EDUCATION
University of Texas –
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Director of Business Development and Integration Services
Ben is a senior product and program management professional with an extensive background in customer service, software and product development. Ben started his professional career as a production manager at the Chicago Sun-Times where he ultimately became VP – Technical Services. He worked as VP – Customer Support and Product Management at the Atex division of Eastman Kodak, and later founded Mission Critical Technologies where he delivered the first client/server systems to the publishing industry. Ben has worked extensively in Internet publishing and founded CommunityPro, integrating 3rd party software and services for newspaper publishers. Ben has consulted on technology projects for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, Cox, IBM, NCR, and McKinsey Corp.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Automated print, manufacturing and product delivery systems at The Chicago Sun-Times
- Managed national technical field service organization at Kodak
- Extensive background in development of large real-time sales systems
- General Manager of Internet Systems at Cox Interactive Media
- Veteran of two successful software start-ups
- Won Editor and Publisher ‘Eppie’ Award – Best Newspaper Website, 2000