User:Mckennagene
Hello, I am Gene.
I like to contribute to Wikipedia when I can, which isn't often. I got my start in Wikipedia on a whim. I edited the page on Cesar_Chavez whom I knew almost nothing about, but I knew there was a street in San Francisco named after him, so I added that in. Since then, I have just a smattering of stuff in a lot of weird, unrelated areas Antigo, Wisconsin, San Mateo Highlands, Raptor Education Group Inc., Pan Wenshi, Slow Food Nation, The Kid's Last Fight, Winning_streak_(sports), Kettlebowl, Original_equipment_manufacturer ...
I am a Software Product Manager, which means I gather together artists, engineers, business people and customers and try to get all the ideas into a cohesive vision for a product. It's like herding cats sometimes.
I went to school at:
- 1988-1992 - MIT - a little technical school in Cambridge, MA
- 1992-1995 - Stanford - a country club and educational institution in Palo Alto, CA
I have worked at:
- 1995-1996 - Computer Graphics Systems Development - 3D Graphics systems, immersive environments
- 1996-2003 - Ambassadors International (formerly Bluedot Software) - Online Event and Travel Planning
- 2003-2006 - Acxiom Digital (formerly Digital Impact) - Online marketing, email, SEO,
- 2006-2012 - Uptake Travel - Consumer travel planning and discovery
- 2012-present - Groupon - Saving Money on Great Experiences