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Welcome, Devin!

Posted by Derek Powazek on 17 August 2006 (Bios)

Please give a warm welcome to our first fulltime hire, Devin Poolman, who will be wearing the bizdev pants in the 8020 family.

Devin recently completed his MBA at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a focus on digital media. While at Haas, Devin worked with BitTorrent through their pre-funding days up to their recent relaunch. He also consulted recently with Lucasfilm, Virgin Mobile, and THX. Prior to all that, Devin spent four years at Zero G Software, a multi-platform software tools company, before they were acquired by Macrovision. He brings both product management and business development experience, and will be working on innovative advertising and distribution strategies for 8020 Publishing.

Other excellent Poolman trivia:

  • He knows what to do with a volleyball. He played at Stanford and won the 1997 NCAA Championship, and played professionally in Switzerland and on the AVP professional beach volleyball tour in USA.
  • Worked for a couple years as a sports agent for professional volleyball players in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
  • He and his wife Vanessa are currently training for the Honolulu Marathon in December. To date, they've raised over $4,000 for the SF AIDS Foundation.
  • He enjoys trips to Tahoe, snowboarding, and playing bridge.

Welcome, Devin!

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