Technical / Creative Writing   2004 - Present
Mountain XK enerG(2) LLC, co-owner

Providing various contract writing to consulting clients, sports maagazines and online newspapers. Covered Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer team for American Soccer News in 2004-2005. Marketing copy-writing for clients such as SalsaMia Studios of Miami, FL and rental property marketing for Uncanned Salmon LLC. Primary writer / presenter for City of Golden Sustainability Initiative & Transportation Working Group.

2 GOODFRIENDS LLC Sep 1993 - 2005
Founder, Managing Partner (www.beer.com)

Beer.Com and other vertical portal websites: Designed and managed vertical portal websites, including administration, P/L, advertising, marketing, development, and operations. Beer.com attracted nearly a million members and more than 2,000,000 page views monthly. (Sold beer.com Oct 1999 to Interbrew Labatt, 3rd largest brewery worldwide). Provided direct consulting services for website design, maintenance, and marketing.

40-person computer consulting & services company, with interests in installation services and web-related projects. Providing Internet and computer installation services to Fortune 500 companies, over 30,000 DSL installations and extensive end-user support. Sold 2003.

Director, Product Marketing & E-business Initiatives (www.dsl.net)

Architect & manage team for DSL.net's nationwide product strategy and rollout for IPO (listed on NASDAQ). Develop value-added products for delivery over high-speed, always-on IP-based network for business.

Strategic product development responsibilities included: product concept, definition, pricing and penetration and market research management. Products include core DSL-based ISP products, the emerging Application Service Provider (ASP) market, Websites as E-commerce channels and E-business initiatives, and Voice over DSL. Designed and managed www.dsl.net website.

DSL.net, Inc. is a fast-growing national start-up company providing high-speed Internet access and enhanced network solutions for business. DSL.net grew from 35 employees to 535 during my tenure.

Development Manager – VDSL Data, U S WEST Choice TV & OnLine (www.qwest.com)

Defined and implemented high-speed consumer Internet access using VDSL technology for U S WEST !NTERPRISE Networking. The online services integrate with Digital Cable TV and telephony to deliver
one-stop shopping for communications and information & voice, video, online. Designed and managed consumer Internet user website.

Product Manager –ADSL, MegaBit Services (www.uswest.com)

Consumer lifecycle product management & market research manager for high-speed MegaBit DSL rollout across 14 states. Qwest provides integrated communications solutions to more than 25 million customers nationwide, including local telephone services, PCS wireless, long distance, directory services, DSL and VDSL wireline television and broadband Internet.

Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Internet Direct Inc.
Co-Founded Internet Service Provider based in Phoenix, Arizona with four offices throughout the Southwest.

Directed Business Development, Operations and Project Management for software development. Managed staff of 50, handled administration, P/L, marketing strategy and implementation, and development of new Internet products from conception to deployment. Negotiated large asset sale of connectivity portion of business to Winstar.

New company from local ISP in Phoenix in 1992 to 50+ employee company in 1996 providing: Dial-up & digital Internet connectivity, Corporate software consulting for Fortune 500 firms, and the GoSite Internet server —early 1995— the industryÕs first virtual Web hosting server. Over 1,500 business customers in 30 countries including Fortune 500 companies, thousands of consumer customers, and several Internet Direct franchisee operators.

Finalized sale of all personal interests in Internet Direct Inc. October 1996. See Press Release.

Senator. Directed successful campaign for Senate, elected to represent 32,000 students to AZ Board of Regents and Administration. Served as Central Governing Councillor & Senate Treasurer.

Technical Project Management, Business Communications, & Website Design/Management  –

Project Management and systems development. Created first-in-market pricing models for dial-up, DSL & Web-hosting product lines, managing up to 25 programmers. Designed websites for companies including publicly-traded firms.

Internet Direct GoSite Server: We developed the worldÕs first virtual web, email and ftp hosting server, setting the ndustry standard for pricing and features for several years. Responsible for end-user manuals and creative, online technical support and customer care design, software development for multiple OS platforms, and revamp of marketing to focus on high-volume national and international sales.

Business communications: Press releases, business proposals, product user guides, contracts, advertising copy, web writing and blog development, speaking engagements in the US and abroad, market research & pricing strategies.

Strategic Partnerships –            

Developed product mix for DSL.net for 2^nd and 3^rd round VC-funding road shows (DSL.net went public). Created partnerships with executives from US and abroad, dealing extensively with McDonnell Douglas, Motorola, AZ Public Service Co. and representatives of the United Arab Emirates. Semester Adviser – American Graduate School for International Management (Thunderbird) directing graduate studies for Internet marketing and project development.

Computers, Equipment, Internet, & Telecom Background –
Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, networking & routers, digital photography, Photoshop, iPhoto /iMovie, xDSL and wireless, familiar with web design languages, PHP, CSS, JAVA, PERL, etc.

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