The University Of Kansas

Wichita State University

Technology and nonprofit leader, recent candidate for U.S. Congress. Apple, Intel, Bluetooth, Water.org and others.

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Telecom Infra Project

Head of Membership

The NFC Forum empowers organizations to deliver secure, tap-based interactions with an intuitive, reliable experience to users around the globe. In my current role as Executive Director, I work with the Board of Directors and our community across many disciplines to fully realize the convenience of NFC technology and the "contactless lifestyle.”

NFC Forum

Executive Director

Virtual, Inc.

Executive Director, NFC Forum

Based in Boston, Virtual is a proven and trusted partner in technology standards and consortia success.  Leveraging my experiences as an executive, marketing  and communications leader, business planner, innovator, and engineer, I advise and support tech consortia on their path toward success and marketplace ubiquity.

Senior Consultant

The OWASP Foundation aims to help developers successfully secure web applications. This global initiative has over 275 local chapters and nearly 200 open source projects building tools and creating community around the Foundation's mission. In my role as Interim Executive Director I led key initiatives to retool business operations, established annual planning and budgeting practices, increased membership and engagement, staffed a very successful Events team, relaunched a 11K+ page 20M+ annual visitor website, while also overachieving results under budget.

Interim Executive Director, OWASP

Upstart outsider who ran for the Democratic Party nomination to represent the Kansas 3rd Congressional District who advocated for affordable healthcare, gun control, immigration, equal rights, green initiatives, integrity in public service, safety online, and campaign finance reform. Heavily focused campaign efforts on digital platforms including social, texting, and rapid-fire video production. Successfully earned 7% of the vote while spending less than 2% of the Race's total spend.

US Congress

Democratic Candidate

Best known for its personal backup solution, SpiderOak advocates for and builds products to protect information in the cloud. Recruited to the corporation in 2014 to co-lead corporate reboot that would diversify product offerings and enter new market categories, retool and strengthen business operations, all the while delivering revenue and user growth with legacy product offerings.1. Established budgeting, forecasting, accounting, treasury management, and human resource functions and procedures for the organization.2. Led marketing team's efforts on messaging, promotion, pricing, social media, advertising, trade events, email marketing, customer engagement, enterprise sales support, and online marketing.3. Oversaw development and implementation of corporate and product line roadmaps for the business.4. Managed the design, visual identity, and user experience of the corporate brand, marketing executions, and product design.5. Frequent thought leadership through writing, press/analyst briefings, and speaking engagements.6. Delivered double digit growth while launching new products in new problem categories.7. Instrumental in closing $4.25M Series B Round institutional and private equity funding.

SpiderOak

President & Chief Marketing Officer

Co-founded by Matt Damon and Gary White, <a href="http://Water.org">Water.org</a> pioneers innovative, community-driven, market-based solutions that help people gain access to safe water and sanitation. Over the past two decades <a href="http://Water.org">Water.org</a> has helped thousands of communities in Africa, Asia, and Central American with safe water solutions.1. Led, identified, developed, and managed new business partnerships for technology initiatives, fundraising, marketing, digital, advocacy, and outreach.2. Strategized, planned, managed, budgeted, and executed grassroots development, communications, and outreach.3. Led the re-branding of the organization in 2009.4. Crafted and led PR launch of organization which included messaging, traditional PR, and celebrity engagement.5. Researched, defined, and led technology initiatives designed to "connect people to the water crisis" both in the west and in the developing world.6. Actively "got my hands dirty" developing a diversity of content for our projects including writing, still imagery, website design, user experience, software development, and video production.7. Transformed grassroots online fundraising efforts that grew over 600% while reducing cost per dollar raised from over $1.27 to less than $0.03.

Water.org

Chief Marketing Officer & Director of Technology

Enterprise software company with solutions for the education market.  My role was to help grow the company as well as the market while edging out into new market segments.

iModules

Vice President Marketing

Formerly Sprint's landline operation, Embarq is one of the country's largest providers of high speed internet and good old fashioned dial tone to over seven million customers in 18 states. As part of its spin-off from Sprint, Embarq intends to launch a wireless business as an MVNO carrier of choice in their local markets.

Sprint

Manager, Wireless Product Development

1. Plan and managed the startup of the Corporation handling the affairs the trade association.2. Lead recruiting efforts of the Forum.3. Planned and oversaw the worldwide trademark strategy and implementation efforts.4. Developed and managed annual budgets, staffing, operational, marketing, technology and product plans.

UWB Forum

Boutique consulting agency offering branding, communications, marketing, custom web development, political campaign, and nonprofit strategy and fundraising services. Current and previous clients in the following industries: Higher ed technology services, technology trade associations, insurance, international poverty alleviation, WASH, and financial services.

Limestone Partners LLC

Managing Partner

The standard wireless connection for mobile products, Bluetooth technology is managed by this not-for-profit trade association. The growth over my tenure was unprecedented; from a base of less than a million per week to surpassing the milestone of well over ten million products shipping per month. Marketing, targeted PR and a focus on product interoperability through programs such as “Five Minute Ready” drove this growth.1. Led the trade association and its members in their drive to over ten million products shipping per month.2. Planned and managed the startup of the Corporation handling the affairs the trade association.3. Conceived the highly successful "Five Minute Ready" program that improves device interoperability.4. Led multi-continental PR/Analyst efforts in US, Europe, and Asia that reestablished momentum for the technology. Focus on tech, consumer and business outlets. 5. Widely quoted ambassador for the Bluetooth SIG in domestic and international press.6. Oversaw the worldwide creative, trademark strategy and implementation efforts.7. Developed and managed annual budgets, staffing, operational, marketing, technology and product plans.

Bluetooth SIG

Executive Director, CEO

Board Member

As the largest manufacturer of microprocessors in the world, Intel through it’s marketing programs such as “Intel Inside” and branding campaigns for Pentium and Centrino has established itself as a household name. My role at Intel was to manage our evangelism efforts in standards organizations like GSMA, Wi-Fi Alliance and the Bluetooth SIG influencing their direction favorable to the PC market and Intel’s product plans. I was also a contributor on the marketing team that developed the Centrino branding campaign.1. Corporate representative to Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors.2. Chairman of the Bluetooth SIG Marketing Committee, 2002.3. Lead development and adoption of brand strategy for trademarks, annual marketing plans and budgets.4. Member Wi-Fi Alliance Marketing Committee.5. Chairman of the Bluetooth User Experience Team Working Group.6. Coordinated and facilitated Intel Bluetooth marketing and messaging efforts.

Intel

Manager Wireless Evangelism

Iomega was the world leader in removable storage products for the PC industry. As a member of the team that developed Clik! our aim was to leverage the success of the Zip Drive technology for mobile products. Later at Iomega I worked in an ex-patriot assignment in Geneva, Switzerland. There I launched our optical product line while managing the Clik! business for the geo. During my short time in Europe my product line revenue grew nearly 500% in part due to our pricing and promotional strategy for the optical business line.European General Manager - Mobile & Optical Products1. General Manger with P&L responsibility of forecasted FY2000 $70MM European business.2. Grew 1H99 Revenue of $1.5M to $6.4M 2H99.3. Create marketing strategies, pricing and positioning for product line.4. Define requirements for program management, marketing, press relations, marketing programs and creative staffs for new products.5. Forecast demand and product line profitability.6, Liaison from geographic team to WW Corporate marketing and products.7. Corporate spokesman for industry press, trade and customer events.8. Member Iomega International, S.A. Board of Directors.

Iomega

European General Manager - Optical & Mobile

Director of Product Marketing, Future Products1. Developed and managed product roadmap for new retail and OEM products.2. Directed research efforts into new product opportunities.3. Created marketing strategies, pricing, positioning and feature set requirements for future products.4. Forecasted demand and product line profitability.5. Developed  worldwide markets with local country management.Senior Product Line Manager, Retail Products1. Developed product requirements, product managed and launched eleven new retail products into domestic, European and Asian markets.2. Co-Developed two products with Japanese licensees.3. Created marketing strategies, pricing, positioning and feature set requirements for future products.4. Forecasted demand and product line profitability.5. Directed research efforts into new product opportunities.6. Developed worldwide markets with local country management for product line.

Director of Product Marketing, Future Products

During the mid-90s there was growing interest in component based software for the PC industry. Visual Components designed software development tools for the Windows operating system. As the internet boomed we ported our products to Lotus Notes, Netscape and then Java. While Director of Products & Marketing I managed a portfolio of fifteen products growing our business to gain the attention of Sybase whom acquired us in 1997.1. Startup software developer of Java, component software and software development tools.2. Increased product portfolio sales over 50% in FY97.3. Generated a 250% increase in sales leads.4. Manage product portfolio of fifteen products.5. Direct efforts of product management, marketing, press relations marketing programs and creative staffs.6. Create marketing strategies, pricing, positioning and feature set specifications for future products.7. Lead acquisition of new products into product portfolio.8. Lead contact and negotiator for licensed technologies.

Visual Components

Director Products & Marketing

Named account executive for three state region focused on dealers and developmental new business.

Apple

Regional Account Executive

Apple remains the icon of innovation in the technology industry. Veterans normally mark their tenure by product launches: I was there from the IIcx through the PowerPC and Performa launches. Along the way we saw the introduction of the Powerbook and demise of Newton. Having spend most of my time in the field I called on corporate accounts, the channel and served an account team as a Systems Engineer. Also spent a year in the Executive Briefing Center program – wow, talk about a new challenge every day.1. Consult with major customers regarding Apple technology and industry trends.2. Consult with corporate product management to include customer requirements into future products.3. Recommend tactical and strategic directions for our corporate customers.4. Develop presentations and prototype applications

Senior Technology Consultant

Senior Systems Engineer

1. Created marketing strategies, pricing and feature set specifications for future software developer products.2. Developed demonstrations and applications that featured the functionality of existing and future products.3. Provided technical sales support to publications, high-end users and sales force.4. Demonstrated products to Fortune 500 businesses, large computer user groups, and trade shows.5. Wrote Programmers Guide workbook and training materials for developer seminars.

Mike McCamon