Today

Some of us wander through life continuously wondering what we should do with it. Having had the opportunity to work inside multiple Fortune 500 companies and visit many different countries, I thought it was a good time to figure this out. Given my background in software development centric organizations, I call this Me 2.0. The second major version of my career. My goal is to consider my past experiences, expertise and current events to determine the "next next thing".

Bio

Raised in Montana, I have enjoyed the benefits of a small town, K-12 school, as well as the opportunities of pursuing my bachelors of Science at the University of Montana, majoring in Business Administration with a minor in communications. As a young Montanan and aspiring business professional I actively engaged in entrepreneurial ventures as well as more traditional work experience. [more...]

Interests

Having worked in India and seeing the IT boom there, I realized we are in one of the most exciting times of humanity. People around the world are connecting and collaborating with each other to create new products, share best practices and empower individuals that previously had little opportunity. Participating in the development of these opportunies has been rewarding both personally and professionally. As I see this as the new game board, I hope to continue to participate in its evolution and influence its continued expansion throughout the world.

Related to my interest in international business development, I am particulary excited by the convergence of telecommunications and Internet technologies. The seemingly ubiquitious Internet allows all of us to enjoy many new ways to communicate and be entertained wherever we are. The world is now in our pocket. We are able to communicate in real-time with anyone in the world from traditional voice calls to Instant Messaging to mobile myspacing. And I believe we're just beginning to see some of the technologies that will be a part of our every day life. Today I can listen to my music on my iPod or my mobile phone. I can also use my iTrip FM transmitter to broadcast my music from my iPod to my car radio or home stereo. Tomorrow, I'll have real-time access to my music library from any device I'm using...whether it's mine or not. Having had so much fun managing a small radio station in college and my experience with product development, I'd love to be a part of this technology's creation. But these features will seem archaec in just a couple of years as location based services finally take off. I expect the next big boom in mobility to include access to anything, anywhere, anytime. And the reverse will be the same. Indivudals will be able to make themselves available to a mobile fabric in life that will be invisible yet feel real. Our friends will know where we are (when we want them to) and be able to "bump" into us for coffee while we're out running errands, or a potential business partner will be introduced virtually while grabbing lunch outside the office. Knitting these new technologies into our life's fabric will take a gentle understanding of individuals personalities and insequrities along with careful prodding like a muse.

Professional Profile

• Comprehensive experience in product management, project management, business development, relationship management, quality assurance, user interface design, and problem solving.
• Over eight years of management, consulting, and entrepreneurial experience focusing on analyzing, architecting, marketing, and supporting key initiatives related to web-based development projects
• Strong background in managing large complex programs requiring significant cross-team, multi-site coordination.
• Deep wireless and Internet industry knowledge and experience in sales, marketing, support and IT.
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