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David Howard Shane
Tel: +1-815-246-2460 (US-NY)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7100 2719 (UK)
Tel: +61 (02) 8197 7480 (Australia)
Email: DShaneNYC [at] gmail [dot] com
Executive experience:
Running
a privately owned corporation and managing a team of technical and creative
people along with outside contractors, budgeting for capital investment,
as well as negotiating all contracts including the sale of the company.
- Proven ability to train, motivate,
and lead teams of both creative and technical people
- Led large (25 – 50 person) teams with multiple projects and multiple platforms (client, server, etc.)
- Skilled experience in new
business development and strategic planning
- Extensive expertise directing
all aspects of creating and managing million dollar plus budgets
- Expert at negotiating multi-million
dollar contracts, closing deals and diplomatic mediation of disputes
- Strong writing and oral presentation
skills
Asset Management:
Financial
and technical analysis of public equities and other financial instruments
for private investment and hedge fund capital growth.
- In depth understanding of
both fundamental valuation trading and quantitative / technical analysis
- Demonstrated skill evaluating
both public and private companies for investment
- Extensive experience with
multiple financial instruments including equities, fixed income, convertible
debt, options and other derivatives
- Proven track record of consistently
positive investment results
Technology project experience:
System architect design and complete implementation of large Web 2.0
communities, e-commerce, network/Internet security and VOIP development.
- Extensive expertise directing
all aspects of the development process including initial design, proof
of concept, implementation and large scale testing
- Experienced with SDLC and Agile development environments and strategies
- Proven ability to both architect
and lead the development and implementation teams of large scale projects
- Expert at managing timelines
and budgets for cutting edge projects without overruns
- Forensic expertise in high
technology security, social network software, e-commerce design and
fraud detection
- Long term experience with
implementation on a variety of operating systems and programming languages
including Objective C, C++, PHP, Perl, Java, SQL
Optiquity, Inc. - High Technology Mobile Consultant
New York, NY | 2008 - Present
Working with financial, healthcare, media and technology development companies to assess new business potential in mobile technology, M&A, asset acquisition and technology development. Projects include mobile software management and development, e-commerce, financial simulations, mission critical systems, data encryption and security, online branding and media and entertainment market analysis. Current Project • Senior Mobile Architect, Developer, Lead at Goldman Sachs • Leading a team of 30-50 people including employees and contractors. Working with various banking and investment departments to form teams and best practices for platform agnostic server development, web and native device apps, UX/UI, QA and project management and maintenance to support multiple mobile platforms. Previous Project • Senior Mobile Architect and Developer at MetLife • Developing a game to be played by clients and prospects and used for advertising and marketing promotions Previous Project • Senior Mobile Architect at JP Morgan Chase • Working with various banking and investment departments to form teams and best practices for platform agnostic server development, web and native device apps, UX/UI, QA and project management and maintenance to support multiple mobile platforms.
Developing Apple iPhone and iPad applications including games. Using Objective C, C++, PHP (server)
- Recent clients include major corporations such as: Goldman Sachs, MetLife, JP Morgan Chase, MRM Worldwide, General Motors, Equinox Fitness, Citigroup, Smith Barney, Axcan Pharma, Digitas (American Express), @radical.media, Caravan Interactive
- iPhone apps available for download in the iTunes App Store: Snoopy’s Word Tumble (In App Store soon), Medica (iPad only), Daily Wish from American Express, Equinox, Counterknowledge, Treasure (and Treasure Free) – Chevy CarMode (available only in China and parts of Europe) – Sound Delay
- Skills include: iOS 4 and 5, UIKit, Core and Foundation Classes, UI/UX design, Universal Apps, StoreKit, Push Notifications, Core Data, Core Text, Core Image, Audio, Graphics, HTML5, Security, Internet Connectivity, Multi-threaded asynchronous design, XML & RSS feeds, Camera, Image and Video functionality, Face Recognition (Machine Vision), GPS and Mapping (Core Location), Game Design, Analytics (Google, Flurry/Pinch Media, Omniture), Advertising (Greystripe, AdMob, iAd), iCloud
Gamma Burst, Inc.
New York, NY | 1997 - 2009
Grew the original company to a software
consulting business with multi-million dollar revenues that specialized
in development and software services for use in e-commerce, marketing
and security applications. Major Projects: Web 2.0 social networking
software development, SEO, VoIP, data mining, financial market simulations,
and automated technical analysis of US equities for investment.
- Managed teams of both creative
and technical people, internal and contractors
- Architected, designed and
oversaw development of several profitable software projects
- Developed software in C++,
Perl and PHP on Unix platforms (FreeBSD, Linux)
- Created strategies for recurring
revenue streams and client retention based on continued product enhancement
- Web projects include social
networking, creative media, music and video experience, e-commerce and
finance
- Negotiated the terms and scope
of work in all contracts for both clients and service vendors
- Operated the business with
large budget projects and multi-million dollar revenues
- Effectively used online marketing
and advertising to increase revenues after researching potential channels
Millennium Global Hedge Fund
New York, NY | 2001 - 2005
Financial Analyst with some buy/sell
authority. Strategies included hedging risk, risk arbitrage and derivatives
for portfolio diversification and risk management. Investments included
Fund of Funds, Venture Capital, Risk Arbitrage, Technical Analysis Trading
and Convertible Debt. Yearly returns were consistently positive and
beat major indices such as the S&P 500.
- Managed a portion of the portfolio
with positive returns
- Able to react quickly to corporate
or economic events in a fast paced trading environment
- Familiar with many industries
but focused on Technology and Media companies
- Traded equities, risk arbitrage,
fixed income, convertible debt, options and other derivatives
Gamma Burst, Inc.
New York, NY | 1997 - 2008
Created and operated a software company
that specialized in development and software services for use in e-commerce,
credit card processing, fraud detection and inventory management.
- Managed teams of both creative
and technical people, internal and contractors
- Developed a credit card processing
engine for integration into any web site for connections to merchant
banks
- Maintained a steady transaction
based revenue stream
- Developed software in C++,
Perl, PHP on Unix (FreeBSD, Linux) platforms
Booz
- Allen & Hamilton
New York, NY |
1994 - 1995
Worked with various Fortune 500 corporations
designing high technology multimedia solutions for engaging software-only
digital video conferencing and interactive television.
- Created software to automate
and facilitate inter-office video and document sharing
- Able to communicate the benefits
and limitations of new technologies to non-technical clients
SigniCorp, Inc.
Boston, MA | 1993 - 1994
Managed the development team that
produced Signifyer, an automated natural language information filtering
and key word tagging system for news and financial data.
- Successfully designed and
managed a team of developers to create ground breaking technology based
on client specifications
Sony Corporation
Tokyo, Japan | 1991 - 1993
Managed product and business planning
for Video Disc Division. Led market research for the digital disc based
media industry. Executed business agreements with vendors, and clients.
- Introduced the Playstation
I and Portable MiniDisc to the Japanese and North American markets
- Created and implemented the
product marketing plans of optical disc based hardware to the US market
- Worked closely with non-Japanese
national sales teams to forecast demand and budget needs
- Negotiated vendor and third-party
OEM license agreements of optical disc based hardware and technology
Wharton School of Business, University
of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA | 1995 - 1997
MBA,
Entrepreneurial Management and Finance
Concentrated in finance and management
of high technology systems specifically targeting electronic commerce
and marketing.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge,
MA |
1987 - 1991
SB, Computer Science and Engineering
Concentrated in large system design
with a thesis in Japanese natural language processing. Undergraduate
thesis in the AI Laboratory.
Awards: Nambu International Internship
Grant, NSF Scholarship Grant.
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