NANCY C. PINGITORE
Suwanee, GA ~ (c) 404-***-**** ~ (h) 678-***-**** ~ (e) *******@*******.***
August ’09-Current
Owner, Operator, General Manager
POR FIN, Creative Coastal Mexican - A unique, authentic, high quality Mexican cuisine restaurant.
www.destinationporfin.com
June ’03-July ‘09
VP, Distribution
TENNIS CHANNEL – Cable television network dedicated to the sport and lifestyle of tennis. Includes
comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment and travel programming. Tournament
telecast rights include Wimbledon, Roland Garros (the French Open), the Australian Open, US Open, US
Open Series, ATP Masters Series, top-tier Sony Ericsson WTA.
Reported directly into the CEO and CFO, co-manage all Multiple System Operators (MSOs),
NCTC, DIRECTV, Dish Networks, Verizon and AT&T. Focus on subscriber growth, high definition (HD)
service rollout, contract analysis, strategic business development, acquisition marketing and affiliate
branded broadband services. Oversaw a $1M Department budget
Secured 50% of TC’s total affiliate cable subscribers – equated to 40%+ of annual revenues
Negotiated and secured several IPTV transport and sub-distribution agreements: BellSouth,
Intelsat, Broadstream, Auroras TV (now Avail), 4Com, Globecast
Built and Managed In-Flight distribution vertical – secured Network’s first airline distribution deals
with US Air, United Airlines, Continental, plus 5 international airlines
Managed Eastern Division Office (5 people), with accountability for subscriber growth in 26 states
and Puerto Rico
Authored new multiplatform sales materials for Distribution Department
May ’02-March‘03
Acting President
TELE-VOICE SOLUTIONS (TCS) – A start-up Biometric Technology Company providing secure,
patented voice transactions/security applications to the financial, healthcare and government verticals.
Retained two resellers; developed b2b sales & marketing strategy; SG&A responsibility
Venture suspended-unable to secure Series A funding due to post 9/11 market conditions
June 1999-Jan. 2002
Co-Founder, Officer, Vice President
INCANTA, INC. – An Internet start-up providing personalized entertainment content services via a
proprietary, locally distributed network of servers to broadband providers and their end-users.
Co-raised $7.5Million in angel and Series A venture capital funding
Managed new business contracting with 20 content, service, and cable/DSL companies to
Negotiated and managed all large trial customer contracts: Sprint, Knology, Prestige Cable,
Northpoint Communications
Negotiated contracts with Industry’s largest advertising agencies and encoding bureaus: DES
Online, CDNow, Interep, DoubleClick
Managed a Broadband Services Department of 8, providing streaming, encoding, advertising and
eCommerce consultancy to existing and new customers
Board replaced founding CEO; company subsequently did not secure necessary Series C funding
to continue business
Sept. ’98-April ‘99
Principal, Channel Strategy
ELASTIC NETWORKS– A start-up, High Speed Access and IP Mobility Software Solution Provider with a
newly patented high speed technology called Etherloop. (sold to Paradyne, 2001).
Pingitore cont.
Developed new marketing and training programs for Distribution Channels to sell Etherloop into
the Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) and hospitality verticals
Managed largest distributors generating 85% of company’s revenues: Williams Communications,
Nortel Networks and Sprint
Feb. ’98-Aug. ‘98
Independent Sales Contractor
Cablevision Magazine – a Cahners Cable TV monthly trade publication.
Generated $50,000 in ad sales revenues for a one-time Special Anniversary Edition
SkyConnect (now C-Cor) – an Oracle Company manufacturing VOD and Digital Ad Insertion technology.
Brought under contract and managed company’s first three international distribution sales
channels from South America
March ’95-Feb. ‘98
Director, International Business Development
DIGITAL VIDEO – An Arris Interactive start-up hardware and software solution provider of NVOD and
digital ad insertion applications to the cable and telco industries.
Contracted and managed six sales distribution channels in South America and Europe
Produced ~70% of company’s revenues ($1.8million) prior to being sold to DVS (California)
Aug.’94-March ‘95
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, East
INTRONET (PNP, Inc) – Start-up Computer platform-based, interactive cable TV network, delivering
customized, demographic specific personal advertising.
Launched service to over 200,000 active cable subscriber customers in NY and NJ in 5 months
The network was sold to Lenfest Communications, Q1 1995 and dismantled by Q2 1995
Nov. ’92-Aug.’94
Vice President, Sales & Marketing Services
MOR MUSIC TV – Start-up combination music video/home shopping cable TV network.
Negotiated carriage agreements with top 100 MSOs including Comcast and NCTC
Launched service to 3.5 Million cable subscribers, 60% of network’s total penetration
Managed 8 people
June ’91-Nov. ‘92
Director, Northeast Affiliate Relations
NBC Olympics TripleCast – A 24-hr, PPV multicast of the ‘92 Summer Olympic Games.
Sept. ’86-June ‘91
Director, Market Research & Data Sales
WARREN PUBLISHING – Communications trade and research publishing company.
Education:
George Washington University, B.A., Communications
Colby-Sawyer College, A.A.
Affiliations/Memberships/Honors:
2009 CableFAX 2009 Affiliate Sales Person of the Year Emerging Networks, Honorable Mention
2008 CableFAX 20 to Watch: Rising Stars in Cable Honoree
Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM); President, Florida CTAM Chapter, 2006
Woman in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT) - GA Chapter Member
Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT) - Graduate and Member, Atlanta, GA