RECENT EXPERIENCE:
Symphoniq (2002-present), Director of Marketing
Develop marketing organization for a venture-backed system management software startup.

• Define, design, and specify unique new systems management software
• Conduct market and competitive research to validate and differentiate Symphoniq's product
• Create product marketing tools such as benefits statements and collateral to support telesales efforts

AMICORE, INC. (2001-2002), Head of Strategy (Consultant)
Developed strategy for major new e-health venture created by Pfizer, Microsoft, and IBM.

• Developed strategic plan for corporate strategy and departmental objectives and programs.
• Tackled company's main bottleneck by re-engineering Customer Service processes and procedures to increase service capacity by 6x.
• Managed company's key relationships with founding investors Pfizer, Microsoft, and IBM.

TARGETFIRST, INC. (1999 - 2001), Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
Built TargetFirst from scratch into a profitable business.

• Recruited the entire executive team, including my successor as CEO.
• Raised $5.5 million in seed and venture funding.
• Built a profitable customer base of 500,000 consumers.
• Built a profitable customer base of 100 businesses.
• Successfully shifted business models twice to compensate for changing market conditions.

D. E. SHAW & CO., L.P. (1996 - 1998), Product Manager
Developed and managed D. E. Shaw Financial Technology's private-label online brokerage product.

• Created business plans and models for the private-label brokerage business unit.
• Created and presented proposals to leading mutual funds and money center banks.
• Created private-label online brokerages for four major clients, including Bank of America. These award-winning Web sites were honored by SmartMoney, Fortune, and the Financial Times.
• Led cross-functional project teams of 6 to 30 developers, brokers, and marketers.
• Completed all client implementations on time and under budget.

JUNO ONLINE SERVICES (1995 - 1996), Strategic Planning
Helped launch Juno Online Services, which merged with NetZero to form United Online (the world's second-largest online access provider after AOL).

• Created business plans and models for brand and service extensions, including free (advertising-supported) Web access.
• Managed Juno's intellectual property portfolio. Applied for and received U. S. Patents 5,809,242; 5,838,790; and 5,848,397 for Juno's online advertising system.

EDUCATION:
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, MBA with High Distinction (Baker Scholar; awarded to the top 5% of each graduating class).

• President of the High Tech and New Media Club.
• Chairman of the Harbus Scholarship Foundation.
• Member of the Board of Directors, Harbus News Corporation.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, BS in Product Design Engineering and BA in Creative Writing, both with Distinction. 3.8 GPA.

• National Merit Scholar and David Starr Jordan Presidential Scholar.
• Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honors societies.
• Selected by Engineering Department to teach graduate course in Public Speaking.
• Selected by Psychology Department to teach course in Counseling.
• Only member of Product Design department to graduate with distinction.
• Granted U.S. Patents 5,474,332 and 5,622,385 for Product Design senior project.

OTHER:

• Write a monthly column on entrepreneurship and self-employment for SitePoint.
• Have written over 25 articles for Internet.com's ClickZ.
• Co-chair of the SDForum's Founders Forum.