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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 | + | '''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> |
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== Career History == | == Career History == | ||
| − | 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 | + | Mr. 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 prepare for mainstream usage.<ref>[http://www.runasradio.com/default.aspx?showNum=44 runasradio.com]</ref> |
| − | His previous | + | His previous appointments include: |
*Vice-Chair at [[OpenID Foundation]] (2009 – 2010) | *Vice-Chair at [[OpenID Foundation]] (2009 – 2010) | ||
*Treasurer at [[Open Web Foundation]] (2008 – 2009) | *Treasurer at [[Open Web Foundation]] (2008 – 2009) | ||
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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> | *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 | + | He has been a Board member of the 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. | + | He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of Legion of Tech. Scott 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 == | == 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.<ref>[http://kveton.com/blog/about/ kveton.com]</ref> | *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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| + | == Education == | ||
| + | Scott holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from Oregon State University.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/kveton facebook.com]</ref> 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> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Scott Kveton is the CEO and Co-founder of Urban Airship.[1]
Career History
Mr. Kveton has worked with companies like Amazon.com, Rulespace.com and Vidoop in managerial and technical positions.[2] He was a co-founder of the Open Source Lab helping open source projects like Mozilla, Linux, Apache, Drupal prepare for mainstream usage.[3]
His previous appointments 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)[4]
He has been a Board member of the Software Association of Oregon, an advisor at Second Porch. He founded Bacn.com and was the Chair at OpenID Foundation.[5]
He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of Legion of Tech. Scott 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.[6]
Education
Scott holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from Oregon State University.[7] He studied one year at University of Sussex in a study abroad program.[8]