FABIAN SCHONHOLZ
2188 Cook Circle ♦ Thousand Oaks, California 91360
310.989.4152 ♦ fabianschonholz@mac.com
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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Execution focused and goal driven technology leader equipped with over 20 years of progressive success within technical capacities, focusing on leading edge projects from conception to strategy and market roll-out. Effectively identifying and addressing business and operational needs through the use of advanced analytics. Team builder who provides staff with guidance, mentoring, and motivation to achieve company goals.
SCOPE OF EXCELLENCE
Technical: Cloud Computing (AWS) ♦ Cloud Storage (S3/EBS/AFS) ♦ Web-centric Architectures ♦ Software/Systems/Network Architecture, Development & QA ♦ Unix/Linux/BSD ♦ LAMP ♦ J2EE ♦ PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle/SyBase/Hadoop ♦ Lucene ♦ Agile/Scrum ♦ Project Management
Executive: Technology Strategy ♦ IT Operations ♦ International Operations ♦ Product Management ♦ Regulatory Compliance ♦ PCI/HIPAA/BITS/ISO9000 ♦ Team Building/Leadership ♦ Budget/P&L ♦ Vendor Selection, Management & Relations ♦ B2B/B2C ♦ 24x7x365 ♦ SaaS ♦ Process Re-engineering
CAREER SUMMARY
INTERNET BRANDS [California, Virginia, Argentina, China, Switzerland & Mexico] 4/2010-present
Publicly-traded [NASDAQ:INET] is an Internet new media company which owns and operates more than 100 websites in several vertical markets, driving more than 55 million unique visitors per month
Vice President of Technology
Responsible for vBulletin, a forum based social and community software designed to build content around vertical topics generating $6M in annual revenue. In aggregate, vBulletin sites represent in the order of the billions of page views a month. I oversee the strategic development, production, product design, technology, architecture, development, QA, and project management of a series of products related to vBulletin including:
- Manage a team of 34 including direct and indirect reports. Personnel includes technology, marketing and operations positions.
- vBulletin core – the premier community digital publishing platform in the web with more than 180K sold and 70K+ current active licenses.
- vBulletin Mobile – iPhone and Android mobile apps with customized branding options for each vBulletin board.
- vBulletin Services – A means to integrate vBulletin onto other web based properties, services and systems.
- Rebuilt and expanded team with in-source and out-sourced resources, including direct hires and contractors.
PRODEGE/SWAGBUCKS.COM [California & India] 11/2010-Present
Privately-held company focused on allowing users to earn virtual currency in exchange for searching the Internet.
Member of the Board of Advisors
CENOPLEX [California] 8/2009-3/2010
Privately-held company focused on mobile messaging insertion at the point of call with actionable follow through.
Member of the Board of Advisors
Assisted in various areas of the organizations, including:
- Engineering vendor selection.
- Scalable architectures.
- Cloud infrastructure best practices and deployment.
- Sales support.
ZUMBOX [California, Argentina] 2007-2010
Privately-held, web-based alternative paperless postal system with 46 employees.
Chief Technology Officer
Oversee all technology functions, including strategy, development, project management, quality assurance, systems administration, systems operations, and NOC. Control $2M annual budget and supervise 6 direct reports, including Vice President of Development. Provide pre- and post-sales support and contribute to client integration activities. Administer vendor selection and management related to technology and systems operations, including agreements with outsourcing partners.
• Played key role in start-up and launch of company, along with client acquisition.
• Architected software and system currently processing 2.5 billion pieces of mail annually, directing development and launch within 6 months.
• Achieved more than $2M in CAPEX savings through utilizing Cloud Computing technologies.
• Implemented PCI/BITS and HIPAA compliance policies/procedures, including network and application security; created security measures by implementing ethical hacking practices.
• Contributed to securing series A and A2; built and developed team across US and Argentina.
• Collaborated with international partners to bring company back to their local countries.
HOODINY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP [Florida, California, Spain, & Argentina] 2006-2007
Privately-held digital media and social networking company featuring web properties targeting young Hispanic audience.
Chief Technology Officer
Directed entire technology group, including product management/development, product roadmap, systems and software architecture, design, systems operations, desktop support, project management, and quality assurance. Headed vendor relations and negotiated with data centers, outsourcing partners, and hardware providers. Led 7 direct reports and controlled $4M budget; managed Los Angeles office. Ensured customer service.
• Played vital role in growing company from zero to $3M in annual sales; assisted in securing 2nd-round funding of more than $10M.
• Deployed V1.0, achieving 99.99% uptime and migration from single cabinet to cage.
• Built company infrastructure from ground up and established offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Madrid, and Buenos Aries; architected secure music streaming application.
• Devised automated processes by which labels were able to upload content with ease; partnered with labels to ensure content was showcased in secure manner.
• Grew team from 1 developer to 35 FTEs.
• Rolled out white label version of product Cyloop with Telefonica.
PICTAGE, INC. [California, Argentina] 2000-2006
Privately-held, web-based application post-production service provider for professional photography studios.
Vice President of Technology
Directed all technology functions, including 24×7 system operations, project management, architecture, development, desktop support, and security. Developed and negotiated agreements with outsourcing partners. Controlled $4M personnel and $3M CAPEX budgets. Reported to CEO.
• Contributed to start-up and generation of more than $20M in annual revenues and successful sale to $2B private equity firm, Apax Partners.
• Played key role in driving company revenues from $5K to $40M and growing staff from 15 to 250.
• Championed successful completion of 63 projects within 1 year.
• Designed and supported storage architecture to house over 150TB of high-resolution digital images (currently 900TB on same system); supported 45MBs of sustained traffic and 250,000 monthly visits.
• Achieved 99.99% uptime of all systems; supported rapid growth to 6,000 clients and over 2.2 million consumers generating more than $40M in annual revenues.
FES CONSULTING [California] 1999-2000
Consulting company focusing on leading-edge web-based projects and strategies.
Principal
Provided strategic expertise to companies. Hired as subcontractor to perform technology strategy evaluations and turnaround proposals. Major projects include:
• Walt Disney Imagineering: Played pivotal role in development of Enhanced TV, which was ESPN/ABC product focused on web and TV convergence; served as key member of software architecture team and created all production and operation consoles.
• Litronic Corp.: Architected and devised pilot using Smartcard technologies for online banking; assisted in development and rollout of pilot program.
XYLAN CORPORATION [California] 1997-1999
Publicly-traded provider of networking hardware and network management software solutions; acquired by Alcatel in 1999.
Chief Java Architect
Architected and developed distributed network management system 100% in Java that scaled to 1 million managed ports. Created APIs for web- and non-web-based clients. Devised custom object model and XML messaging layers, along with expansion plug-ins for system. Led 3-member team.
DISNEY ONLINE [California] 1996-1997
Publicly-traded web-based provider of Disney-branded entertainment content.
Director of Software Development/Server Group
Managed architecture and implementation of registration and security systems. Guided 4 team members.
• Generated $1M in revenue by spearheading back-end development of 2 products for online store.
Additionally functioned as Principal Consultant for FES Consulting, Development Manager for NetCount, LLC, Programmer at NASA Deep Space Network and Prudential Group Insurance, and System Developer at University of California–Santa Barbara.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS & AFFILIATION
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics: University of California–Santa Barbara
NeXT Users’ Group, Santa Barbara Chapter: President
