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User experience and brand focused product leader with expertise in design, user acquisition, and monetization on mobile and web.
Experience- Jul 2012 - PresentDirector, Product Management / Salesforce.com
Focused on feed relevance and technical infrastructure for Salesforce’ enterprise social network, Chatter.com.
- Jun 2009 - PresentPartner / Corhouse
Corhouse is a boutique branding agency, specializing in creating unique and authentic brands. We function lean & mean, minimizing overhead, providing clients direct access to principals, and allowing us to take only the projects that speak to us. Clients include www.code.org, www.babylegs.com, www.agio.com, and others.
- Mar 2011 - Jun 2012CEO / Thinkfuse
Developed a beautifully designed and effective enterprise SaaS solution to manage weekly progress reports. Thinkfuse reached 10,000 users at over 500 companies, ranging from Amazon, Microsoft, and Bloomberg, to leading edge startups, investors, and accelerators like Getaround, True Ventures, and TechStars. Raised $520,000 funding from prominent angel investors including SV Angel, Founders Coop, Hadi & Ali Partovi, and Scott Banister. Launched at TechCrunch Disrupt 2011, sold to Saleforce.com in 2012.
- Oct 2009 - Jan 2011Director of Product Management / MySpace
iLike was acquired by MySpace as part of an effort to revive the MySpace brand. While there, I was part of a team that launched an events platform and mobile application that allowed artists to manage and promote their concerts, and fans to discover shows.
- Sept 2006 - Oct 2009Product Manager / iLike
Took iLike from launch to over 60 million users in two years, and disrupted the music industry through a multi-platform application that allowed fans and musicians to interact. Managed UX and growth strategy for apps on the web, Facebook, iTunes, and Open Social, and later built a $3 million/year ad business from the ground up. My claims-to-fame include massively successful marketing campaigns for artists like Lady Antebellum, Jason Mraz, and Keith Urban, culminating in a first-of-its-kind ad campaign for U2’s world tour, driving 312,000 ticket sales in two days.
- Mar 2006 - Sept 2006Product Manager / Market Leader Inc.
Managed the real estate portal HomePages.com & launched a new product extension that closed $3 million in annualized subscriptions in its first month.
- Jan 2005 - Mar 2006CEO / OfficeBallot.com
Developed web service for anonymous employee polling and feedback – from concept to launch in 4 months. Implemented a viral invite flow before it was common industry practice.
- Oct 2001 - Dec 2004Project Manager / Intelligent Ion
Managed multiple facets of this early stage company including product management, business development, fundraising, and financial oversight. Intelligent Ion was a startup that developed a desktop mass spectrometer for use in chemical analysis.
Education-
1995 - 1999University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of BusinessBA in Business, Information Systems
Activities: Minor in Chemistry
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- @willfriedman Only if it's super easy to take off, and sits on a nice stand that charges it over night. But then you can't track your sleep.
- RT @willfriedman: One study explains why it's tough to pass liberal laws http://t.co/VK6D3b5LBUMar 04, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @SnoopDogg: support tha american dream n make coding available to EVERYONE!! http://t.co/C32D4HjKNR #CODEFeb 26, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- Understanding How to Frame Your Creative Expertise http://t.co/kqQmZ3MGJT via @99u
- Scientists accidentally invent glasses that correct colorblindness. http://t.co/RumfXpcwIf
- I love you @amazon. Just saying.Feb 20, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- @VirginAmerica I got charged fee that I shouldn't have. customer service wants copy of my bank statement and can't help on wknd. Seriously?Feb 09, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- @Jawbone Loving my UP bracelet! One request: please add a snooze feature on the alarm.Feb 09, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @marshallk: Trippy: ShotSpotter auto-detects & locates the sound of gunshots, alerts police before anyone calls http://t.co/ZdnrsQaEJan 15, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @erickoester It's remarkable how well the game actually worked, long before the Wii, Kinect, etc.
- RT @erickoester: When I was a kid, we played Duck Hunt - where you shoot birds that look angry with a magical controller. Poor kids now ...Jan 07, 13 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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- Great article on a/b testing & optimization by the Obama campaign http://t.co/pcyKJr9oDec 12, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- RT @oliverthring: #askpontifex Why do you acquiesce to the deaths of millions of the world's poorest people by teaching them that condom ...Dec 03, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
