Fabian Schonholz
842 Montilla Circle, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
310.989.4152 – fabianschonholz@mac.com
Technology Executive: Internet, eCommerce, New Media
Goal oriented Technology Executive with 20+ years of experience developing leading edge technology projects from idea to market roll-out.
• Built top performing teams and provided staff with leadership, resources and motivation to achieve goals.
• Implemented advanced analytics and problem solving skills to identify and effectively address business and operational needs.
• Balanced immediate needs with long-term business and technology strategies.
• Impacted the visibility of companies’ by delivering high quality products focused on user experience
Technology Strategy – Product Development and Roadmap – Recruiting – Project Management
Business Modeling – Process Re-Engineering – B2B and B2C – Cloud Computing – Distributed Services
J2EE – AJAX – LAMP – Oracle/Postgresql/MySQL – Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris – C/C++
Professional Experience
CTO/VP of Technology, various companies, 2000 to present
Consultant, Walt Disney Imagineering and other companies, 1999 to 2000
Chief Java Architect, Xylan Corporation, 1997 to 1999
Director Software Development, Disney On-Line, 1996 to 1997
Manager Software Development, NetCount LLC, 1995 to 1996
Various positions as a software developer, 1992 to 1995
Zumbox (www.zumbox.com). 12/2007 to Present.
Privately held web-based alternative paperless postal system. Involved from startup to launch and client acquisition.
Chief Technology Officer
• Responsible for all areas of technology, including Strategy, Project Management, Software Architecture, Development, QA and UAT, 24×7 Systems Operations and Systems Architecture.
• Developed and rolled out a system capable of delivering 2.5 Billion per year individual pieces of electronic post. The system is designed to scale well beyond the initial capacity.
• By utilizing Cloud Computing technologies, reduced cost by over $2M in CAPEX.
• Responsible for technology strategy as it affects business and business development.
• Responsible for vendor selection and management as it pertains to technology and operations including agreements with outsourcing partners.
• Assisted and participated in securing series A and A2.
• Implemented full PCI/BITS and HIPAA compliance policies and processes, including network and application security.
• Created additional security measures by implementing ongoing ethical hacking.
Hoodiny Entertainment Group (www.hoodiny.com). 2006 to 2007.
Privately held digital media and social networking company featuring web properties targeting primarily the young Hispanic audience. Involved in expansion and build-out of organization including elhood.com and cyloop.com.
Chief Technology Officer
• Responsible for all aspects of technology and IT, including 24×7 system operations, project management, architecture, development, QA, desktop support and security.
• Responsible for Product Development and Product Roadmap including internal positioning and sales and shared marketing and operational responsibilities with Marketing and Ops.
• Responsible for Customer Service to consumers and clients through email.
• Responsible for Los Angeles office.
• Successfully deployed V1.0 achieving 99.99% uptime and migration from cabinet to cage.
• Grew my team from 1 developer to 28 FTEs.
• Manage a personnel budget of $2.5M and CAPEX of $750K.
• Developed agreements with outsourcing partners in Miami, in the US, and Buenos Aires in Argentina.
• Assisted in the development of partnerships.
• Assisted in securing second round funding in excess of $10M.
Pictage, Inc (www.pictage.com). 2000 to 2006.
Privately held web-based application post-production service provider for professional photography studios. Involved from startup to annual revenues of $20M+ and successful sale to $2B private equity firm Apax Partners.
Vice President of Technology
• Responsible for all aspects of technology and IT, including 24×7 system operations, project management, architecture, development, QA, desktop support and security.
• Responsible for agreements with outsourcing partners in Argentina.
• Grew my team from 2 PTEs to 75 FTEs.
• Managed a personnel budget of $4M and CAPEX of $3M.
• Successfully managed the completion of 63 projects of various sizes in 2005.
• Successfully achieved 99.99% uptime of all systems.
• Supported rapid growth of users and clients from a few to 6000 clients and over 2.2M consumers generating annual revenues of $20M+.
• Supported 45Mbs sustain traffic and 250K unique monthly visits.
• Designed and supported a storage architecture to house 150TB+ of high-resolution digital images.
FES Consulting. 1999 to 2000
Consulting company focused on bleeding edge web based projects and strategies.
• Walt Disney Imagineering: Participated in the development of Enhanced TV, an ESPN/ABC product focused on web and TV convergence. Developed all production and operation consoles.
• Hired as a subcontractor to perform technology strategy evaluations and turn around proposals.
• Litronic Corp: Architected and developed a pilot using Smartcard technologies for online banking. Assisted in the development and rollout of the pilot program.
Xylan Corporation (www.alcatel.com). 1997 to 1999
Publicly traded provider of networking hardware and network management software solutions acquired by Alcatel in 1999.
Chief Java Architect
• Architected and developed a distributed network management system 100% in Java that scaled to 1M managed ports.
• Developed APIs for web and non-web based clients.
• Developed custom object model and XML messaging layer.
• Developed expansion plug-ins for system.
• Responsible for a team of 3.
Disney On-Line (www.disney.com). 1996 to 1997
Publicly traded web-based provider of Disney branded entertainment content.
Director of Software Development, Server Group.
• Responsible for the architecture and implementation of the registration and security systems.
• Responsible for back-end development of 2 products for the Disney Store Online generating $1M in revenue.
• Responsible for a team of 4
NetCount LLC. 1995 to 1996
Privately held provider of web server traffic measuring and independent third party reporting tools to companies and advertisers.
Manager of Development, Basic and Plus Products.
• Responsible for a team of 4 focused on the company’s core product.
• Developed web server log parsers and analytical tools.
• Developed reporting frameworks for clients and advertisers.
Additional Positions. 1992 to 1995
Positions include: Programmer at NASA Deep Space Network, programmer at Prudential Group Insurance, System Developer at the University of California Santa Barbara School of Psychology, and as a programmer for Yakabe Microsystems.
Education /Affiliations
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara. 1993
President of NeXT Users’ Group Santa Barbara Chapter, Santa Barbara, CA. 1992
