Alexa's Management Team
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Responsibilities at Alexa
President
Educational Background
Dave holds a B.S. in Physics from Louisiana State University. He was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship to attend the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his M.A. in Astrophysics. Dave also has an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
Work History
Dave joined Alexa Engineering in 2000 and has spearheaded the design and development of distributed systems such as the Wayback Machine. Prior to his current position, Dave was Chief Revenue Officer, Vice President of Engineering, and Director of Crawl Engineering.
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Responsibilities at Alexa
Product Manager
Educational Background
Greg holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Work History
As Manager of Web Services at Alexa, Greg managed the release of the Alexa's web services on the Amazon Web Services Platform.
Prior to joining Alexa, Greg worked in the robotics industry. He was a co-founder of Commotion Technology, Inc. - the first company using java to control industrial robots. Prior to that he was Software Product Manager at Adept Technology, Inc.
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Responsibilities at Alexa
Ron Shalhoup is Sr. Operations Manager at Alexa Internet. Prior to assuming his current role, Ron served as Infrastructure Architect for eight years.
Educational Background
Ron holds a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of Delaware, a M.A. in Demography from Georgetown University, and he is currently pursuing an MBA with an emphasis on sustainability at the Presidio Graduate School.
Work History
Ron has nearly twenty years of professional experience in the tech industry with a variety of positions which included manager, senior member or lead roles in software development, systems administration, network design and monitoring, and configuration management. Some of Ron's previous employers and clients include Sun Microsystems, Sybase, Diba, CACI, and Georgetown Medical Center.
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Responsibilities at Alexa
Steve manages Alexa's crack team of software engineers.
Educational Background
Steve received a B.S. in physics and a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California, Irvine, and his M.A. and Ph.D in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Work History
Steve joined Alexa as a Data Mining Engineer in 2005. Prior to assuming his present role, he performed engineering duties for and was the technical lead on a variety of Alexa products.
Non-work History
Steve currently resides in Oakland, CA, where he enjoys scuba diving, rock and roll, and the pursuit of various adventures.
