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=20 PUBLISHER'S NOTE Greetings Jeffrey:=20 Welcome to the second official issue of VentureWire People, a publication= =20 that brings you daily alerts on the promotions, hirings, departures, and=20 reassignments among top executives at venture-backed firms.=20 Unless you tell us otherwise, we'll be sending you VentureWire People every= =20 business day. If you'd prefer we didn't, follow this link:=20 http://venturewire.com/p_cancelSolicit.asp?e=3Djdasovic@ENRON.COM=20 In addition to dozens of important news stories each day, VentureWire Peopl= e=20 can help you hire for high-level, strategic positions. Find out how here:= =20 http://venturewire.com/people/specs.asp=20 We've gotten lots of great, constructive feedback from you already about ho= w=20 we can make VentureWire People more useful, and I look forward to hearing= =20 more from you.=20 As always, we appreciate your ongoing interest in VentureWire.=20 Sincerely,=20 Brian O'Connell Publisher=20 boconnell@venturewire.com=20 USEFUL LINKS=20 =01=07 Cancel VentureWire People=20 =01=07 Find out more about classified advertising=20 =01=07 Find out more about sponsoring VentureWire People=20 =01=07 If you'd prefer not to receive any product updates like this one=20 =01=07 Take a brief survey about VentureWire People=20 =01=07 Refer other people to VentureWire and VentureWire People=20 =01=07 Feedback, Suggestions, Complaints=20 EXECUTIVE CHANGES FOR Thursday, May 17, 2001 TOP MANAGEMENT =01=07? SmartBargains Appoints Former Barnes&Noble.com Exec to CEO =01=07? Creative Planet Promotes CFO to President =01=07? CyLex Systems Appoints New President & CEO =01=07? Net Security Firm Zone Labs Names First President and COO =01=07? PrivateExpress Appoints New President & CEO =01=07? EVLogix Officially Appoints Founder as President & CEO MARKETING & SALES =01=07? Artisan Software Adds I-Logix Exec as VP of Int'l Sales =01=07? Ockham Names Oracle Manager Brent Wells as Sales VP =01=07? ePartners Adds Former Ernst & Young Exec to Sales Team =01=07? Intelligent Markets Adds Bridge Information Systems Exec=20 =01=07? Lineo Adds WindRiver Exec Raj Sidana as Senior Director =01=07? Netkey Adds Mercator Software Exec Keith Feingold as VP =01=07? YottaYotta Promotes Sr. Dir. Prod. Marketing to Marketing VP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT =01=07? CrossAccess Adds Metagon CEO as VP of Bus. Dev. =01=07? Voyan Names Ex-Broadxent VP Namraj Johal Sales, Bus. Dev. VP FINANCE =01=07? Unicru Adds Former E*Trade Exec Christopher Marsh as CFO =01=07? Vivocom Names Medimpact Healthcare Systems Exec as CFO TECHNOLOGY =01=07? ANT Names Insignia Exec Jonathan Hoskin as CTO OPERATIONS =01=07? Mobilocity Adds Razorfish Exec Ed Steins as Managing Dir. =01=07? DataCore Software Open Tokyo Office, Appoints Director =01=07? ExpertEyes Names Ex-Protege VP Mark Zawacki as Mng. Partner =01=07? EVLogix Announces Management Team =01=07? Seurat Appoints Two Managing Directors =01=07? XOR Adds Deloitte Consulting Exec Brian Meadows as VP, COO =01=07? ViAir Adds Concur Technologies Exec as Euro. Gen. Mgr. VC PERSONNEL =01=07? Encompass Ventures Adds New Associate to Team =01=07? Atlas Venture Names Entrepreneur as Venture Partner EXECUTIVE SEARCHES=20 =01=07 CFO-SILICON VALLEY AND ELSEWHERE=20 =01=07 GENERAL PARTNER-SF OR NYC=20 =01=07 DIRECTOR OF PACKAGING-NEWTON, MASS=20 =01=07 DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT-DALLAS,TX=20 =01=07 VP SALES, COMPUTER SYSTEMS-SILICON VALLEY=20 =01=07 VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT -ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.=20 =01=07 CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO=20 =01=07 DIRECTOR OF OSS/BSS SOLUTIONS-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO=20 =01=07 EXECUTIVE VP OF SALES-ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO TOP MANAGEMENT SmartBargains Appoints Former Barnes&Noble.com Exec to CEO mail? top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- SmartBargains.com, an online retailer of bargain a= nd=20 closeout merchandise, said it appointed Carl S. Rosendorf as its new CEO an= d=20 board member. He replaces interim CEO and current board member Malcolm L.= =20 Sherman, the chairman of the board at Gordon Brothers. Mr. Rosendorf spent= =20 the last four years with Barnes&Noble.com as an executive vice-president fo= r=20 e-commerce. He was introduced to the company through Ossining, N.Y.-based= =20 executive search firm Ramsey Beirne Associates. Founded in September 2000,= =20 SmartBargains raised $33 million in one round of funding from Highland=20 Capital Partners, America Online, Dorset Capital, General Catalyst, Berkshi= re=20 Partners, Madison Dearborn, and Gordon Brothers Group. =20 http://www.smartbargains.com Creative Planet Promotes CFO to President mail? top LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- Creative Planet, a business-to-business=20 technology and information services firm for media industry professionals,= =20 announced it has promoted its chief financial officer, Kelyn Brannon, to=20 president. Ms. Brannon, who joined Creative Planet late last year, will=20 report to Chairman and CEO Allen DeBevoise and will head operations,=20 including the company's newly established Movie Magic Producer and Studio= =20 System business unit. Before joining Creative Planet, Ms. Brannon was chief= =20 accounting officer of Amazon.com. Creative Planet, which plans to break eve= n=20 in 2002, has raised nearly $100 million in funding to date. Investors in th= e=20 company include Ares Management, Chase Capital Partners, East River Venture= s,=20 J. & W. Seligman Funds, PaineWebber Capital, SunAmerica Investments, Times= =20 Mirror Chandler Trust Ventures, Trekk Opportunity Partners, and Waterview= =20 Advisors. http://www.creativeplanet.com CyLex Systems Appoints New President & CEO mail? top BOCA RATON, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- CyLex, which provides services for the= =20 management and organization of data, announced the appointment of Bill E.= =20 Newell as president and CEO. Mr. Newell replaces co-founder Zijad Aganovic,= =20 who has been named chairman of the board. Mr. Newell most recently served a= s=20 vice president of Safeguard Scientifics, where he provided managerial and= =20 strategic guidance to selected portfolio companies. He has also held=20 president and CEO positions for companies including US Data, Micro Dynamics= ,=20 and PPS/Husky Computers. As president and CEO, Mr. Newell will report to th= e=20 company's seven-member board of directors, which includes Brian Schwartz,= =20 managing director of HIG Ventures, and Bjorge Gretland, managing partner an= d=20 head of NorgesInvestor Vekst AS. To date, CyLex has raised approximately $2= 0=20 million in three rounds of funding. Backers include Alpine Venture Capital= =20 Partners, Antares Capital Fund III, Carnegie ASA, Documentum, Greer=20 Investors, H.I.G. Documents, NorgesInvestor Vekst, and ! Stonehenge Capital= . http://www.cylexsys.com Net Security Firm Zone Labs Names First President and COO mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Zone Labs, which develops Internet security= =20 software, announced it has appointed Irfan Salim as the company's first=20 president and COO. Gregor Freund, CEO and co-founder, had previously held= =20 those responsibilities. Mr. Salim, who was introduced to the company throug= h=20 mutual contacts at Zone Labs, had previously served as president of U.S. an= d=20 European operations for Trend Micro. He had also served as president and CE= O=20 of Software Publishing Corp. Zone Labs is backed by EastWest Ventures, Inte= l,=20 Oxford Bioscience, Pacific Venture Group, and John McAfee. http://www.zonelabs.com Middle1 PrivateExpress Appoints New President & CEO mail? top SAN MATEO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- PrivateExpress, a provider of security= =20 software for Internet-based business communications, said that it has=20 appointed Richard W. Ormond to president and CEO. Mr. Ormond most recently= =20 served as chief operating officer at e-commerce provider Glovia=20 International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. He replaces Jim Levy, who w= as=20 interim chief executive officer and will remain with the company as chairma= n.=20 Mr. Ormond also joins as the seventh member of the board, which includes=20 Alberto J. Yepez, president of Entrust Ventures, Philip Wang, president of= =20 F.V.I.G. Fortunetech Partners, Susan E. Hopkinson, vice president of Nomura= =20 Securities International, David Wynne, senior vice president of Transpac=20 Capital, and private investor Eugene Flath. To date, PrivateExpress has=20 received $20 million in venture financing. Investors include Entrust=20 Ventures, F.V.I.G. Fortunetech Partners, Harbinger Venture Management, Nomu= ra=20 Securities International, and Transpac Capital. http://www.privateexpress.com EVLogix Officially Appoints Founder as President & CEO mail? top DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- EVLogix, a provider of Web-based=20 supply chain management software for mid-sized businesses, said it appointe= d=20 founder Andreas Kozma as chief executive officer and president. Before=20 starting the company, Mr. Kozma was head of European development at=20 Nutraceutics, a pharmaceutical company. The company officially launched in= =20 January and is backed by undisclosed individuals. EVLogix said it is=20 currently seeking to raise its first round. http://www.evlogix.com MARKETING & SALES Artisan Software Adds I-Logix Exec as VP of Int'l Sales mail? top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Artisan Software, a provider of real-time software= =20 modeling tools, said it named Jeremy Goulding as vice president of=20 international sales, reporting to president and CEO S. Caine O'Brien. Mr.= =20 Goulding will oversee sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacifi= c.=20 Mr. Goulding previously served as vice president of worldwide sales at=20 I-Logix. The company also announced the promotion of Bob Tenace to vice=20 president of sales for Central and South America, previously serving as the= =20 director of North American sales. Artisan is backed by 3i Group, Defta=20 Partners, Pi Capital, Pond Venture Partners, Quester, Questor, and Vertex= =20 Management. http://www.artisansw.com Middle2 Ockham Names Oracle Manager Brent Wells as Sales VP mail? top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ockham Technologies, a provider of sales=20 performance management, said it named Brent Wells as vice president of sale= s.=20 Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wells was branch manager for the Southeas= t=20 region at Oracle. Ockham is backed by Imlay Investments, Mellon Ventures,= =20 Monarch Capital Partners, and Noro-Moseley Partners. http://www.ockhamtech.com ePartners Adds Former Ernst & Young Exec to Sales Team mail? top DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- ePartners, a provider of technical and consulting= =20 resources to online businesses, said it named Jeff House as sales executive= ,=20 reporting to vice president of sales Tom Harle. Prior to joining the compan= y,=20 Mr. House held senior positions at EPIQ Systems, Ernst & Young, and=20 Guardsmark. ePartners is backed by Austin Ventures, Liberty Mutual, and Tex= as=20 Growth Fund. http://www.epartnersolutions.com Intelligent Markets Adds Bridge Information Systems Exec=20 mail? top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Intelligent Markets, a developer of trading= =20 platforms for financial institutions, said it appointed William E. Holmberg= =20 as executive vice president of sales and marketing. Mr. Holmberg formerly= =20 served as senior vice president of sales for the Americas at Bridge=20 Information Systems. Intelligent Markets is backed by Oak Hill Venture=20 Partners, Pacific Venture Group, and Woodside Fund. http://www.intelligentmarkets.com Middle3 Lineo Adds WindRiver Exec Raj Sidana as Senior Director mail? top LINDON, Utah (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lineo, a provider of embedded systems,=20 real-time, and high availability technology and services, said it appointed= =20 Raj Sidana as senior director of customer services reporting to Richard=20 Larsen, senior vice president of sales. Mr. Sidana most recently held a=20 similar position at WindRiver. In September 2000, Lineo secured $22.5 milli= on=20 in funding from Motorola through its subsidiary Metrowerks. Before then, th= e=20 company received funding from the Canopy Group and Egan Managed Capital=20 Group. =20 http://www.lineo.com Netkey Adds Mercator Software Exec Keith Feingold as VP mail? top BRANFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Netkey, a provider of enterprise software= =20 for Internet self-service systems such as kiosks, said it appointed Keith H= .=20 Feingold as executive vice president of worldwide sales. Mr. Feingold was= =20 formerly vice president, channel sales at Mercator Software, a publicly=20 traded provider of enterprise application integration software. Christian &= =20 Timbers, a Netkey investor and executive search firm, was involved in the= =20 search. Netkey is also backed by Connecticut Innovations, Fleet Development= =20 Ventures, Hudson Venture Partners, iXL Ventures, and Zero Stage Capital. http://www.netkey.com YottaYotta Promotes Sr. Dir. Prod. Marketing to Marketing VP mail? top KIRKLAND, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- YottaYotta, a network storage firm, said = it=20 promoted Robin Harris as vice president of marketing. Mr. Harris formerly= =20 served as the company's senior director of product marketing and has been= =20 with the company for ten months. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Harris= =20 served as director of Americas marketing, storage server business unit at= =20 Bull Worldwide Information Systems in Phoenix, Arizona. YottaYotta is backe= d=20 by Davenport Capital Ventures, Grosvenor Venture Partners III, Morgan Keega= n,=20 Optical Capital Group, and TechnoCap. http://www.yottayotta.com BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CrossAccess Adds Metagon CEO as VP of Bus. Dev. mail? top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- CrossAccess, a data integration=20 company, said it appointed Lance Becker as vice president of business=20 development. Mr. Becker formerly served as president and CEO of Metagon=20 Technologies. CrossAccess is funded by Alpha Partners, AVI Management=20 Partners, Cable & Howse Ventures, Granite Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, JF She= a=20 Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and MK Global Ventures. http://www.crossaccess.com Voyan Names Ex-Broadxent VP Namraj Johal Sales, Bus. Dev. VP mail? top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Voyan Technology, a broadband=20 communications company, said it named Namraj Johal as vice president of sal= es=20 and business development. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Johal was vice= =20 president of sales and marketing at Broadxent, formerly known as Digicom.= =20 Voyan is backed by Crosslink Capital, Fuji Bank, Redwood Venture Partners,= =20 Sony Computer Entertainment America, Spring Creek Partners, and Venture Law= =20 Group. http://www.voyan.com FINANCE Unicru Adds Former E*Trade Exec Christopher Marsh as CFO mail? top PORTLAND, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Unicru, a provider of recruiting technolog= y=20 and services to companies, said it named Christopher Marsh as senior vice= =20 president of business development and chief financial officer. Mr. Marsh wa= s=20 formerly chief financial officer of E*Trade Access. Unicru is backed by=20 Benchmark Capital, Greylock Management, and Venrock Associates. http://www.unicru.com Vivocom Names Medimpact Healthcare Systems Exec as CFO mail? top SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Origin Investment Group announced th= at=20 its portfolio company Vivocom, which develops Internet routing technology,= =20 named David G. Wheeler as chief financial officer. Mr. Wheeler formerly=20 served as chief financial officer at Medimpact Healthcare Systems, a=20 prescription benefit management organization, and formerly owned and operat= ed=20 Wheeler & Company, an accounting and tax company.=20 http://www.vivocom.com TECHNOLOGY ANT Names Insignia Exec Jonathan Hoskin as CTO mail? top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- ANT Limited, a provider of embedded communication= =20 software for consumer electronics, Internet devices, and e-commerce product= s,=20 said it appointed Jonathan Hoskin as chief technology officer. Mr. Hoskin= =20 formerly served as CTO at Insignia Solutions. The company also announced th= e=20 addition of David MacKay as a non-executive director. Mr. MacKay is current= ly=20 executive vice president and general counsel at ARM Holdings, and will advi= se=20 the company on business development and growth issues. ANT Limited is backe= d=20 by Beeson Gregory and Inflexion. http://www.antlimited.com OPERATIONS Mobilocity Adds Razorfish Exec Ed Steins as Managing Dir. mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Mobilocity, a professional services firm focused= =20 on mobile computing, said it appointed Ed Steins as managing director of=20 strategy consulting, responsible for leading and developing a team of=20 strategy consultants. Mr. Steins formerly served as global client partner f= or=20 mobility and wireless at Razorfish. Mobilocity is backed by Cambridge Samsu= ng=20 Partners, Comdisco Ventures, J.P. Morgan Chase, LabMorgan, LCC Internationa= l,=20 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity, Morrison & Foerster, Siemens,=20 Telligent Capital, Usheron Ventures, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. = =20 http://www.mobilocity.com DataCore Software Open Tokyo Office, Appoints Director mail? top FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- DataCore Software, a provider of=20 storage virtualization and networking software, said it appointed Hiromi=20 Kanasaki as director of the company's new Tokyo operations, which will=20 support storage area network services for companies in the region. The new= =20 center serves as the sales, marketing, and technical support center for Jap= an=20 and the Asia Pacific for storage area network user training. Mr. Kanaski=20 formerly served on the board of directors for the Japan Data Storage Forum,= =20 where he lectured, wrote articles, and chaired the Data Storage World=20 Conference. DataCore is backed by Banc of America Securities, Dain Rauscher= =20 Wessels, Intel Capital, JT Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates,=20 OneLiberty Ventures, and Van Wagoner Capital Management. http://www.datacore.com ExpertEyes Names Ex-Protege VP Mark Zawacki as Mng. Partner mail? top PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Venture catalyst ExpertEyes said it=20 appointed Mark Zawacki as managing partner, leading U.S. operations, and as= =20 board member. Mr. Zawacki was formerly vice president of business=20 development at Protege, an investment firm and incubator. ExpertEyes is=20 backed by Fortis Private Equity, GIMV, and Mercator Noordstar.=20 http://www.experteyes.com EVLogix Announces Management Team mail? top DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- EVLogix, a provider of Web-based=20 supply chain management software for mid-sized businesses, announced its=20 management team. Christian Asbeck was named executive vice president,=20 previously serving as vice president of business development at addAshop.co= m,=20 an e-commerce provider. Andrew Carrington was named chief technology office= r,=20 formerly director of development at RCSoftware, an Internet application=20 developer. Jim Merrion was named vice president of sales and marketing. Mr.= =20 Merrion previously served as regional sales manager at Wakunaga of America,= a=20 Japanese pharmaceutical company. EVLogix is backed by undisclosed individua= ls. http://www.evlogix.com Seurat Appoints Two Managing Directors mail? top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Seurat, a business strategy and technology=20 consultancy for the enterprise relationship management market, said it=20 promoted Lou Anne Moody to managing director directing operations at the=20 company's Tampa office. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Moody worked at= =20 Compaq, responsible for the Southeast Nonstop Solutions and Services=20 business. Patrick Shaw was also promoted to managing director, based out of= =20 the Charlotte office. Mr. Shaw came from Vicious Systems, a Web site=20 developer and provider of interactive marketing that was acquired by Seurat= .=20 Seurat is backed by Frontenac Co. http://www.seurat.com XOR Adds Deloitte Consulting Exec Brian Meadows as VP, COO mail? top BOULDER, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- XOR, a provider of customized electronic= =20 business application and systems management services, said it named Brian A= .=20 Meadows as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Prior to= =20 joining the company, Mr. Meadows was managing partner for the central regio= n=20 e-business strategy practice at Deloitte Consulting. XOR is backed by Far= =20 West Capital Management, Frontenac, Lexington Partners, and Minotaur Capita= l=20 Management. http://www.xor.com ViAir Adds Concur Technologies Exec as Euro. Gen. Mgr. mail? top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- ViAir, a mobile applications management and=20 delivery platform provider for wireless carriers, said it appointed Ken=20 Cooper as European general manager, responsible for heading the European=20 headquarters in Slough Berkshire. Mr. Cooper previously served as vice=20 president and general manager for the Europe, Middle East, and Asia region = at=20 Concur Technologies' UK office. ViAir is backed by Barksdale Group. http://www.viair.com VC PERSONNEL Encompass Ventures Adds New Associate to Team mail? top BELLEVUE, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Encompass Ventures Management said it has= =20 added Rob Jacobs as an associate. Mr. Jacobs will help portfolio companies = to=20 evaluate international market opportunities. The firm currently has $65=20 million under management and 23 portfolio companies, and is raising a $100= =20 million fund. Encompass Ventures has a staff of two managing partners, one= =20 senior associate, and one associate. http://www.encompassventures.com Atlas Venture Names Entrepreneur as Venture Partner mail? top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Atlas Venture, an international venture capital= =20 firm investing in communications, information technology, and life sciences= =20 companies, said it named Bill Bryant as a venture partner at Atlas Venture'= s=20 Seattle office, which opened in January. Mr. Bryant co-founded Qpass, a=20 provider of digital commerce services, where he served as CEO until 1998 an= d=20 as chairman until January 2001. He currently serves as the chairman of the= =20 company's advisory board. Mr. Bryant alos co-founded and served as presiden= t=20 of Netbot, which was acquired by Excite@Home. Atlas Venture's most recent= =20 investments on the West coast include Asta Networks, a Seattle-based provid= er=20 of network reliability and management services, and Mspect, a Sunnyvale,=20 Calif.-based provider of performance measurement services for the mobile=20 internet. Founded in 1980, Atlas Venture has six international funds and=20 manages more than $2.5 billion in committed capital. It recently closed a= =20 $950 million venture fund. =20 http://www.atlasventure.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES *place your ad now CFO - Silicon Valley and Elsewhere - Venture-Backed Startup Mayfield provides Venture Capital with impact, creating next-generation=20 technology companies in communications and e-Business Software. We are=20 currently seeking seasoned Chief Financial Officers for our portfolio with= =20 the following credentials:=20 * CFO experience in private and public technology companies=20 * CFO Experience in leading companies to profitability and successful=20 liquidity=20 * Style and attitude that thrives in either early or mature companies=20 * Strong financial and business modeling skills=20 * Strong leadership, management, operating skills and insights=20 * Deep relationships with analysts and Wall Street=20 * Strong financing skills and ties with technology venture community,=20 investment bankers, institutional and enterprise investors=20 * BA or MBA Degree=20 Current opportunities in Silicon Valley, So. California, Seattle, and=20 Washington, DC=20 e-mail: opportunities@mayfield.com company: Mayfield [top] General Partner - SF or NYC - Venture Capital $280 Million global fund in formation phase with offices in the US, Europe= =20 and Asia, focused on early stage companies within the wireless, optical and= =20 distributed computing sectors, seeks a General Partner to reinforce the US= =20 team. The current team includes experienced Venture Capitalists and=20 entrepreneurs. Candidates will have a solid and successful VC experience - = 10=20 years minimum - with international experience to contribute to developing a= =20 global fund.=20 The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial and have a strong track record = in=20 early stage investing and good technical background=20 e-mail: box1066@venturewire.com company: n/a [top] Director of Packaging - Newton, Mass - DWDM Applications Clarendon Photonics was founded in 1999, to design, develop, and market=20 highly scalable, dynamic, cost effective DWDM solutions that manage=20 wavelength proliferation and increase bandwidth in next generation networks= .=20 The Company is seeking a Director of Packaging to join its Senior Managemen= t=20 Team. This is an executive level position requiring participation in=20 strategic planning and development of corporate operations.=20 The Director will be responsible for establishing and executing a strategy= =20 toward the effective packaging of monolithically integrated high-density=20 passive and active waveguide components for DWDM applications. He/she will = be=20 responsible for defining the package configuration and implementing the=20 company's back-end processing for automated processing including: die=20 preparation, package assembly, fiber attachment, testing and qualification.= =20 He/she will build, lead, and manage a talented packaging team and work with= =20 the engineering team to optimize the package-component interface for=20 automated high volume and cost effective production.=20 Qualfications include: BS/MS Degree in engineering with a focus in=20 mechanical or optical engineering. This individual must possess excellent= =20 knowledge and experience with planar lightwave circuits (including AWG's),= =20 fiber attachments (such as v-grooves, fiber ribbons, automated fiber=20 alignment for large fiber counts), and Telcordia Standards. A minimum of= =20 ten year's related technical experience and a proven track record an=20 effective leader.=20 Clarendon Photonics is venture funded by the premier venture capital firms = -=20 Sevin Rosen and New Enterprise Associates.=20 e-mail: clatham@clarendonphotonics.com company: Clarendon Photonics [top] Director, Project Management - Dallas,TX - Wireless Supply Chain Provides project and program management of major solution projects and=20 releases. Program manager will facilitate the delivery of complex engineeri= ng=20 projects/releases from project delivery, working in the Operations=20 organization of GlobeRanger and with GlobeRanger Marketing and Sales and=20 Engineering organizations in solution delivery to customers. Lead project= =20 plan development and implementation. This position with involved as a seni= or=20 team member in development of functional specifications for integrated=20 solutions involving GlobeRanger solutions. Develop and implement=20 appropriate program management processes that will assure successful delive= ry=20 of customer tailored solution projects for customers. Act as the focal poin= t=20 for communication and coordination between the customer and the GlobeRanger= =20 team during trial and roll-out phases of project life cycle. Develop and= =20 maintain a strong working relationship with Clients, Marketing, sales,=20 Engineering, and Professional Services managers to ensure that engineering= =20 plans are coordinated across the company. Working with product marketing an= d=20 product management to develop and maintain business and value creation=20 analysis describing the value proposition and business goals of the=20 integrated solution; the release roadmap; and current risks/issues at a=20 management level, as required.=20 e-mail: jdurbin@globeranger.com company: GlobeRanger [top] VP Sales, Computer Systems - Silicon Valley - Server Hardware/Software Company is uniquely positioned to be the leading provider of Web Servers fo= r=20 ASPs and Data Centers. DA's next generation Web Server computers integrate= a=20 massively parallel processing system with an extremely high-availability=20 management system.=20 Proven executive with a track record of developing multiple strategies in= =20 hardware + software sales (computer servers, systems, networking) with=20 ability to recruit, train and motivate sales force in addition to developin= g,=20 cultivating and closing business with large end-user customers and=20 value-added resellers and systems integration channel partners.=20 Responsibilities:=20 * Revenue generation and channel management=20 * Recruit, train & manage world-wide direct sales & support force=20 * Recruit, train & manage value-added reseller & system integrator channel= =20 management=20 * Report to CEO=20 Qualifications: * Must have built and managed a division/territory/team including sales &= =20 systems engineering for computer systems and software * Previous successes include launching computer systems products or network= =20 solutions * Minimum of five years senior sales management and launch experience of=20 hardware and software products with positive results * Strong management experience/skills and the ability to partner with all= =20 levels of management Education: * BA/BS in Computer Science or Engineering required, MBA a plus=20 e-mail: cphillips@digitalarchway.com company: digitalarchway [top] VP of Business Development - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well funded metro optical infrastructure provider using "bleeding edge"= =20 optical and Ethernet technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our= =20 VP of Business Development position located in Englewood, Colorado. The=20 candidate must have the ability to identify, develop, structure and negotia= te=20 strategic relationships with carriers, ISPs, ASPs, technology partners and= =20 others. Must have the ability to focus on and close multiple big deals at= =20 the same time. Must be able to create and manage M&A activity. Work=20 effectively with sales to manage strategic relationships that develop into= =20 recurring revenue transactions. Must work effectively with our internal=20 legal group to quickly finalize transactions. E! xpert in closing large=20 accounts and managing relationships with customers. Must have previous=20 experience where business development relationships were critical to the=20 success of the venture. Legal background a plus, MBA or equivalent=20 required. A minimum of 10+ years experience in fast paced technology growt= h=20 companies required. Self-starter with strong work ethic, excellent=20 communication and presentation skills needed. Must have completed multiple= =20 successful complex transactions. Must have successfully demonstrated the= =20 ability to close large accounts in the past.=20 e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Chief Development Officer - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well funded metro optical infrastructure provider using "bleeding edge"= =20 optical and Ethernet technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our= =20 CDO positio! n in Mountain View, California. We need a true visionary in= =20 technology development mangement. The CDO will be responsible for directin= g=20 the development our next generation network toward its primary technologica= l=20 goals while achieving profitability and market leadership. This is an=20 opportunity to influence the evolution of the broadband industry. The=20 candidate will be responsible for developing our strategic direction=20 technically and will be responsible for leading the outstanding members of= =20 our technical organization in building our next generation network. Primar= y=20 responsibilities are overseeing the creation, development, and design of th= e=20 systems engineering organization, as well as product development and vendor= =20 qualification function. Must develop and maintain technology standards. T= he=20 ideal candidate will have strong hands-on technical experiences, and a=20 demonstrated ability to move a product from conception to delivery - stayin= g=20 within budget, on time and with! in specifications. 10+ years of successfu= l=20 experience leading a team of engineering professionals, An advanced degree= =20 in Engineering required. Exceptional communication skills and project /= =20 program management are required. Proven success formulating long-term=20 objectives, setting and overseeing engineering budgets and development=20 schedules. Experience leading a technology team in a fast-paced, pre-IPO= =20 start up environment is highly desirable. e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Director of OSS/BSS Solutions - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructur= e A well funded metro optical infrastructure start using "bleeding edge"=20 technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our Director of OSS/BSS= =20 position in Englewood, Colorado. This position requires a candidate who ca= n=20 direct / plan / manage and implement mostly outsourced solut! ions running= =20 within the OSS/BSS. This would include working with, recommending and=20 implementing key applications / products for the OSS/BSS systems in the=20 company. Strong knowledge of Customer Care and Billing in a telecom=20 environment is a must. This position must work with partners, vendors and= =20 customers to ensure that our OSS/BSS strategy is in-line with our operation= s,=20 customer care and finance. Strong project management skills are a must. T= he=20 candidate must also have developed and implemented several (BSS) and (OSS)= =20 systems as well as understand Network Infrastructure. 10-15 years of=20 experience in IT at the director level or above. Experience on a network= =20 engineering level is a plus, degree in CS/MIS is required.=20 e-mail: box801@venturewire.com company: confidential [top] Executive VP of Sales - Englewood, Colorado - Optical Infrastructure A well ! funded start up metro optical infrastructure provider using=20 "bleeding edge" technologies is looking for a strong candidate for our EVP = of=20 Sales position in Englewood, Colorado. In this position, we are looking for= a=20 dynamic leader and team motivator would be responsible for the following=20 business areas: Strategic Sales - - Manage Strategic Sales on a national=20 level. Would be responsible for leading the national sales team as well as= =20 managing and closing large accounts. Targeted accounts include national and= =20 international carriers, ISP, ASP and Internet based businesses.=20 Sales Operations - - Manage Sales Operations for the entire sales=20 organization. Responsible for national revenue numbers and sales funnel. = =20 Also must manage compensation plans, commissions, etc.=20 Channel Partners - - Must be responsible for working with our Channel=20 partners. Be able to motivate our partners to close business. Agency and= =20 reseller operations=20 Policies and Procedures - - Also must be able to establish company wide=20 policies and procedures for our sales team. Be a strong influence on all= =20 aspects of new product development from conception through implementation. = =20 Work closely with marketing in the areas of customer intelligence, rolling= =20 out new customer programs, market research, and customer behavior. Have a= =20 serious voice in potential programs for volume sales, pricing, etc. Also= =20 must continuously analyze and evaluate the company's past sales=20 experience/performance to create and sustain improved efforts.=20 Must be a strategic thinker, with a bottom line, results orientation. Must= =20 have 10 plus years of experience selling high technology products / service= s=20 with Telecom / IP Data experience. BA or equivalent required. 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