Randy Weiner

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    Randy Weiner

    Education Entrepreneur/Software Development Consultant

    Computer Software | San Francisco Bay Area, US

    Summary

    Educational gaming entrepreneur. Process guru consistently uncovering revenue and cost savings traditional problem-solvers never see. Aggressive growth driver capable of doing much more with much less, specializing in scaling early stage ventures up to mid-size organizations. Unshakable leader tested repeatedly in extreme workplace environments, including inner cities and fourth-world countries. Nearly 20 years’ personnel management experience, ranging from individuals to 100+ person divisions. Gifted communicator, accustomed to crafting and delivering strategic and sensitive messaging.

    Specialties: Mobile and Web-based education and gaming, Agile, Lean, Theory of Constraints, Queuing Theory and Kanban Development Methodologies, P&L Administration, Budgeting, Negotiation, Business Process Analysis, Product Development and Management, Personnel Development, Change Management, Grace Under Pressure

    Experience

    • Jan 2011 - Present
      Co-Founder / InnerTube Games
    • May 2010 - Present
      Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board / Urban Montessori Charter School

      Urban Montessori Charter School is an innovative 21st century school model, combining Montessori, Arts Integration and Design Thinking Skills for Oakland's diverse population.

    • Jan 2010 - Present
      Ed Tech Consultant & Agile Development Coach / Self-Employed
    • May 2010 - May 2011
      Entrepreneur-in-Residence / Learn Capital

      Created original DIY curriculum badge system web app acquired by OpenEd Solutions

    • Oct 2006 - May 2010
      Vice President/Executive Producer / Gazillion Entertainment

      25th employee, central to propelling Gazillion’s growth to a 300+ person company. Contributed to securing multiple rounds of venture funding from Oak Investment Partners, Hearst Interactive Media, UV Partners and Revolution Ventures. Defined processes, organizational infrastructure, built team and managed multi-million dollar budget to support production of groundbreaking MMORPG that attracted major media brands, including Lego and Marvel, to company portfolio.

    • Jan 2005 - Mar 2006
      Vice President, Production / VitesseLearning

      Promoted to scale Production to support $18M in revenue across 20+ interactive products for Fortune 50 and 500 clients. Key contributor to company’s inclusion on Inc. 500’s 2005 list of fastest growing companies. Conducted due diligence during company’s merger and acquisition by Canadian firm. Owned P&L on $12M products and services revenue driven via project portfolio of 60-80 engagements. Managed $2M+ Production budget, contractor spend and resource utilization for 100+ resources.

    • Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
      Senior Director, Production / VitesseLearning

      Promoted to own entire Production portfolio and take day-to-day responsibility for all Production staff. Owned P&L on $8M products and services revenue via project portfolio of 30-50 engagements. Managed $1.25M+ Production budget, contractor spend and resource utilization.

    • May 2002 - Dec 2003
      Project Manager / VitesseLearning

      27th employee, identified process optimizations that fueled company’s 4.5x revenue growth from 2002 – 2006. Owned P&L on $2.4M project revenue for most strategic partners, including five Johnson & Johnson operating companies, Glaxo Smith Kline and JP Morgan. Managed cross-functional teams, ranging from three to ten people.

    • Jun 2001 - May 2002
      Product Manager / Financial Finesse

      Launched three products, including interactive media, content syndication and live seminars delivered to 100+ clients including NASA, Reebok and Adobe. Created product specifications, marketing requirements and release schedules. Maximized quality of all product offerings through application of online instructional pedagogy. Managed distributed team of four direct reports.

    • Jun 2000 - Jan 2001
      Product Manager / BabyCenter

      Directed production and optimization of products valued up to $1.5M on consumer Web site with ~2M unique visitors/month. Analyzed and assessed Web site performance trends to drive new features/functionality. Maintained day-to-day relationships with key clients, including the Gap, Clorox, Braun and Gerber. Managed cross-functional teams.

    • Jul 1999 - Dec 2000
      Content Manager / Edpoint, Inc.

      9th employee, accelerated interactive, instructional and information design of company’s online magazine. Created and maintained production calendar and budget. Wrote and edited original content on wide range of education topics.

    • Aug 1996 - Jun 1998
      Elementary School Director / American School of Antananarivo, Madagascar

      Directed Elementary School programs for diverse classrooms composed of students from all over the world.

    • Aug 1993 - Jun 1996
      Bilingual Elementary School Teacher / Teach For America

      One of 500 1993 Teach For America Corps Members committed to teaching in the nation’s most challenging environments.

    Education

    • 1998 - 1999
      Stanford University
      M.A. in Educational Policy
    • 1993 - 1996
      Teach For America
    • 1989 - 1993
      Middlebury College
      B.A. in Philosophy, Spanish

    Additional Information

    • Websites:
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    • Honors:
      2005 Brandon-Hall Gold Medal for Custom eLearning Content, Sunnyvale, CA 2005 Brandon-Hall Bronze Medal for Custom eLearning Content, Sunnyvale, CA 2003 Brandon-Hall Gold Medal for Custom eLearning Content, Sunnyvale, CA
• Urban Montessori

  Urban Montessori
  • Urban Montessori is the world's first public K-8 Montessori and Design Thinking Skills school.  Located in Oakland, CA and slated to open in the fall of 2012, we are always looking for partners who share our passion for student-centered education and innovation. 
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