John Calian
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Career Summary and Highlights
Products, People and Performance.
Successful and passionate product manager and entrepreneur dedicated to producing groundbreaking products and satisfying clients to the highest degree.
Career Focus
Excels at the point where technology, innovation and business intersect. Developed and managed innovative web service and wireless products by building high quality teams and energetically leading others. Built from scratch successful multi-million dollar initiatives in highly competitive markets and thrives in environments that demand change, forward thinking, and deep challenges.
- Co-Founded and operated a start-up mobile software company that built a sophisticated web service platform delivering digital mobile content to mobile devices.
- Conceived, built, launched and managed web and wireless products in global marketplaces.
- Supported key client relationships with large technology firms such as Google, Yahoo, RealNetworks, Capcom, Glu Mobile, Digital River and Kingston Technologies.
- Drove key online advertising monetization initiative for leading domain name registrar; increased annual revenues of the program from $100K to $1.5 M in 18-month period.
Holds an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Washington.
Specialties
Product Management, Operations Management, Client Relations, Project Manager, Team Builder, Problem Solver, International Business Management, Web Application Design and Implementation, Mobile Phone Application Management, iPhone, Blackberry (RIM), Android, Mobile Gaming Application Support, Wireless Services Delivery, Digital Content Delivery, Search Engine Marketing and Optimization (SEM, SEO), Domain Name Systems, DRM and Licensing, User Interface Design
Non-work focus
Independent films, sustainability & green technology, sushi + sake, John Steinbeck, ice hockey, snowboarding
Current Positions
- Consultant Ubermind
- Smartphone Blogger Smartphone Blog
- Advisor Coappdev
- Advisor Movaya
Past Work Experience
- Founder / COO at Movaya
- Product Manager at Demand Media
- Product Manager at eNom, Inc
- Web Development Consultant at DarwinFX (Sole Proprietorship)
- Web Developer at Food.com
Education
- MBA University of Washington, TMMBA, Seattle - Business School
- BA University of Colorado at Boulder
