Chief Executive Officer & President

Inspired by a vision of how wireless technology will one day allow people to know about everything that is going on in the world around them, Jason co-founded Vindigo in June 1999. He continues to drive the company's product and business strategy, and is recognized as a leading evangelist for the delivery of content and services to mobile devices. Jason has been described by Red Herring as one of the most creative people in publishing and by Internet World as one of the 25 rising stars of the Internet. He is a member of the board of directors of the IAB.

Prior to founding Vindigo, Jason worked at the technology-driven investment bank D.E. Shaw & Co. Jason holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, a Master's degree in Engineering Science, and a Diploma in Law from University College Dublin and the King's Inns in his home town of Dublin, Ireland. His graduate research concerned techniques for delivering full-motion video over noisy channels such as wireless phones.

Vice-President, Business Development

Since 1995, Marci Weisler has been working in new media businesses, most recently as Vice President of Market Development at Flooz.com. She joined Flooz prior to the launch of its service and built relationships with retailers, distribution and marketing partners, and other strategic partners. Earlier, she spearheaded online development for Muze, a leading provider of entertainment information for e-commerce sites. Prior to that, Marci served as Director of Business Development at Air Media, Inc., a supplier of wireless information. Marci began her online career building content and commerce for the Prodigy Services Company. Marci holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Cornell University.

Chief Technology Officer

Bob Fitterman brings to Vindigo 19 years of experience in software development. In 1988 he co-founded ILX Systems, which grew to be the nation's largest provider of mission-critical real-time financial market data to brokerages. As executive vice president of systems development, Fitterman established the engineering team and grew it to 150 people, playing a central role in designing, developing, and managing the technology infrastructure and core products. More recently, he served as executive vice president of new business development at ILX.

An avid Palm user, he also developed a Palm-based restaurant application and a Manhattan street database prior to joining Vindigo. Fitterman received a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from the Johns Hopkins University and began his career at Data General and E.F. Hutton.

Vice-President, Sales

Carrie Himelfarb is a veteran of the New York new media advertising community. She joins Vindigo as the Vice president of Sales where her management responsibilities include overseeing all of Vindigo's advertising and m-commerce sales operations.

Prior to joining Vindigo, Carrie served as Vice President of Sales at sixdegrees where she was responsible for the worldwide sales operations, as well as pioneering efforts in business development and e-commerce. At sixdegrees, Himelfarb's strategic direction of sales strategy helped drive a steady increase in revenue to ultimately get the company sold to Youthstream Media Networks.

Before joining sixdegrees, Himelfarb served as the Global Accounts Manager at Wired Digital. Her position allowed her to pioneer the sale of millions in revenue and lead major consumer and business accounts such as IBM, Barnes and Noble and Sony to try the internet as an advertising medium.

She started her sales career at Qwest Communications (formerly US West) where she held various sales positions to help them monetize their technology and database products.

Carrie is a member of the MMA, NYNMA, sits on a variety of panels and has reviewed web sites for Fox TV. Carrie has a Bachelor's of Science degree from the Arizona State University.

Vice-President, Product Development

Tricia was an integral part of the core team that launched the original version of the Vindigo software. Before joining Vindigo, Tricia was the Senior Web Producer for Juno Online Services, where she created and directed Juno's first community site, including the development of new features and ongoing relationship management. Previously, Tricia consulted for Fortune 500 companies and government agencies on communication strategies, including the development of Web sites and niche software applications. Tricia holds a BS from Cornell University.

Vice-President, Marketing

Charles brings to Vindigo over 14 years of marketing and business development experience working in the consumer and business services industry. Prior to joining Vindigo, Charles served as Director of Product Marketing and Director of Business Development for At Road, Inc., a Silicon Valley, CA based start-up that develops location-enhanced wireless Internet services for businesses and mobile professionals. Charles directed the product marketing strategy and development through the company’s IPO and revenue growth of less than $1 million per year to over $20 million per year.

Before joining At Road, Inc., Charles worked in product management and partnership marketing roles for Vodafone AirTouch (now Verizon Wireless). Charles holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame and BBA from the University of San Diego.