Aspire Ventures

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Aspire Ventures Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Alison Lowery Alison Lowery Greater Philadelphia Area Details
Alison Lowery's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2015 - Present
Job COO at Aspire Ventures
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Aspire Ventures   January 2015 - Present
RDDC/MindLeaps   September 2014 - Present
Rocketrip, Inc.   March 2014 - Present
Simulmedia  November 2009 - March 2014
AOL Advertising Technology   November 2007 - November 2009
Tacoda (Acquired by AOL)   April 2004 - October 2007
Real Media  2000 - 2002
ESPS   1998 - 2000
Zeneca  1993 - 1997

Skills
Analytics, Digital Media, Agile Methodologies, Product Management, Databases, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups, Web Analytics, Online Advertising, Marketing, Digital Strategy, SQL, Software Engineering, Business Development, Ad Serving, Large Scale Systems, Strategic Planning, Technical Leadership, Technology

Education
Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center
MMGT, Management

University of Pennsylvania
MSE, Computer Science

Villanova University
BS, Computer Science

Robert Leaman Robert Leaman Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Robert Leaman's Aspire Ventures Experience February 2015 - Present
Job Finance Department at Aspire Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Aspire Ventures   February 2015 - Present
Roberts Event Services   August 2012 - Present
The Beach Service of South Padre Island   May 2004 - October 2011
Austin Community College  October 2005 - May 2007

Skills
Management, Leadership, Training, Organizational..., Strategic Planning, Business Process..., Operations Management, Data Analysis, Management Consulting, Microsoft Office, Strategy

Education
Millersville University of Pennsylvania   2013 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Business Management

HubSpot Academy   2014 — 2014
Inbound Marketing Certification, Marketing

Austin Community College   2006 — 2008
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

National Outdoor Leadership School   2002 — 2002
Semester in the Yukon Territory

Dan Armstrong Dan Armstrong Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
Dan Armstrong's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2014 - May 2015
Job Experienced executive with successful projects and startups in 40+ countries
Industry Financial Services
Experience
Customers Bank  May 2015 - Present
Aspire Ventures   January 2014 - May 2015
Takashi   April 2009 - December 2014
mBank Philippines   August 2011 - July 2014
Rabo Development / Rabobank International Advisory Services   April 2009 - December 2013
Rabobank  November 2009 - November 2011
Rabo Mobiel BV   August 2005 - April 2009
Takashi   April 2001 - August 2005
Veronica Mobile   August 2000 - April 2001
Telfort BV   August 1997 - August 2000

Skills
GSM, NFC, Strategy, Mobile Communications, Mobile Payments, Product Management, Telecommunications, Mobile Commerce, MVNO, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking, Cards, Feasibility Studies, Product Development, Regulatory Policy, Strategic Negotiations, Strategic Alliances, Branchless Banking, Banking, Management, Project Management, Electronic Payments, E-commerce, Business Development, Management Consulting, Business Planning, Start-ups, Business Modeling, Payments, Competitive Analysis, IT Strategy, Strategic Partnerships, Financial Services, Program Management, Venture Capital, Mobile Strategy, Mobile Applications, Business Strategy, Business Analysis, Executive Management

Education
American University   1988 — 1992
B.A., Philosophy

Stanford University   2012 — 2013
Strategic Decision & Risk Management, Stanford Center for Professional Development

Karen Haski Karen Haski Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
Karen Haski's Aspire Ventures Experience 2014 - February 2015
Job FOUNDER INVESTOR WRITER DESIGNER DEVELOPER STRATEGIST IDEATOR—HaskiCommunications.ReplayMe.OrganizedMom.VisionBe.2BPlace
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
VisionBe   2013 - Present
ReplayMe   2013 - Present
OrganizedMom   September 2002 - Present
GirlsGo   January 2015 - Present
2B Place   2011 - Present
Haski Communications   2002 - Present
aiWeek Media   2012 - Present
BrightChange   2013 - August 2015
Hope4Hunger   January 2012 - July 2015
Aspire Ventures   2014 - February 2015

Skills
Marketing Strategy, Marketing, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Sales Management, Business Development, Budgets, Product Development, Marketing Management, Sales, Team Building, Photography, Retail, Social Media Consulting, Social Media Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Advertising, Social Media, Social Networking, Email Marketing, Marketing Communications, Blogging, Start-ups, Strategy, SEO, Facebook, Newsletters, WordPress, Media Relations, SEM, Corporate Communications, Fundraising, Event Management, Leadership, Press Releases, Online Marketing, Event Planning, Web Design, Nonprofits, Editing, Online Advertising, Internal Communications, Management, Publishing, Digital Marketing, Training

Education
Franklin & Marshall College   1986 — 1990
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature

Franklin & Marshall College
Bachelor of Arts (BA)

William Spire William Spire Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
William Spire's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Managing Director at Aspire Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Aspire Ventures   January 2014 - Present
The Seraph Foundation, Inc.   June 2001 - Present
DISFA Global LLC   January 2002 - December 2013
Spire Asset Management, LLC   January 2001 - September 2009
Silverton Ventures, LP   January 2002 - March 2009

Skills
Venture Capital, Start-ups, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Financial Analysis, Trading, Private Equity, Strategy, Management, Real Estate, Investment Advisory, Strategic Planning, Asset Management, Investments, Equities, Strategic Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, Alternative Investments, Business Strategy, Due Diligence, P2P

Education
McDaniel College   1989 — 1993
BA

St. Andrews School   1985 — 1989

Joe Barbara Joe Barbara Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area Details
Joe Barbara's Aspire Ventures Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Sr Software Engineer at MedStatix
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
MedStatix   September 2015 - Present
Aspire Ventures   September 2014 - Present
MapQuest  April 2010 - September 2014
MapQuest  March 2008 - April 2010
MapQuest  July 2004 - March 2008
MapQuest  August 1997 - July 2004
Mycrowynn   May 1996 - August 1997
PC Parts, Inc.   August 1995 - May 1996
USAF  March 1988 - August 1995

Skills
Technical Leadership, Team Leadership, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, System Architecture, Architecture, Linux, Software Engineering, Software Development, Web Services, Java, C#, .NET, Unix, C++, Open Source, Object Oriented Design, Web Applications, Scalability, SOA, Mobile Applications, PostgreSQL, REST, Distributed Systems, Leadership, Apache, Git, Multithreading, Tomcat, APIs, Systems Engineering, SaaS, Hardware, Digital Mapping, Team Management, Maps, JIRA, GPS navigation, Road Maps, PostGIS, Microsoft SQL Server, Project Management, Mac OS, Jenkins, SQLite, Cordova, AngularJS, Start-ups

Education
Capital College, Pennsylvania State University   1995 — 1996
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science

The University of Southern Mississippi   1994 — 1995
Computer Science

Community College of the Air Force   1988 — 1993
AAS, Avionics Technology

Pennsylvania State University-Erie Campus   1986 — 1987
Electrical Engineering

Joseph Zakutney Joseph Zakutney Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area Details
Joseph Zakutney's Aspire Ventures Experience February 2015 - August 2015
Job VP, Chief Information Officer at Glatfelter
Industry Consumer Goods
Experience
Glatfelter  September 2015 - Present
JJZ ASSOCIATES, LLC, Hershey, PA   January 2014 - Present
Aspire Ventures   February 2015 - August 2015
The Hershey Company  January 2012 - December 2013
The Hershey Company  January 2011 - January 2012
The Hershey Company  January 2004 - December 2010
The Hershey Company  July 2002 - December 2003
The Hershey Company  January 2001 - June 2002
The Hershey Company  January 2000 - December 2000
The Hershey Company  January 1997 - December 1999

Skills
Strategy, Cross-functional Team..., Vendor Management, Program Management, SAP Implementation, Consumer Products, Leadership, SAP, IT Strategy, ERP, Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing, IT Operations, Supply Chain, CRM, Management, Enterprise Software

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   2006 — 2006
Advanced Mangement Program

University of Pittsburgh   1981 — 1985
BSEE, Electrical Engineering

Sarah McGahran Sarah McGahran Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
Sarah McGahran's Aspire Ventures Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Executive Assistant at Aspire Ventures
Industry Executive Office
Experience
Aspire Ventures   August 2015 - Present
Upohar Ethnic Cuisines   July 2014 - July 2015
Roaring Brook Market   May 2013 - July 2014
Franklin and Marshall College  September 2009 - May 2013
Community Heritage Partners   October 2012 - April 2013
ERM: Environmental Resources Management  May 2012 - November 2012
Franklin and Marshall College  September 2010 - January 2012
Franklin and Marshall College  May 2011 - August 2011
Franklin and Marshall College  November 2009 - May 2011
Central Bucks Family YMCA  May 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Time Management, Event Planning, Teaching, Training, Program Management, SPSS, Community Outreach, Research, Public Speaking, Editing, Fundraising, Higher Education, Statistics, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Nonprofits

Education
Franklin & Marshall College   2009 — 2013
Bachelor's degree, Economics, Environmmental Studies, 3.7 GPA

Marcus Grimm Marcus Grimm Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Marcus Grimm's Aspire Ventures Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Director of Marketing at Aspire Ventures
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Aspire Ventures   April 2015 - Present
JDRF International  June 2015 - Present
Diabetes Training Camp   2013 - Present
JDRF  July 2014 - June 2015
Nxtbook Media  January 2006 - April 2015
Team Type 1 - Team NovoNordisk   January 2011 - March 2013
Armstrong World Industries  September 2004 - January 2006
United Sleep Products  1999 - 2004
Central Business Systems  1993 - 1996

Skills
Online Lead Generation, Customer Presentations, Writing, Content Marketing, Marketing, Online Marketing, Training, Digital Marketing, Publishing, Email Marketing, Digital Strategy, Social Media, Program Management, Digital Media, Advertising, Online Advertising, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Communications, Google Analytics, Mobile Marketing, WordPress, SEO, Social Media Marketing, B2B, Web Analytics, Blogging, Content Strategy, Public Relations, Magazines, Brand Development, Content Management, Marketing Strategy, Management, Leadership, Strategic Planning

Education
APUS   2004 — 2005
Strategic Intelligence - Competitive Intelligence

Elizabethtown College   1988 — 1993
BA, Communications

Drew Nowacoski Drew Nowacoski Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Drew Nowacoski's Aspire Ventures Experience March 2015 - Present
Job Production Artist at Aspire Ventures
Industry Design
Experience
Aspire Ventures   March 2015 - Present
theFictory   June 2014 - Present
Blacksmith Print and Design Co.   January 2013 - May 2014
Roaring Brook Market   May 2013 - March 2014
Square one coffee   March 2013 - May 2013
Moxie House LLC  January 2013 - May 2013
Toy soldiers   December 2012 - January 2013
Expressly local   September 2012 - November 2012
Buy fresh buy local   October 2012 - October 2012
Eastern market   May 2012 - October 2012

Skills
Event Planning, Digital Illustration, Illustration, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Illustrator, Posters, Web Design, Art, Packaging, Flyers, Business Cards, Painting, Brochures, Advertising, Vector Illustration, Storyboarding, Adobe Creative Suite

Education
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Illustration

Gregory Everhart Gregory Everhart Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area Details
Gregory Everhart's Aspire Ventures Experience April 2014 - February 2015
Job Web Developer | UI/UX | Digital Athlete at Citi
Industry Internet
Experience
Citi  March 2015 - Present
Aspire Ventures   April 2014 - February 2015
Wylei - a subsidiary of Aspire Ventures   December 2013 - April 2014
Haley Marketing Group  June 2011 - November 2013
KegWorks  August 2008 - June 2011
Everhart Design   May 2005 - November 2008
Copy Max   June 2004 - June 2007
Imaging Solutions  August 2003 - May 2004
Buffalo Marketing Group   November 2001 - April 2003
Intrex Computers  October 2000 - November 2001

Skills
SEO, Online Marketing, Web Analytics, WordPress, Website Development, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, UI / UX Design, jQuery, Email Marketing, Responsive Design, Bootstrap, AngularJS, SEM, Web Design, Online Advertising, Blogging, Photoshop, Newsletters, MySQL, Advertising, Marketing Strategy, PHP, Graphic Design, B2B, Market Analysis, Social Media, Link Building, Digital Marketing, Organic Search, Social Media Marketing, Digital Strategy, Corporate Blogging, Marketing Communications, Direct Marketing, Brand Development, Project Coordination, Dreamweaver, Print Production..., LinkedIn, Video Editing, Google Maps, SEO copywriting, Commercial Photography, Campaign Development, Omniture, Java, .NET, Node.js

Education
State University of New York at Buffalo   2003 — 2005
BFA, Communication Design

State University of New York College at Fredonia   1994 — 1998
BS, Communications- Radio/ Television

Spencerport
College Prep

David Kennedy David Kennedy Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
David Kennedy's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Managing Director at Aspire Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Aspire Ventures   January 2014 - Present
appMobi  2009 - Present
Interep  2007 - 2008
Susquehanna Media Co.   1973 - 2006

Education
Bowling Green State University   1975 — 1981
M.A., Ph.D., Communications

University of Toledo   1970 — 1975
B.S., Communications/Psychology

Rosco Schock Rosco Schock Lancaster, Pennsylvania Details
Rosco Schock's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2015 - July 2015
Job CTO at MedStatix
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
MedStatix   July 2013 - Present
Aspire Ventures   January 2015 - July 2015
Aspire Ventures   May 2014 - January 2015
appMobi  February 2013 - January 2015
appMobi  2008 - 2013
AOL/MapQuest   2004 - 2008
Seidenader Vision   2001 - 2004
MapQuest  1999 - 2001
Penske Truck Leasing  1998 - 1999
C-COR  1997 - 1998

Skills
Tomcat, Android, Mobile Applications, Software Development, Subversion, JavaScript, Web Services, MySQL, iPhone, Java, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, E-commerce, Objective-C, Location Based Services, Web Development, Start-ups

Education
Capital College, Pennsylvania State University   1994 — 1996
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Essam (Sam) Abadir Essam (Sam) Abadir Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Essam (Sam) Abadir's Aspire Ventures Experience January 2014 - Present
Job Managing Director at Aspire Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Aspire Ventures   January 2014 - Present
appMobi  January 2010 - Present
FlyCast Inc.   April 2009 - December 2009
FlyCast  July 2006 - April 2009
Concurrent Computer Corporation  2003 - 2006
Zelo Technologies   November 2000 - August 2002
LiquidSite   March 2000 - October 2000
BSG  May 1997 - March 2000

Skills
Mobile Marketing, E-commerce, JavaScript, Java, Strategic Partnerships, PHP, Start-ups, Web Applications, SaaS, Eclipse, Business Planning, jQuery, Enterprise Software, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, HTML, Web Services, Analytics, New Business Development, Business Development, .NET, Web Development, Android, Product Management, Programming, Social Media, MySQL, Mobile Technology, AJAX, HTML 5, Venture Capital, Strategy, Mobile Internet, Monetization, iPhone, Software Development, Visual Studio, Entrepreneurship, Advertising, Integration, CSS, Online Advertising, Agile Methodologies, Xcode

Education
University of Iowa College of Law   1994 — 1996
JD, Law

Massachusetts Institute of Technology   1990 — 1994
SB, Mathematics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management   1990 — 1994
SB, Operations Management

Long Beach High School

Todd Bartos Todd Bartos Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Todd Bartos's Aspire Ventures Experience February 2014 - Present
Job General Counsel at Aspire Ventures & Attorney at Spruce Law Group
Industry Law Practice
Experience
Spruce Law Group, LLC   February 2014 - Present
Aspire Ventures   February 2014 - Present
The Bartos Group LLC   February 2014 - Present
Stevens & Lee  July 2001 - January 2014
Stark & Stark  1999 - 2001

Skills
Civil Litigation, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Product Liability, Courts, Legal Research, Appeals, Personal Injury, Alternative Dispute..., Mediation, Trials, Legal Writing, Licensing, Medical Malpractice, Torts, Trial Practice, Construction Law, Class Actions, Securities Litigation, Insurance Law, Employment..., Bankruptcy, Business Litigation, Depositions, Appellate Practice, Jury Trials, Litigation Management, Securities Regulation, Corporate Law, Legal Issues, Trade Secrets, Corporate Governance, Dispute

Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Law   1996 — 1999
Doctor of Law (JD)

Franklin & Marshall College   1992 — 1996
BA, Anthropology

Renee Rahe Renee Rahe Lancaster, Pennsylvania Area Details
Renee Rahe's Aspire Ventures Experience April 2014 - Present
Job Finance and Human Resources Administrator at Aspire Ventures
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Aspire Ventures   April 2014 - Present
Blue Ocean Solutions & Support   January 2011 - March 2014
Hempfield School District  September 2012 - May 2013
Urolgical Associates of Lancaster   August 2005 - December 2010
Lancaster General Health  2000 - 2002
Lancaster General Health  1997 - 2000
Lancaster General Health  1990 - 1997

Skills
Customer Service, Finance, Healthcare Information..., Human Resources, Management, Marketing, Microsoft Office, Process Improvement, Team Building, Healthcare, Marketing Strategy

Education
Lebanon Valley College
AS, Business Management