Experience

Emovid

• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Board Member

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Seattle, Washington, United States A stealth AI-driven video communication company that will bring more authenticity into digital communication.



Evite

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Sep 2020 - Present

• CEO

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2021

  Greater Los Angeles Area Between 2014 and 2019, saved Evite (100M+ unique users/year) from the "MySpace slide" and successfully brought the business from systemic degradation to user stabilization, user growth, revenue diversification, and finally revenue growth. Between 2020 and 2021 successfully navigated the business through the existential impact of COVID19, including an extraction from Liberty Media and a complete cost and business refactor--resulting in 2021 being the strongest financial year in the company's… Show more Between 2014 and 2019, saved Evite (100M+ unique users/year) from the "MySpace slide" and successfully brought the business from systemic degradation to user stabilization, user growth, revenue diversification, and finally revenue growth. Between 2020 and 2021 successfully navigated the business through the existential impact of COVID19, including an extraction from Liberty Media and a complete cost and business refactor--resulting in 2021 being the strongest financial year in the company's history.



Clockout

• United Kingdom

• Advisory Board Member

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  New York, New York, United States Using technology to help bring young professionals together, IRL.



Analytics at Wharton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Part of the inaugural Advisory Board for the Wharton Customer Analytics organization.



Internet Marketing Association

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Newport Beach, California, United States



Modo

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  Dallas, Texas, United States



Eastman Kodak

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and CEO Kodak Imaging Network (Ofoto/KodakGallery), Vice President Eastman Kodak

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2012

  Emeryville, CA Responsible for driving a fundamental turn-around in what had previously been the dominant social photo-sharing site in the U.S (www.ofoto.com). Drove a wholesale refactor of a $150 million+, 75M user, 400+ employee business over four years despite significant external and internal pressures and a parent company Chapter 11--ultimately culminating in a sale to Shutterfly.



Intuit

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President Web Marketing and Web Commerce

  • 2004 - 2008

  Mountain View, CA Responsible for all aspects of web marketing and operations for a $3 billion software and internet company with over 100M+ unique web visitors per year. Grew web channel revenue from $300 million to $1.3 billion+ over four years despite increasing competitive pressures from Microsoft and disruptive web-based competitors.



iVillage

• United States

• Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations

  • 2002 - 2004

  New York, NY Responsible for driving a revenue model shift for the world’s #1 women’s community web-site from a predominantly advertising driven company to one with diversified commerce, licensing, and partner revenue streams. Managed and scaled multiple web properties including: www.astrology.com (#1 Astrology site, 5M+ unique users, 100M+ monthly page views, team of 25) and www.gurl.com (#1 girl’s teen site, 1M+ unique users, 40M+ monthly page views, team of 11).



ZapSpot

• India

• Co-Founder

  • 2000 - 2002

  New York, NY Conceived, co-founded, and scaled a new software company focused on creating a platform for small, viral, Internet-enabled software (the App Store for Windows, before the smart-phone). Successfully managed the company through ramp-up, product launch, and ramp-down during the 2000-2001 tech market crash. Raised $4.2 million in Angel + committed Venture Capital funding during a declining investment market. Aggressively scaled company to 22 employees despite a tight hiring environment and grew the… Show more Conceived, co-founded, and scaled a new software company focused on creating a platform for small, viral, Internet-enabled software (the App Store for Windows, before the smart-phone). Successfully managed the company through ramp-up, product launch, and ramp-down during the 2000-2001 tech market crash. Raised $4.2 million in Angel + committed Venture Capital funding during a declining investment market. Aggressively scaled company to 22 employees despite a tight hiring environment and grew the service worldwide to 3M + software application distributions and over 125+ countries. Show less



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Multiple positions

  • 1993 - 2000

  Redmond, WA Seven+ years of management experience overseeing some of the earliest Internet marketing and business initiatives. Went through four discrete roles during my time: 1) Supervised and directed all partner and technical marketing functions for the successful nationwide launch of the Transpoint Internet Bill Payment Service; 2) Responsible for increasing the Lifetime Value (LTV) of Microsoft’s 30M+ end-user customers through the creation of a new web-based annuity service for a $1 billion+… Show more Seven+ years of management experience overseeing some of the earliest Internet marketing and business initiatives. Went through four discrete roles during my time: 1) Supervised and directed all partner and technical marketing functions for the successful nationwide launch of the Transpoint Internet Bill Payment Service; 2) Responsible for increasing the Lifetime Value (LTV) of Microsoft’s 30M+ end-user customers through the creation of a new web-based annuity service for a $1 billion+ division; 3) Managed the worldwide web and digital marketing strategy for a $500 million+ consumer products unit and successfully generated $20 million+ in incremental sales through multiple global marketing programs and initiatives; 4) Managed 50%+ of the profits for a $500 million+ division by increasing worldwide Original Equipment Manufacturer revenue from $25 to $125 million+ in the midst of heightened pricing-cutting from competitive vendors through a combination of negotiations, channel pricing strategies, and partner marketing. Show less



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Database Consultant

  • 1987 - 1993

  Seattle, WA Yes, I was one of those kids who spent his youth programming and making money from it. Anyone remember the VAX or the PDP-11? Probably not, but I actually built my own text-based ASCII windowing system on them.