Fellows is an in-house training program that exposes participants to all facets of entrepreneurship. Participants learn about all aspects of building and growing a successful company. Throughout the duration of the program, they also get access to some of the most exciting entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in New York City. Upon completion, Fellows are ready to either embark upon their own business endeavors or find creative ways in which cutting edge technology can be deployed effectively by brands that the agency services. The program serves to enhance the already strong entrepreneurial spirit that flows through kbs+.

➢ Established small IT company into profitable business with growing customer base and low overhead.➢ Provide computer consulting, i.e. hardware/software install and support for home office and entertainment use.➢ Manage team of employees for personal IT company. ➢ Consult on best practice technologies for growing businesses, including but not limited to backup, file sharing, mobile, networking and security. ➢ Consult on proper technology for home theater and media room set ups; managed and supported Crestron and Savant systems.➢ Oversee construction and cabling installations for clients in NY metro area.➢ Consultation of media management for both individual users and small businesses.

➢ Creative consulting and direction on Mobile Apps Showdown (MAS) and Last Gadget Standing (LGS).➢ Manage ‘Living Wall Of Apps’ promotional installation at annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV.➢ Work directly with Mobile App developers and PR representatives from sale of entry into the Mobile Apps Showdown contest through post show analytics. ➢ Manage both the MAS and LGS website, including creating blogs posts, monitoring comments and maintenance.➢ Foster new sales and partnerships for Living in Digital Times.➢ Maintain vendor and client relationships on an on-going basis.

➢ Judge and work with a team of five judges to evaluate over 100 different mobile applications from all different platforms. ➢ Evaluation based on new trends in mobile development, user functionality, overall appearance of apps as well as the usability of the mobile application.

➢ Manage technology purchasing and annual technology budget for a rapidly growing media startup at two domestic and two international locations (NY, LA, UK & CA). ➢ Manage and maintain over 200 users in a hybrid Mac/PC based corporate AD/OD environment.➢ Planned, purchased, and implemented two $250K storage, backup and production upgrades in previous two years. ➢ Fix, update and maintain all desktops, laptops and technology peripherals, saving the company over $10,000/year by repairing and reutilizing hardware.➢ Oversaw Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 rollouts and Mac domain integration, saving the company out-sourced contracts. ➢ Implemented security system build-out for three new office spaces. ➢ Relationship management of all vendor contacts, from submitting RFPs to negotiating technical details of contracts and choosing between competing proposals, etc. ➢ Maintain AV equipment for eight conferences rooms, deployed and maintain VICE’s “Media Wall.” ➢ Work directly with CTO and Director of IT to create and institute technology policies.➢ Interface with all departments to assess and fulfill technology needs and provide support on a project-by-project basis.➢ Integrate with HR on new hires and terminations, including new hire technology training and instruction.➢ Develop internal policies and procedures related to inventory and user security. ➢ Creation and maintenance of infrastructure, such as cabling, user connectivity and new office build-outs.➢ Server maintenance and media management of forty-five seat, 750 TB production environment.➢ Provide employee training for new and existing software and equipment.➢ Advanced Apple Final Cut Studio support. ➢ VoIP telecommunication, software licensing and distribution. ➢ Support for iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android mobile phone platforms.➢ Manage day-to-day operations of Help Desk team.

➢ Maintained and directed team of freelancers to provide expanding client list with timely and professional support.➢ Spearheaded management for IT installations and deployments, integrating with third party contractors and on-site support staff to minimize downtime.➢ Served as on- and off-site tier one desktop and server support for all clients.➢ Promoted services and products offered via social media, news outlets and trade magazines. ➢ Installation and maintenance of Mac hardware and software for small business and enterprise clients in New York.➢ Furthered business development by creating strategic partnerships with third party IT firms. ➢ Created, maintained and expanded vendor relationships to supply clients with best practice solutions within budget.

Managed the help desk by assisting faculty and students with various computing and networking problems.

Assisted Mr. Sussman with cases in several different areas of the law. Responsibilities ranged from organizing files for court cases as well asreviewing legal documents for upcoming cases.