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Who Am I

Leader in the management, development and marketing of large-scale international websites, community websites, subscription based revenue streams with clients, such as KISS, Britney Spears, Madonna, U2, Vivid Entertainment, Playboy, Club Jenna (Jenna Jameson) and Tera Patrick selling products ranging from software, apparel, paper goods, CD/DVD, books, subscription memberships, Video on Demand and Pay Per Minute. Early developer of community websites, quarter million monthly users, utilizing user generated content and social networking tools.

Managed affiliate relationships, online and viral marketing, customer acquisition, search engine optimization, SEM, pay per click, user generated content and email marketing to over one million subscribers.

Top performing web professional with over 20 years of significant and progressive innovative management experience in product and project management for highly trafficked online communities that encompass a wide range of user activity. Proven leadership skills through interaction with multiple business units involving cross-functional implementation activities.

My Favorites

Movies: The King of Kong, Goonies, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tron, Grease, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Almost Famous, Dawn of the Dead, Swiss Family Robinson, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Strange Brew, Tommy Boy, Stand By Me, Patton, Kelly’s Heros

TV: Leverage, The Big Bang Theory, King of Queens, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Family Guy, Two and a Half Men

Books: Little Brother, Ron Jeremy The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz, Geeks

Who's Rocking Me Now: Hinder, Buckcherry, Hollywood Undead, Kid Rock, The Rasmus, Shiny Toy Guns, Brian Setzer, Angels and Airwaves, Fraze Gang, Crank County Daredevils, Joker Five Speed

Bands: Against Me!, Amy Winehouse, Tiger Army, Sixx AM, Satellite Party, Royal Crown Revue, Pretty Maids, Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, Silverchair, The Donnas, Joey C. Jones, Dixie Daredevils, KISS, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Styx, ELO, HIM, The Rasmus, Angels &; Airwaves, Three Days Grace, Keane, The Sounds, The New York Dolls, Green Day, AFI, Billy Idol, Muse, Lillian Axe, Shooting Star, The Killers, Kill Hannah, Alice Cooper, American Hi-Fi, Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Kasabian, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Bravery, Brigthon Rock, Broken Social Scene, Buckcherry, Burning Brides, D Generation, Damone, Death Cab for Cutie, Def Leppard, Journey, The Detroit Cobras, Doves, Entwine, Lordi, Nightwish, The 69 Eyes, Flipp, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Gemini Five, Hardcore Superstar, The Glitterati, Go Go's, Hanoi Rocks, Horrorpops, Hot Rod Circuit, Jet, Linkin Park, Louis XIV, The Lovemakers, Mardo, Megadeth, Modest Mouse, The Monkess, Morningwood, Nickelback, Ozzy, Papa Roach, Paul Stanley, The Poodles, Rob Zombie, Secret Machines, Shooter Jennings, The Sights, The Sisters of Mercy, Sleeze Beez, Sloan, Smashed Gladys, Soak the Sin, Stellastarr, The Stills, Sweet, Tigertailz, Turbonegro, U2, The Used, Wig Wam, The Wildhearts, Wolfmother, Strung Out, Throw Rag

Food: Sushi, Crab, Lobster, Chicago Style Hot Dog

Places: Hawaii, New Orleans, Australia, San Francisco

Quotes:

  • The most valuable commodity is information.
  • Not to change is to be in process of dying.
  • A geek is a geek no matter what field they work in. The only difference is the geeks that work in porn have tattoo's and might get laid once and a while.
  • As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
  • Present solutions, not questions. The reason why you're running the show is theoretically that you're the best person for the job.
  • God dammit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it would do any good. - WarGames 
  • It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin
  • You had me at fruit pies - Bobby Hill
  • Give me a bottle of anything and glazed donut... to go.
  • Hit the Deck Music Maniax!
  • The further one travels the less one knows. - Lao Tzu
  • I can resist everything but temptation.
  • I have hope and faith, and that’s more than just the name of a couple of strippers from Albuquerque.
  • It is in changing that we find purpose.
  • We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.
  • May all your ups and downs be in bed.
  • The secret of success is to offend the greatest number of people. - PT Barnum
  • Love me or hate me, just don't forget my name.
  • There is nothing permanent except change. - Heraclitus 540-475BC
  • Rock and roll all nite and party everyday.
  • It's good to be king, but you still have to work like a slave.
  • I can open a door for you, but you have to walk through. - Gene Simmons
  • Failure is one part of the inevitable cycle of life for those who dare to live fully and completely. Never to fail at all is to fail in the biggest way.
  • "Blimey, Benita Bizarre's got sparky!" - Joy, Bugaloos
  • If you ever get lonely you just goto the record store and visit your friends. Penny Lane Almost Famous
  • He, Who Angers You, Controls You!
  • I remember the old design of KISSONLINE.com. It was pretty cool and badass. - Destroyer_90, KISSFAQ.com
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