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BILL BELCAMINO resume@belcamino.com Profile A highly qualified, energetic, technically savvy executive
with twelve years of technical leadership and experience in Internet
Advertising, Consumer Software and Antivirus Compliance. Possessing outstanding
leadership ability with the ability to coordinate, motivate and think outside
the box. Adept at working on multiple initiatives in a fast-paced, deadline
driven environment while demonstrating long term success. Skills include strong
industry predictive skills, effective product planning, complex problem
solving, strategic business development, technical negotiations, public
speaking and employee motivation. Professional Experience Founder July
2008 - Present Antivirus Compliance Inc. New York, NY Antivirus Compliance Inc. leverages years of leadership
and problem solving experience in consumer website and downloadable client
software to consult and provide leadership to companies as they adapt to the
increasing compliance pressures from reputable Antivirus companies. URL: AntivirusCompliance.com Vice President of Product Development Jan 2008 – July 2008 Director of Product Development July 2007 – Jan 2008 Senior Product Manager Oct 2006
– July 2007 MIVA Direct, Miva Inc. New
York, NY MIVA Direct is run by an
energetic team of creative thinkers with the goal of becoming the largest
distributor of free, content-oriented, web-based products that enhance and
simplify the web for users worldwide. Primary assets include ALOT.com and
Screensavers.com. URL: ALOT.com á Identified credible risks to our previous consumer brand
(Starware with negative industry perception) and after careful industry and
antivirus analysis, discovered, acquired, defined and delivered the ALOT brand
initiative on schedule to eliminate these risks and save the toolbar
business. á Led the
critical migration from Yahoo!'s syndicated search results to Google's AFS/AFE
product with a very aggressive 30 day window with zero downtime and zero loss
in revenue. This was directly responsible for a 30% increase in net revenue for
2007. á Provided
strategic and product level expertise and leadership to the organization and
served as the ALOT brand champion to ensure we met our corporate budget while
maintaining the brand integrity. á As a direct
result of my efforts, the ALOT brand significantly outperforms the legacy
Starware brand: RPMLU is 62% higher and retention is 14% improved. á Researched
and defined the incredibly successful ALOT Home Page project (home.alot.com),
which capitalizes on toolbar
downloads as a vehicle for setting the users home page ($25k/day+ in revenue
and growing). á Managed a
team of 12+ employees, including the Product Management team, the Art, Creative
& User Interface team, the Content Management team and the Customer Support
team. á Defined the
clean up and rating change of SuperHoroscopes.com which now serves as a primary
traffic destination for ALOT toolbars. á Defined and
vetted with industry experts and the Antivirus community a solid plan to
restore the brand integrity to Screensavers.com with plans to provide clean
distribution of desktop applications and serve as a primary distribution
vehicle for ALOT toolbars. á Acted as
the single point of contact for all communication with Google's AdSense team
and proactively managed all aspects of our $70M partnership. á Managed the
technical and product relationships with Google, PicSearch, Pageflakes,
NetVibes, Orbitz, eBay and eMusic. á Proven
company leader consistently ranked at the top of my peers. Chief Operating Officer & VP of Business Development Sep 2004 – Oct 2006 Auctiva Inc. Chico, CA Auctiva is a leading developer of online channel
management products, and is the #1 eBay third party selling tools solution, the
#1 eBay third party buying solution (AuctionSniper.com),
and the top eBay affiliate. Auctiva is privately held and has $20M in revenue
with net margin over $10M. URL: Auctiva.com á Broad scope
of leadership responsibility: operations, business strategy, marketing and
business development. á Grew new
online auction management business from inception to over 200k active users and
$20M in annual revenue. á Led the
company to deliver the largest penetrating channel management solution for eBay
sellers. á Provided
technical leadership within all levels of the organization. á Delivered
high quality, professional presentations, radio interviews and speeches. á Interfaced
with external business executives and partners. á Excellent
win-win negotiation skills fostered many business development deals, contracts
and partnerships (BuySafe, Authorize.net, Commission Junction, eBay, SELLATHON,
U-PIC, Google, WebEx, Wells Fargo). á Championed
the eBay affiliate Google PPC strategy resulting in well over $1M in annual
affiliate profit. Program Manager Aug
2002 – Sep 2004 Hewlett Packard Inc. Roseville, CA HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers,
businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, imaging and
printing. URL: HP.com á Key
contributor to the Global Support Operations team, responsible for management
of HP Printer product repair strategy and suppliers. á Effectively
created, led and delivered an innovative $3M dollar cost avoidance program. á Delivered
timely repair processes to meet warranty cost avoidance goals, reduce lifetime
materials buy exposure and provide an alternative assembly source to meet
company assurance of supply goals. á Effectively
communicated with global partners, suppliers, and engineering teams to ensure
that all repair process development requirements were addressed and
prioritized. á Published
detailed monthly repair process development roadmaps. á Corporate
Recruiting Electrical Engineering Team Lead. á Consistently
ranked at the top of my peers. Strategic Supplier Engineer March 1999 – Aug 2002 Hewlett Packard Inc. Roseville, CA HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers,
businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and
printing. URL: HP.com á Provided
engineering and commodity expertise to both the electrical design team and
various manufacturing customers to achieve divisional cost, quality and time to
market goals for strategic memory and microprocessor components. á Strategically
managed the core memory suppliers to ensure manufacturing and product success
throughout the full product lifecycle. á Kept
abreast of the state-of-the-art technologies, roadmaps and trends within the
memory, microprocessor and analog device industry. á Identified
potential risks associated with third party materials and developed contingency
plans to ensure lifetime product success. á Focal point
for supplier evaluation, performance monitoring and corrective action for
materials used in HP subcontractor manufactured products. á Minimized
cost of assigned material sets by providing engineering solutions to reduce
manufacturing cost and eliminate non-value added activities out of the value
chain. á Consistently
ranked at the top of my peers. NPI Product Engineer
Jan 1996 – March 1999 Hewlett Packard Inc. Roseville, CA HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers,
businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and
printing. URL: HP.com á Product
Engineering Lead for the high end HP LaserJet print server products. This
included creating and meeting complex project schedules, quality and cost
targets set by business planning and systems management. Controlled the
BOM and represented the manufacturing organization to the cross-functional
project management team. á Provided
weekly cross-organizational updates highlighting schedules, action items,
deliverables, risks, and dependencies to all development partners. á Responsible
for product level supply chain including the product level structure and
localization. á Excelled at
managing multiple complex new product launches both in Singapore and Scotland. Education Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering, Minor
Mathematics ~GPA 3.7 California State University Chico, 1995 |
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Testimonials Sean Conrad (sean.conrad@miva.com) - VP of
Engineering, MIVA Bill's confidence is only surpassed by his abilities. He brings
an unheard of level of enthusiasm, pragmatism, and thoroughness to the team. He
has the rare ability to consistently deliver results and not skimp on quality,
all while keeping one eye on the bigger picture. He is respected both by peers
and subordinates, and also presents a charismatic, reliable figure to external
partners. In summary, success walks in the door with him. It is very difficult
to picture him failing. Tracy Richman (tracy.richman@miva.com) – Senior
Product Manager, MIVA Bill is an exceptional team leader and motivator whose
energy and enthusiasm are contagious. At MIVA Bill has juggled many high
level projects while managing a large team of employees with fluidity that is
rare. He has great effectiveness at turning high level ideas into
specific goals and highly successful products and is always looking ahead on
how to improve and grow the business. Bill is an exceptional team leader
and communicator whose strong business and industry know-how have led to his
strong history of success in the field. It's a pleasure to work with such
a knowledgeable, highly motivated person who inspires others to step up their
game. Sam Ee (sam.ee@miva.com) – Art Director,
MIVA Bill's attention to detail is a quality that anyone can
use in any industry. I'm always surprised at how he is able to catch
elements of a product that I believe only people with a trained eye could have
seen. But his list of assets has a much wider range. Perseverance
and his willingness to constantly learn are just some of the many qualities
that make him a great team leader. Ron Chambers (ron@ronchambers.com) – Director
of IT Strategy, Ziff Davis Media Bill is amazing. He seems to have the answer before
the question is even finished. Finding someone like Bill who is as
intelligent and personable is nearly impossible. Jeff Schlicht (jeff@auctiva.com) – Foundert and
CEO, Auctiva Bill was a very successful manager and played a key role in
customer support, marketing, design, inspiring and motivating other
employees. Bill is a take-charge person who finds simple and profitable
solutions. He easily conceptualizes new ideas and communicates the benefits. Cara Ernest (cara@auctiva.com) - Marketing Director,
Auctiva Bill is by far one of the best motivators I have worked
for. He is very creative, and always thinking about innovative ways to
accomplish goals and set new ones. Sean Brown (sean@auctiva.com) - Software Developer,
Auctiva Bill has an uncommon respectful and considerate attitude
toward others. He understands workload and the unexpected obstacles that
may slow the progress of a given project, but he also motivates. Cynthia Hirsch (cynthiah@google.com) - Account Manager,
Google Bill is a pro in the online advertising world! Farai Melton (farai.melton@hp.com) – Global
Logistics Operations Manager, Hewlett Packard Bill has a great ability to decipher complex ambiguous
problems, identify the root sources, develop resolution plans, execute to plan
and track results. His methodical approach proved successful within my
team and we continue to use his sustaining model to this day, years after his
departure. Tim Hastrup (tim.hastrup@hp.com) – R&D Lab
Functional Manager, Hewlett Packard Bill is a natural innovator. He enjoys trying new
things, and heÕs known for challenging his teams: ÒIs there a better, smarter
way to do this?Ó |