Harrison Rose
| Headline: | Startup Member |
| Location: | Silicon Valley, CA |
| Interested in: | Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | baby boom, business development, Collaboration, comic book, comic books, Internet, mba, mmo, mmog, mmorpg, partnership, silicon valley, Strategy, web 2.0 |
| Schools: | University of California System - Los Angeles, University of Southern California |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Kirke Technologies |
| Position: | BP Corporate Development |
| Time period: | June 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | • Co-created business plan, investor presentation and pro forma for stealth startup.
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| Employer: | Zakti Technologies |
| Position: | Business Technologiy Consultant |
| Time period: | May 2007 - December 2008 |
| Description: | • Automated business processes for Travel Management and setup data analysis for I.T. Trouble Ticket system business analysis using MS Office (Excel, Access) with VBA, for Nikon Precision Inc. ( a Nikon company).
• Consulted in business creation and operations activities for MD-based entertainment startup Avatoy, Inc. • Editor-at-Large, also business strategy consulting for non-profit National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers (www.NAVGTR.org). |
| Employer: | Reclaim Electric (a “Clean Tech” start up) |
| Position: | VP Business Development |
| Time period: | March 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Member of founding team and co-wrote Business Plan that was a 2006 California Clean Tech Open finalist. |
| Employer: | Nisvara Inc. |
| Position: | Founder, Chairman, Founding CEO, and VP Business Development |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2005 |
| Description: | • Created business plan and presented PowerPoint slides to Angels and VCs.
• Performed or led market research, competitive analysis, and Product Roadmap planning activities for “silent computer” and thermal conduction electronic cooling component system. Led MRD and PRD creation. • Worked with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on an energy efficiency demonstration project bid under a California Energy Commission for a $1.3M ($500K cash) PIER grant to demonstrate Nisvara technology. • Established customer business relationships with Sun, HP, and Acer. |
| Employer: | Coreon, Inc. (a Kleiner Perkins VC start up) |
| Position: | Director Business Development |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2001 |
| Description: | • Created go-to-market plan and launched the Coreon OSS/NOC managed ASP service through the Cisco DSL marketing and sales group making Coreon the only service support for Cisco DSL products in CLEC market.
• Passed Cisco’s Solutions Partner Audit by working with engineering and operations to generate documentation for all required processes, making Coreon the first service company to join. |
| Employer: | AT&T, AT&T Labs |
| Position: | Business Development Manager |
| Time period: | January 1997 - December 2000 |
| Description: | • Negotiated inbound licensing contracts to embed 3rd party software defined by the development team.
• Managed bundling contract to embed TripWire’s security software into GeoPlex installation. • Created and implemented 3rd Party Developer Program for ISV’s and IHV’s to support AT&T Labs’ Common Open IP Platform (COIPP, aka.“GeoPlex”) IP-middleware platform. • Initiated, negotiated, drafted, closed and signed $250,000 demonstration project in final two weeks of year (signed New Years Eve), enabling project to be funded in closing fiscal year. • Constructed generic contracts and set pricing structure for ISV/IHV partner memberships. • Wrote, edited and produced first drafts of SDK (software developer kit) manuals in print and HTML format for GeoPlex platform thus enabling 3rd party developers to port applications. • Produced and wrote MarCom, including intranet Web site and many technical and business presentations. • Created presentations for the VP Engineering to give at VON 1998 and for Group GM to give to AT&T’s CEO and executive team. • Represented AT&T on founding board of directors of the ASP Industry Consortium (ASPIC). • Created an intracompany strategy team to bring together ASP strategies of the many AT&T BUs. • Lead ad hoc team to explore potential of UML and OOPSLA (object-oriented programming systems, languages and applications) for Labs’ Internet Technologies Group’s engineering and product management. • Developed market space and ROI model to support AT&T executive decision to invest in Parlay Standards Body $1M (with a projected $1.5B NPV) and personnel in the president role. |
| Employer: | Digital Futurities Corporation |
| Position: | Acting Chief Executive Officer |
| Time period: | January 1997 - December 1997 |
| Description: | • Produced a full day seminar and mini-trade show, "Computer Games Get Real", with the Software Development Forum (now SDForum.org), resulting in a sell-out conference in only 5 weeks.
• Moderated panels on multiplayer online games and force feedback technology in games. |
| Employer: | Sony Electronics Inc. |
| Position: | Strategic Pricing Project Developer |
| Time period: | January 1995 - December 1997 |
| Description: | • Designed, developed and implemented a “flat rate pricing model” $50M/yr revenue solution to support Sony’s full line of professional products service at Sony Repair Centers resulting in reduced service turn around time, increased customer satisfaction and reduced corporate financial risk.
• Designed and assisted in implementation of Sony Electronics’ "SupportNET" tradeshow booth area for 1997 NAB helping to launch the service to the Sony sales force and resellers. |
| Employer: | Multi-Facet Communications Inc. |
| Position: | Founder and CEO, Head of Marketing and Bus Dev |
| Time period: | January 1992 - December 1995 |
| Description: | • Editor-in-Chief of “Converge-The Multimedia Developer's Resource” and “The QuickTime Forum”.
• Negotiated bundling contract with Apple thereby securing up front cash to fund company. • Executive produced 2nd QuickTime Movie Festival, a standing room only event with over 1,000 attendees. • Negotiated sale of “Converge The Multimedia Developers’ Resource” to IDG newsletter publications group. |
| Employer: | Management, Marketing and IT Consulting |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | January 1991 - December 1997 |
| Description: | • Wrote business plan and provided strategic consulting for Denver based interactive television company, The i1 Television Network, resulting in a $1MM bridge loan.
• Designed, architected, programmed and managed >100 heavily related small information technology projects. |
| Employer: | New Media Research, Inc. |
| Position: | Director of Market Research Software Analysis |
| Time period: | January 1991 - December 1992 |
| Description: | • Produced market research study with 5-year forecast on the 2D and 3D animation software market. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Southern California |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of California System - Los Angeles |
| Degree: | Mathematics, BA |
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PlayStation Universe
Largest independent PlayStation site worldwide. Took strategic investment from Gorilla Nation Media, one of the largest ad sales companies in the US. 7.5m pageviews & 120,000 members.
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bruno bensaid
M&A and Fundraising Advisor to Chinese and European Technology companies; angel investor in several Chinese startups
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Larry Wettlaufer
Canadian, Self-employed (partner in an insurance brokerage), Canadian Risk Manager designation, Professional Manager designation