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Vince Broady
CEO and Founder
Broady was a co-founder of GameSpot, the Web’s most respected and heavily trafficked video games site, and ran the entertainment divisions for both CNET Networks (now CBSi) and Yahoo!. He loves building disruptive web products, coaching flag football, and hanging out on Santa Monica beach with his wife and four children.
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Eric Del Balso
Sales and Business Development
Eric Del Balso is a business development and sales executive with more than 14 years of experience in the digital media and technology industry. As a major contributor to some of the leading companies in the industry, including Microsoft and Yahoo!, he has developed a solid track record of driving strategic product and marketing based alliances with Fortune 500 companies. He manages thisMoment’s strategic relationships and serves as a primary point of contact for our brand, agency, and publisher partners.
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Stephen Blake
Design Visionary
Stephen designs things. Prior to thisMoment Stephen was Director of User Experience Design in the Yahoo! Media Group and was the Creative Director for the CNET Entertainment. In 1982 Stephen won the best design award for his Cub Scouts Pack (no. 496 Den 2) Pinewood Derby car.
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Conor Egan
Doctor of Engineering
Conor is neither a medical doctor nor a Ph.D., but he does carry a number of brochures that suggest Analytics and related ailments. Prior to becoming the newest member of our back-end team, Conor constructed consumer properties for Yahoo! and CNET Networks. Like a tree full of board game strategies, his branches are broad and long. Catch him by day at the Volleyball courts and by night playing Donkey Kong for money.
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Alexei Stoliartchouk
He of Many Backends
Alexei has spent time masquerading at a number of situations, but got serious when he joined GameSpot in the early Aughts. Since then he's developed backend systems for a number of companies including CNET Networks, financial institutions, and the Yahoo! Entertainment properties. He most recently built a black box for his personal hedge fund venture that he may or may not be linked to at present. When Alexei's not at work, find him snapping high resolution photographs and playing with his three daughters.
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Eddie Bautista
Quality Assurance
Eddie is the Product QA Engineer for thisMoment, which means he spends an exorbitant amount of time trying to break Web sites. A former Content Product Manager for both CNET Networks (CBSi) and Yahoo!, Eddie is currently working on living up to a handful of office titles, including Top Orbital Player, Resident Filipino and Hip-Hop Expert, and Manny Pacquiao. Follow his progress on:
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Scott Bedard
CTO and Founder
Transplanted from the Boston area to San Francisco in 2003, Scott remains a true Patriots and Red Sox fan. If you want to know more about him, he can be found on every social network site ever created or just check out one of his 293 videos on YouTube.
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Emily Scherberth
Head of Marketing and PR
As the head of marketing and PR for thisMoment, Emily relishes in the dual roles of storyteller and head cheerleader for the company (she also relishes in the fact that she beat all the boys in their football pool this season!). When she’s not working with thisMoment’s partners or the media, she can be found teaching public relations at her alma mater, Loyola Marymount University, cheering her beloved Vikings on to victory, and playing co-ed softball on the weekends.
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Maxwell Croy
Page and Gear Fixer
A Seattle native by birthright, Maxwell is both a coffee snob and David Lynch aficionado. Before @thisMoment, Maxwell worked at CNET Networks as a front-end engineer and cross browser compliancy expert. Prior to that, Maxwell lived in rural Japan teaching English and studying the Koto. Fluent in Japanese, Maxwell also enjoys climbing rocks and expounding upon the virtues of fixed gear living. When not working, making music as "En", or running his record label Root Strata, Maxwell becomes "The Phoenix", a legendary barista and coffee fiend of the SoMa district.
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Bobby Gaza
Developer Dude
Bobby is a web nerd at thisMoment. He's also worked for companies such as Listen.com, Napster, CNET, Yahoo! and other startups he'd rather not name. In a prior life, Bobby was an avid skateboarder with dreams of becoming an artist. A recent father and an avid car geek, a typical conversation with Bobby ranges from baby strollers to modifying his subaru sti. Bobby grew up in the bay area so he says "Dude" and "Hella".
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Trey Walker
Maker of Beautiful Pages
Trey is an Eagle Scout who lives in Berkeley with his beautiful and talented wife and three perfect kids. Before thisMoment, Trey managed front-end engineering teams for Yahoo! and CNET Networks Entertainment divisions. He spends his free time building spaceships with legos, reading sci-fi and historical fiction, playing board games, and wishing he was 10lbs heavier. His primary abilities include fixing things, lifting heavy furniture, and disposing of unwanted food. Once he rescued a woman from a pair of vicious subway doors with his bare hands.
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Ankarino Lara
CPO and Founder
Ankarino has spent the last decade building online engagement experiences. Before thisMoment, he managed product development for the Yahoo! Entertainment portfolio, and prior to that ran product development for the CNET Entertainment group. When not playing with his son, Ankarino enjoys competitive board and videogame tournaments (for money). He is also proficient at the game of surfing and rudimentary gymnastics.
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Sarah Reilly
Purveyor of Fine Solutions
Sarah is Director of Sales on the East Coast and has spent the past 12 years working in technology, in both NYC and San Francisco; holding positions at Red Herring, Salesforce.com and Vibrant Media most recently. She is a blogger and social media enthusiast, and when she is not working loves to spend as much time outdoors as possible, on the water or hiking, skiing and playing tennis.
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Jon Drukman
Developer by Day
Jon Drukman has been obsessed with technology from childhood. Prior to @thisMoment, Jon architected back-end systems for the Yahoo! and CNET Networks Entertainment divisions. Prior to that, he architected GameSpot.com with one hand tied behind his back. When he's not working, Jon writes and produces electronic music under the artist name Bass Kittens.
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Noel Morrison
Product Director
Noel has been creating great experiences online since 1998. With time spent at companies like Microsoft, Yahoo!, CNET Networks, and Google, Noel has overseen all manner of web product launches both big and small. Shortly before joining thisMoment Noel was the online producer for YouTube's first ever live streaming event, YouTube LIVE. When not spending time with his family in Oakland he can be found surfing the frigid waters off San Francisco.
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James Devane
Slider of Pixels and Frets
James makes distributed engagement channels look sexy. Prior to working at thisMoment James bounced around the Eastern sea board, honing his jazz guitar skills and contemplating the finer points of ambient music. After a cross-country expedition from the Sunshine to the Golden state, he's now properly dropped roots in the bay area. While he's not working, hear James throw down experimental tracks with "En", and reminisce on the old days of building websites for a Salsa dance company.