Kelleher International

Kelleher International (founded 1986) is the leading matchmaking service for elite professionals in over 20 locations worldwide. Kelleher Digital is a stealth new start-up based in the SF Bay Area working on a next gen service that will bridge the gap between the current self-serve dating apps and the hands-on, high touch world of traditional matchmaking.

The President of Kelleher Digital is responsible for developing the business plan, strategy, key staffing and alliances to leverage the proven Kelleher brand in in new directions online.

As CTO for Kelleher International, responsibilities include: developing world class tools and technology for the existing core matchmaking business, data and analytics enhancements, security, and all site and mobile app development.

eBay, Inc.

eBay Classifieds Group is the innovative leader in online classifieds, with 11 brands that span the globe. CTO Incubator Markets role: Managing a global team of geographically dispersed engineers, product managers and QA staff, responsible for attracting and retaining world-class talent by creating an environment that top technologists and product managers find to be innovative and challenging.

• Worked collaboratively with matrixed business, marketing, research and operations teams to present a cohesive product strategy and roadmap, and ensure effective integration of multiple technology environments. Drove the definition of new product initiatives, roadmaps, priorities and schedules, and set key technical strategy for the engineering organization.

• Approved, validated and distributed technical design decisions with input from stakeholders for best solutions for all M&A or joint venture activity.

• Lead the organization in the acquisition, migration and/or development of new systems and software technology & tools. Ensured effective upgrades with no compromise to service, while improving the quality of the user experience.

• Drove the product strategy and planning process across the organization to provide focus and alignment on critical company strategies and developed and executed a set of worldwide integrated technology solutions by country. Worked with engineers, product management, and other units to develop innovative solutions that met customer needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to Agile development methodologies and principles.

• As CTO, played a critical role in assessing external companies and technologies in the market. Managed key partnerships, acquisitions, licensing, and outsourcing strategies that provided eBay competitive differentiation, financial efficiency, and speed to market.

Maker Media

Maker Media is a global platform for connecting makers with each other, with products and services, and with our partners. Through media, events and ecommerce, Maker Media serves a growing community of makers who bring a DIY mindset to technology. The launch of MAKE Magazine in 2005, followed by Maker Faire in 2006, jumpstarted a worldwide Maker Movement, which is transforming innovation, culture and education. Maker Media is the publisher of MAKE Magazine and the producer of Maker Faire.

In this new role, the Managing Director of Maker Media Online will:

--Develop the online strategy, and manage the development and integration with Maker Media's existing business. This includes a new online platform that will integrate content, connect the Maker community, and provide a robust commerce experience.

--Develop the monetization plan and manage and grow the online business - creating new opportunities for sponsorships, custom content development, mobile, video and more where appropriate.

--Foster the maker community online by providing them tools to connect, share ideas and projects, and download and exchange files and plans.

--Integrate the Make: Magazine content and make the material easy to find online.

--Launch innovative new features to broaden reach via mobile, International, video , social, and more. Develop acquisition strategy and longterm strategic roadmap for the online business.

Slashdot Media

Slashdot Media, a Dice Holdings company, includes the legendary tech news site Slashdot.org, Sourceforge.net - the largest online community for open source software development and distribution, and Freecode.com for Linux based software. Traffic averages: 45 million monthly uniques, 150 million pages views, 12K comments a day, and over 2 billion downloads a quarter.

Core responsibilities include:

• Strategic vision and execution, product innovation and development, international and national direct ad sales, indirect ad network monetization, engineering, revenue diversification, business development, custom content production and quality editorial. Full P&L responsibility, and on track to deliver profitability.

• Post-acquisition successfully re-organized the company, built out the Sr. exec team, set strategy, and re-positioned the brand into Slashdot Media. Specializing in custom content, SD Media produces custom content verticals for Intel, Microsoft, and other B2B advertisers, as well as provides one of the most engaged IT communities online. Sourceforge is now a major lead gen platform for customers like IBM, HP, and Samsung, and the largest free community resource and toolset for developing, maintaining and distributing open source software.

• Slashdot Media was also successfully integrated with Dice.com - showcasing tech jobs from Dice, and featuring career advice as well as providing original content to the Dice.com site. Dice now receives regular referral traffic each month from SD Media sites from these integration efforts.

• Slashdot.org successfully rolled out an innovative new mobile app that has grown mobile traffic by over 20X. Sourceforge rolled out a new Enterprise directory of the leading open source apps for the enterprise. The new mobile offerings are based on HTML5 and responsive design for cost-effectiveness and widespread reach..