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Executive
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Eric
Mathewson
Founder and CEO |
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Eric founded WideOrbit in 1999 after discovering that the software systems supporting media companies were very archaic. The goal of WideOrbit since its inception has been to build world-class software solutions for media companies. Eric is also Managing Director of Prescient Capital. He has been an active private equity technology investor since 1994. Eric is the majority investor and owner of WideOrbit. |
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Bruce
Roberts
President |
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Bruce is an experienced broadcast television
veteran who joined WideOrbit after more than
15 years at ABC's owned and operated television
stations. Most recently he was General Sales
Manager for KGO-TV in San Francisco as well
as Sales Manager for KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
Prior to working for ABC/Cap Cities, Bruce
worked for HRP and Blair. In addition to Bruce's
job as President, he is responsible for all
sales and client contact at WideOrbit. |
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Nathan
Gans
Chief
Operating Officer |
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Nathan
has worked for rapidly growing enterprise software
companies for more than 20 years including eight
years at Columbine Systems from 1980-1988. Nathan
brings an experienced skillset to WideOrbit managing
the process of installation and training of mission
critical broadcast systems. Nathan is responsible
for all training, installation and customer service
at WideOrbit. |
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William
Offeman
Vice President
of Engineering |
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Bill
joined WideOrbit as VP of Engineering in September
2000. Prior to WideOrbit, he was Co-Founder and
CTO for WorthGuide.com. Before WorthGuide, Bill
was Co-Founder and CTO of Castalia Technologies
Inc. He has more than 15 years experience in software
development, system design, client/server database
development and network design. Bill holds a B.S.
in Computer Science from UCLA. Bill is responsible
for all software development at WideOrbit. |
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Mike Zinsmeister
Vice President,
Sales |
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Mike has been with WideOrbit for three years and in the broadcast software business more than six years. Mike is globally responsible for all product sales and new market identification at WideOrbit. Prior to WideOrbit he was Sales Director for the Eastern US at Encoda (now Harris) and the National Sales representative for Clear Channel’s Millennium Sales & Marketing. Mike began his career in local television sales at KXRM in Colorado Springs and also sold advertising for newspaper prior to being Millennium. Mike holds a BA in Communications and Sociology from Oregon State University. |
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Eric
Moe
Chief Technology
Officer |
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Eric
joined WideOrbit as Chief Technology Officer,
after co-founding OpenTable.com, an online reservation
system used by more than 1400 restaurants in 15
cities. Before OpenTable, Eric worked as a technology
consultant to Fortune 500 companies, including
Safeway, Kraft, Silicon Graphics, Countrywide
and the City of San Francisco. Eric is responsible
for all hardware integration and advanced systems
development at WideOrbit. |
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Arden
Ten Broeck
Product Manager, WO Sales+ |
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Prior
to joining WideOrbit, Arden spent 16 years at
KGO-TV in San Francisco, most recently as Director
of Sales Operations and Traffic. Arden has more
than 20 years of broadcast traffic experience.
Arden is co-author of WO Traffic, our next-generation
Traffic Sales and Billing solution. |
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Michael
Ambrose
Product Manager, WO Traffic |
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Michael
joined WideOrbit as Product Manager in January
2000 from KPIX-TV; the CBS owned and operated
station in San Francisco, where he was Traffic
and Sales Service Manager. Michael has more than
13 years of major market TV and Radio Traffic
experience. Michael is co-author of WO Traffic,
our next-generation Traffic Sales and Billing
solution. |
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James Bouchard
Director of Implementation |
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Jim Bouchard joined WideOrbit in 2002. In his more than 10 years in broadcasting, Jim has worked as a Traffic Manager at The Weather Channel and The Hallmark Channel's international division. At Hallmark, Jim coordinated a simultaneous software conversion for 19 cable channels broadcast from Hong Kong and Denver, Colorado. He has also worked for VCI as an Implementation Specialist. After working as a WideOrbit Implementation Specialist for several stations, Jim was promoted to Director of Implementation for WideOrbit in 2003. |
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Ann Edmondson
Director of Client Support |
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Ann has 24 years experience in the broadcast industry all in a large market. These include 5 years as Traffic/Continuity Manager at KSFO and 11 years as National/Local Sales Service Coordinator at KRON. Additional roles include Operations Coordinator at KRON, Assistant Traffic Manager at Tech TV, and Standards and Practices Manager at Tech TV, all in large market. After working as a Product Support Specialist and Trainer, Ann was promoted to Product Support Manager. Ann holds a B.A. and an M.A. from San Francisco State University. |
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