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With a variety of backgrounds, our team brings a diversified knowledge of not only the online industry but also a deeply rooted understanding of superior customer service. Combining these two traits with our innovative platform, we are confident that Cake can meet and hopefully exceed the needs of our clients by providing them with the support necessary to succeed in their business. We are always looking for ways to improve and our team wants to hear from you!
BRIAN ROSS
CEO
Brian Ross served as the V.P. Of Business Development and Director of Investor Relations for iMall, as well as a Business Development Manager for Excite@Home's E Business Service Group. He was a founding investor of GreatDomains Inc, and later became the Director of Business Development for Prime Ventures Inc. In July, 2004 Brian became a founding investor in E-force Media, a diversified online marketing company where he acted as interim Director of Business Development. Brian attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is now the CEO of Accelerize New Media, the parent company to Cake Marketing.
JEFF McCOLLUM
Founder / President
Jeff is a University of Southern California graduate and brings over a decade of Internet sales and marketing experience, including his work at Netscape Communications where he sold enterprise Software. He was previously the Director of Business Development at NBCi, and a co-founder of Ecological Technologies where he was Vice President of Business Development and Sales. He was Vice President of Sales for eForce Media from 2004-2007. Since then he has transitioned to his role as President of Cake Marketing, where he serves as an influential founding member.
DAVE STEWART
Founder / Head of Technology & Product Development
Dave has spent much of the past decade architecting websites driven by community content and social networking to become an expert in database design/development, cross-browser javascript/html/css and complex UX design. Currently, Dave is Cake's lead design architect and developer for the platform that exists today. Dave joined Cake nearly 5 years ago while still an undergraduate student at UCI. He worked full time while attending school to build Cake from the ground up. Currently, Dave heads up and manages the development for all initiatives around our product and technology divisions.
TOM GABRIELE
Head of Operations & Finance
Tom spent a majority of the past decade as a digital media and marketing executive. Tom has worked for News Corporation (Fox Interactive Media), Experian Interactive and Silicon Valley Bank. Tom obtained his MBA from the University of Chicago, GSB (Booth School of Business) and Bachelors from UC Berkeley. He joined Cake Marketing in December 2010 as the COO.
DAMON STEIN
General Counsel
Damon has served as our General Counsel since January 2007. He worked as Director of Marketing/Player Affairs at Beach Sports Group, LLC, a successful sports agency, from 1997 through 2001. After working as a sports agent, he served as a Contract Attorney for Alschuler, Grossman, Stein and Kahan before joining TDRG in 2002. He was a founder and partner, and served as General Counsel/President for TDRG until it was acquired by Accelerize New Media. He received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley. He was then awarded a partial academic scholarship to Pepperdine University where he received his JD/MBA. He is licensed to practice law in California.
ALEK KIRSTEIN
Database Administrator
Alek has built a solid career in Database Administration with over 15 years of large corporate environment data management roles. Prior to his role at Cake he has worked for companies like NBC Studios, Weyerhaeuser and Readers Digest. He now combines his talents and experience helping evolve the vision of Cake Marketing and the database operations he passionately manages.
WILL VILLALOBOS
Sr. Developer / Manager
Will is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a B.A. in Information and Computer Science.He brings more than a decade of software experience including developing applications for the travel, manufacturing, and customer contact service industries. He joined Cake Marketing in December 2011 to help lead the Product Development group.
RICK LEE
Developer
Rick is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a B.S. in Informatics and has worked for Linksys, Cisco Systems and Experian. He joined Cake Marketing in 2010 and is currently responsible for developing various new features.
YOKO MILLER
Developer
Yoko started her career as a control engineer in R & D for Bosch Corporation in Saitama, Japan. Relocating to California she spent a decade as the head of technology for an international web marketing company in Orange County. More recently she worked for First Republic Bank as a web developer. She obtained her BS in control engineering and was one of the first groups of female engineers to graduate from her class in Japan. She joined Cake Marketing in 2011.
RYAN NEWSOME
Mobile Developer
Ryan grew up in Hawaii and moved to Southern California in Highschool. He received his computer science degree from California State University of Long Beach. After starting his software career in the engineering CAD industry his focus for the last few years has been in mobile development with a focus on the iPhone and iPad. His experience with creating elegant and usable mobile interfaces will be a great addition to the Cake development team.
GARTH HARRIS
Onboarding & Training
Garth is a graduate of Vanguard University with a B.A. in Business / Administration. He joined Cake in October of 2010 as an account manager and since then has leveraged his skills to become the Director of Onboarding and Training for all existing and new Cake accounts.
BRYAN ROUANZOIN
Onboarding
Bryan graduated from Vanguard University with a B.A. in Religion and an emphasis in Pastoral Leadership. He has worked in a variety of fields but most recently comes to join Cake's Onboarding and Training team by way of Apple retail.
CHIE TAMASHIRO
Account Manager
Chie is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Classical Civilization Studies. She has worked in the online space for 4 years at Hydra Media and then at Clash Media. She joinedthe CAKE team in October 2011 as an account manager.
JENA DANZIG
Account Manager
Jena is a graduate of Manhattanville College in Rye, New York with a B.A. In Business Management with a concentration in Marketing. She moved to California from New York in 2009, where she began her career in the online space. She has worked in the Affiliate world for the past couple of years and in November 2011 Jena joined the Cake team as an Account Manager.
DAN SHANKER
Tech Support
Dan is a California State University Long Beach graduate with a Bachelor of Music in Composition. Dan has extensive experience providing technical support for several start-up SaaS providers, which helped him transition into his Technical Specialist role with Cake in August 2010.
BRAD SHUMARD
Client Support
Brad attended the Art Institute of Orange County with a strong focus in the culinary field. He then transitioned roles when he worked as an alarm dispatch operator with C.S.S.S where he specialized in customer relations. He joined the Cake Crew December 2010 as the Lead Client Liaison.
ERIC MUIRHEAD
Tech Support
Eric attended Orange Coast College with a strong focus on Information Technologies. Prior to his role at Cake he worked in Technical Support, as well as a Network Technician for a global content delivery network. His passion for programming and troubleshooting eventually led him to the Cake Team in June 2011.
JOHN DYE
Tech Support
Prior to Cake, John worked as a programmer in the home automation industry. He worked on multi-million dollar homes in the entertainment, sports, and corporate executives industry. For the past 20 years, John has worked on computers as a hobby and continues his education to this day. John joined the Cake team in August 2011.
WARREN MARAYAG
Business Development
Warren is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.A. in Communications and Minor in Psychology. He Joined Cake in early 2009 and successfully managed the companies lead generation business. Growing the business to over $2 million in revenue he implemented and managed over 100 lead buyers. In 2011, he transitioned over to Cake Software.
JODI LIPSCHITZ
Business Development
Jodi is a graduate of The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She moved to California from New Jersey in 2007 and joined the Cake team early 2009 and was responsible for managing the affiliate network where she generated over $2 million in revenue. In 2011, she used her experience in affiliate marketing to transition to Cake software.
LINDSEY WATKINS
Business Development
Lindsey is a California State University Long Beach graduate with a Bachelor degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations. She is an experienced and accomplished Sales Representative withadvanced knowledge in diverse B2B and B2C sales. In 2010 she entered the Digital Marketing industry and in 2011 she used her previous experience in online sales and joined Cake.
ANDY WORFORD
Sales Engineer
Andy is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a B.S. in Mathematics and Minor in Classical Civilizations. He joined Cake in June 2010 as part of our Tech Support Team and has transitioned to a managerial role in Client Solutions and Technical Support.
BRITTANY EDMONSTON
Marketing Manager
Brittany is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in Advertising and a Minor in Studio Art. She joined the Cake Team in August 2009 as part of the Marketing team and works closely with Business Development to get new accounts live.