KIKET - Key Persons
Brian Hilgendorf - Brian is currently the CEO of Televox, Inc., a development company in the telecommunications industry. Previously he successfully founded and sold Luminous Corporation, a company that develops and markets software to the prepress market. Prior to that he was the Director of Business Development at Aldus Corporation responsible for growing Aldus through the acquisitions of companies, products and technologies. Currently, Brian works with several start-up enterprises in various capacities, these include; Netpodium Inc. as an investor and acting CFO (an Internet Company), Physical Genius, Inc. as an investor and board member (a health and fitness company) and Systemic Solutions, Inc. as an investor and advisory board member (a Y2K company). Brian received his professional training while a public accountant with Ernst & Young. He holds a B.S. from Central Washington University and a M.S. from Golden Gate University.
Job Titles:
- President and Chief Executive Officer of 2WAY Corporation
David Bluhm - David is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of 2WAY Corporation. He brings to the Board, extensive high-tech executive experience as a Senior Business Development Manager at Motorola where he helped direct Motorola's Internet and multimedia business development strategies. His career also includes previous positions as VP of Sales and Marketing at Davox Corporation, VP of Sales at Mosaix, and corporate-focused sales and marketing positions with Hewlett-Packard. David also directed sales and marketing efforts at Mammoth Micro Productions until the company was sold to the Washington Post in 1993. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.
John Knapp - CEO, Founder, President
Kiket's founder, President and CEO, John Knapp, has a ten-year track record as an adult educator within the graphic arts industry. He has taught, written and lectured nationally and enhanced the productivity of hundreds of printing firms and design studios coast-to-coast. It is John's vision, perspective and industry experience that is establishing Kiket as an industry leader in this emerging market. His founding proposition was that it should be possible to use the web to deliver training of equal quality to face-to-face learning.
John Knapp - John is President and Chief Executive Officer of Kiket, Inc. which he founded in 1997 to provide assistance to companies wanting to harness the training potential of the web. With his leadership, Kiket has developed innovative online learning technologies, assembled a powerful and talented team of developers, user interface designers, online educators and sales and marketing professionals. John brings an unparalleled depth of knowledge in adult education and educational technology integration and his vision is shaping Kiket as an industry leader in this important new market segment. Prior to founding Kiket, John served ten years as President of Binary Graphics, Inc. (a graphic arts consultancy) which he turned into a nationally recognized leader for comprehensive and innovative technology solutions. John and Binary Graphics gained wide acclaim for delivering industry leading profitability and productivity to their clients.
Born in Bellingham, Washington, Larry earned his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University. He has been married 22 years to Jennifer; they have four sons.
Larry Senechal, Director of Sales - Larry joins Kiket with over 20 years of experience in a variety of Northwest companies. He was one of 18 principals who founded one of this state's largest management consulting firms, The Freeland Group. For three years prior to that he was vice President of National Accounts and Business Development with Priority Management, a worldwide training company with U.S. headquarters in Bellevue. Prior positions include: owner of Interactive Training Solutions; trainer and salesperson with Time Systems; twelve years with The Boeing Company in Total Quality Management, Customer Service, Program Planning, and Methods Engineering.
Michèle Jackson, Director of Marketing - Michèle has over ten years of marketing and project management experience. Highlights from her career include working as an independent marketing and business development consultant for Seattle-based high tech firms. As a Producer for a web development firm, she contributed to such high profiles projects as the U2 PopMart site, Microsoft's Smallbiz site and Arthur Andersen's Pacific Northwest site. At Washington Software Alliance (WSA), she promoted Washington State and the high-tech industry by coordinating major conferences and events. Prior to moving to Seattle, she spent three years in Zurich, Switzerland marketing funds and banking services for the renowned British Private Banks Rothschild AG and Coutts & Co.
Scott Neilson, Creative Director - Scott is in charge of the experience that students receive at their Kiket Online Learning Center. A specialist in user interface and information design, Scott has contributed to the success of companies like Amazon.com and Microsoft. Scott has worked as a design and computer imaging instructor at the Art Institute of Seattle and has great enthusiasm for the potential of the web as a teaching and learning medium. He is committed to keeping the technology of the online environment "transparent" so students can focus on what's important, learning.