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Mike is a seasoned product leader with over 20 years of experience creating and managing consumer internet services with the past 10 years focused on online communities and user-generated media. He is responsible for strategic vision, product management, product development and operations. Prior to founding Votigo, Mike led the product management efforts for Yahoo! 360", Yahoo!'s social networking service, helping grow it from its initial beta launch to over 13 million users worldwide. Mike has been a panelist and speaker on Social Media and advertising topics at SWAT Summit, Digital Hollywood and Building Blocks and is a regular contributor to Adotas. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Santa Clara University.

Jim is an award-winning Internet marketing executive with over 20 years of experience creating and marketing world-class websites, applications, and promotions. Since co-founding Votigo in 2006, Jim has helped several leading brands, including Ford, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Dell, Sharpie, and Corona, as well as top-tier advertising agencies including Ogilvy, Razorfish, Blast Radius, and Fleishman-Hillard develop and implement successful social media marketing solutions. Before co-founding Votigo, Jim spent nearly 7 years at United Online, Inc. as Vice President, Interactive. Jim most recently appeared on an episode of the Travel Channel's show Hotel Impossible to provide expertise on social marketing promotions and has spoken on social media panels at CES, Likeable Summit, and DemoGala - Colorado Technology Association as well as guest lectures on social media marketing at UNC Chapel Hill, and CU Boulder. Jim holds his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Mandy has been the fearless leader of our technology team since we started Votigo and has done an amazing job building an incredible technical team in Hyderabad. Mandy has over 20 years of experience in internet technologies and leads the outstanding engineering team that is building Votigo's innovative social media platform. He is a technologist with a passion for all things digital, including social media, user experience, and innovation. He develops ideas, creates plans, builds teams, forms strategies, and delivers execution, especially in cases where nothing previously existed. Having worked with all layers of the web stack, from being a javascript ninja to doing backend development, his keen insight to the latest trends in technology have been critical to the success of Votigo. Mandy was Votigo's first employee and his fingerprints are all over every application launched at Votigo. Before joining Votigo, Mandy spent 8 years managing developers for United Online, Inc (Classmates.com, NetZero, Juno, MySite, PhotoSite).

Brad has been with Votigo since 2011 and leads our account management team. Prior to joining Votigo, Brad worked for Denver's Westword Newspaper, a Village Voice Media publication. Brad graduated from the University of Denver with a BSBA in Marketing. Originally from the suburbs of Boston, Brad still remains loyal to Boston sports teams.

Priyanka was one of the first employees at Votigo & her influence can be felt in everything from product design to project management. Priyanka's attention to detail & her 'never say never' attitude make her an invaluable resource. Before joining Votigo, Priyanka was managing a team of Web Developers at United Online (Netzero, Juno).

Amitabh has been with Votigo since 2010. He has over 20years of experience. He leads our IT infrastructure team. In his free time he likes to swim and is a nature enthusiast.

Abhilash was one of the initial members of Team Votigo. He played a key role in setting up the QA Team. He has over 15 years of experience in Quality Analysis and has carved a niche for himself in leading the QA process within Votigo. Prior to joining Votigo, Abhilash worked for United online and did a short stint in Google as a consultant. Besides work, Abhilash has passion for the outdoors; he enjoys backpacking and hiking in his spare time.

Nikita has been with Votigo since 2010 and excels in leading our Web Development Team. She has over 15 years of experience in Web Technologies. Prior to joining Votigo, she was working as a Module Lead at ValueLabs. She enjoys music and is an ardent book reader.

Jen was previously an Account Manager with Votigo serving clients including Starwood Hotels, KFC, GoPro, and FTD. Prior to Votigo she worked at Esquire Magazine, CBS Sports, and The Integer Group. She has a love of strategy and an ability to cultivate meaningful client relationships. Hobbies include: the pursuit of the next great band, ski days and any excuse to bring friends together for a good meal.

Praveen has been with Votigo since 2010 and leads the Platform Engineering team. He has over 15 years of experience in Web Technologies. Prior to joining Votigo, he was working as an engineering lead at AKKEN Technologies where he worked on account packages. He enjoys listening to music.