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'''Scott Kveton''' is the CEO of Urban Airship.
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'''Scott Kveton''' is the CEO and Co-founder of Urban Airship.<ref>[http://www.founderbuzz.com/interviews/how-consulting-inspired-urban-airships-founder-scott-kveton/ founderbuzz.com]</ref>
  
 
== Education ==
 
== Education ==
He holds a BS in Computer Science from the  Oregon State University. During his BS, he studied one year at University of Sussex in a study abroad program.
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Kveton graduated from Beaverton High School in 1992. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the  Oregon State University.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/kveton facebook.com]</ref> During his BS, he studied one year at University of Sussex in a study abroad program.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1026677&authType=name&authToken=KfRp&pvs=pp&goback=%2Enppvan_%2Fscottdarrow&trk=ppro_viewmore linkedin.com]</ref>
  
 
== Career History ==
 
== Career History ==
Kveton has worked with companies like [[Amazon.com]], Rulespace, JanRain and Vidoop in managerial and technical positions. He was a co-founder of the Open Source Lab helping open source projects like Mozilla, Linux, Apache, Drupal grow into mainstream usage.
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Kveton has worked with companies like [[Amazon.com]], [[Rulespace.com]] and Vidoop in managerial and technical positions.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/scott-kveton crunchbase.com]</ref> He was a co-founder of the Open Source Lab helping open source projects like Mozilla, Linux, Apache, Drupal grow into mainstream usage.<ref>[http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showNum=44 runasradio.com]</ref>
  
 
His previous appoints include:  
 
His previous appoints include:  
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*Senior Unix Systems Administrator at Rulespace, Inc. (2001 – 2002)
 
*Senior Unix Systems Administrator at Rulespace, Inc. (2001 – 2002)
 
*Website Engineer at PDA Verticals, LLC (2000 – 2001)
 
*Website Engineer at PDA Verticals, LLC (2000 – 2001)
*Unix System Engineer at Amazon.com  (1999 – 2000)
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*Unix System Engineer at Amazon.com  (1999 – 2000)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1026677&authType=name&authToken=KfRp&pvs=pp&goback=%2Enppvan_%2Fscottdarrow&trk=ppro_viewmore linkedin.com]</ref>
  
He has been Board member at Software Association of Oregon, an advisor at Second Porch. He founded [[Bacn.com[[ and was the Chair at [[OpenID]] Foundation.
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He has been Board member at Software Association of Oregon, an advisor at Second Porch. He founded [[Bacn.com]] and was the Chair at [[OpenID]] Foundation.<ref>[http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_incredible_life_of_scott_kveton_linux_firefox.php readwriteweb.com]</ref>
  
 
He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of Legion of Tech. Kveton served as an Advisor to Shizzow, Citizen Agency and Clickpass. He was also a member of the technical board of advisors to the [[LinuxFund.org]] and Open Technology Business Center.
 
He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of Legion of Tech. Kveton served as an Advisor to Shizzow, Citizen Agency and Clickpass. He was also a member of the technical board of advisors to the [[LinuxFund.org]] and Open Technology Business Center.
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== Awards and Honors ==
 
== Awards and Honors ==
 
*In December 2005, he was named as InformationWeek’s ‘Change Agents’.
 
*In December 2005, he was named as InformationWeek’s ‘Change Agents’.
*In December 2006, he was named to Red Herring ‘25 Titans in Waiting’ – JanRain Man.
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*In December 2006, he was named to Red Herring ‘25 Titans in Waiting’ – JanRain Man.<ref>[http://kveton.com/blog/about/ kveton.com]</ref>
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== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 13:48, 14 March 2011

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Scott Kveton is the CEO and Co-founder of Urban Airship.[1]

Education

Kveton graduated from Beaverton High School in 1992. He holds a BS in Computer Science from the Oregon State University.[2] During his BS, he studied one year at University of Sussex in a study abroad program.[3]

Career History

Kveton has worked with companies like Amazon.com, Rulespace.com and Vidoop in managerial and technical positions.[4] He was a co-founder of the Open Source Lab helping open source projects like Mozilla, Linux, Apache, Drupal grow into mainstream usage.[5]

His previous appoints include:

  • Vice-Chair at OpenID Foundation (2009 – 2010)
  • Treasurer at Open Web Foundation (2008 – 2009)
  • Interim President at Software Association of Oregon (2009)
  • VP of Engineering at Vidoop LLC (2008 – 2009)
  • VP Open Platforms at MyStrands (2007 – 2008)
  • CEO at JanRain, Inc. (2006 – 2007)
  • Associate Director at OSU Open Source Lab (2003 – 2006)
  • Senior Systems Administrator at Oregon State University (2001 – 2003)
  • Senior Unix Systems Administrator at Rulespace, Inc. (2001 – 2002)
  • Website Engineer at PDA Verticals, LLC (2000 – 2001)
  • Unix System Engineer at Amazon.com (1999 – 2000)[6]

He has been Board member at Software Association of Oregon, an advisor at Second Porch. He founded Bacn.com and was the Chair at OpenID Foundation.[7]

He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of Legion of Tech. Kveton served as an Advisor to Shizzow, Citizen Agency and Clickpass. He was also a member of the technical board of advisors to the LinuxFund.org and Open Technology Business Center.

Awards and Honors

  • In December 2005, he was named as InformationWeek’s ‘Change Agents’.
  • In December 2006, he was named to Red Herring ‘25 Titans in Waiting’ – JanRain Man.[8]


References