented and raised funding for an electrical safety wiring device technology start-up an electrical outlet design to prevent most sources of electrically caused home fires, deaths and electrocutions. Co-founded and developed a high-end Music CD Mastering Services company that has mastered Grammy winning products. Helped launch start-up of a certified Organic Ingredients Distribution Co. supporting manufacturers and formulators of organic cosmetic products. Continual mentoring and business consulting to the creative spirit of many developing musicians, producers, mixers and engineers. Recipient of the SF NARAS Board of Governor's Award for Community Service in 2000. I have produced and directed cooperative groups of talented and creative people to achieve identified goals in many different industries. I was the President & CEO of the last two companies in which I worked. My continuing life goal is to invest my personal energy into ventures that can make a positive difference in our greater world community.
Stephen G. Jarvis’s Experience
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Owner
Stephen Jarvis audio consulting & high-end audio equipment rentals (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Media Production industry)
May 1986 — Present (23 years 7 months)
Self-funding resource capable of providing revenue support and investment capital in the early stages of various start-up ventures.
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helped launch
Oh, Oh Organic
(Cosmetics industry)
December 2005 — August 2008 (2 years 9 months)
Wholesale distribution and sales of Organic Ingredients used in the manufacture of Organic Cosmetic Consumer products, worldwide.
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Co-Founder, President & CEO, Director
OFI, Inc. (now 2D2C Inc.)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
November 1998 — January 2002 (3 years 3 months)
Directed and secured initial funding, start-up and business development activities of a patented founding technology of a new electronically controlled electrical safety outlet designs, that once installed throughout the US, will significantly reduce the incidences of electrically caused home fires and electrocutions within US homes.
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Co-Founder, President & CEO, Director
Hybricraft Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
September 1987 — December 2001 (14 years 4 months)
R&D and proof of concept development of a patented un-skirted lifting and landing platform technology embodied as UAV delivery system for various payloads, including landmine detection technologies and personnel transportation, over off road terrains including land, climbing slopes and over water. Co-presentation with Boeing Longbeach Skunkworks to DARPA.
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Division Vice President Business Development
Dynalectron Service Network
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; DYN; Computer Hardware industry)
December 1985 — June 1987 (1 year 7 months)
Development and acquistions of service operations to build a National Depot Service Network of computer component parts repair and contracted remanufacturing operations for field service parts needed to support operational requirements of OEMs, Systems Integrators and Third Party Service Providers.
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Vice President Marketing & Sales
Granda Data Systems/ Dynalectron Corp.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
December 1984 — December 1985 (1 year 1 month)
Continuation of operations of the computer peripheral components repair/refurnishment and parts sales after the acquisition.
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Co-Founder, Vice President Marketing & Sales
Granada Data Systems
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
March 1980 — November 1984 (4 years 9 months)
Start up to acquisition by New York Stock Exchange company in November 1984.
Computer Parts and Repair/Remanufacturing including servo written disk drives, contracted depot services for OEM manufacturers, clean-room operations, elctronic and elctromechanical refurbishement of computer components of entire peripherals for use as field service spare parts by field service organizations. -
Commission Sales Representative
FME Corporation
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Business Supplies and Equipment industry)
January 1979 — January 1980 (1 year 1 month)
Outside door to door sales and cold calls. Introducing and selling the first electronic postage meters, electronic weight scales and full electronically controlled UPS/USPS shipping systems along with mailroom office furniture and supplies.
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Independent Record Producer/Mixing Engineer
Jarvis Audio Productions (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)
June 1975 — December 1978 (3 years 7 months)
Recording and producing of records for Rock Jazz, R&B, Country and remote recordings of Live Concerts. Publishing and points.
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Mixer, Recording Engineer, Producer
Wally Heider Recording, A Filmways Company
(Media Production industry)
September 1970 — August 1975 (5 years )
