Meet the Authors
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Kimling
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Former TV news reporter who made the jump to Corporate Communications at Meltwater. Location: San Francisco CA Education: BA Philosophy, Wellesley College 2004 MS Broadcast Journalism, Boston University 2005 Fanatical about: Yoga, food, road cycling, great video production and swimming Read my posts |
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Nora
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Joined Meltwater in July 2005 in Berlin after working for publishing houses in Munich and New York. Nora is now part of the Corporate Communications team.
Education: BS in Business and Media Science, (BA Heidenheim) Germany
Location: Berlin
Fanatical about: Dancing, boxing, traveling, music
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chrishohorst
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Managing Director of the Philadelphia office, a post he's held since January 2008. He lives in the West Philly suburbs, near where he grew up, with his wife Micha and Best Child Ever, August Henry.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Education: Cornell University
Fanatical about: My wife and son, Phils and Eagles, 19th century Russian novels, doing all things well, artisanal meats and cheeses, good drink
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Dan T
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Joined Meltwater in July of 2008 after 2 years in the orthopedic device industry. Dan currently works as a Controller in the San Francisco office.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BS in Finance, Saint Mary’s College
Fanatical about: Rugby (Go Gaes!), Traveling, Disney Movies, my Italian Heritage, raw oysters, Whiskey (Bourbon to be more specific), College Football, and the Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth series.
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Erik
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Joined Meltwater in 2009 after six years as a business consultant, specializing in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). A former professional motorcycle racer, Erik currently works as an Associate in the New Ventures group.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BS in Business Administration (Finance and MIS) from Boston University and MIT
Fanatical about: Motorcycle racing, cycling, skiing, ice-cream, and driving
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J Bueno
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Joined the Meltwater New Ventures group in March 2009. Currently working as an Associate in the San Francisco office.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BS, Human & Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, 2002
MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2008
Fanatical about: Indigenous cultures, meditation, biking, trekking, Eastern Religions, vintage travel accessories and argyle socks
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Jason
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Joined Meltwater in 2006 after working as a Civil Engineer and a short, unsuccessful attempt at comedic acting. Currently the Managing Director of Meltwater Buzz Client Relations.
Location: Chicago, IL
Education: BS Civil Engineering, Northwestern University 2005
Fanatical about: Architecture, XBox, Puppy Bowl
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JennyH
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With Meltwater since April 2008. Trained in Silicon Valley, and then moved to Austin to work with the first Texas team. Currently the Managing Director of the New York office.
Location: New York, NY
Education: MA, Conflict Resolution and Negotiation, St. Edward's University 2008
Fanatical about: Classic cars, vintage dresses, travel in Eastern Europe, rock climbing, and Pit Bulls
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Joe
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A Miami native and former Army Drill Sergeant, Joe joined Meltwater in 2006 as an IMT with Meltwater News in Silicon Valley. He built up the Engineering team as Director of R&D in San Francisco and later joined Meltwater New Ventures as an Associate.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BS Finance, BA Multinational Business, The Florida State University
Fanatical about: Entrepreneurship, distance running, triathlon, new technologies, amateur astrophysics and languages
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kathip
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Joined Meltwater beginning of 2007 in Berlin, headed to the Munich office for 7 months and is now opening the first Meltwater News office in New Zealand.
Location: currently Sydney, soon Auckland, NZ
Education: University of Passau, Germany
Fanatical about: Ballet, modern art, traveling and food (latest addiction: scones)
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Mikko
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Managing Director of Meltwater Drive in Helsinki.
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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NickyD
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With Meltwater since June 2006, took a world tour with Meltwater News through Silicon Valley, Philadelphia, New York, Buenos Aires, most recently landing in SF to help build the MW Communications effort.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education: BA Political Economies of Industrial Societies, UC Berkeley 2006
Fanatical about: Cycling, running, Danish Modern, art collecting, music mixes, Bourbon
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Nicole
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Nicole leads Meltwater Group Communications. Prior to joining Meltwater, Nicole was Vice President of Corporate Communications at Accuray. Nicole also served senior level roles at Ikanos Communications and Agilent Technologies.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education:
BS Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
MS Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee
MBA, Georgia State University
Fanatical about: Golf and mixed martial arts to relieve stress
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Sahil
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Sales Manager in the Silicon Valley Meltwater News office. Sahil lives in Burlingame, CA and has been in NorCal for the vast majority of his life. He was born and bred in San Francisco, the best city in the world.
Location: Mountain View, CA
Education: BA in International Affairs and Psychology - George Washington University 2008
Fanatical about: Restaurant hopping in Europe, playing Cricket in Australia, Liverpool FC, house music, triple espresso over ice, and bartending. Read my posts |
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SamT
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Joined Meltwater at the start of 2006 in London, and has since been working in Silicon Valley and San Diego. Currently part of the founding team of the newest Meltwater offering, Meltwater Buzz.
Location: San Francisco, CA and London, UK
Education: BA History, University of Leicester
Fanatical about: Traditional and extreme sports, the gym, colorful drinks, and Ted Baker suits.
Sam's personal blog
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Victoria
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Joined Meltwater’s Manchester office in 2007 and made a move to London 6 months later. Victoria is now part of Meltwater's global Communications team.
Location: London
Education: BSc Management (Hons) University of Manchester
Fanatical about: Extreme sports – wake boarding, snow boarding & sky diving, festivals and visiting new places
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