Connex

As CEO of 6Connex, Kevin brings nearly twenty years of strategic planning, business development, operations and senior management experience to his role as CEO of 6Connex. With expertise in Application Service Provider (ASP) and licensing business models, acquisition and business planning, Kevin provides leadership for the company's overall business strategy and guidance on the day-to-day operations. As President of Design Reactor, Kevin has provided leadership to ensure the agency's overall business operations consistently exceed client expectations. Prior to Design Reactor, he served as Vice President of Business Development for New Moon Systems, a provider of application management platforms for provisioning and managing server-based Windows applications delivered across Internet, LAN and WAN networks. While there, he negotiated the company's first ASP agreements with several major software distributors, resellers and systems integrators. He also served as Vice President of Internet Alliances at Decide.com, and Vice President of Business Operations at Castle Cable Services, where he expanded the company's product line through partnerships with digital video and Internet access providers. In the early 90's, Kevin served as a Product Director at Pacific Bell Video Services and as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

As CTO of 6Connex, Leon plays a critical role in developing strategic technology development initiatives for a client roster that includes Apple, Cisco, HP, Intel, Universal Pictures and Sun Microsystems. As CTO, he provides senior leadership developing solutions that leverage innovative and emerging technologies. For the past several years, his focus has been on architecting unique B-to-B and B-to-C online virtual social networking experiences, mobile media and high-end motion graphics technology and marketing solutions. For over 15 years, Leon has been at the forefront of digital marketing and communications, architecting and directing integrated online technology initiatives for some of the world's most renowned brands. In 1997, Leon founded Design Reactor to service a roster of media and entertainment clients that included The Walt Disney Company and ABC, Twentieth Century Fox, and Warner Brothers. In the mid-90's, he was an Account Executive for Arch Communications, a leading global provider of end-to-end wireless solutions. Following this, he built technology solutions for Vantive, Silicon Valley Bank, matchmaker.com and Covad. Leon holds a degree in Marketing & Management from the University of Oregon. He has also taught Web Programming at San Jose State University and speaks at industry events such as Digital Hollywood and OMMA.

As CSO of 6Connex, Paul is responsible for securing strategic account relationships for 6Connex. He plays a critical role orchestrating the deployment of 6Connex resources to provide custom virtual technology marketing solutions for key strategic Fortune 500 customers such as HP. Before joining Design Reactor, Paul spent the last 13 years with several Fortune 100 companies including Dell, Sherwin Williams Paint Company, TestChip Technologies and Advanced Micro Devices. At AMD he acted as the Key Accounts Marketing Manager, managing AMD's messaging and strategy, building brand awareness, and developing solutions-based marketing for B-to-B products. As the Large Account Brand and Marketing Manager at Dell, Paul directed business development and marketing programs, servicing many Fortune 1000 companies. Paul holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Kent State University and a master's degree in Business Administration from Baylor University. He has also taught Integrated Marketing Communications at Baylor University

As CMO of 6Connex, Scott is responsible for all marketing activities and initiatives for 6Connex, including corporate, product, and channel marketing. Scott also supervises portions of the sales organization to ensure market feedback is consistently and systematically applied to the product roadmap. Scott brings 20 years of marketing leadership to the 6Connex organization. He has established branding and positioning strategies for a variety of firms, both as an agency executive and as senior, corporate marketer. Scott has also implemented the development and training of international reseller networks, managed direct sales organizations, and developed go-to-market, alliance marketing, advertising and PR strategies for companies in industries ranging from entertainment to professional services to consumer packaged goods. Scott is also an accomplished speaker, writer and product evangelist. He's spoken at industry events and has articles outlining his marketing communications philosophy published by the American Marketing Association. Scott is a graduate of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University for which he also serves as a mentor in the field of business communications. In 2001, Scott was appointed to the SCU Board of Fellows, which serves as a fundraising entity generating scholarships for low-income students.

Derek Norton is an accomplished entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 18 years of business building and executive management experience in the technology, internet and media industries. Derek is the founder and Managing Partner of Watertower Group. Prior to Watertower Group he was a partner at Entertainment Media Ventures (EMV), a Michael Milken backed seed and early stage venture capital fund located in Los Angeles, California. Prior to EMV Derek founded two southern California based technology companies.