Rand Hutchison, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
James Green, Chief Marketing Officer
David Gooch, Vice President, Operations and Human Resources
Bob Clark, Vice President, Information Technology
Shawn Crossley, Software Engineering Director
Chris Eckland, Director, Product Management
Bill Ferguson, Vice President Media Sales
Kathy Wager, Vice President, Media Sales
Brad Wantt, Client Services Manager

RAND HUTCHISON

Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

• 24 years MIS experience, software development, financial & business consulting
• 10 years public accounting & consulting experience
• Senior management team for successful IPO
• Developed federal & state MedicAid Management Information Systems
• MBA Management Information Systems, Chico State University
• BA Economics, Chico State University

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JAMES GREEN

Chief Marketing Officer

• Division President of Nando Media – Web Services division of The McClatchy Company 2000 – 2004
• Over 20 Years of Sales, Marketing and Information service experience
• 10 Years experience helping newspapers transition from print to digital
• Presstime's 20 under 40
• NAA Breakthrough Mentor
• MBA University of San Diego, January 1994
• BA University of California San Diego, December 1988

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DAVID GOOCH

Vice President, Operations and Human Resources

• Former Director and VP of Human Resources with Sumitomo and Pirelli
• 30 years of experience in Global Companies
• WorldClass Operations management experience
• Multi-year successful background in Organizational Development
• BA Philosophy Auburn University

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BOB CLARK

Vice President, Information Technology

• 15 years experience in technology and business management positions
• Technology experience includes Windows NT 4.0/2000/2003, Exchange Server 5.5/2000/2003, SQL Server 6.5 to 2000, MS Proxy, ISA Server, IIS 4 & 5, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, IPX, HP-UX, Linux, telephony integration, routers, switches, firewalls, wireless, etc.
• Executive Vice President of Operations for Digitalpath Networks
• Senior Technical Consultant for Matson & Isom Technology Consulting
• Worked in a variety of technical positions at Precision Resource Company, Innovative Tech Works and C-Tech Systems

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SHAWN CROSSLEY

Software Engineering Director

• Extensive experience and a strong background in web applications development, designing software solutions, and managing complex development initiatives
• Development Team Supervisor, NetTeam, supervised an established development team’s performance, provide full network support, and co-design web applications using ASP, Perl, PHP, DHTML, and other key tools
• Developer, Electric Power Research Institute, Built ASP.NET framework with common code base and security model to facilitate future application development
• Project Architect, Paradux Concepts, Inc.

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CHRIS ECKLAND

Director, Product Development

• Over 8 years technology and product management experience in telecommunications and Internet industries
• Systems Analyst, Verizon Data Services: Managed and delivered over 20 projects ranging from small systems enhancements to multi-tier data and application migrations
• Archaeologist / Project Lead, Kautz Environmental: Researched, analyzed and implemented archeological surveys, excavations, and preservation projects
• throughout the Great Basin
• MBA, University of Georgia
• BA Anthropology, University of California Los Angeles

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BILL FERGUSON

Vice President, Media Sales

• Over 15 years of proven excellence in sales performance in the media industry, with a focus in newspaper and online revenue results
• Morris Digital Works, a division of Morris Communications, Business Development & Corporate New Media Sales Manager
• Specific expertise in advertising sales, campaign sales, solution-based selling and revenue program development in individual properties and at a group level
• Frederick News-Post, New Media Sales Manager
• BS Marketing with a Minor in Mass Communications, Towson University

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KATHY WAGER

Vice President, Media Sales

• Over 15 years experience selling newspaper advertising and online products for newspapers
• Regional General Manager for POM
• National Sales for both the Denver Rocky Mountain News and Sawyer Ferguson Walker
• 10 years Newspaper Sales and Management with Gannett in The Poughkeepsie Journal and The Bridgewater Courier News

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BRAD WANTT

Client Services Manager

• Former Client Services Manager for Webex where he worked with more than 300 clients
• Successfully developed advertising, creative and marketing initiatives for The Middleware Company and York Publishing
• Assisted in the creation and launch of advertising on the Everyone.net Network (a network of over 450,000 sites and 7 million email users). Co-developed rate card, sales processes and positioning of ads
• College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
• DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA

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