Stephen John Bonser

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Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Tel: 805-***-**** E-mail: jw963l@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Skills and Experience

• Sales, account development and maintenance and support service contracts

• Creative and resourceful sales and business development professional

• Management of marketing and sales-support programs

• Public relations and marketing campaign planning and implementation

• Technology sector market research and analysis

• Published writer with extensive copywriting experience

• Extensive knowledge of media relations and story placement techniques

Professional Experience

Agile Business Santa Barbara, CA August 2011 - Present

Co-Founder, CMO

Involved in launching start-up developing solutions and software components specifically designed to better manage private and public cloud deployments with secure and redundant data processing and storage.

Warp 9, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA February 2010 - July 2011

Business Development Manager

Responsible for all sales, marketing, public relations and business development. Following the departure of the long-time CEO launched an initiative to re-position the company as a provider of 'end-to-end' e-commerce systems based on a new open source platform with a strong focus on apps for mobile devices and "lifestyle apps" for the iPhone and Android platforms. Completely re-wrote and re-designed the corporate website to emphasize Warp 9's new direction. www.Warp9Inc.com

Microsoft / AdECN, Inc. Carpinteria, CA April - Dec. 2007

Director of Marketing

Developed and managed marketing and media relations programs for the AdECN Exchange, the industry's leading neutral and auction-based market for the buying and selling of online display ad inventory. Provide ongoing leadership in disseminating the company's corporate messaging in trade publications, blogs and the mainstream media. Results have ranged from briefings with top analyst firms and placements in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Red Herring, Forbes, The Deal and Online Media & Marketing magazine.

Firm purchased by Microsoft Corp. in July 2007 for an undisclosed sum. Web: www.AdECN.com

Santa Barbara News-Press Santa Barbara, CA January – April 2007

Business and Technology Writer

Staff writer for the South Coast's largest daily newspaper. Wrote regular columns, features and news coverage of area's technology companies. Web: www.newspress.com

Santa Barbara Daily Sound Santa Barbara, CA February – December 2006

Business Editor

Editor and primary business writer for the region's largest free daily newspaper. Web: www.santabarbarafree.com

SJB Creative Services

Marketing and Public Relations Consultant

Santa Barbara, CA March 1998 – November 2005

Owner

Provided marketing, public relations and business development services to regional and national clientele. Services included copywriting, strategic planning, market research and project management.

Software.com - Openwave Santa Barbara, CA 1996 – 1997

Director of Sales Post.Office

Managed sales and account development of the industry's first standards-compliant e-mail server software positioned for emerging ISP market. Introduced product to thousands of regional ISP's, replacing popular freeware such as Sendmail with Post.Office, a commercially licensed product.

Durand Communications Network Goleta, CA 1993 – 1996

Marketing Manager

Managed publicity, sales and marketing for software startup focused on pre-World Wide Web dial-up BBS (bulletin board system) software. Managed sales and marketing of the industry's first Windows-based BBS product, MindWire.

Education

Algonquin Community College Nepean, Ont. 1980 – 1982 Major: Radio/Television Broadcasting

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