Richard Chino
Chief Revenue OfficerRichard was the first Product Manager at Overture (now Yahoo! Search Marketing) and has spent the last 5 years as the Vice President of Business Planning / Business Operations, overseeing the business metrics and conducting analyses to provide business insights and recommendations to the YSM Executive team. Richard previously worked for Silicon Graphics and Gemini Management Consulting and has both an MBA and a Masters of Engineering Management from Northwestern University and a BA in Economics / Accounting and Mathematics from Claremont McKenna College.
Jessica Chen
VP, Product Management and Engineering OperationsBased in Shanghai, Jessica provides leadership in Product Management, Engineering Operations, and maintenance of existing Smarter.com products. Prior to joining, Jessica oversaw the Web Application Development Team at Yam.com (the 3rd largest Internet portal in Taiwan), and managed Yam's technical support and platform development projects. She has also worked in several IT companies, including Novell. Jessica graduated 'Cum Laude' with BS in Computer Science from Utah Valley State College and holds a Master's degree in Business and Merchandise from Utah State University.
Steve Neufer
VP, OperationsSteve provides operational leadership across Content, Technology, Infrastructure, and Search. Steve has 7 years experience in Comparison Shopping/Technology Operations having been part of the development and growth of Shopzilla, Inc. (acquired by E.W. Scripps in 2005) as Sr. Director of Content Operations. Steve holds a BS in Business/Production and Operations Management from the California State University Chico.
Mike Wang
VP of FinanceMike has over 15 years experience in Finance, Strategic Planning and Accounting, and has spent the last 2 years at Overture Services (now Yahoo! Search Marketing) in the Strategic Planning / Finance, Planning and Analysis group prior to joining MeziMedia. Mike has also worked for Price Waterhouse, Nestle, and PPG Aerospace. Mike is a CPA and holds a BA in Economics-Accounting-Psychology from Claremont McKenna College.
Eric Zhang
VP, EngineeringBased in Shanghai, Eric provides leadership in spearheading the development of new products and services. Eric has over 14 years experience in enterprise software development including time spent with: InSystems Corp., Vialta Inc., Compaq Canada and IBM Canada, where he held development management positions. Eric holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from Peking University in China, and a Project Management Professional Certification from PMI.
Eileen Winslow
Senior Director of SEOEileen was the first full-time search engine optimization (SEO) employee at Shopzilla, Inc. (acquired by E.W. Scripps in 2005), and was instrumental in building organic search engine traffic to the Shopzilla network. Eileen previously worked for Bruce Clay, Inc. and has a BA from the University of Southern California.
Paul Willmes
Director, Business Development & SalesProduct Evangelist
Paul worked in Business Development for Overture Services (now Yahoo! Search Marketing) for over 3 and half years in their Pasadena, London and Paris offices. Paul now heads up strategic partnerships and distribution for Smarter.com including the negotiation of portal deals for all MeziMedia entities as well as managing Smarter.com's Sales Team. Paul also works hand-in-hand with the Product Management and Engineering teams leading new technology initiatives and user experience enhancements to the MeziMedia portfolio of web sites. Paul has a BS from the University of Southern California and is a graduate of their Lloyd Grief Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.